Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008, filed in Summer Championships
The Reebok Summer Championships is set to get underway Tuesday, July 22nd, in Las Vegas, Nevada, in it’s second year under the brand name. Formerly known as the Reebok Big Time, the brand changed to the Reebok Summer Championships just last year after the departure of Sonny Vacarro from Reebok.
Once again, tournament organizer and Reebok Grassroots Director Chris Rivers has compiled the most talented field of players and teams to participate in this year’s explosive event. This year’s field of 200 teams from all over the country will be highlighted by an eight-team pool of top-rated, pre-selected teams by Reebok that will participate in the Create-N-Finish Cup, a mini tournament within the actual tournament format. The Cup will feature some of the top players and match-ups in Las Vegas this week.
This exciting pool will feature Belmont Shore (CA), Northwest Panthers (WA), Worldwide Orange (GA), Franchize All Stars (TX), LA Dream Team (CA), D-One Sports (NC), Team Breakdown (FL) and DC Triple Threat (MD).
Team Breakdown, arguably the top AAU team in the country this year, will match up with the Northwest Panthers at 12:30 on Tuesday. The match-up pairs four of the best guards, all five-star prospects, in the nation. Team Breakdown is led by Kenny Boynton and Brandon Knight while the Northwest Panthers boast Abdul Gaddy and Avery Bradley.
John Wall, the nation’s top player in the class of 2009, and his D-One Sports team (also featuring five-star rising senior Ryan Kelly) will take on the Worldwide Renegades Orange featuring Mfon Udofia, Richard Howell and Ari Stewart.
A pairing of two of the top big men in the nation go at it at 3 p.m. on Tuesday when John Henson of the Franchize All-Stars and Renardo Sidney of the L.A. Dream Team tip off against each other.
Rounding out the Cup schedule on Tuesday is a match-up of Belmont Shore and Triple Threat. Belmont Shore will have Georgetown commitment Hollis Thompson and guard Darius Morris while Triple Threat will lean on the scoring punch of future Indiana guard Maurice Creek. David Wear and Travis Wear may also be with Belmont Shore.
Here is a list of the many nationally top-ranked players to look for in this year’s talented field at Reebok …
NATIONALLY RANKED PLAYERS HIGHLIGHT REEBOK FIELD
Class of 2009
1. John Wall – D-One Sports
4. Renardo Sidney – L.A. Dream Team
5. John Henson – Franchize All-Stars
8. Kenny Boynton – Team Breakdown
14. Abdul Gaddy – Northwest Panthers
16. Avery Bradley – Northwest Panthers
17. Ryan Kelly – D-One Sports
30. Mfon Udofia – Worldwide Orange
37. Lorenzo Brown – Worldwide Black
44. Nolan Dennis – Dallas Mustangs
47. Michael Snaer – Inland Reebok
50. Hollis Thompson – Belmont Shore
54. Garrick Sherman – Columbus Basketball Club
59. Richard Howell – Worldwide Orange
61. Ari Stewart – Worldwide Orange
62. David Wear – Belmont Shore*
63. Travis Wear – Belmont Shore*
64. Terrell Vinson – WPC Elite
70. Darius Morris – Belmont Shore
81. Joseph Bertrand – Illinois Wolves
83. Shawn Kemp – Worldwide Black
86. Diamond Taylor – Illinois Wolves
88. Kevin Parrom – New York Panthers
92. Nick Russell – Dallas Mustangs
93. Dane Miller – Upstate Basketball Club
112. Kawhi Leonard – L.A. Dream Team
122. Ray Turner – Franchize All-Stars
136. Omari Lawrence – New York Panthers
140. Clarence Trent – Arkansas Hawks
144. Maurice Creek – Triple Threat
145. Fred Gulley – Arkansas Hawks
148. Isaiah Philmore – Delaware Sharpshooters
* tentative
Class of 2010
8. Brandon Knight – Team Breakdown
21. Evan Anderson – Wisconsin Playground Warriors
36. C.J. Leslie – Worldwide Black
58. Damian Terry – Colorado Choas 16U
71. J.T. Terrell – D-One Sports
82. Kyrie Irving – NJ Roadrunners
By Anthony Ray
July 21, 2008
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July 23rd, 2008 at 4:08 am
Look out for the New york Panthers!Their deep and have players besides the ones listed above!Two players you should llok out for that just joined the team is Jeremy and Joseph Senat from Shiloh High School,Snellville GA!
July 25th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Kenny Boyntons doing his thing down here also as well as a suprise from Raymond Penn.But the best all together team would have to go to the Panthers.The most talented team would have to go to Worldwide i think.
July 25th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
I like watching Team Breakdown the most though!
August 9th, 2008 at 12:30 am
Abdul Gaddy and Avery Bradley are going to be great college players.