Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic

The Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic was an annual American all-star game featuring high school basketball players. Started in 1973, it was part of the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, leading up to the Kentucky Derby horse race. The Classic was sponsored by the local McDonald's restaurants of Kentuckiana for over 20 years from its inception until 1996. It was played at Freedom Hall, except for one year at the KFC Yum! Center in 2011. The Classic was canceled in 2018 due to declining attendance and financial losses. It had been the country's longest-running high school all-star basketball game. Star players who participated included Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Penny Hardaway, Moses Malone, Jamal Mashburn, Donovan Mitchell, Victor Oladipo, Isiah Thomas, and Dominique Wilkins.

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