OSF joins Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions as title sponsor

The much anticipated return of high school hoops kicks off in Washington, Ill., asOSFHealthCarepresentsthe17thKevinBrownMemorialTournamentofChampions.Fanswillonceagainpack Torry Gymnasium at Washington Community High School from November 22 - 26 as some of the nation’s most talented players take the floor.

The invitation-only tournament features teams from Texas, California, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, Arkansas and Illinois selected by Director of Basketball Operations, Shawn Powell. The next generationofNBAplayerswillbefeaturedintheultra-competitivebracketsintheCityofWashingtonInvitational, The Uftring National Classic, and The Titan Industries ToC Shootout Series.

This year’s pool of talent is deep with 7 of the top 10 players in Illinois and 10 of the top 100 nationally ranked players taking the Torry Gym floor. Joliet West brings brothers Jeremy and Jeremiah Fears to face off against Chicago St. Rita with the top 3 juniors in the state, including University of Illinois recruit Morez Johnson. More than60currentandformerNBAplayershaveparticipatedintheTournamentofChampionssinceitsinceptionin2006.

TheKevinBrownMemorialTournamentofChampionsisonceagainpartneringwithClutchSportsMediato livestream the event.

OSF HealthCare is proud to join the tournament as title sponsor. Proceeds benefit KBStrong to support researchers at OSF HealthCare and the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria who are advancing knowledgeandunderstandingofbraincancerandtranslatingthosefindingstowardimprovedclinicaltreatments andoutcomesforpatients.CoachKevinBrown,whofoundedthetournamentandinwhosememorytheeventis named, lost his battle with glioblastoma in 2019, but his legacy lives on through the tournament and the KBStrong Foundation.

For more information about the 17th annual Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions presented by OSF HealthCare, including the five-day schedule and team profiles of one of the most diverse lineups in the event’s history, visitwww.washingtontofc.orgwhere ToC all session passes will be available to be purchased forthefirsttimeonline.Singlesession,alldaypasses,andallsessionpasseswillbeavailableatthegate,with creditorcashaccepted.SeeyouattheKBMToCwhereyoucanseeBigTimePlayersMakingBigTimePlaysto DEFEAT GLIOBLASTOMA.

The much anticipated return of high school hoops kicks off in Washington, Ill., asOSFHealthCarepresentsthe17thKevinBrownMemorialTournamentofChampions.Fanswillonceagainpack Torry Gymnasium at Washington Community High School from November 22 - 26 as some of the nation’s most talented players take the floor.