The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the field of teams and game schedule for the 2017 Spalding Hoophall Classic, an annual basketball showcase now in its 16th year at Springfield College. Games will be played at Blake Arena on the campus of Springfield College January 12-16, during Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend.

The nation’s premier basketball event will once again showcase the top high school basketball teams from across the country, and will feature numerous top UConn recruiting targets - as well as a few Husky commits.

Among the UConn targets will be Mohamed Bamba, the Class of 2017 big man who plays for Westtown School in Pennsylvania. He'll play on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 8 p.m. against Arizona's Hillcrest Prep.

Earlier that day, fans can see UConn commit Josh Carlton play for DeMatha Catholic High at 4:30 p.m. against Bishop Gorman High.

UConn, of course, will be playing at Georgetown that day at a yet-to-be determined time. If it's early enough, perhaps the coaches can get back in time to see Bamba's night game. If not, you can bet they'll be there on Sunday morning.

UConn commit Makai Ashton-Langford will play on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 10:45 a.m., when his Brewster Academy takes on CBD Montverde Academy of Florida. Immediately afterwards, at 12:30 p.m., Putnam Science Academy - led by frequent UConn visitor Hamidou Diallo, who just cut his final list to six schools (including UConn) and 2018 target Eric Ayala - will face Vermont Academy.

Here's the full schedule:

The National Prep Showcase will once again be held at New Haven's Albertus Magnus College this year, and as always, many of the nation's top recruits (including several UConn targets) will be on-hand.

The Huskies' top target, Class of 2017 swingman Hamidou Diallo, will be playing on Friday, Nov. 18 at 8:30 p.m., when his Putnam Science Academy faces Sunrise Christian Academy from Kansas at 8:30 p.m. Also on the PSA team is Class of 2018 target Eric Ayala, a guard.

PSA will play again on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. against Massanutten Military Academy of Virginia.

UConn's coaching staff, of course, will be in Hawaii at the time, though it's certainly conceivable that one coach will make the red-eye back from UConn's Nov. 17 bout with Loyola Marymount out in Los Angeles to catch a few games, then head back out to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational that runs Nov. 21-23.

Here's the full slate:

Friday, November 18th

10:30a.m. Notre Dame Prep (MA) vs. Fork Union Military Academy (VA)
12:00p.m. Commonwealth Academy (MA) vs. Hargrave Military Academy (VA)
1:45p.m. St. Thomas More School (CT) vs. IMG Academy (FL)
3:30p.m. Bridgton Academy (ME) vs. Mount Zion Prep (MD)
5:15p.m. South Kent School (CT) vs. Vermont Academy (VT)
7:00p.m. Northfield Mount Hermon (MA) vs. Lee Academy (ME)
8:30p.m. Putnam Science Academy (CT) vs. Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)

Saturday, November 19th

9:30a.m. Fork Union Military Academy (VA) vs. St. Thomas More School (CT)
11:15a.m. Hargrave Military Academy (VA) vs. South Kent School (CT)
1:00p.m. IMG Academy (FL) vs. Northfield Mount Hermon (MA)
2:45p.m. Notre Dame Prep (MA) vs. Bridgton Academy (ME)
4:30p.m. NTSI (PA) vs. Brewster Academy (NH)
6:15p.m. Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) vs. New Hampton School (NH)
8:00p.m. Massanutten Military Academy (VA) vs. Putnam Science Academy (CT)

Sunday, November 20th

10:00a.m. Brewster Academy (NH) vs. Mount Zion Prep (MD)
11:45a.m. New Hampton School (NH) vs. Spire Institute (OH)
1:30p.m. Tilton School (NH) vs. NTSI (PA)
3:15p.m. Commonwealth Academy (MA) vs. Massanutten Military Academy (VA)
5:00p.m. Vermont Academy (VT) vs. Blair Academy (NJ)

Two prime UConn targets, Hamidou Diallo ('17) and Eric Ayala ('18, for now) will be here, for any UConn fans who might be interested in taking this in. And without knowing the competition, I'd put money on Diallo winning the dunk contest.

Eric Ayala, a Class of 2018 guard who plays at Putnam Science Academy, was recently offered by UConn.

Ayala didn't put up great numbers last season at PSA (10 points, five boards, four assists per game). Of course, he had far more heralded teammates like UConn commit Mamadou Diarra and coveted Husky target Hamidou Diallo.

Ayala really blew up this summer, however, earning offers from schools like Maryland and, now, UConn. The Huskies watched the Delaware native pour in 30 points to lead WE R1 to victory over Paul Scruggs' (and Kris Wilkes') team in the Under Armour Association championship and realized he's a talented scorer who will be one of the top prospects in the nation if he remains in the Class of 2018.

Several of the top prep hoops prospects in the country will converge upon Albertus Magnus College in New Haven on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 8 and 9, for the National Prep Championships.

Of most interest to UConn fans is Putnam Science Academy, which faces DME Academy of Florida on Tuesday at 2:45 p.m. PSA features UConn commit Mamadou Diarra, along with Husky targets Hamidou Diallo and Eric Ayala. Diallo, a Class of 2017 swingman, is one of the most coveted prep targets in the country.

DME is led by SMU commit Ted Kapita.

UConn will be on-hand for that game and is expected to check out Tuesday's 11:15 a.m. bout between Florida's IMG Academy and Brewster Academy. Brewster features Alpha Diallo, a 6-7 small forward who the Huskies are keeping their eyes on.

Here are some of the other top players who have already committed who'll be in the tournament:

Brewster Academy:
Deleon Brown- Colorado
CJ Keyser- Witchita St

South Kent School:

Mathew Moyer- Syracuse
Elijah Hughes- East Carolina
Myles Powell- Seton Hall

St Thomas More:

Omari Spellman- Villanova
Charles Brown- St Joseph's
Christian Vital- UNLV
EJ Crawford- Iona

Putnam Science Academy
Mamadou Diarra- UConn
Saul Phiri- Lasalle

Hargrave Miltary Academy
Deriante Jenkins- Virginia Commonwealth
Tim Cameron- UTEP
Derek Funderburk- Ohio State

Notre Dame Prep (MA)
Chris Baldwin- Umass
Peter Kiss- Quinnipiac
Travis Atson- Tulsa

Elev8 Sports Institute (FL)
Tyson Jolly- Cal

Mamadou Diarra, UConn's first Class of 2016 commit, will be at Friday's First Night festivities -- and he'll bring some of his good friends along with him.

Diarra's entire Putnam Science Academy team will be there, and that includes Hamidou Diallo, the highly sought-after shooting guard who holds an offer from the Huskies. It also includes a pair of top-notch Class of 2018 talents: Eric Ayala, a 6-foot-4 point guard from Delaware who has been offered by St. John's, Penn State and South Carolina, among others, and 7-2 Nigerian center Manny Umoffia.

UConn has yet to offer either player but has shown interest in both.

Meanwhile, the "Team Kevin" and "Team Geno" rosters have been announced for Friday night's scrimmage. Here they are:

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