As previously reported here, the annual Jordan Brand Classic will tip off with three games on Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Here are the rosters for the local game featuring City area stars, and for the national game with Rice's Durand Scott and St. Anthony's Dominic Cheek teaming up on the away squad coached by St. Bendict's Dan Hurley.
This year’s event tripleheader will begin with an International Game at 3:30 p.m. followed by the Regional Game at 5:30 p.m., and the All-American Game at 8:00 p.m.
The International Game will feature the top 15-16 year old players from around the world, including 10 European players (listed below), who were recently selected at a Jordan Brand training camp, in Vilnius, Lithuania held March 7-8.
Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game
Madison Square Garden • New York City
8:00 p.m • April 18, 2009
City Team
# Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. High School (School Location) College
| 55 | O.D. Anosike | PF | 6-8 | 210 | St. Peter’s High School (Staten Island, NY) | Siena
| | 42 | Dan Jennings | C | 6-9 | 240 | St. Thomas More School (Oakdale, CT) | West Virginia
| | 15 | Sean Johnson | SG | 6-2 | 175 | Christ the King High School (Middle Village, NY) | Undecided
| | 12 | Omari Lawrence | SF | 6-4 | 210 | South Kent School (South Kent, CT) | St. Johns
| | 35 | James Padgett | F/C | 6-8 | 217 | Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn, NY) | Maryland
| | 32 | Kevin Parrom | SF | 6-6 | 200 | South Kent School (South Kent, CT) | Xavier
| | 24 | Russell Smith | PG | 5-11 | 165 | Archbishop Molloy High School (Briarwood, NY) | Undecided
| | 1 | Keith Spellman | SG | 6-3 | 175 | Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn, NY) | Undecided
| | 34 | James Stukes | SF | 6-5 | 215 | Rice High School (New York, NY) | Undecided
| | 10 | Chaz Williams | PG | 5-9 | 155 | Bishop Ford Cen. Cath. High School (Brooklyn, NY) | Hofstra
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| Coaches: | Rudy King (Bishop Loughlin High School/Brooklyn, NY)
| | Lawrence Pollard (Thomas Jefferson High School/Brooklyn, NY)
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Suburban Team
# Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. High School (School Location) College
| 5 | Karon Abraham | PG | 5-10 | 155 | Eastside High School (Paterson, NJ) | Robert Morris
| | 3 | Tevin Baskin | SF | 6-7 | 200 | Trinity Catholic High School (Stamford, CT) | Undecided
| | 32 | Paris Bennett | F | 6-6 | 195 | St. Patrick High School (Newark, NJ) | George Mason
| | 20 | Lance Brown | W | 6-3 | 190 | Paterson Catholic High School (Paterson, NJ) | Fordham
| | 11 | Tamir Jackson | SG | 6-3 | 180 | St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, NJ) | Rice
| | 21 | Austin Johnson | PF | 6-8 | 235 | Blair Academy (Blairstown, NJ) | Rutgers
| | 31 | Dane Miller | F | 6-7 | 210 | Rush-Henrietta High School (Henrietta, NY) | Rutgers
| | 15 | Lamar Patterson | SF | 6-5 | 220 | St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, NJ) | Pittsburgh
| | 25 | Brandon Triche | PG | 6-4 | 210 | Jamesville-DeWitt High School (DeWitt, NY) | Syracuse
| | 10 | Sherrod Wright | W | 6-4 | 190 | Mount Vernon High School (Mount Vernon, NY) | Undecided
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| Coaches: | Damon Wright (Paterson Catholic High School/Paterson, NJ)
| | Geoffrey Billet (Christian Brothers Academy/Lincroft, NJ)
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Jordan Brand Classic National Game
Madison Square Garden • New York City
5:30 p.m • April 18, 2009
Black Jerseys (Away)
# Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. High School (School Location) College
| 1 | Kenny Boynton | G | 6-2 | 185 | American Heritage School (Plantation, FL) | Florida
| | 0 | Avery Bradley | G | 6-3 | 175 | Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV) | Texas
| | 12 | Dominic Cheek | W | 6-5 | 180 | St. Anthony High School (Jersey City, NJ) | Villanova
| | 15 | DeMarcus Cousins | F/C | 6-10 | 270 | LeFlore High School (Mobile, AL) | Memphis
| | 34 | Derrick Favors | F/C | 6-9 | 220 | South Atlanta High School (Atlanta, GA) | Georgia Tech
| | 3 | Abdul Gaddy | G | 6-3 | 175 | Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, WA) | Washington
| | 23 | Jordan Hamilton | W | 6-7 | 215 | Dominguez High School (Compton, CA) | Texas
| | 33 | John Henson | F/C | 6-10 | 210 | Sickles High School (Tampa, FL) | North Carolina
| | 10 | Lamont Jones | G | 6-0 | 190 | Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) | Undecided
| | 30 | Ryan Kelly | PF | 6-11 | 210 | Ravenscroft School (Raleigh, NC) | Duke
| | 35 | Alex Oriakhi | F/C | 6-9 | 235 | Tilton School (Tilton, NH) | Connecticut
| | 2 | Durand Scott | G | 6-4 | 180 | Rice High School (New York, NY) | Miami (FL)
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| Head Coach: | Dan Hurley (St. Benedict’s Prep/Newark, NJ) | | Assistant: | Carl Arrigale (Neumann-Goretti High School/Philadelphia, PA) | | Assistant: | Ken Novak (Hopkins High School/Minnetonka, MN)
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White Jerseys (Home)
# Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. High School (School Location) College
| 31 | Keith Gallon | F/C | 6-9 | 300 | Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) | Oklahoma
| | 13 | Xavier Henry | W | 6-6 | 225 | Putnam City High School (Oklahoma City, OK) | Memphis
| | 5 | Marcus Jordan | G | 6-3 | 180 | Whitney Young High School (Chicago, IL) | Undecided
| | 33 | Wally Judge | PF | 6-8 | 220 | Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, FL) | Kansas State
| | 4 | Tommy Mason-Griffin | G | 5-10 | 195 | James Madison High School (Houston, TX) | Oklahoma
| | 52 | Daniel Orton | C | 6-10 | 260 | Bishop McGuinness High School (Oklahoma City, OK) | Kentucky
| | 24 | Mason Plumlee | F/C | 6-11 | 210 | Christ School (Arden, NC) | Duke
| | 1 | Renardo Sidney | PF | 6-9 | 245 | Fairfax High School (Los Angeles, CA) | USC
| | 11 | John Wall | G | 6-3 | 188 | Word of God Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC) | Undecided
| | 30 | Royce White | W | 6-7 | 200 | Hopkins High School (Minnetonka, MN) | Minnesota
| | 20 | Jamil Wilson | W | 6-7 | 215 | Horlick High School (Racine, WI) | Oregon
| | 21 | Mouphtauo Yarou | F | 6-9 | 235 | Montrose Christian School (Rockville, MD) | Villanova
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| Head Coach: | Stu Vetter (Montrose Christian School/Rockville, MD)
| | Assistant: | Mark Blevins (Bearden High School/Knoxville, TN)
| | Assistant: | Ed Azzam (Westchester High School/Los Angeles, CA)
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On March 16th, EuropenProspects.com announced the 10 players, of 40 who tried out in Vilnius, Lithuania on March 7-8, who were selected for the international game. The complete roster is scheduled to be announced on Friday, April 10, 2009.
# Name Position Size Weight YOB Team Country
| 1 | Luka Rupnik | G | 182 | 71 | 1993 | Geoplin Slovan | Slovenia
| | 4 | Aleksandar Cvetkovic | PG | 183 | 66 | 1993 | Red Star | Serbia
| | 7 | Kerem Hotic | SF | 195 | 94 | 1993 | Fenerbahce Ulker | Turkey
| | 9 | Nenad Miljenovic | F | 195 | 73 | 1993 | FMP | Serbia
| | 14 | Tauras Jogela | G/F | 198 | 84 | 1993 | BS Sabonis | Lithuania
| | 27 | Martin Kriz | F | 197 | 90 | 1993 | BK Synthesia Pardubice | Czech Republic
| | 28 | Aleksandr Zhigulin | F | 202 | 90 | 1993 | TSM | Kazakhstan
| | 30 | Ignas Ramasauskas | F/C | 209 | 90 | 1993 | BS Saule | Lithuania
| | 31 | Andrey Loginov | C | 202 | 89 | 1993 | CSKA | Russia
| | 36 | Bakary Konate | C | 207 | 88 | 1993 | Gran Canaria | Spain
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Note: Height is in centimeters and weight is in kilograms.
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