ESPN to cover 12 marquee high school basketball games in the 2025-26 season

ESPN announced in a recent press release that it will cover 12 high school basketball games in the upcoming season.

ESPN2 will televise the third-place and championship matches from the 52nd City of Palms Classic from Florida Southwestern State College in Fort Myers. Powerhouse teams Paul VI Catholic (1st in the Rivals National Composite Rankings), Columbus (2nd), Archbishop Stepinac (6th), and Long Island Lutheran (13th) will participate in this tournament.

Meanwhile, the sports network will also broadcast four high school basketball games from the Hoophall Classic at Springfield College’s Blake Arena in Springfield, Mass. on Monday, January 19, 2026. These games will feature Dynamic Prep (14th in the Composite Rankings), Prolific Prep (46th), Saint Mary’s, and Paul VI.

ESPN will also cover three Nike EYBL Scholastic games from Long Island Lutheran High School on February 7.

ESPN High School Basketball Broadcast Schedule – 2025-26 Season

Here is the full schedule of the ESPN High School Basketball Showcase for the 2025-26 season. All games are listed on Eastern Time and are boys basketball games, unless otherwise specified.

December 11, 2025; 6 p.m. – Sidwell Friends (D.C.) at Paul VI (Va.) (girls) on ESPNU

December 11, 2025; 8 p.m. – No. 6 Archbishop Stepinac (NY) at No. 1 Paul VI (Va.) on ESPNU

December 23, 2025; 7 p.m. – Third Place Game – City of Palms Classic on ESPN2

December 23, 2025; 9 p.m. – Championship Game – City of Palms Classic on ESPN2

January 9, 2026; 11:30 p.m. – No. 21 Notre Dame (Ca.) at No. 4 Sierra Canyon (Ca.) on ESPN2

January 19, 2026; 11:00 a.m. – No. 14 Dynamic Prep (Texas) vs. No. 46 Prolific Prep (Fla.) on ESPN2

January 19, 2026; 1:00 p.m. – Saint Mary’s (Az.) vs. No. 1 Paul VI (Va.) on ESPN2

January 19, 2026; 3:00 p.m. – No. 7 St. John Bosco (Calif.) vs. No. 2 Columbus (Fla.) on ESPNU

January 19, 2026; 5:00 p.m. – Spire Academy (Ohio) vs. No. 22 Brewster Academy on ESPNU

February 7, 2026; 4:00 p.m. – No. 18 Wasatch Academy (Utah) vs. Christ School (N.C.) on ESPN+

February 7, 2026; 6:00 p.m. – No. 22 Brewster Academy (N.H.) vs. No. 13 Long Island Lutheran (N.Y) on ESPNU

February 7, 2026; 8:00 p.m. – Bullis School (Md.) vs. No. 2 Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) (girls) on ESPN2