2022 TOURNAMENT DATES ANNOUNCED
December 16-21
City of Palms Classic Renews Agreement With FSW State College

The City of Palms Classic Basketball Tournament has entered a new 5-year agreement with Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) that will keep the tournament at Suncoast Credit Union Arena at FSW until 2027.

Our President John Pollock, Vice President Donnie Wilkie, and Executive Director John Naylor were on-site to announce the extended partnership with FSW President Dr. Jeff Allbritten.

FSW (then Edison Community College) hosted the City of Palms Classic Tournament from 1973 to 1983 and then again in 1990 and 1993. The tournament officially partnered with FSW’s Suncoast Credit Union Arena in 2016 and has remained there ever since.
#1 2022 NFL Draft Pick & City of Palms Classic Tourney Alum Commits to Jacksonville Jaguars
DID YOU KNOW? 

Travon Walker, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, played in the City of Palms Classic with Upson-Lee High School in 2017.

Travon and his teammates from Upson-Lee won the City of Palms Classic Small Town Signature Series in December 2017. In their final match-up during the series against Corbin (KY), Travon pulled down 21 rebounds which put him on the all-time leaderboard for rebounds in City of Palms Classic tournament history. 

Travon Walker was a two-sport head-turner at Upson-Lee, helping the Knights to a pair of perfect seasons and state basketball championships. He went on to be a five-star recruit in 2019, starring in football and basketball. He stayed in his home state to play college ball, signing with Georgia. 

The Thomaston, Ga. native becomes the first Georgia defensive lineman selected in the NFL Draft since 2013 and is now the first Georgia player to be selected with the first overall pick since Matthew Stafford in 2009. Walker will be taking his talents to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
6 City of Palms Classic Tourney Alums Hit the Court in the 2022 NBA Finals

The NBA Finals are finally here. The Warriors and Celtics meet tonight in the Bay Area for Game 1 to start one of the most intriguing seven-game matchups in years. This is the Warriors’ sixth Finals trip since 2015, and the Celtics’ first since 2010.

A total of SIX City of Palms Classic Tournament alums will be on the court tonight facing off for the greatest prize in basketball.
BOSTON CELTICS 
Jaylen Brown / Marietta Wheeler ‘14 
Payton Pritchard / West Linn ‘16
Jayson Tatum / Chaminade ‘15 
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Moses Moody / Montverde ‘19 
Andrew Wiggins / Huntington ‘12 
James Wiseman / Memphis East ‘19 
Which Team will be this Year's NBA Champion?
City of Palms Tourney Alumni Show Out at 2022 Jordan Brand Classic

The Jordan Brand Classic sponsored by NIKE was held in Chicago on April 15, 2022, after a two-year hiatus.

Eleven 2021 City of Palms Classic stand-out players were selected to participate in this year’s event:
Jaden Bradley / IMG Academy
Skyy Clark / Montverde Academy *
*Not Pictured
Keyonte George / IMG Academy
Jalen Hood-Schifino / Montverde Academy
Jett Howard / IMG Academy
Chris Livingston / Oak Hill Academy
Dillon Mitchell / Montverde Academy
Malik Reneau / Montverde Academy
Nick Smith Jr. / North Little Rock HS
Kel'el Ware / North Little Rock HS
Dariq Whitehead / Montverde Academy 
Arkansas commit Nick Smith Jr. was crowned the MVP of the 2022 Jordan Brand Classic.
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