The brackets for the 44th annual State Farm Holiday Classic have been released. This year’s event will be held Dec. 27-30 at four venues across Bloomington-Normal — Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center, Bloomington High School, Normal Community High School and Normal West High School. A complete list of participating teams and their updated records/results can be found … [Read more...]
Holiday Classic announces 2023 Scholarship Winners
The State Farm Holiday Classic has selected four winners as recipients of the 2023 Holiday Classic Scholarship award. The Classic Tournament, Inc., which organizes one of the largest, coed high school holiday basketball tournaments in the nation, will award each winner a $1,500 scholarship to go directly to their college of choice for tuition costs. Established to recognize … [Read more...]
All-Quarter Century Team Announced
An eight-team shootout that began in 1995 evolved into a 14-team tournament in 1997, and soon became a full-fledged 32-team girls' tournament, mirroring the boys' tournament format. Many players have participated, and after 25 years of competition, nearly 10,000 fan votes were cast for a total of 57 different athletes in a quest to name an All-Quarter Century Team. Many are … [Read more...]
Brackets for 2022 State Farm Holiday Classic Announced
The brackets for the 43rd annual State Farm Holiday Classic have been released. Brackets can be viewed and downloaded at www.theclassic.org/brackets/. Seedings were determined by a poll of participating head coaches, state-wide media and tournament committee members, with accommodations made to avoid teams playing a conference or regular season opponent through the first two … [Read more...]
State Farm® Holiday Classic announces 2022 scholarship winners
The State Farm Holiday Classic has selected four winners as recipients of the 2022 Holiday Classic Scholarship award. The Classic Tournament, Inc., which organizes one of the largest, coed high school holiday basketball tournaments in the nation, will award each winner a $1,500 scholarship to go directly to their college of choice for tuition costs. Established to recognize … [Read more...]
