MLK Basketball Classic Powered by Amar’e Stoudemire
For the second year, Amar’e Stoudemire’s Each 1 Teach 1 Foundation joined forces with the MLK Basketball Classic.
The one-day Martin Luther King Day showcase took place on January 18 at the Wells Fargo Arena on the campus of Arizona State in Tempe, AZ and at the McKale Center on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. Proceeds from the event benefit youth sports throughout Mesa and other cities in Arizona.
The MLK Basketball Classic is regarded as one of the elite holiday basketball events in the country. Each year the top ranked boys and girls teams in the state of Arizona compete for bragging rights during this mid-season showcase.
The schools involved include:
Amphitheater (Boys), Cienega (Boys and Girls), Ironwood Ridge (Boys), Mesa (Boys), Mesa Mountain View (Boys), Mesa Red Mountain (Boys), Phoenix Pinnacle (Girls), Phoenix St. Mary’s (Girls), Phoenix Sunnyslope (Boys), Phoenix Xavier Prep (Girls), Pueblo (Boys), Sabino (Girls), Sahuaro (Girls), Santa Rita (Boys), Scottsdale Chaparral (Boys), Tempe McClintock (Boys), Tolleson (Girls) and Tucson (Boys and Girls.)
