Strong field featured in 16-team Tustin Classic starting Monday, Dec. 27

Tustin players go through warm-ups before a game with Foothill. (File photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone).

Tustin High’s boys basketball team, led by Coach Ringo Bossenmeyer will host the annual Tustin Classic beginning Monday, Dec. 27 in the Tillers gymnasium.

Mission Viejo, which won the last Tustin Classic in December 2019, is back to defend its title of the 16-team tournament.

The tournament wraps up on Thursday, Dec. 30, with the championship game at 7:30 p.m.

UPDATE:

One team withdraws from Tustin Classic.

First round match-ups Monday, Dec. 27 (in order of the bracket):

Marina vs. Chaparral, 10:30 a.m.

Tesoro vs. Tustin, 9 a.m.

Long Beach Wilson vs. Mission Viejo, noon

Beckman vs. Laguna Beach, 1:30 p.m.

Long Beach Millikan vs. San Clemente, 6 p.m.

Esperanza vs. Calvary Chapel, 7:30 p.m.

Woodbridge vs. Los Alamitos, 4:30 p.m.

The tournament follows a traditional format with the winning teams moving to championship bracket and the losing teams to the consolation bracket.

—Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone; timburt@ocsportszone.com