– 56 Boys and 20 Women Groups from Throughout the East Coast to Compete –
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – The Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame introduced the sphere of groups and schedule for the second annual Panini Hoophall Invitational. The occasion shall be performed on January 17 and 18, 2026, at Western New England College and 6 Springfield faculty websites: Springfield Central Excessive Faculty, Putnam Excessive Faculty, Excessive Faculty of Science and Know-how, Excessive Faculty of Commerce, Pope Francis Preparatory Faculty, and Springfield Worldwide Constitution Faculty.
The 56-team boys’ match and 20-team women’ match will characteristic packages from eight states throughout the Northeast (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). Every faculty is assured two video games.
“We’re proud to host the second 12 months of the Panini Hoophall Invitational in Springfield, additional amplifying the joy surrounding Hoophall Weekend,” stated John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame. “This 12 months’s growth, including eight boys groups and 4 women groups, underscores our continued dedication to offering student-athletes from the East Coast with the chance to compete within the ‘Birthplace of Basketball’ in addition to go to the Basketball Corridor of Fame. The occasion’s development not solely elevates the extent of competitors but additionally contributes to the financial vitality of the Metropolis of Springfield. We prolong our honest appreciation to the Western Mass Sports activities Fee for his or her ongoing partnership in bringing this occasion to life.”
A full schedule may be discovered beneath. All video games within the 2026 Panini Hoophall Invitational shall be on the NFHS Community, and media software data shall be introduced at a later date.
Tickets for the 2026 Panini Hoophall Invitational are on sale now at https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/35217/hoophall-invitational. For extra data, go to https://www.hoophall.com/occasions/hoophall-invitational.
About Panini America
Panini America is a subsidiary of The Panini Group, established over 60 years in the past in Modena, Italy with subsidiaries all through Europe, Latin America and the US. Panini is the world chief in formally licensed collectibles and is essentially the most vital writer of collectibles within the U.S., with official licenses for NFL, NFLPA, NASCAR, FIFA, LIV Golf, the Skilled Fighters League, School, Disney, and different key properties from many different licensors. Panini can also be the unique buying and selling card and sticker companion of the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame, Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame, Elite 11 and Pop Warner Little Students, Inc.
Panini has distribution channels in additional than 150 international locations and employs a workers of over 1,200. For extra data go to us at www.paniniamerica.web, www.paninigroup.com or http://weblog.paniniamerica.web/. You may also observe Panini America on social media platforms Fb, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
Concerning the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame
Positioned in Springfield, Massachusetts, town the place basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame is an impartial nonprofit 501(c)(3) group devoted to selling, preserving, and celebrating the sport of basketball at each degree – women and men, newbie {and professional} gamers, coaches and contributors – each domestically and internationally. The Corridor of Fame Museum is house to greater than 475 inductees and over 40,000 sq. ft of basketball historical past. Almost 200,000 individuals go to the Corridor of Fame Museum annually to be taught in regards to the recreation, expertise the interactive reveals, and check their abilities on the Jerry Colangelo “Courtroom of Desires.” Finest recognized for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the sport’s elite, the Corridor of Fame additionally operates over 150 highschool and collegiate competitions yearly all through the nation and overseas. For extra data on the Basketball Corridor of Fame group, its museum, and occasions, go to hoophall.com and observe @hoophallclassic.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17
9:30 AM
Boys
Shepherd Hill, MA
Peekskill, NY
11:00 AM
Boys
Middletown North, NJ
St. Joseph’s, NY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
1:30 PM
Boys
Bracket J
third Place
3:00 PM
Boys
Bracket J
Championship
HIGH SCHOOL OF COMMERCE SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17
10:00 AM
Boys
Weaver, CT
Berne-Knox, NY
11:45 AM
Boys
Monument Mountain, MA
Tuckahoe, NY
1:30 PM
Boys
St. Mary’s, MA
St. Francis Prep, NY
3:15 PM
Boys
New London, CT
Windfall Central, RI
5:00 PM
Women
New London, CT
Albany, NY
6:45 PM
Women
Renaissance, MA
Msgr. Scanlan, NY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
10:00 AM
Boys
Bracket C
third Place
11:45 AM
Boys
Bracket C
Championship
1:30 PM
Boys
Bracket B
third Place
3:15 PM
Boys
Bracket B
Championship
5:00 PM
Women
Bracket A
third Place
6:45 PM
Women
Bracket A
Championship
SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17
10:00 AM
Boys
Bishop Hendricken, RI
Chaminade, NY
11:45 AM
Boys
Pittsfield, MA
Niskayuna, NY
1:30 PM
Women
Glastonbury, CT
Pittsfield, MA
3:15 PM
Boys
Taconic, MA
Staples, CT
5:00 PM
Women
Larger Lawrence, MA
Scarsdale, NY
6:45 PM
Boys
Classical, RI
Scarsdale, NY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
10:00 AM
Boys
Bracket H
third Place
11:45 AM
Boys
Bracket H
Championship
1:30 PM
Women
Bracket C
third Place
3:15 PM
Boys
Bracket G
third Place
5:00 PM
Women
Bracket C
Championship
6:45 PM
Boys
Bracket G
Championship
PUTNAM HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17
10:00 AM
Boys
Commerce, MA
Maranacook, ME
11:45 AM
Boys
Constitution Faculty of Lowell, MA
Tolman, RI
1:30 PM
Boys
Longmeadow, MA
Shea, RI
3:15 PM
Boys
White Plains, NY
Conrad, DE
5:00 PM
Boys
Bunnell, CT
KIPP Capital, NY
6:45 PM
Boys
Putnam, MA
St. Anthony’s, NY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
10:00 AM
Boys
Bracket N
third Place
11:45 AM
Boys
Bracket N
Championship
1:30 PM
Boys
Bracket D
third Place
3:15 PM
Boys
Bracket D
Championship
5:00 PM
Boys
Bracket L
third Place
6:45 PM
Boys
Bracket L
Championship
HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17
10:00 AM
Boys
St. Joseph, CT
Stony Brook, NY
11:45 AM
Boys
Haldane, NY
Auburn, MA
1:30 PM
Boys
Stonington, CT
Minnechaug, MA
3:15 PM
Boys
St. Peter’s, NY
Ocean Township, NJ
5:00 PM
Boys
Grafton, MA
Ossining, NY
6:45 PM
Boys
Sci-Tech, MA
Lincoln, RI
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
10:00 AM
Boys
Bracket A
third Place
11:45 AM
Boys
Bracket A
Championship
1:30 PM
Boys
Bracket Ok
third Place
3:15 PM
Boys
Bracket Ok
Championship
5:00 PM
Boys
Bracket M
third Place
6:45 PM
Boys
Bracket M
Championship
POPE FRANCIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17
10:00 AM
Boys
Saint Bernard, CT
Barrington, RI
11:45 AM
Women
Bristol Central, CT
Rome Free, NY
1:30 PM
Boys
Rome Free, NY
Larger Lawrence, MA
3:15 PM
Women
Medfield, MA
Medgar Evers, NY
5:00 PM
Boys
Archbishop Molloy, NY
Burlington, VT
6:45 PM
Boys
Pope Francis, MA
East Hartford, CT
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
10:00 AM
Boys
Bracket E
third Place
11:45 AM
Women
Bracket D
third Place
1:30 PM
Boys
Bracket E
Championship
3:15 PM
Women
Bracket D
Championship
5:00 PM
Boys
Bracket I
third Place
6:45 PM
Boys
Bracket I
Championship
SPRINGFIELD INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17
10:00 AM
Women
Ridgefield, CT
Minnechaug, MA
11:45 AM
Women
Bishop Ludden-Grimes, NY
Brattleboro, VT
1:30 PM
Women
Wahconah, MA
Gardiner Space, ME
3:15 PM
Boys
Westlake, NY
Brattleboro, VT
5:00 PM
Women
Springfield Worldwide Constitution, MA
St. Johnsbury, VT
6:45 PM
Boys
Springfield Worldwide Constitution, MA
Tolland, CT
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
10:00 AM
Women
Bracket B
third Place
11:45 AM
Women
Bracket B
Championship
1:30 PM
Women
Bracket E
third Place
3:15 PM
Boys
Bracket F
third Place
5:00 PM
Women
Bracket E
Championship
6:45 PM
Boys
Bracket F
Championship



















