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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 SeedTeamPower PointsPP/GameNJSIAA SectionSection Seed
1Manasquan373.93228.764CJ21
2Red Bank366.91927.243CJ31
3Central361.37125.812SJ41
4Rumson-Fair Haven305.2825.44CJ22
5St. Rose350.08425.006SJ Non-Pub B1
6CBA307.26823.636SJ Non-Pub A3
7Holmdel254.421.2CJ23
8Colts Neck199.8319.983CJ34
9Wall272.97219.498CJ24
10Southern236.9918.23SJ47
11Red Bank Catholic250.59517.9SJ Non-Pub A8
12Freehold Boro285.04317.815CJ37
13Ranney188.68317.153SJ Non-Pub B7
14Neptune196.89816.408CJ39
15Point Boro227.75216.268CJ28
16Middletown South209.15716.089CJ310
17Point Beach208.10314.86CJ15
18Barnegat191.89314.761SJ210
19Middletown North219.49514.633CJ311
20Shore184.53514.195CJ16
Brick Memorial210.2114.014CJ312
Pinelands181.89613.992SJ38
Marlboro194.48813.892CJ48
Jackson Memorial192.02413.716CJ314
Keyport164.18413.682CJ18
Donovan Catholic188.10413.436SJ Non-Pub A12
Matawan173.95313.381CJ315
Raritan184.96613.212CJ212
Howell169.10413.008SJ412
Henry Hudson154.03212.836CJ110
St. John Vianney191.68412.779SJ Non-Pub A13
Toms River North173.0412.36SJ415
Freehold Twp.130.08611.826CJ413
Manalapan124.65211.332CJ414
Toms River East121.34410.112SJ315
Brick137.5649.826CJ317
Lacey112.9139.409SJ317
New Egypt111.5399.295SJ114
Jackson Liberty92.6659.266CJ216
Ocean119.8189.217CJ217
Keansburg119.69.2CJ119
Toms River South98.2128.184SJ318
Long Branch99.2167.632CJ421
Manchester96.337.41SJ220
Monmouth95.8017.369CJ219
Lakewood59.1365.914CJ421
Asbury Park47.0464.277CJ128

 

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