Mission Prep Christmas Classic basketball tournament bracket released

The brackets were released Wednesday for the 17th annual Mission Prep Christmas Classic.

Hosted by Mission Prep, the 16-team tournament will feature teams from across California and beyond. In the past, NBA players including James Harden, Ty Lawson, Ryan Anderson and Jeremy Lin have competed in the five-day event.

This year’s teams include:

• Bellarmine Prep (Washington)
• Beverly Hills
• Bishop Montgomery
• Centennial
• Cypress Bay (Florida)
• Dorsey
• Fremont (Los Angeles)
• Immanuel
• Jesuit
• Mission Prep
• San Ramon Valley
• Serra (Gardena)
• St. Joseph (Santa Maria)
• Troy
• Windsor
• Winward

Jesuit (No. 12) and Bishop Montgomery (No. 20) are the top-ranked teams in the field, according to MaxPreps.com. Beverly Hills features Ron Artest III, son of Los Angles Lakers forward Metta World Peace.

Mission Prep opens the tournament against Windsor on Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. For more information visit MPChristmasClassic.com.

This story was originally published December 9, 2015 at 2:22 PM with the headline "Mission Prep Christmas Classic basketball tournament bracket released."