2023 Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic Dec 26th-30th

[BP4138]

Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic Returns December 26-30. 2023

 

The Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic will celebrate its 34th event this year from December 26-30, 2023, at Hal Henard Gymnasium in Greeneville, Tennessee. The Town of Greeneville and the Greeneville Parks & Recreation Department took over the reins of the event in 2019 with support from the Greene County Partnership and other local agencies. The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, the Greeneville City School System and many local businesses will be helping at the 2023 event.

This year’s tournament will consist of 20 teams, with games over 5 days. The Ladies Classic traditionally brings together some of the top girls' basketball teams in Tennessee as well as neighboring states to battle for the coveted crown. All five of the local teams --Greeneville, South Greene, West Greene, Chuckey-Doak and North Greene -- will participate, while other squads considered as "regional" teams will be Daniel Boone, Elizabethton, Cocke County, Knox Catholic, Knox Bearden, Morristown West, Oak Ridge, and Knox Webb. Out of town teams include Jackson Southside, Bartlett and Upperman from Tennessee, Marist School of Georgia, The Steward School of Virginia and two teams from Kentucky -George Rogers Clark and Mercy Academy. "We feel we have put together a group of high-quality teams that will provide plenty of excitement and entertainment for our local basketball fans,” stated Butch Patterson, the 2023 Tournament Director and director for the Greeneville Parks & Recreation. “We could not do this event without the support from the Town of Greeneville, the Greene County Commission and the local school systems,” he added.

Gary Compton of Andrew Johnson Bank and a Co-Chairman for the event stated that, “We are proud to be involved with the event again this year, and it has been a community effort for many years to get us to the point of being one of the most recognized women’s high school tournaments in the South. A special thanks to The Greeneville Sun, Radio Greeneville and the Greene County Partnership and the hundreds of volunteers for all they have done over the years to make this an annual the success it has become today.”

For more information on the Ladies Classic and for this year’s tournament go to www.ajblc.com. Ticket information will be announced soon. For sponsorship, ticket or additional information contact Patterson or Tim Bowman at 423-638-3144 or Compton at 423-783-1400.

[BP4138]

This is a great article on the Ladies Classic. This years event is loaded.

 

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[JayinTN]

Louisville Mercy made the KY State Quarterfinal round last season. ( Only one classification) 

George Rogers Clark made the Semifinals and last to the state champs. 

Edited November 5, 2023 by JayinTN

[HawkGuy06]

This Christmas tournament is crazy loaded with talent! I hope we can get one win 

[Americal198]

Looking forward to watching Jackson South Side, so I can see, in person, what every west Tennessee poster has been talking about. Upperman should be a good team to watch, also.

[HawkGuy06]

On 11/13/2023 at 9:18 AM, Americal198 said:

Looking forward to watching Jackson South Side, so I can see, in person, what every west Tennessee poster has been talking about. Upperman should be a good team to watch, also.

We lost a lot! We struggled on our opening game on yesterday against a scrappy Middleton team. We have a very long ways to go! I hope we don’t disappoint you 

[Americal198]

2 hours ago, HawkGuy06 said:

We lost a lot! We struggled on our opening game on yesterday against a scrappy Middleton team. We have a very long ways to go! I hope we don’t disappoint you 

Here's hoping they'll improve by then. It does happen sometimes.

 

[HawkGuy06]

1 hour ago, Americal198 said:

Here's hoping they'll improve by then. It does happen sometimes.

 

Yea that’s the plan. I am hopeful things do change 

[Americal198]

Two upsets at The AJ Bank Ladies Classic in Greeneville tonight. Cocke County over Upperman and North Greene over Oak Ridge. I'm not picking an underdog: South Greene and Knox Catholic tomorrow. It should be a good game.

[Greenecounty]

The NG won was huge for them.  Oak Ridge looked very slow and had no rhythm on offense.   NG played good defense. This was not a typical OR team. 

[Greenecounty]

Heard today that David Crockett was invited to this year’s tournament and chose to go to Florida.  Obviously Crockett didn’t want to face the tough competition in the Ladies Classic.  They had never been invited so I can’t believe they turned it down.

[BallIsLife1]

38 minutes ago, Greenecounty said:

Heard today that David Crockett was invited to this year’s tournament and chose to go to Florida.  Obviously Crockett didn’t want to face the tough competition in the Ladies Classic.  They had never been invited so I can’t believe they turned it down.

Which Florida Tournament?