The Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Classic turns 60 on March 26th as Gavin Griffiths and Pape Kante highlight all-star players appearing in the tournament.
by Richard Kent, Contributor
The Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Classic enters its 60th season as the all-star basketball tournament will be played in Bridgeport, Connecticut on March 26.
It is the oldest, continuous running high school all-star game in the United States. It is even older than the McDonald's All-Star Game and The Dapper Dan Roundball Classic.
The Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Classic's origins began as an event in the 1960s that put the best high school players on teams representing Connecticut, New Jersey, Long Island, and New York City, and each team played games against one another.
Rod Foster, John Bagley, Harper Williams, Jeff Ruland, Sidney Green, Gary Brokaw, and hundreds of others, including 52 future NBA players, have all participated in this all-star event.
Rutgers has been well represented in this game. Previous Rutgers players Geoff and Todd Billet, Dahntay Jones, Jeff Allen, and Waliyy Dixon have all played in this game. Waliyy Dixon remains one of the top scorers in the history of this all-star game.
One of the most colorful characters in all of high school basketball history, Bronx staple Howard Garfinkel was a fixture at this event for decades and assisted with the selection of the New Jersey team.
Hall of Fame legendary college coaches, including John Wooden, Jim Calhoun, Pete Carril and many more, have all attended this event.
The Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Classic now boasts a Connecticut Girls East-West game, followed by a Boys Connecticut-New Jersey game.
In last year's 59th edition of the all-star game, Derek Simpson had a coming out party for New Jersey in a 10 point win over Connecticut. Also, current UConn player, Donovan Clingan played for Connecticut in the all-star game.
This year's game takes place on March 26th, 3 PM at the Cardinal Shehan Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Rutgers five-star commit Gavin Griffiths and Michigan four-star commit Papa Kante will both be playing for Connecticut.
See the rosters below of each the boys teams and girls teams:
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