Tickets Go on Sale This Week for Proviso West Holiday Tournament

If you're really into high school basketball, tickets go on starting Nov. 26 for what's considered perhaps the most prestigious tournament in Illinois.

This year's Proviso West Holiday Tournament will be Saturday, Dec. 22, Wednesday through Saturday Dec. 29 and Monday, Dec. 31 at the high school, 4701 W. Harrison St. in Hillside.

Online ticket sales for season passes—all 61 games—will be from Nov. 26 through Dec. 14. Only the sale of season passes can be done online. The cost is $75 with a $10 surcharge.

Box office sales for all tickets will be from 4-5:30 p.m., Monday Nov. 26 and Tuesday, Nov. 27; and from 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 4 through Thursday Dec. 6. The box office is located at the high school.

Individual tickets are priced at $12 (downstairs seating) and $10 (upstairs access) per session during the opening rounds and for all championship rounds. All non-championship session tickets are priced at $10 for four games in those sessions. Single session advanced ticket sales will be charged an additional $3.00 convenience fee for each ticket purchased in advance.

The Holiday Tournament has been the marquee competition for years; this is the 52nd year of the tournament. Fenwick will be one of the 32 teams vying for the title; new to the tournament is Crespi Carmelite from Encino.

Other high schools playing in the tourney include: Proviso East and Proviso West, New Trier, Stevenson, St. Joseph, Westinghouse College Prep, and Homewood-Flossmoor.

29 players in the tournament have gone on to play professional basketball including: Mark Aguierre, Isiah Thomas, Glenn Rivers, Juwan Howard, Kevin Garnett and Corey Maggette.

The legendary "Three Amigos" from Proviso East—Sherell Ford, Michael Finley and Donnie Boyce—figured prominently in the tournament in the late 1980s and early 1990s. All went on to play in the NBA.

For more information, call 708-202-6246, or check out this Facebook page.