Local high school teams to play at the United Center

The Chicago Bulls "Preps with Pros" program will tip-off its seventh season this month with a 12-game schedule featuring several local high school basketball teams from the Daily Herald area.

Each of the selected teams will get to play a game on the Bulls' United Center court while raising funds through ticket sales for their schools. Twelve regular-season basketball games featuring 22 schools are planned from Dec. 31 through Feb. 28, including boys teams from Kaneland, Geneva, Palatine, Vernon Hills and Prospect high schools.

"Preps with Pros" allows schools to purchase Bulls tickets at a discount and resell them at face value for fundraising. The purchased tickets serve as admission to the schools' afternoon or morning game and the Bulls' home contest on that date.

Preps with Pros schedule

Date (Time), Teams (Bulls opponent)

Dec. 31 (8:45 a.m.), Kaneland vs. Geneva boys (Orlando)

Jan. 3 (10:30 a.m.), Shepard vs. Oak Lawn girls (Minnesota)

Jan. 3 (12:30 p.m.), Shepard vs. Oak Lawn boys (Minnesota)

Jan. 3 (2:30 p.m.) Tinley Park vs. Andrew girls (Minnesota)

Jan. 6 (2:30 p.m.), Bradley Bourbonnais vs. Bolingbrook (Sacramento)

Jan. 10 (noon), Palatine vs. Vernon Hills boys (Oklahoma City)

Jan. 10 (2:30 p.m.), Oak Forest vs. Evergreen Park girls (Oklahoma City)

Jan. 12 (3 p.m.), Peoria Woodruff vs. Peoria Manual boys (Portland)

Jan. 17 (3 p.m.), Lincoln Way East vs. Lincoln Way Central boys (San Antonio)

Jan. 20 (2:30 p.m.), St. Andrew vs. St. Gerald middle school (Atlanta)

Jan. 23 (3 p.m.), Schurz vs. Roberto Clemente (Toronto)

Feb. 28 (2:30 p.m.), Prospect vs. Glenbrook South (Houston)

Discounted tickets for "Preps with Pros" games can be purchased through each school. Schools interested in participating in the program should contact the Bulls' group events department at (312) 455-4000.