With a field expected to feature eight defending state champions and fourteen of the nation's top 25 senior prospects, the Spalding Hoophall Classic will likely strengthen its reputation as high school basketball's top showcase event in 2014-15.

The Classic is scheduled for Jan. 15-19, 2015 in Springfield, Mass. Basketball Hall of Fame Events and Awards Manager Greg Procino confirmed the following teams for the high school hoops extravaganza:

Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, Pa.)
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.)
Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.)
Callaway (Jackson, Miss.)
The Carlisle School (Martinsville, Va.)
Chaminade (St. Louis)
Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.)
Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.)
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)
Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.)
Montverde Academy (Fla.)
Newton North (Newtonville, Mass.)
Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.)
New Hampton School (N.H.)
Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.)
Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.)
Putnam Vo-Tech (Springfield, Mass.)
Roselle Catholic (N.J.)
Sacred Heart (Waterbury, Conn.)
Simeon (Chicago)
St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.)
Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Trenton Catholic Academy (Trenton, N.J.)
Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio)
Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.).

Bishop Gorman, Callaway, Carlisle, Christ the King, Corona del Sol, Paul VI, Putnam Vo-Tech and Sacred Heart are all coming off state championship seasons.

The top three 2015 prospects in the 247Sports Composite – Malik Newman, Ivan Rabb and Ben Simmons – are all expected to be in action (MaxPreps profiled Newman and Simmons here last week).

Other top rising senior attractions include forward Carlton Bragg of Villa Angela-St. Joseph (No. 9), point guard Isaiah Briscoe of Roselle Catholic (18), power wing Jaylen Brown of Wheeler (10), Jalen Brunson of Stevenson (24), Mali import Cheick Diallo of Our Savior New American (6) and center Stephen Zimmerman of Bishop Gorman (5).

Top five talents Thon Maker of The Carlisle School and Jayson Tatum of Chaminade headline the 2016 contingent (Evan Daniels of Scout.com reported that Maker was considering a jump to the 2015 class over the weekend).

The highlight of the 2014 Spalding Hoophall Classic was a dramatic 73-69 win for Curie (Chicago) over then-No. 1 Montverde Academy. The game was televised by ESPNU and Kansas-bound Cliff Alexander completely took over late in the contest, finishing with 30 points and 13 rebounds.

Due to eligibility issues, Curie later forfeited the victory.