The MLK Dream Classic basketball extravaganza returns on Monday Jan. 20 with six games (two girls and four boys) all featuring at least one Tempe Union High School District team hosted by TUHSD. The last time an MLK basketball event was held in the Valley was in 2015 at ASU.

Tempe High is the venue for the contests. Seven of the 12 teams are ranked in the top 10 of their conference in the latest AIA power-rankings from Jan. 17.

Here is the schedule:

10 a.m. - Marcos de Niza vs. #4 Saguaro (4A girls); 11:30 a.m. - #1 Pinnacle (6A girls) vs. #10 Mountain Pointe (6A girls); 1 p.m. - Mountain Pointe vs. #1 Hamilton (6A boys); 2:30 p.m. - Red Mountain vs. #2 Desert Vista (6A boys); 4 p.m. - #10 Corona del Sol (6A boys) vs. #9 Cesar Chavez (6A boys); 5:30 p.m. - McClintock vs. Tempe boys.

Some players to watch - Saguaro girls - Amayah Kirkman, Sr, G; Tranety Perkins, Sr. G. Marcos de Niza girls - Alaina Sellers, Sr. G. Pinnacle girls - Ally Stedman, Jr. G; Kennedy Basham, So. C; Shay Figueroa, Jr. G. Mountain Pointe girls - Kishyah Anderson, So. G. Mountain Pointe boys - Jason Kimbrough, Jr. G. Hamilton boys - Jamar Brown, Sr. F; Christian Valle, Sr. G. Red Mountain boys - Jacob Zuniga, Sr. F. Desert Vista boys - Osasere Ighodaro, Sr. F; Desean Lecque, So. G; Andrew King, So. G. Corona del Sol boys - Anthony Irvin, Sr. G; Eric Blackwell, Sr. G. Cesar Chavez boys - Tyraill Carrethers, Sr. G; Greg Evans, Sr. F. McClintock boys - Armani Williams, Sr. F, Chance Garland, Sr. F. Tempe boys - Cameron Snyder, Sr. G.