McPHERSON, Kan. – McPherson High School has released the seeding and brackets for the 62nd annual McPherson Invitational boys basketball tournament, which will be held at the McPherson Roundhouse January 22-24.
The tournament, known shortly as the MIT, features some of the best boys basketball teams in Kansas in its history, seeing talent from former basketball stars Nino Samuel, Antoine Carr, Darnell Valentine, Conner Frankamp, and Alex Littlejohn. The three-day tournament will feature four games each day, starting at 3:00 p.m. on the 22nd and the 23rd. The final day will begin at 11:00 a.m., with the championship scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m.
Below are the seeds for each team, determined by their record as of Jan. 14. Games played afterwards will not count towards seeding. Next to each team is what appearance this will be and how many MIT titles they have.
SEEDING:
- Topeka-Seaman Vikings (7-1) (4th appearance, 0 titles)
- St. James Academy Thunder (7-2) (4th appearance, 1 title)
- OP-Blue Valley Tigers (4-3) (5th appearance, 0 titles)
- Derby Panthers (6-5) (10th appearance, 1 title)
- Lawrence Free State Firebirds (5-5) (18th appearance, 2 titles)
- McPherson Bullpups (5-5) (62nd appearance, 25 titles)
- Wichita-Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles (4-5) (7th appearance, 1 title)
- Hutchinson Salthawks (3-6) (36th appearance, 2 titles)
SCHEDULE:
*All times after the first game are approximate. The team listed first will be the represented home team, apart from McPherson.
Thursday, Jan. 22:
- 3:00 p.m.: Derby vs. Lawrence Free State
- 4:35 p.m.: Topeka-Seaman vs. Hutchinson
- 6:10 p.m.: St. James Academy vs. Wichita-Bishop Carroll
- 7:45 p.m. OP-Blue Valley vs. McPherson
Friday, Jan. 23:
- 3:00 p.m.: Consolation Semi-Final #1 (Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2)
- 4:35 p.m.: Consolation Semi-Final #2 (Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4)
- 6:10 p.m.: Semi-Final #1 (Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2)
- 7:45 p.m.: Semi-Final #2 (Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4)
Saturday, Jan. 24:
- 11:00 a.m.: 7th Place Game (Loser of Cons. SF #1 vs. Loser of Cons. SF #2)
- 12:35 p.m.: 5th Place Game (Winner of Cons. SF #1 vs. Winner of Cons. SF #2)
- 2:10 p.m.: 3rd Place Game (Loser of SF #1 vs. Loser of SF #2)
- 3:45 p.m.: Championship Game (Winner of SF #1 vs. Winner of SF #2)
