Nike Tournament of Champions 2025
Bishop McNamara, winners of the Vincent Cannizzaro Division of the 2025 NIKE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Terrific talent as usual, with three great finals.
December 23, 2025
This article has special written contributions from Erik Boal.
The 28th Nike Tournament of Champions was held Dec. 18-22 at Legacy Sports Park on the Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa. Below are the championship results and all-tournament teams for the top two Federation (Vincent Cannizzarro and Joe Smith) divisions and the Non-Federation (Clare Droesch) division. Approximately 220 college coaches (majority NCAA Division 1) attended one or more days of the event.
Idaho makes big splash: Idaho teams captured a pair of division titles, with Eagle High defeating Legend High of Colorado by a 38-32 margin in the John Anderson Division final, in addition to Coeur d’Alene High producing a 60-44 victory against Villa Park High from California in the Dan Wiley Division final.
All-tournament team information provided by Nike Tournament of Champions staff.
VINCENT CANNIZZARO DIVISION (TOP FEDERATION DIVISION)
Bishop McNamara High School of Forrestville, Md., defeated Long Island Lutheran High School of Glen Head, N.Y., 61-58, in the championship game.
For the first time since 2011, the championship game of the top division (Vincent Cannizzaro) did not feature a team from California.
Bishop McNamara won its first Nike Tournament of Champions title since 2003, when the Mustangs defeated Christ the King of New York by a 57-48 margin.
Bishop McNamara was the first Maryland program to advance to the top division final at the Nike Tournament of Champions since 2015, when Riverdale Baptist competed in the Joe Smith Division championship game and suffered a 75-70 setback against Stockton St. Mary’s of California. In beating Long Island Lutheran, Bishop McNamara avenged a 63-56 loss from December 11 to the New York-based squad.
Long Island Lutheran reached the Vincent Cannizzaro Division final for the third time in four years, including winning the championship in 2022 against La Jolla Country Day of California by a 63-50 margin.
The all-tournament team for this division consists of the following players listed alphabetically, with listed height, position, graduation year, school and state location.
Sarah Aldeguer 6-2 Forward 2026 Fairmont Prep California
Taylor Brown 5-9 Guard 2027 Long Island Lutheran New York
Emely Belis Del Rosario 6-4 Center 2027Monsignor Scanlan New York
Harmony Golightly 5-8 Guard 2027 Mater Dei California
Ella Gunderson 6-0 Forward 2027 San Ramon Valley California
Maliya Hunter 6-2 Forward 2028 Archbishop Mitty California
Olivia Jones 6-1 Guard 2026 Long Island Lutheran New York
Samiya Jones 6-2 Center 2026 Barlett Tennessee
Amara King 6-2 Forward 2028 NewcastleOklahoma
Jaylah King 5-9 Guard 2028 Bishop McNamara Maryland
Nyair McCoy 5-4 Point Guard 2027 Bishop McNamara Maryland
Emily McDonald 6-0 Guard 2026 Long Island Lutheran New York
Bray’ana Miles 5-4 Point Guard 2026Democracy Prep Agassi Nevada
Adora Nwude 5-9 Guard 2026 Bullis School Maryland
Dashia Richardson 5-7 Guard 2027 MillenniumArizona
Qandace Samuels 6-2 Forward 2027 Bishop McNamara Maryland (MVP)
Kayla Solomon 5-8 Guard 2026 St. Mary’s of Manhasset New York
Qandace Samuels of Bishop McNamara High School, MVP of the Vincent Cannizzaro Division of the 2025 NIKE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS.
JOE SMITH DIVISION
The Joe Smith Division was won by Sage Hill of Newport Beach, Calif., by a 57-55 margin over Francis Parker School of San Diego, Calif.
Amalia Holguin, the division MVP and University of Texas signee, is the last of the Mamba Girls who trained by the late great Kobe Bryant at his academy.
Sage Hill captured its first Nike Tournament of Champions title in any division in program history.
The all-tournament team for this division consists of the following players listed alphabetically, with listed height, position, graduation year, school and state location.
Brieana Brown 6-0 Forward 2027 Francis Parker California
Jordan Brown 5-11 Guard 2029 Francis ParkerCalifornia
Bella Burcar 6-0 Guard 2026 Perry Arizona
Chloe Cain 5-8 Guard 2029 Cherokee TrailColorado
Bay Cordova 5-6 Guard 2027 Mission HillsCalifornia
Tamiah Harrison 5-3 Point Guard 2026 Cy Springs Texas
Amalia Holguin 5-9 Guard 2026 Sage HillCalifornia (MVP)
Kamdyn Klamberg 6-1 Forward 2027 Sage HillCalifornia
Alaysha Mills 6-0 Forward 2027 Moreno ValleyCalifornia
Kinsey Murray 5-8 Guard 2027 Valley VistaArizona
Keyarah Rainey 5-8 Guard 2026 Osbourn ParkVirginia
Sadie Sin 5-11 Guard 2026 Clovis California
Safiyah Sugapong 5-6 Point Guard 2026 La Jolla Country Day California
London Taylor 5-9 Guard 2027 NorthfieldColorado
Addison Uphoff 6-1 Guard 2028 Sage HillCalifornia
Nation Williams 6-3 Forward 2027 Las Vegas Centennial Nevada
Sage Hill, winners of the Joe Smith Division of the 2025 NIKE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS.
Amalia Holguin of Sage Hill, MVP of the Joe Smith Division of the 2025 NIKE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS.
CLARE DROESCH DIVISION
The Clare Droesch Non-Federation Division was won by Finest Basketball Cresset of Durham, N.C., 50-46, over Crestwood Preparatory College of Ontario, Canada.
By winning the Clare Droesch Division, Finest Basketball Cresset – known at the tournament as the “Middle School Mafia” due to their youthful roster, including multiple eighth-graders – completed an unlikely sweep of Westtown School of Pennsylvania, one of the top programs in the United States, and a pair of Canadian powers in Niagara Prep and Crestwood Prep, both representing Ontario.
The all-tournament team for this division consists of the following players listed alphabetically, with listed height, position, graduation year, school and state location.
Zia-Daye Anderson 5-7 Point Guard 2026 Elite Prep Washington
Avery Arije 6-1 Guard 2027 Crestwood Preparatory College Ontario, Can.
Nadia Aukuso 6-2 Center 2027 Aussie Basketball Travellers Collaroy, Australia
Jada Bryant 5-7 Guard 2027 Finest Basketball Cresset North Carolina
Tia Bryant 6-1 Forward 2026 NC Good Better Best Academy North Carolina
Amari Byles 6-2 Forward 2026 Kingdom Collegiate Academy Texas
Ryan Carter 6-1 Guard 2027 Friends’ CentralPennsylvania
Shania James 5-6 Guard 2026 Example Academy Illinois
Lamyiah Jarrett 5-7 Guard 2027 Finest Basketball Cresset North Carolina
Trinity Jefferson 5-6 Guard 2027 Finest Basketball Cresset No. Carolina (MVP)
Izabella Juarez 6-0 Forward 2026 Bella Vista Prep Arizona
Chante Murray 6-1 Forward 2026 Crestwood Preparatory College Ontario, Can.
Jordyn Palmer 6-2 Forward 2027 Westtown School Pennsylvania
Grace Pongang 6-2 Forward 2027 Louis RielOttawa, Can.
Taijanna Samuels 5-9 Point Guard 2029 AZ Compass National Arizona
Sadie Secord 6-0 Forward 2027 Edge SchoolAlberta, Can.
Frances Vollett 6-2 Forward 2027 Lincoln PrepOntario, Can.
Jordyn Wheeler 6-0 Wing 2026 Niagara PrepOntario, Can.
Sierra Woolhouse 5-11 Guard 2026 ATC Academy Australia Wollongong, Australia
Finest Basketball Cresset, winners of the Clare Droesch Division of the 2025 NIKE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS.
Trinity Jefferson of Finest Basketball Cresset, MVP of the Clare Droesch Division of the 2025 NIKE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS