Two more coming to Tip-Off Classic

Chicago Bogan and Winnebago were added to the 205 Tip-Off Classic Field. A new schedule will be coming.

Bogan played in the Tip-Off Classic, going 5-0 to win the tournament championship. The Bengals are a state power, having won seven straight regional championships until last season when the state playoffs were canceled. Bogan finished in Class 3A in 2018-2019.

Winnebago, which has a storied basketball history with five trips to the IHSA state tournament, will be playing in the Tip-Off Classic for the first time. The Indians also had won seven straight regional titles before last year. Winnebago has finished second in the IHSA tournament three times under coach Joe Murphy, the closest a Winnebago County school has come to winning a boys basketball state title since the 1950s.

The Tip-Off Classic starts Monday, November 22, and wraps up Saturday, November 27.