2025 Bass Pro Tournament of Champions teams announced. Here are the best players so far.

Wyatt D. Wheeler, Springfield News-Leader

The return of Link Academy highlights the eight-team field that makes up the 2025 Bass Pro Tournament of Champions, Springfield Public Schools announced Thursday morning.

The annual January high school basketball tournament at Great Southern Bank Arena will also include Central and Parkview as the two local programs, marking the second straight year two SPS programs will represent the area.

Christ the King (New York) and Milton (Georgia) will also return to Springfield in addition to newcomers Oak Ridge (Florida), Millennium (Arizona) and Bullis School (Maryland) with top-tier high school basketball recruits on their rosters.

Central is in the tournament for the second straight year after finishing third in Class 6 this past season. It is set to return all but one senior after its deepest postseason run since 1945. The tournament will mark their first time in the field in consecutive years since 1993 and 1994.

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Parkview is making its first appearance since 2022. The Vikings were a Class 5 quarterfinalist and will return key players including Elias Govan, Dassiah Green and Carlitos Sanchez.

Link Academy, a Branson-based high school power that plays a national schedule, will play in its second Tournament of Champions in its fourth year of existence. The Lions won the tournament, in addition to a national championship, in 2023. They fell in the Chipotle Nationals semifinals this past season.

As has been the case in recent years, there is a possibility teams will be replaced before the tournament begins. SPS includes clauses in its contracts with other schools that if certain players leave their programs, the school district and tournament host can opt out of the deal.

Who were the teams announced for the 2025 Bass Pro Tournament of Champions?

  • Christ the King (New York)

  • Millennium (Arizona)

  • Bullis School (Maryland)

  • Oak Ridge (Florida)

  • Milton (Georgia)

  • Central

  • Parkview

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Millennium forward Cameron Holmes (3) celebrates a Sabien Cain three followed by a Perry timeout during the Open State Championship game at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Millennium forward Cameron Holmes (3) celebrates a Sabien Cain three followed by a Perry timeout during the Open State Championship game at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Who are the best players in the 2025 Bass Pro Tournament of Champions?

More top-ranked players will be added to the field in the coming months when they move to the different programs over the summer. Here are the players currently ranked by the 247Sports Composite database.

Jasper Johnson, Link Academy — A 2025 five-star, 6-foot-4 combo guard ranked No. 10 in the 247 Composite.

Cameron Holmes, Millenium — A 2026 four-star, 6-foot-5 shooting guard ranked No. 14 in the 247 Composite.

Jamier Jones, Oak Ridge — A 2025 four-star, 6-foot-6 wing ranked No. 32 in the 247 Composite.

Nasir Price, Link Academy — A 2026 four-star, 6-foot-3 shooting guard ranked No. 47 in the 247 Composite.

Keonte Greybear, Link Academy — A 2026 three-star, 6-foot-1 combo guard ranked No. 81 in the 247 Composite.

Jalen Rice, Oak Ridge — A 2025 four-star, 5-foot-10 point guard ranked No. 93 in the 247 Composite.

Adrien Stevens, Bullis School — A 2025 four-star, 6-foot-4 combo guard ranked No. 97 in the 247 Composite.

Eric Reibe, Bullis School — A 2025 three-star, 7-foot forward ranked No. 135 in the 247 Composite.

Wyatt D. Wheeler is a reporter and columnist with the Springfield News-Leader. You can contact him at 417-371-6987, by email at wwheeler@news-leader.com or X at @WyattWheeler_NL.

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