The King Cotton Holiday Classic is a National High School Basketball Tournament held in Pine Bluff, AR. The tournament was founded by Travis Creed in 1983 ๐
THE CHAMP IS HERE ๐ฃ๐
THE KING COTTON HOLIDAY CLASSIC
Creed Bracket Champions ๐
Magnolia
@Magnolia_SD
67
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Little Rock Parkview 58
Scoring Leader ๐ฃ
MVP Derrian Ford
@thetruthballers
29 points 14 rebouns 5 assits
#TheriseoftheKING
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Derrian Ford,Magnolia
The 6-4 senior guard scored 26 pts had 6 rbs & 2 stls in a 55-47 victory over Cardinal Ritter. He had 13 pts and 7 rbs in a 68-61 victory over Shreveport Huntington in the semis. He had 29 pts with 14 rbs in 67-58 victory over Parkview in the championship
All smiles as
@simmons_bank
presents the Magnolia Panthers with the . . . .
KING COTTON HOILAY CLASSIC CREED BRACKET CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY ๐
Great run guys!
#TheriseoftheKING
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The VOTES ARE IN ๐ฃ
The OFFICIAL โ
๐ King Cotton Holiday Classic
All-Tournament Team ๐
Creed Bracket MVP Derrian Ford
King Bracket MVP Nick Smith
Tournament MVP Nick Smith
#TheriseoftheKING
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@TayTapes870
|
@sbliveark
2025 4โญ๏ธ
@TerrionBurgess
all over the place during King Cotton!
The 6'9 beast had an impressive 35 PTS, 8 REB, and 5 AST in 2OT vs. Archbishop Wood ๐ฅ๐ฅ
All smiles once again as the North Little Rock Wildcats
@nlrwildcatmbb
are presented their . . . .
KING COTTON HOILAY CLASSIC KING BRACKET CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY ๐
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
@ntsmith1402
was the tournament MVP.
Great run guys!
#TheriseoftheKING
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๐Meet The Teams๐
๐In our home state, from Magnolia, we
welcome Magnolia's High School Boys Varsity
Basketball to The King Cotton Holiday Classic!
๐2019 State Champions Winners
๐Current Record: 6-0
๐No. 4 Team in Arkansas
Courtney Crutchfield (
@courtney_C2024
) becomes only the second Zebra (
@PineBluff_Bball
) to average 30 PPG in the first two games of the King Cotton Holiday Classic! Kaleb Higgins averaged 32.5 PPG in 2018 and Crutchfield has averaged 31.5 PPG thus far. ๐ฅ
๐Meet The Teams๐
๐From Little Rock, Parkview Arts & Science High Schoolโs Basketball team will be joining this years King Cotton Holiday Classic!
๐No. 2 in Arkansas
๐ 6'7" SF Dallas Thomas (Class of 2024),
#17
Nationally,
#1
Arkansas
Today we're highlighting the ๐ฃ
Parkview Patriots
Head Coach Scotty Thurman ๐
@RustonRifle
@DallasThomas06
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They're no strangers to the King Cotton, and this year they're ready to bring the crown home! Get ready to see them in action Dec. 27-29th!
#KingCottonClassic2K21
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โญ๏ธMeet the teams โญ๏ธ
We welcome
@nlrwildcatmbb
to Pine Bluff for this years Classic!
๐2021 Class 6A State Championship.
6'6" 5-Star Nick Smith, Jr.
#6
Nationally;
#1
Arkansas, Arkansas Commitment
7'O" 5-Star C Kel'el Ware
#17
Nationally,
#2
Arkansas, Oregon Commit.
He can do it all โญ๏ธ Courtney Crutchfield
@courtney_C2024
got buckets all tourney long at the King Cotton Classic! ๐
The
@MizzouFootball
signee averaged 25.6 PPG, including a 32 PTS (13-17 FG), 7 REB, and 4 AST outing against
#16
ranked Gonzaga. ๐ฅ
2024 3โญ๏ธ Chris McDermott beast at King Cotton! ๐ฅท๐พ
Game 1- 31pts, 14rebs & 2stls
Game 2- 25pts, 27rebs & 2blks
Game 3- 26pts, 20rebs & 5asts
@superstarrchris
has offers from Memphis, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Georgetown and more! ๐ฅ
The Elkins Knights will be in the building!
โญDistrict 20-6A Champions for 2021 - 2022 and 2020-2021
โญRanked
#16
6A team in TABC pre-season rankings.
Welcoming the reigning Arkansas 5A State Champs, the
@jb_hurricanebb
๐
They were the only in-state team to defeat NLR (who ended the season ranked
#5
nationally by MaxPreps).
They ended the season ranked
#18
nationally by MaxPreps, and
#1
in the state by the AR Media!
Heat check ๐ฅ
@nikebasketball
๐ฅ
The Nike Kyrie was well represented during the tournament.
@KyrieIrving
you should pay us a visit at this years King Cotton Classic ๐
You wonโt be disappointed ๐
๐ธ:
@TayTapes870
2025 4โญ๏ธ
@KaydenEdwards0
is one of the best guards out of the Triple D!
Bugg posted a career best 43 PTS, 7 REB, and 5 AST in a win over Sillsbee in the King Cotton Classic ๐ฅ
@Corey_duceduce
North Little Rock
The 6-5 senior guard scored 18 pts & had 6 rbs in a 77-46 victory over Calvary Baptist. He had 20 pts 6 rbs and 4 ast in the semi victory over Cane Ridge & 23 points with 10 rbs and 6 assists in the championship victory over Beaumont United.
๐Meet The Teams๐
@GCMBoysHoops
๐From Texas, Baytownโs Goose Creek Memorial Basketball Team will be playing at the King Cotton Holiday Classic
๐Current Record: 12-5
๐No. 1 in District
๐Dariyus Woodson:
#3
, 6โ7โ, Senior (Class of 2022), 3 Player of the Game Awards: 2020-21
Coming in from the Nation's Capital City, welcome the Sidwell Friends Quakers ๐ค
This team has several Nike EYBL players, and head coach Eric Singletary has even been featured in
@SLAMonline
magazine!
Itโs a SHOW every time
@nlrwildcatmbb
pulls up ๐
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
@ntsmith1402
finished the night with a triple double ๐ฃ
The next game should be fun ๐
๐ฅ:
@TayTapes870
@JiannaMorris22
Sylvan Hills
The 5-8 junior guard scored 24 points in a 60-52 victory over Memphis Hutchison (Tenn). In the King Cotton Classic. She had 19 points and 5 rebounds in a 67-47 over Shreveport (La.) Huntington.
The revised schedule is below ๐
11:30 a.m.
Windermere (Fla.)
vs.
Greenforest-McCalep (Ga.)
1 p.m.
White Hall
vs.
Grissom (Ala.)
2:30 p.m.
Mills University Studies
vs.
Silsbee (Texas)
4 p.m.
Beaumont (Texas) United
vs.
Sidwell Friends School (D.C.)
Coming in from Covington, GA we have the
@NewtonRamsHoops
! ๐
Featuring a UConn commit, an Indiana commit, and nationally ranked players! This is a team you want to see!
๐Meet The Teams๐
๐From our neighboring state, Louisiana, we welcome Calvary Baptist Academyโs Boys Basketball Team to Pine Bluff for the King Cotton Tournament!
๐2 Win Streak as of Dec. 17
๐6'6" F La'Bree Williams (Class of 2022)
#110
Nationally,
๐Coach: V. Morris
@thewesleyyates_
Beaumont United (Texas) Had 13 pts, 3 rbs and 4 ast in a 66-18 victory over Watson Chapel. He had 26 pts in a 67-59 victory over Christian Brothers College in the semis and had 24 pts with 3 rbs and 3 ast in a 82-72 loss to North Little Rock in the championship.
@DEVONTAWALK11
Magnolia
The 6-5 senior forward scored 13 pts & had 9 rbs in a 55-47 victory over Cardinal Ritter. He had 11 pts 11 rbs and 5 ast in a 68-61 victory over Shreveport Huntington. He had 10 pts and 9 rbs in the championship victory over Parkview.