SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Dozens of high schools from across Massachusetts and the country are putting their basketball teams on full display this week at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's 22nd Annual HoopHall Classic.

"[It] really has become the place to be for high school basketball," said Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame vice president of events & partnerships Greg Procino. "We've had a lot of success over the years of having the top teams and players from around the region and around the country kind of descend on one place for one weekend and the popularity of the event has continued to grow year after year. The quality of play at the high school level is as high as it could be at this level."

Teams from central Massachusetts, including Millbury and Worcester North, were given a chance to compete as well. It's an opportunity for athletes to show they can play at the next level, with scouts from NCAA and NBA teams also present during the weekend showcase.

Procino said the event creates a great opportunity for young players to understand the history of the sport.

"The roots of the game with Naismith kind of teaching here and connecting that to the Hall of Fame is a good talking point, but it's also something the coaches used to tell their players about where they're going and what they're doing," he said. "It's kind of connecting the past with the present if you will, and giving people some perspective of where the game was invented and how it's evolved over the course of time."

The competition, hosted at Springfield College, once featured Celtics star Jayson Tatum during his high school years.

"If you come here as a player or as a fan and you take in the atmosphere that can be created when you got the best teams and the best players from any part of the country on the same floor together, it really creates a unique experience for a basketball fan, for a player, for someone who wants to play," Procino said.

The HoopHall Classic will run through Monday.