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The Throne national basketball tournament is set for its fourth annual games. From March 19 to March 21, the premier postseason event will take place in East Rutherford, New Jersey, pitting 16 of the top high school basketball teams in a single-elimination tournament.
Eight boys teams and eight girls teams will play for their respective crowns in March Madness-style brackets at American Dream Mall, put on by the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and Gold Level Sports and Entertainment (GLSE). The teams will play under a club program name rather than the high school name itself, but all students on each team attend the stated high school, the Throne's press release said.
Games will be aired on NBA TV and the NBA App.
The NBPA Foundation will donate $25,000 to the athletic program of both championship-winning teams.
Here are the teams, tournament club names, seedings and schedule, with USA TODAY Sports Super 25 national rankings listed, where applicable (rankings as of March 2).
The Throne Rosters
Boys high school basketball teams
- Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale, FL) — Eagles (No. 4 in Super 25)
- Sunnyslope (Phoenix) — Vikings (No. 5)
- Rainier Beach (Seattle) — Beach (No. 21)
- Wheeler (Marietta, GA) — Wildcats
- Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, NY) — LuHi
- Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ) — BC Crusaders
- Columbus (Miami, FL) — Los Explorers
- Heritage (Frisco, Texas) — Coyotes
Girls high school basketball teams
- Etiwanda (CA) — Eagles
- Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, VA) — Cavaliers
- Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, NY) — LuHi
- St. John Vianney (Holmdel, NJ) — Lancers
- Tualatin (OR) — Timberwolves
- St John’s College (Washington, D.C) — Cadets
- Friends Central (Wynnewood, PA) — Phoenix
- St Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD) — Panthers
The Throne Schedule
Girls: March 19
- Game 1 (10:00 a.m.): (2) Cavaliers vs. (7) Phoenix
- Game 2 (11:40 a.m.): (3) LuHi vs. (6) Cadets
- Game 3 (1:20 p.m.): (1) Eagles vs. (8) Panthers
- Game 4 (3:00 p.m.): (4) Lancers vs. (5) Timberwolves
Boys: March 19
- Game 5 (4:40 p.m.): (1) Eagles vs. (8) Coyotes
- Game 6 (6:20 p.m.): (4) Wildcats vs. (5) LuHi
- Game 7 (8:00 p.m.): (3) Beach vs. (6) BC Crusaders
- Game 8: (9:40 p.m.): (2) Vikings vs. (7) Los Explorers
Girls bracket: March 20
- Game 9 (3:00 p.m.): Winner Game 1 vs. Game 2
- Game 10 (5:00 p.m.): Winner Game 3 vs. Game 4
Boys bracket: March 20
- Game 11: (7:00 p.m.): Winner Game 7 vs. Game 8
- Game 12 (9:00 p.m.): Winner Game 5 vs. Game 6
Girls Championship: March 21
- Game 13 (1:00 p.m.)
Boys Championship: March 21
- Game 14 (3:00 p.m.)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: See the full schedule for The Throne National Championship
Lions agree to trade David Montgomery to Texans
Running back David Montgomery publicly denied the report that he wanted out of Detroit.
Well, he's now headed elsewhere anyway.
According to multiple reports, the Lions have agreed to trade Montgomery to the Texans.
Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Lions will receive a Houston fourth-round pick, offensive lineman Juice Scruggs, and a seventh-round pick in exchange for Montgomery.
Montgomery, 28, saw his role in Detroit’s offense reduced in 2025 as Jahmyr Gibbs continued to ascend at running back. He finished the season with 716 yards rushing with eight touchdowns, also catching 24 passes for 192 yards.
Lions General Manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell expressed a desire to keep Montgomery around at the scouting combine last week. But that plan has apparently changed with the Texans’ offer.
Woody Marks led the Texans last season with 703 yards rushing with Nick Chubb finishing second with 506 yards on the ground. Joe Mixon did not play after sitting out the season with an injury.
The Montgomery trade cannot become official until the start of the new league year on March 11.
Why Lions traded David Montgomery to Texans for small return
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The Detroit Lions have split Knuckles from Sonic.
Their two-headed backfield is now just one. David Montgomery has been traded to the Houston Texans on Monday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
The Texans are sending a fifth-round pick back to the Lions.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler wrote about this over the weekend.
"The Lions' David Montgomery wants out, has a reasonable contract (owed $6 million in 2026) and is 28," Fowler wrote. "That has value. Word out of Indy is that Detroit would want a decent Day 3 pick (possibly a fifth-rounder) in return."
He got the cost right, and Montgomery now goes to Houston.
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Why did the Lions trade David Montgomery to the Texans?
Montgomery's trade is mostly about empowering Gibbs.
The younger back already took over the RB workload in 2025 after it had been an even split previously.
Montgomery is 28 now, and running backs often fall off rather quickly.
This move gets the Lions value back for Montgomery before injury or decline hits him.
Montgomery still ran for eight touchdowns in 2025 despite the reduced workload.
He also averaged 4.5 yards per carry in the recent campaign, showing that when given the chance, Monty is still a quality player.
It'll just be with the Texans now, not the Lions.
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