Girls hoops: Nike TOC sets up shop in Gilbert

December 17, 2015 by Les Willsey, AZPreps365


The 18th annual Nike Tournament of Champions girls basketball invite shifts to a new host city for most of its action Friday Dec. 18 through Tuesday Dec. 22.

The tournament, previously hosted for most of its duration by Chandler, shifts to Gilbert and Phoenix this year. Arizona has 15 schools competing among 88 teams covering six brackets (five 16-team brackets and one eight-team bracket). Most of the games will be played at Campo Verde HS, Highland HS and Mesquite HS in Gilbert and some at Kroc Center on 13th Street and Baseline in Phoenix.

Here are the Arizona schools entered and the brackets they are competing in:

BLACK DIVISION -- Chandler, Gilbert, Liberty, Betty Fairfax and Basha. GOLD DIVISION -- Red Mountain, Corona del Sol, Valley Vista, South Mountain and Chaparral. MIKE DESPER DIVISION -- Hamilton and Mesquite. DIAMOND DIVISION -- Westview and Perry.

First-round games for Arizona schools are:

FRIDAY DEC. 18: Black Division - 1 p.m. -- Indio (CA) vs. Liberty at Kroc Center; 4 p.m. -- Gilbert vs. Jserra (CA) at Campo Verde HS; 5:30 p.m. -- Alameda (CA) vs. Betty Fairfax at Campo Verde HS; 7 p.m. -- Basha vs. Canyon Springs (CA) at Campo Verde HS; Corona Centennial (CA) vs. Chandler at Mesquite HS.Gold Division -- 1 p.m.. -- St. Paul (CA) vs. Valley Vista at Kroc Center; 4 p.m. - South Mountain vs. Huntington Beach (CA) at Kroc Center; 5:30 p.m -- Lutheran (CO) vs. Red Mountain at Kroc Center; Xavier Prep vs. Windsor (CA) at Kroc Center; 7 p.m. -- Hermiston (OR) vs. Chaparral at Kroc Center; Corona del Sol vs. Fairmont Prep (CA) at Kroc Center. Mike Desper Division -- 4 p.m. -- Clovis West (CA) vs. Hamilton at Highland HS; 5:30 p.m. -- Mesquite vs. ThunderRidge (CO) at Mesquite HS. Diamond Division -- 4 p.m. -- Perry vs. Milwaukie (OR) at Kroc Center; 5:30 p.m. -- Rosary (CA) vs. Westview at Kroc Center.

For a complete schedule with brackets and locations go to:

http://www.niketournamentofchampions.com/events/pdfs/TOCBB15_wedpm1.pdf