Slam Dunk to the Beach

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This year's lineup includes two of the Top 25 teams in the country and many of the nation’s top players. The elite squads will hit the hardwood at Cape Henlopen High School from December 27-29.

The event will feature 13 teams from around the region and nation and four teams from the host state of Delaware. The top players as rated in the latest 247Sports rankings include:

  • Jonathan Kuminga (Our Savior New American) – 3rd c/o 2021
  • Khalil Whitney (Roselle Catholic) – 7th c/o 2019
  • Jeremy Roach (Paul VI) – 16th c/o 2020
  • Julian Strawther (Liberty HS) – 33rd c/o 2020
  • Symir Torrence (Vermont Academy) – 50th c/o 2020
  • Anthony Harris (Paul VI) – 64th c/o 2019

Tickets are on sale now at www.slamdunktothebeach.com

The 2018 field of participating schools includes:

  • Archbishop Wood HS (Warminster, PA)
  • Albany Academy (Albany, NY)
  • Bishop Loughlin HS (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Bishop Walsh HS (Cumberland, MD)
  • Caesar Rodney HS (Dover, DE)
  • Cape Henlopen HS (Lewes, DE)
  • Eleanor Roosevelt HS (Greenbelt, MD)
  • Gonzaga College HS (Washington, D.C.)
  • Hudson Catholic HS (Jersey City, NJ)
  • Liberty HS (Henderson, NV)
  • Our Savior New American School (Centereach, NY)
  • Paul VI HS (Fairfax, VA)
  • Roselle Catholic HS (Roselle, NJ)
  • Salesianum School (Wilmington, DE)
  • Sanford School (Hockessin, DE)
  • Vermont Academy (Saxtons River, VT)
  • Westtown School (West Chester, PA)

The iconic tournament has hosted many future NBA and college superstars over the years and since returning in 2014, Slam Dunk to the Beach has welcomed in the next generation of basketball’s best. The most recent wave of talent has included 2018 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Donte DiVincenzo (2014) and the 6th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Mohamed Bamba (2017, 2016, 2015).

Making a return to Lewes, DE for the first time since 2016, Paul VI leads this year’s group in the national rankings. The MaxPreps Preseason Top 25 ranks the Panthers as the 11th best team in the nation. 2016 Slam Dunk to the Beach All-Tournament team selection, Jeremy Roach, is back after impressing the Cape Henlopen HS crowd with 40 points in two games as a freshman two seasons ago. Rounding out the MaxPreps Top 25 at the 25th spot are the Roselle Catholic Lions, making their fifth consecutive appearance at the beach. Leading Roselle is this season’s highest rated participant, Khalil Whitney. The nation’s 7th ranked player in the senior class has already committed to Kentucky, making him the fifth Slam Dunk player to commit to John Calipari in the last five years.

Locally, this season’s event welcomes four of the top teams in the state of Delaware. Earlier in 2018, Cape Henlopen and Salesianum made up the first and second ranked teams, respectively, in the DIAA Boy’s Basketball Tournament while Caesar Rodney made the second round and Sanford advanced all the way to the state’s semifinals. 

The full schedule, with start times for all 18 games, is listed below.

2018 Slam Dunk to the Beach Schedule:

December 27 – Day Session
10:45 AM Special Olympics Unified Game - Caesar Rodney HS vs Cape Henlopen HS
12:00 PM Salesianum School (DE) vs. Caesar Rodney HS (DE)
1:30 PM Liberty HS (NV) vs. Bishop Loughlin (NY)
3:00 PM Our Savior New American School (NY) vs. Eleanor Roosevelt HS (MD)
December 27 – Evening Session
5:00 PM Sanford School (DE) vs. Cape Henlopen HS (DE)
6:30 PM Albany Academy (NY) vs. Gonzaga College HS (DC)
8:00 PM Vermont Academy (VT) vs. Bishop Walsh HS (MD)
December 28 – Day Session
12:00 PM Eleanor Roosevelt HS (MD) vs. Roselle Catholic HS (NJ)
1:30 PM Archbishop Wood (PA) vs. Bishop Loughlin HS (NY)
3:00 PM Hudson Catholic HS (NJ) vs. Caesar Rodney (DE)
December 28 – Evening Session
5:00 PM Westtown School (PA) vs. Vermont Academy (VT)
6:30 PM Gonzaga College HS (DC) vs. Our Savior New American School (NY)
8:00 PM Paul VI HS (VA) vs. Liberty HS (NV)
December 29 – Day Session
10:45 AM Special Olympics Unified Game – Seaford HS vs. Dover HS
12:00 PM Archbishop Wood HS (PA) vs. Our Savior New American School (NY)
1:30 PM Roselle Catholic HS (NJ) vs. Salesianum School (DE)
3:00 PM Bishop Walsh HS (MD) vs. Sanford School (DE)
December 29 – Evening Session
5:00 PM Liberty HS (NV) vs. Gonzaga College HS (DC)
6:30 PM Albany Academy (NY) vs. Westtown School (PA)
8:00 PM Hudson Catholic HS (NJ) vs. Cape Henlopen HS (DE)

Slam Dunk to the Beach