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City of Palms Classic Live Updates

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Five-Star Plus+ SG Caleb Holt (photo credit - Jamie Shaw)

Fort Myers, FL — This is my fourth straight year at the City of Palms Classic. The event is hosted at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the campus of Florida Southwestern State College here in Fort Myers. It’s once again a loaded event, featuring players like Caleb Holt, Jalen Haralson (Notre Dame), Darius Acuff (Arkansas), the Boozer twins (Duke), Malachi Moreno (Kentucky), Ryan Hampton, Mikel Brown, and more.

Follow along as I keep you up-to-date of all the happenings in live blog form.

LSU head coach Matt McMahon to be in attendance

LSU‘s Matt McMahon will be at City of Palms today, according to a source. The Tigers head coach is expected to watch Tigers signee Jalen Reece of Oak Ridge (FL). He’s also expected to see three LSU targets in the 2026 class in four-stars Cody Peck, Davion Adkins, and Caleb Gaskins.

Dayton to be in for two targets on Thursday

Dayton is expected to be here at City of Palms to watch two top-30 2026 prospects: Cody Peck of IMG Academy (FL) and Cameron Holmes of Millenium (AZ).

Cameron’s older brother, DaRon, starred for the Flyers from 2021-24.

Kentucky, Oregon, Illinois, others expected to be in for 2026 Top-15 recruit Alex Constanza

Alex Constanza, a 6-foot-8 small forward in the 2026 class and a top-15 national recruit, is expected to have the following schools in to see him tonight: Kentucky, Oregon, Illinois, and Oklahoma State.

Several coaches watching 2026 Five-Star Plus+ Caleb Holt

Kansas’ Bill Self and assistant Norm Roberts, along with assistants from Louisville, Illinois, Arkansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Florida State, and others are currently watching Five-Star Plus+ shooting guard Caleb Holt.