Since its inception in 2009, earning a bid to GEICO Nationals has been atop the vision boards of high school basketball teams around the country, but with just eight seeds and state association red tape, most teams have never had a realistic chance to compete… Until now.
On Tuesday, Paragon Marketing group, which founded GEICO Nationals, GEICO State Champions Bowl Series and serves as the front office for the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference (NIBC), announced the launch of the State Champions Invitational set to run April 7-9.
The postseason event will host four boys teams and four girls teams and is only for NFHS state champions.
