The Nike EYBL Western Maryland Classic will feature a loaded field with top-ranked teams and prospects on hand for the weekend's premier boys basketball event.
No. 2 AZ Compass Prep, No. 4 Link Academy lead the way at the Nike EYBL Western Maryland Classic originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Nike's EYBL Western Maryland Classic is, arguably, the week's top boys basketball event on the national scene with five Top 50 teams from the latest edition of The Sporting News Boys Basketball Top 25.
The teams will converge upon Garrett College in McHenry, Maryland, with the event scheduled to get under way Thursday with two of the nation's Top 4 teams in action that evening. No. 2 AZ Compass Prep is slated to take on CATS Academy of Massachusetts followed by No. 4 Link Academy of Missouri against Top 50 La Lumiere of Indiana.
Other Top 50 programs in attendance include Tennessee Collegiate Academy and North Carolina's Christ School. Those two programs will get the event started with a 4 p.m. EST tip on Thursday.
Link Academy center Ethan Taylor (Michigan State) is the top-ranked Class of 2026 senior prospect competing at the event, and the Lions are loaded with Top 100 prospects in SF Tajh Ariza (Oregon), SF Luca Foster (Gonzaga), PG Carlos Medlock Jr. (Michigan State), C Tristan Reid (Mississippi State), and SF Trent Perry (Kansas).
AZ Compass Prep counters with SG Quincy Wadley (unsigned), CG Kaden House (Maryland), and SG Kalek House (Xavier).
Other Top 100 prospects include La Lumiere's duo of PG Jonathan Sanderson (Notre Dame) and SF Jacob Webber (Purdue) and Christ School SF Trevor Manhertz (Indiana).
The complete schedule for the EYBL event is listed below.
Nike EYBL Western Maryland Classic 2026 schedule and final results
Thursday, January 29
- 4 p.m. EST — Tennessee Collegiate Academy [TN] vs. Christ School [NC]
- 5:45 p.m. EST — CATS Academy [MA] vs. AZ Compass Prep [AZ]
- 7:30 p.m. EST — La Lumiere School [IN] vs. Link Academy [MO]
Friday, January 30
- 4 p.m. EST — AZ Compass Prep [AZ] vs. Christ School [NC]
- 5:45 p.m. EST — CATS Academy [MA] vs. Link Academy [MO]
- 7:30 p.m. EST — La Lumiere School [IN] vs. Tennessee Collegiate Academy [TN]
Saturday, January 31
- 5:15 p.m. EST — Christ School [NC] vs. CATS Academy [MA]
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