In the last decade, the Montverde Academy basketball program has produced over seven NBA Draft picks, 4 National Championships, 100 plus college basketball commitments (NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA) and was unanimously voted for having the Team of the Decade by USA Today. Now entering their ninth season under the leadership of 2018 Naismith National Coach of the Year Kevin Boyle, the Montverde Academy boys varsity basketball team officially announced their schedule for the 2019-2020 season.

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Keeping with MVA tradition, the Eagles open up their preseason with the Purple and Gold practice scrimmage on November 19. This is an action-packed intrasquad scrimmage that showcases the talent of the varsity team giving the fans an insight of the upcoming season. The Purple and Gold scrimmage also represents the MVA Basketball Buddies program which provides the lower school students opportunities to interact and work with the varsity high school players on projects both on and off the court. After the contest, the lower school students that attend the game will have the chance to take pictures and receive autographs from the varsity players.

Ending the preseason games will be competitive matchups against North Florida Educational Institute and Mater Academy. Under Boyle, the Eagles have never lost a preseason game and look to continue their dominance on November 22 and 23.

Heading into the Thanksgiving break, the Eagles will compete in one of the most exciting high school basketball showcases in the nation, the Thanksgiving Hoopfest. This will be the first time the Eagles will compete in this two-day tournament which will consist of the top 36 nationally ranked teams in the nation with a projected audience of over 5,000 people. On Friday, November 29, the Eagles will face 2018-2019 6A Texas State Championship Runners Up Duncanville High School and on Saturday they will compete against another top state-ranked team out of Texas, Yates High School.

The Eagles will head back home and host four consecutive games at the Nest from December 6-12. The matchups will be against some of the top teams in the state of Florida including Lakewood High School, who is coming off a 27-4 winning record last season, and also against New Hope Christian Academy.

The Eagles will also get a chance to compete against Tampa Catholic who finished last season with a Final Four appearance at the 5A FHSAA Boys Basketball State Championship. The boys basketball team will finish their last home game before the 2019-2020 Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament (MAIT) against Dematha High School which will air live on ESPN. Last season, Dematha was ranked in the top 20 national rankings according to USA Today High School polls and will be led this year by 6'11, 225 lbs senior Hunter Dickinson who is currently listed as the No. 23 player in the nation.

The Eagles will then face a challenging road schedule as they will compete in five consecutive nationally recognized tournaments including the City of Palms Tournament, John Wall Invitational, ARS Hoopfest, Metro Classic, and the HoopHall Classic. They will also compete in eight total games against the projected top-five ranked teams in the nation. In the first round of the City of Palms Tournament, the Eagles are set to have their first game against the Sandford School led by Head Coach Stan Waterman who welcomes back 11 of the 12 players that defeated previously unbeaten Dover High School 48-45 capturing Sanford's seventh state championship. The following teams will be included in the tournament and will be headlined by MVA and IMG Academy as the top two nationally ranked teams in the USA.

16-team tournament field

Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)

Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.)

Briarcrest Christian (Eads, Tenn.)

Fort Myers (Fla.)

Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)

IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)

Marshall County (Benton, Ky.)

McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)

Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)

O'Dea (Seattle), Riverview (Sarasota, Fla.)

Roman Catholic (Philadelphia)

Sanford (Hockessin, Del.)

Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.)

Vashon (St. Louis)

Whitney Young (Chicago)

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The Eagles will then fly Raleigh, NC to play in the John Wall Invitational Tournament where they are guaranteed three competitive matchups. After that, the Eagles will defend their two big wins from last year's performance against No. 4 nationally-ranked Sunrise Christian and No.11 Paul VI Catholic High School at the ARS Hoopfest National Tournament on January 3-4. (The official schedule and matchups will be released in late October).

Next up for the Eagles will be the 2019-2020 Metro Shore Classic. This two-day tournament will host highly competitive teams both locally and across the United States and will also be the first time the Eagles will compete in the tournament. Capping off their road trip, the Eagles will participate at the Hoophall Classic on January 19 and 20. Their first game will be against last year's No.1 ranked IMG Academy (streamed on ESPN) and their second matchup will be against No.3 McEachern (streamed on ESPNU). IMG is led by the 5-star athlete and the No.5 nationally ranked player, Jalen Johnson and No. 13 Jaden Springer. McEachern is led by Sharife Cooper who was voted as the No.2 player in the USA Today rankings.

Next, the Eagles will soar back to the NEST to host their 17th Annual Montverde Academy Tournament from January 23-25. Last year, the boys basketball team defended their championship title against Rancho Christian and looks to win back to back trophies this year. (The official schedule and matchups will be released later in the fall.)

Ending the regular season, the Eagles will take their second trip to Hagerstown, Maryland to compete in the St. James Invitational from January 30-February 1. The Eagles look to avenge their buzzer beater loss to St. Benedict's Prep 50-49 back in 2017 and earn their first championship title there (the official schedule and matchups will be released later in the fall).