USA Today.com reports “Best Boy Basketball Tournaments to watch 2008-2009″ Season.

Date, location Top teams

Marshall County Hoopfest

Dec. 4-6, Benton, Ky. Duncanville; St. Benedict’s Prep; Oak Hill Academy; Findlay College Prep; Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.), Whitney Young; Scott County (Georgetown, Ky.)

Iolani Classic

Dec. 18-22, Honolulu Fairfax; Oak Hill Academy; DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.); LeFlore; Montrose Christian; Putnam City (Oklahoma City); Whitney Young; Tinghua (Beijing)

The City of Palms Classic

Dec. 18-23, Fort Myers, Fla. Arlington Country Day; Duncanville; Lincoln; Mater Dei; St. Patrick; Wheeler; Word of God; Montverde Academy

Glaxo Smith Kline Invitational

Dec. 26-30, Raleigh Christ School (Arden, N.C.); Word of God; Ravenscroft (Raleigh)

Les Schwab Invitational

Dec. 26-30, Hillsboro, Ore. Mount Vernon; Fairfax; Dominguez (Compton, Calif.); Lake Oswego, Ore.

Beach Ball Classic

Dec. 26-31, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Arlington Country Day; St. Patrick; Wheeler

T-Mobile Invitational

Dec. 29-30, Muncie, Ind. South Atlanta (Atlanta); Duncanville; Garfield (Seattle); Lawrence North (Indianapolis)

Spalding HoopHall Classic

Jan. 16-19, Springfield, Mass. Lincoln; DeMatha; LeFlore; Mater Dei; Montverde Academy; Mount Vernon; Oak Hill Academy; St. Benedict’s Prep; Whitney Young

Flyin’ to the Hoop

Jan. 17-19, Vandalia, Ohio Findlay College Prep; Montrose Christian; San Diego

PrimeTime Shootout

Jan. 23, New Brunswick, N.J. Jan. 30-31, Villanova, Pa. Feb. 14-15, Trenton, N.J. Duncanville; Lincoln; St. Benedict’s Prep; St. Patrick; Oak Hill Academy; LeFlore; St. Anthony’s, Westchester (Los Angeles).

Nike Championship

April 4-5, Washington, D.C. Oak Hill Academy; St. Benedict’s Prep; Montrose Christian; Findlay College Prep (invitations conditional)