Here are the Division-I commits in Washington’s T of C high school basketball tournament

The 2023 Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions begins in Washington on Tuesday.

For five days, some of the country’s best high school boys basketball teams will descend upon Torry Gymnasium. Reigning Class 3A state champ Metamora along with Peoria Notre Dame, Morton, El Paso-Gridley and the host Panthers are the Peoria-area teams in the field.

All five of those squads are scheduled to play on Tuesday.

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Committed and future Division-I talent will be on full display over the five-day hoops extravaganza. Here are the eight committed Division I-bound players, here, as listed on the T of C website, as games begin. Names are listed in alphabetical order.

Evan Barlow, Morton

The 6-foot-4 senior guard is a preferred walk-on for Florida Gulf Coast. He scored 13 points in last season’s 68-43 win over Bloomington in a Class 3A regional semifinal. Barlow and the Potters kickoff the TOC with a 4 p.m. Tuesday tip.

Lorenzo Cason, Lakeland (Fla.)

Victory Christian's Lorenzo Cason goes up for a shot against Leesburg on Saturday at the Mosaic 2022 Stinger Shootout at Bartow High School.

The 6-foot-3 senior point guard is off to Florida Atlantic, which made a run to the 2023 NCAA Final Four. Cason was equipped with a myriad of scholarship offers following his junior season where he averaged 27.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.8 rebounds and 2.2 steals. He plays Metamora at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Peoria Notre Dame's Eoin Dillon, right, tries to knock the ball away from Richwoods' Jared Jackson in the second half of the Class 3A Boys Basketball Peoria Regional semifinals Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 at Peoria High School. The Knights defeated the Irish 51-40.

Dillon has signed with Belmont, picking the Bruins among 13 scholarship offers. He shot 40% from 3-point range, while averaging 13 points and 6 rebounds a game. The 6-foot-9 senior guard/forward plays the first of four games at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday against Metamora.

Dale's Dayton Forsythe (33) celebrates the Class 2A boys state basketball championship game over Oklahoma Christian Academy at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City, Saturday, March 11, 2023.

Forsythe, who led Dale to the 2023 Oklahoma Class 2A state championship last season, has committed to Oklahoma. The 6-foot-3 senior guard scored 26 points in the first game of the season. Dale is making its first appearance at the TOC, facing host Washington at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Peoria Notre Dame's Cooper Koch, left, looks for help as Peoria High's Leshawn Stowers defends in the first half Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 at Peoria High.

The 6-foot-8 senior forward and Iowa commit joins the reigning Class 3A state champs from Peoria Notre Dame. He averaged 18.6 points and 8.0 rebounds last season. He will make his season debut with the Redbirds against his former team at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Braedan Lue, Alexander (Douglasville, Ga.)

The 6-foot-8 senior on Nov. 11 committed to Kennesaw State of the Atlantic Sun. He also had an offer from Bradley. The power forward helped his team to the state championship, with 26 points and 12 rebounds in the title win of Georgia’s second-largest class. This is the first T of C appearance for Alexander, which opens play 4:30 p.m. Wednesday against Maumelle (Arkansas).

Josh Pickett of West Aurora drives the sideline against Lockport in the opening game of the 90th annual Pontiac Holiday Tournament Tuesday. Pickett scored 14 points to help the Blackhawks advance to the quarterfinal round.

Pickett made his commitment to Denver last month, choosing the Pioneers over seven other schools. The 6-foot-5 senior guard averaged 16.1 points and 6.0 rebounds last season. Pickett plays his first game against Washington at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Braylhan Thomas, Gray Collegiate Academy (West Columbia, S.C.)

The 6-foot-6 senior wing last month committed to Georgia Southern of the Sun Belt Conference. This is the first T of C appearance for Gray — the reigning Class 2A South Carolina state champs, who opens play 2 p.m. Wednesday against Peoria Notre Dame.

2023 Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions schedule

Tuesday’s games

Heyworth vs. Morton, 4 p.m.
Indian Trail Academy vs. El Paso-Gridley, 5:30 p.m.
St. Laurence vs. Washington, 7 p.m.
Peoria Notre Dame vs. Metamora, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games

Thayer vs. Heyworth, 11 a.m.
Hoover vs. St. Laurence, 12:30 p.m.
Gray Collegiate Academy vs. Peoria Notre Dame, 2 p.m.
Metamora vs. Victory Christian Academy, 4 p.m.
Alexander vs. Maumelle, 5:30 p.m.
Washington vs. Dale, 7 p.m.
Morton vs. North Tampa Christian Academy, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s games

North Tampa Christian Academy vs. Thayer, 2:30 p.m.
Victory Christian Academy vs. Gray Collegiate Academy, 4 p.m.
Dale vs. Hoover, 5:30 p.m.
Maumelle vs. St. Louis Vashon, 7 p.m.
Heritage Christian vs. Alexander, 8:30 p.m.

Friday’s games

Heyworth vs. North Tampa Christian, 9:30 a.m.
St. Laurence vs. Dale, 11 a.m.
Peoria Notre Dame vs. Victory Christian Academy, 12:30 p.m.
St. Louis Vashon vs. Alexander, 2 p.m.
Thayer vs. Morton, 3:45 p.m.
Gray Collegiate Academy vs. Metamora, 5:15 p.m.
Maumelle vs. Heritage Christian, 6:45 p.m.
Hoover vs. Washington, 8:15 p.m.

Saturday’s games

TBA vs. TBA, 10:30 a.m.
TBA vs. TBA, 12 p.m.
Heritage Christian vs. St. Louis Vashon, 1:30 p.m.
Evansville Reitz vs. Grafton, 3 p.m.
Lawrence North vs. Wauwatosa West, 4:30 p.m.
TBA vs. TBA, 6 p.m.
TBA vs. TBA, 7:30 p.m.

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