Carolinas’ All-Star Classic Selects York County to Host in 2026
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Visit York County in partnership with both the Rock Hill School District & Fort Mill School District will be hosting The Carolinas’ Classic All-Star Basketball Games March 19th – 21st, 2026 with practices happening across the county at local high schools, and the game taking place at Catawba Ridge High School.
This major high school basketball event will feature young athletes who were invited due to their success on the hardwood for their local school teams in both North Carolina & South Carolina. Each state will have selected a boys & girls team from their respective state coaching associations (North Carolina Coaches Association & South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association).
Once teams have been selected, players will arrive and have a busy schedule that celebrates their accomplishments but also benefits the local community. Players will visit elementary schools to speak and inspire the future generation of athletes, and they will have a chance to relish their moment with group outings to local attractions to team build before their All-Star games.
“Visit York County is excited to partner with the Fort Mill and Rock Hill School Districts to bring back this prestigious event. Aside from the impact to our hotel and restaurant partners, this event provides charitable work and a greater spotlight of high school basketball to our community” – Andy Clinton, CEO & President of Visit York County
The Carolinas’ Classic All-Star Basketball Games has been hosted in Wilmington, North Carolina with the help of House of Raeford’s Foundation F.L.O.C.K for the last 6 years and has not been back to York County since 2007. With the help of the Rock Hill Sports Commission created by the City of Rock Hill Parks, Recreation & Tourism, The Carolinas’ Classic All-Star Basketball Games were first hosted in Rock Hill in 1998.
Over the years, some of the best young basketball players from the Carolinas’ have been featured in this game such as:
• NBA’s PJ Tucker – 2003 (NC)
• NBA’s Ish Smith – 2006 (NC)
• NFL’s DJ Moore – 2006 (SC)
• NFL’s DeAndre Hopkins – 2010 (SC)
• NBA’s Devonte’ Graham – 2013 (NC)
• WNBA’s Alaina Coates – 2013 (SC)
• NBA’s Ja Morant – 2017 (SC)
Partnerships with York County local high school athletic directors and their respective school districts helped create this possibility of this event returning to York County in 2026. Be sure to check out https://carolinasclassic.net for more information!
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About Visit York County:
Visit York County, SC is the destination marketing organization (DMO) responsible for developing an authentic, unified identity for York County, SC. As a DMO, the CVB’s goals are to promote the long-term development and marketing of their destination, focusing on convention, sports and leisure sales, tourism marketing and services. For additional information, visit www.VisitYorkCounty.com.
Courtesy of Phil Weaver, with the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association