Two Syracuse basketball 2025 signees and various recruiting targets will compete for a high school national title early next month.
The 10-team field, on Thursday, was disclosed for early April's Chipotle Nationals in Fishers, Ind., near Indianapolis. This annual event ultimately crowns a national champion in high school basketball.
For Syracuse basketball recruiting enthusiasts, there are several squads in the 2025 Chipotle Nationals to monitor. They include Long Island Lutheran High School in Brookville, N.Y., CIA Bella Vista in Phoenix and the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
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This year's Chipotle Nationals will run from Wednesday, April 2, through Saturday, April 5, at Hamilton Southeastern High School, with games airing on different ESPN channels, according to this press release.
How to watch Syracuse basketball commits and recruits at the Chipotle Nationals.
Long Island Lutheran's 2024-25 roster features Orange 2025 signee Kiyan Anthony, a four-star shooting guard, along with 'Cuse recruits such as 2026 four-star power forward MJ Madison, 2026 five-star point guard Dylan Mingo and 2027 five-star wing/forward Moussa Kamissoko.
A standout senior at IMG is Syracuse basketball 2025 commit Sadiq White Jr., a four-star forward. Over at CIA Bella Vista, four players hold scholarship offers from the Orange. They are 2026 four-star point guard Miles Sadler, 2027 five-star big man Paul Osaruyi, 2026 four-star guard Rokiem Green and 2026 four-star center Aliou Dioum.
Long Island Lutheran, IMG and CIA Bella Vista are part of the 14-member Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Scholastic ("EYBL Scholastic"). Not too long ago, Sadler and White were named to the All-EYBL Scholastic teams for the 2024-25 stanza.
In the Chipotle Nationals, surging Long Island Lutheran is the event's No. 3 seed, CIA Bella Vista is the No. 5 seed, and IMG is the No. 8 seed. Click here for the full bracket and television schedule.
Here are the initial contests for Long Island Lutheran, CIA Bella Vista and IMG:
Wednesday, April 2
IMG versus No. 9 seed Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, 8:00 pm, TV is TBD
Thursday, April 3
Long Island Lutheran versus No. 6 seed Prolific Prep in Napa Valley, Calif., 2:00 pm, ESPN2
CIA Bella Vista versus No. 4 seed Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H., 6:00 pm, ESPNU
Christopher Columbus High School in Miami is the No. 1 seed in the 2025 Chipotle Nationals. Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla., which went undefeated a stanza ago and won the high school national championship at this annual event, is the No. 7 seed at this year's Chipotle Nationals.