Wasatch Academy Basketball Joining Elite National League
May 24, 2021, 5:23 PM
Mike Saunders #3 of Wasatch Academy handles the ball on offense against Oak Hill Academy in the quarterfinal of the GEICO High School National Tournament at Christ the King High School on April 04, 2019 in Middle Village, New York. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
(Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Wasatch Academy High School basketball will join a league filled with national powerhouses in the sport.
Six of the best high school basketball programs in the country, including Wasatch Academy will join an elite national league that will begin during the 2021-22 season.
Along with Wasatch Academy, the other programs include Oak Hill Academy (Virginia), Montverde (Florida), IMG Academy (Florida), La Lumiere School (Indiana), and Sunrise Christian Academy (Kansas). Two more schools will be announced at a later date.
The eight teams will play a 10-game regular season, along with participation in special NIBC events and a postseason tournament.
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According to ESPN, there are plans to expand the league in the coming years. Rashid Ghazi, partner at Paragon Marketing Group, will be the commissioner of the league. Montverde Academy head of school Kasey Kesselring will be the chair of the board of governors.
“With games being canceled last season due to COVID, the NIBC schools created a series of contests among themselves and brought us in to help manage the events, secure sponsorship revenue and place the games on the ESPN networks,” Ghazi said. “During the course of the season, the schools realized the power of building their brands together and we worked with them over the past several months to put a formal conference together. We believe the tradition and history of the six schools combined with the expertise of Paragon creates a winning formula that will make the NIBC truly unique in the world of high school sports.”
