Bothell High’s Zach LaVine and California’s Long Beach Poly High’s Jordan Bell will highlight a full day of prep basketball action at the annual King Holiday Hoopfest beginning at 9 a.m. Jan. 16. The competition will be held at the University of Washington’s Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
LaVine and his Bothell teammates will face Portland’s Jefferson High in Monday’s 12:30 p.m. game. Bell and Long Beach Poly High will challenge Seattle’s Rainier Beach at 4 p.m. LaVine and Bell are listed among ESPN’s Top 100 High School Players.
Woodinville and Cleveland high-school girls’ teams will tip off at 10:30 a.m.
A tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., featuring local African American community leaders, will take place during Hoopfest beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Advance-sale tickets for the King Holiday Hoopfest can be purchased for $10 per ticket by logging onto www.fohseattle.com. Tickets are also available at the door on the day of the event beginning at 8:30 a.m. at UW’s Alaska Airlines Arena ticket window.