New location, name for one of Columbia area’s top high school basketball showcases

There will be a new location and name for one of Columbia’s top basketball events this year.

The Bash, formerly known as Bojangles Bash, will be held this year at Cardinal Newman High School on Dec. 10-12, The event was moved from Ridge View High School because Richland 2 not allowing tournaments to be held at their schools during COVID-19.

COVID-19 protocols will be followed for the Bash and there will be limited attendance. Matchups and ticket information will be announced at a later date.

The event includes state champions Dorman, Ridge View, Keenan, Gray Collegiate, Cardinal Newman and nationally-ranked Legacy Charter of Greenville. Legacy has Nebraska commit Bryce McGowens, South Carolina commit Jacobi Wright and Maryland commit Ike Cornish.

Out of state teams include Arizona Compass Prep and NC schools Trinity Christian, Liberty Heights and Cannon School. Compass Prep has Creighton commit Ty Ty Washington and Sadraque Nganga, one of the top prospects in Class of 2022.

Teams for the Bash are listed below with how many games they will play.

Ridge View High School - (Columbia, SC) - 1 Game

Dorman High School - (Roebuck, SC) - 1 Game

AZ Compass Prep - (Chandler, AZ) - 2 Games

Cannon School - (Concord, NC) - 1 Game

Trinity Christian - (Fayetteville, NC) - 2 Games

AC Flora - (Columbia, SC) - 1 Game

Greenville - (Greenville, SC) - 1 Game

Keenan - (Columbia, SC) - 2 Games

Gray Collegiate (Columbia, SC) - 2 Games

Cardinal Newman - (Columbia, SC) - 1 Game

Legacy Early Charter - (Greenville, SC) - 1 Game

Winston-Salem Christian - (Winston-Salem, NC) - 2 Games

Hartsville - (Hartsville, SC) - 1 Game

Blythewood - (Blythewood, SC) - 1 Game

Liberty Heights - (Charlotte, NC) - 2 Games

United Faith Christian - (Charlotte, NC) - 1 Game

This story was originally published November 21, 2020 at 11:28 AM.