There will be plenty of after-Christmas presents for area prep basketball fans to enjoy.
After having to take last year off due to COVID-19 concerns, the annual Times Free Press Best of Preps tournament is set to return next week. The tournament, which features eight boys’ and eight girls’ teams – all from the Chattanooga area – will begin on Monday at East Hamilton High School.
Admission for each day of the tournament is $10.
The tournament had previously been held at Chattanooga State but has been relocated for this season because the new flooring inside the gym at CSTCC is not yet completed.
“We hate not getting to host the tournament again, but East Hamilton has really nice facilities and we appreciate them stepping up to be the host this year,” said tournament director and Chattanooga State men’s coach Jay Price. “I’m excited and I’m sure fans are too because this is one of the best lineups of games I ever remember having.