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To mark the 25th year of
basketball in Bloomington-Normal during the holidays, the Classic
Tournament Inc., which organizes and conducts the State Farm Holiday
Classic, is inviting fans to vote for the tournament's all-quarter
century team.
A list of outstanding
performers appears at www.theclassic.org. Fans are invited to vote for their top six
players. Voting will continue until the end of the tournament, and
the All-Quarter Century Holiday Classic Team will be announced after
the Class AA championship game on Dec. 30.
"For a quarter century, the
classic has been a showcase of great talent and unbelievable boys
basketball," said Dave Oloffson, tournament vice-president. "We
wanted to do something special to recognize this fact and celebrate
25 fantastic years. By voting for their favorite players, we are
trying to create something fun for our fans to help decide just who
was the best to play in our tournament."
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This year marks the fifth year
State Farm Insurance has been the title sponsor. The tournament got
its start in 1975 as the Illinois State Classic. There was no
tournament from 1986 to 1989. A tournament for girls was created in
1997 and now features 32 teams competing in two classes.
A
complete list of this year's 64-team field and more tournament
information, including advance all-tournament passes and T-shirt
sales, can be found at the official tournament website,
www.theclassic.org.
[State
Farm Holiday Classic news release]
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