
2025 Boys Basketball SCT Watch: Jan. 23 Update
With new rules for the Shore Conference Tournament seeding and qualification in place for 2025, we continue our weekly look at the boys SCT field as it stands. Just in case you need a refresher, here are the most relevant changes for the 2025 tournament.
- Teams will be seeded based on the NJSIAA power points formula (power points divided by games played) as of games complete on Saturday, Feb. 8. The top 20 seeds will qualify for the Shore Conference Tournament. The remaining teams will be entered into the Shore Conference Coaches Cup.
- In addition to the teams ranked within the top 20 in power points, teams that win a Shore Conference division championship that are not within the top 20 will be eligible to enter either the Shore Conference Tournament or the Coaches Cup. If such teams opt into the Shore Conference Tournament, said teams will be seeded according to their power points.
There is also likely to be a head-to-head provision, which stipulates that if two teams that played one another prior to the Feb. 8 cutoff are seeded consecutively by power points, the team with the head-to-head advantage will be seeded ahead, regardless of power points. According to tournament director Nick Pizzulli, that provision is not official at the moment, although Pizzuli said it is under consideration. Beginning next week, division leaders and head-to-head will be incorporated into the seeding list but for now, this list is based purely on power points.
The Shore Conference Tournament schedule is as follows:
First Round: Tuesday, Feb. 11
Round of 16: Thursday, Feb. 13
Quarterfinals (Girls): Saturday, Feb. 15 at Holmdel High School
Quarterfinals (Boys): Saturday, Feb. 15 at Middletown South High School
Semifinals (Girls): Tuesday, Feb. 18 at RWJ Barnabas Health Arena, Toms River
Semifinals (Boys): Wednesday, Feb. 19 at RWJ Barnabas Health Arena, Toms River
Championship: Friday, Feb. 21 at Monmouth University
2025 Boys Basketball Shore Conference Tournament Seeding through Wednesday, Jan. 22
SCT Seed | Team | Power Points | PP/Game | NJSIAA Section | Section Seed |
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1 | Manasquan | 373.932 | 28.764 | CJ2 | 1 |
2 | Red Bank | 366.919 | 27.243 | CJ3 | 1 |
3 | Central | 361.371 | 25.812 | SJ4 | 1 |
4 | Rumson-Fair Haven | 305.28 | 25.44 | CJ2 | 2 |
5 | St. Rose | 350.084 | 25.006 | SJ Non-Pub B | 1 |
6 | CBA | 307.268 | 23.636 | SJ Non-Pub A | 3 |
7 | Holmdel | 254.4 | 21.2 | CJ2 | 3 |
8 | Colts Neck | 199.83 | 19.983 | CJ3 | 4 |
9 | Wall | 272.972 | 19.498 | CJ2 | 4 |
10 | Southern | 236.99 | 18.23 | SJ4 | 7 |
11 | Red Bank Catholic | 250.595 | 17.9 | SJ Non-Pub A | 8 |
12 | Freehold Boro | 285.043 | 17.815 | CJ3 | 7 |
13 | Ranney | 188.683 | 17.153 | SJ Non-Pub B | 7 |
14 | Neptune | 196.898 | 16.408 | CJ3 | 9 |
15 | Point Boro | 227.752 | 16.268 | CJ2 | 8 |
16 | Middletown South | 209.157 | 16.089 | CJ3 | 10 |
17 | Point Beach | 208.103 | 14.86 | CJ1 | 5 |
18 | Barnegat | 191.893 | 14.761 | SJ2 | 10 |
19 | Middletown North | 219.495 | 14.633 | CJ3 | 11 |
20 | Shore | 184.535 | 14.195 | CJ1 | 6 |
Brick Memorial | 210.21 | 14.014 | CJ3 | 12 | |
Pinelands | 181.896 | 13.992 | SJ3 | 8 | |
Marlboro | 194.488 | 13.892 | CJ4 | 8 | |
Jackson Memorial | 192.024 | 13.716 | CJ3 | 14 | |
Keyport | 164.184 | 13.682 | CJ1 | 8 | |
Donovan Catholic | 188.104 | 13.436 | SJ Non-Pub A | 12 | |
Matawan | 173.953 | 13.381 | CJ3 | 15 | |
Raritan | 184.966 | 13.212 | CJ2 | 12 | |
Howell | 169.104 | 13.008 | SJ4 | 12 | |
Henry Hudson | 154.032 | 12.836 | CJ1 | 10 | |
St. John Vianney | 191.684 | 12.779 | SJ Non-Pub A | 13 | |
Toms River North | 173.04 | 12.36 | SJ4 | 15 | |
Freehold Twp. | 130.086 | 11.826 | CJ4 | 13 | |
Manalapan | 124.652 | 11.332 | CJ4 | 14 | |
Toms River East | 121.344 | 10.112 | SJ3 | 15 | |
Brick | 137.564 | 9.826 | CJ3 | 17 | |
Lacey | 112.913 | 9.409 | SJ3 | 17 | |
New Egypt | 111.539 | 9.295 | SJ1 | 14 | |
Jackson Liberty | 92.665 | 9.266 | CJ2 | 16 | |
Ocean | 119.818 | 9.217 | CJ2 | 17 | |
Keansburg | 119.6 | 9.2 | CJ1 | 19 | |
Toms River South | 98.212 | 8.184 | SJ3 | 18 | |
Long Branch | 99.216 | 7.632 | CJ4 | 21 | |
Manchester | 96.33 | 7.41 | SJ2 | 20 | |
Monmouth | 95.801 | 7.369 | CJ2 | 19 | |
Lakewood | 59.136 | 5.914 | CJ4 | 21 | |
Asbury Park | 47.046 | 4.277 | CJ1 | 28 |
Shore Conference Tournament projected pairings through Wednesday, Jan. 22
Opening Round
(20) Shore at (13) Ranney
(19) Middletown North at (14) Neptune
(18) Barnegat at (15) Point Boro
(17) Point Beach at (16) Middletown South
Round of 16
(17) Point Beach/(16) Middletown South winner at (1) Manasquan
(18) Barnegat/(15) Point Boro winner at (2) Red Bank
(19) Middletown North/(14) Neptune winner at (3) Central
(20) Shore/(13) Ranney winner at (4) Rumson-Fair Haven
(12) Freehold Boro at (5) St. Rose
(11) Red Bank Catholic at (6) CBA
(10) Southern at (7) Holmdel
(9) Wall at (8) Colts Neck
Shore Conference Coaches Cup projected pairings through Wednesday, Jan. 22
Opening Round
(27) Asbury Park at (6) Donovan Catholic
(26) Lakewood at (7) Matawan
(25) Monmouth at (8) Raritan
(24) Manchester at (9) Howell
(23) Long Branch at (10) Henry Hudson
(22) Toms River South at (11) St. John Vianney
(21) Keansburg at (12) Toms River North
(20) Ocean at (13) Freehold Twp.
(19) Jackson Liberty at (14) Manalapan
(18) New Egypt at (15) Toms River East
(17) Lacey at (16) Brick
Round of 16
(17) Lacey/(16) Brick winner at (1) Brick Memorial
(18) New Egypt/(15) Toms River East winner at (2) Pinelands
(19) Jackson Liberty/(14) Manalapan winner at (3) Marlboro
(20) Ocean/(13) Freehold Twp. winner at (4) Jackson Memorial
(21) Keansburg/(12) Toms River North winner at (5) Keyport