The Montverde Academy Boys’ Varsity Basketball team will compete in the 43rd Annual Culligan City of Palms Tournament being held December 18th- 23rd Bishop Verot Catholic High School, located in Fort Myers, Florida. All games will be streaming – information HERE. Over 500 former City of Palms tournament players have advanced into NCAA Division I competition – and more than 60 players have gone on to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). According to the official COP website, “Elite teams from across the country will come together in the beautiful 2,300-seat gymnasium at Bishop Verot to take part in the six-day tournament, including: Montverde Academy (Fla.), the consensus national champion from 2015; Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.), the 2014 City of Palms and 2015 Class 6A Georgia state champion; and Norland (Miami), the 2015 Class 6A Florida state champion.” To view brackets, please visit HERE.
Montverde Academy Boys’ Varsity Basketball team is ranked the #1 in the United States in the latest USA TODAY Super 25 boys basketball rankings and #1 in the latest MaXpreps.com Xcellent 25 Rankings. Our MVA Eagles are undefeated at 7-0 and continue to maintain a 28-game winning streak. Montverde Academy’s last loss was on December 23rd, 2014, against Wheeler, from Marietta, Georgia (72-65), in the championship game of the 2014 City of Palms tournament. For additional information on the 2015 City of Palms competition, please visit HERE.
