The 2024 Chipotle Nationals (formerly known as Geico Nationals) will be held at Brownsburg High School in Brownsburg, Indiana on April 4-6. It will be the first time since 2021 the tournament isn’t played in Fort Myers, Florida, on the campus of Florida Southwestern State College.

It will be the 15th annual tournament featuring the top high school basketball programs in the country.

On the Boys side, 8 teams will compete for the highest team honor in High School Basketball with Montverde Academy (FL) leading the charge as the top overall seed.

SEED	PROGRAM
1	Montverde Academy (FL)
2	Paul VI (VA)
3	Prolific Prep (CA)
4	Long Island Lutheran (NY)
5	Christopher Columbus High School (FL)
6	Link Academy (MO)
7	IMG Academy (FL)
8	AZ Compass Prep (AZ)

Montverde Academy will make their 13th appearance at the Chipotle Nationals making an appearance in each one since 2012 (Nationals were not held in 2020 due to COVID-19).

They are seeking their 7th tournament championship and first since winning it all in 2022. Montverde’s six tournament championships entering 2024 are by far the most by any school in the tournaments history. Findlay Prep (NV) is the only other program with multiple titles (3).

And Montverde has a good chance to win it all this year; entering with a 30-0 record having defeated each participant in the field already during the 2023-24 season.

But, history has shown that the top overall seed hasn’t fared well in recent tournaments, exiting in the first round in both 2023 and 2022. Last year, Link Academy, seeded fourth, emerged as the victor, while in 2022, third-seeded Montverde claimed the title.

Let’s delve into the teams participating in this year’s edition of the High School Nationals, now sponsored by Chipotle.

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Montverde Academy (FL)
13th appearance: (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Overall tournament record: 26-6
Best Finish: Won Championship (2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021 & 2022)
Head Coach: Kevin Boyle

Montverde is led by four-time Naismith High School Boys Basketball Coach of the Year Kevin Boyle, who also secured the honor this season. Boyle has led Montverde Academy to a record of 24-5 at the event helping Montverde to all six of their championships. This season, Boyle is led by Cooper Flagg, the consensus No. 1 overall player on ESPN, Rivals, 247 Sports and On3. Flagg was named the Naismith High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year in 2023-24, averaging 16.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.9 assist and 2.7 blocks per game.

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Paul VI High School (VA)
2nd appearance: (2023)
Overall tournament record: 0-1
Best Finish: Quarterfinals in 2023 (L, Link Academy 68-65)
Head Coach: Glenn Farello

Paul VI enters Chipotle with a 19-game winning streak. Their last lost was back in January to Christopher Columbus, who is also in the field this season, by just nine points. Head coach Glenn Farello’s roster is full of Division I talent. Pat Ngongba is headed to Duke along with Darren Harris, and Isaiah Abraham is headed to UConn.

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Prolific Prep (CA)
4th appearance (2021, 2022, 2023)
Overall tournament record: 2-3
Best Finish: Semifinals in 2022 (L, Link Academy 60-53), Semifinals in 2021 (L, Sunrise Christian 56-55)
Head Coach: Ryan Bernardi

Prolific Prep enters the field with three McDonald’s All Americans on their roster with Zoom Diallo, Derrion Reid and Aiden Sherrell. They also have AJ Dybantsa, the consensus No. 1 overall junior in the country, and sophomore Tyran Stokes, ranked either No. 1 or 2 by every major recruiting outlet. Prolific Prep will face defending champion Link Academy in the first round, a team they’ve already defeated this season (77-76 in December).

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Long Island Lutheran (NY)
2nd appearance (2023)
Overall tournament record: 0-1
Best Finish: Quarterfinals (L, AZ Compass Prep 73-71)
Head Coach: John Buck

Long Island Lutheran competed in the Nike EYBL Scholastic league with some of the top high school programs in the country and finished second in the conference with a 10-2 record. V.J. Edgecombe was the 10th leading scorer in the conference averaging 15.7 points per game, and led the EYBL Scholastic League in total steals with 32. Alier Maluk also led the conference in total blocks.

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Christopher Columbus (FL)
First Appearance
Overall tournament record: 0-0
Best Finish: N/A
Head Coach: Andrew Moran

Christopher Columbus is home to the Boozer twins, Cayden and Cameron, who are both ranked inside the top 25 as juniors by almost every major recruiting service. Just a year ago, Cameron became just the second ever sophomore to be named the Gatorade National Player of the Year and recently helped the USA U16 team win a FIBA gold medal, where he was also named MVP.

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Link Academy (MO)
Third appearance (2022, 2023)
Overall tournament record: 5-1
Best Finish: Won Championship (2023)
Head Coach: Bill Armstrong

Link Academy will appear in the nationals for the third time this season, and in each of their previous two appearance they’ve appeared in the championship game. The reigning champions have plenty of experience this season to make another run with four seniors currently committed to play high major basketball next season: Tre Johnson (Texas), Labaron Philon (Kansas), Jalen Shelley (Arkansas), James Brown (North Carolina).

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IMG Academy (FL)
Fifth appearance (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Overall tournament record: 6-4
Best Finish: Won Championship (2019)
Head Coach: Sean McAloon

Since winning it all in 2019, IMG Academy has seen their championship aspirations end in the semifinals. Could it change this year? They’ve already played their first round opponent Paul VI this season, and lost by just 1. IMG Academy, as usual, is loaded with talent led by McDonald’s All American Donovan Freeman, who is headed to Syracuse next season.

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AZ Compass Prep (AZ)
Fourth appearance (2021, 2022, 2023)
Overall tournament record: 3-3
Best Finish: Lost Championship (2023)
Head Coach: Pete Kaffey

AZ Compass Prep enters Chipotle as one of the best defensive teams in the country. During NIBC play, AZ Compass Prep held opponents to 57.3 points per game, 3rd best in the conference. They are the only team this season to hold the undefeated Montverde under 60 points.

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Roster Check

On the boys side, there are a total of 9 McDonald’s All Americans combined. Barring injury, that will be the second most playing in the opening game since at least 2015, and the most since 2022 (10).

The McDonald’s All Americans are…

PLAYER	SCHOOL
Liam McNeely	Montverde Academy (FL)
Cooper Flagg	Montverde Academy (FL)
Derik Queen	Montverde Academy (FL)
Zoom Diallo	Prolific Prep (CA)
Derrion Reid	Prolific Prep (CA)
Aiden Sherell	Prolific Prep (CA)
Tre Johnson	Link Academy
VJ Edgecombe	LI Lutheran
Donovan Freeman	IMG Academy

There are five players from the 2024 ESPN 100 Top 10 at the event (Flagg – 1, Edgecombe – 4, Johnson – 5, Reid – 8, Queen – 10), along with the No. 1 player in both 2025 (AJ Dybantsa – Prolific Prep) and 2026 (Tyran Stokes – Prolific Prep).

This event is stacked with talent with potentially 25 total players from the 8 high school programs combined ranked inside the 2024 ESPN 100 currently.

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HOW TO WATCH

All the games will be broadcasted on ESPNU, ESPN2 and ESPN. Here’s a full look at the schedule

Date	Game	Network
April 4	Boys/Girls Opening RD (10a-8p)	ESPNU
April 5	Girls Semifinals (10-30a-12:30p)	ESPNU
April 5	Boys Semifinals (2:30p-4:30p)	ESPN2
April 6	Girls Championship (10a)	ESPN
April 6	Boys Championship (Noon)	ESPN2

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