2008 Boost Mobile Elite 24 Rosters Announced
The annual event is held in the prestigious Rucker Park in New York City on August 22. The event is host to 24 of the nations most talented basketball players. 2010 Center Josh Smith and 09' point guard John Wall will both play in the event. The event also is host to New York's native son Lance Stephenson. One time Oho State verbal and UK target Trae Golden will also participate in the event. The rest of the roster are as follows.
Name, High School, Pos., Class
- Abdul Gaddy, Tacoma, PG 2009
Brandon Knight, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., PG, 2010
Derrick Favors, Atlanta, Ga., PF, 2009
Dexter Strickland, Elizabeth, N.J., PG, 2009
Dominic Cheek, Jersey City, N.J., SG, 2009
Doron Lamb, Mouth of Wilson, Va., PG, 2010
Durand Scott, New York, N.Y., SG, 2009
Erik Murphy, Southborough, Mass., PF, 2009
Jared Sullinger, Columbus, Ohio, PF, 2010
Jereme Richmond, Waukegan, Ill., SF, 2010
Jeremy Tyler, San Diego, Calif., PF, 2010
John Wall, Raleigh, N.C., PG, 2009
Jordan Hamilton, Compton, Calif., SF, 2009
Josh Smith, Covington, C, 2010
Karron Johnson, Durham, N.C., PF, 2009
Kenny Boynton Jr., Plantation, Fla., SG, 2009
Lance Stephenson, Brooklyn, N.Y., SG, 2009
LaQuinton Ross, Raleigh, N.C., SG, 2011
Maalik Wayns, Philadelphia, Pa., PG, 2009
Michael Gilchrist, Elizabeth, N.J., SF, 2011
Ryan Kelly, Raleigh, N.C., PF, 2009
Tony Wroten Jr., Seattle, SG, 2011
Trae Golden, Powder Springs, Ga., PG, 2010
Tristan Thompson, Newark, N.J., SF, 2010
Adidas Super 64 in a nutshell
The 15 and under division was won by Playaz Basketball Club White as they beat M33M CIA Bounce 75-63. The MVP was awarded to Myles Mack .
The 16 and under division was won by the DC Assault. The Assault defeated New Heights NYC 72-55. Tyler Thornton of the Assault was awarded the MVP.
The 17 and under gold division was won by Net Gain Sports. They defeated the Student Athletes Broncos 76-56. The MVP was awarded to Cole Stephan.
The 17 and under division was won by Grassroots Canada Elite. The Elite defeated Pump N Run Elite 79-55. Texas commit Tristan Thompson was awarded the MVP.
Numbers of interest from the tourney
- Derrick Favors had 18 points, his Atlanta Celtics defeated The Ohio Basketball Club 84-75
- Derrick Favors had 24 points as his Celtics defeated Playaz Basketball Club Gold 63-52.
- Derrick Favors had 28 points in a Celtics win over Texas D-1 Ambassadors 99-80.
- Jon Hood had 20 in a 96-66 win for the Nashville Celtics over Oakland Rebels 17S .
- Jon Hood had 24 points as his Nashville Celtics defeated Houston Select Black 80-65.
- Jon Hood had 15 points in an 83-42 win over Arizona Premier Blue.
- Rakeem Buckles had 21 in a 98-76 win for his Florida Rams team over the AZ Warriors.
- Trae Golden had 21 points in a 66-64 win as the Atlanta Celtics beat the Playaz Basketball Club.
Wildcat Hoops Targets: Summer Camp Updates
As the Summer Camp's go into full swing we have a couple of updates that were passed along to us.
1.Shawn Kemp has said that the three schools that he is currently interested in are Washington, UK and Georgia
I do know this the rumors of Golden's de-commitment have been around for some time and coincidently or not that's about the same time that Matta started to go after Anthony Johnson from Chicago very hard.What happened first is anyone's guess.
Both players are basically combo guards who may be more suited to play the 2 and it wouldn't make any sense to me for OSU to go after both,so either Matta was pro-active and started to go after Johnson or maybe Golden's recent drop in the rankings had Matta re-thinking the situation that maybe Johnson was a better fit and Golden caught wind of it an decided to open things up.
It very well may have been a mutual decision on both fronts and that is purely speculation on my part,but it would make sense OSU leads for Johnson at this point.
Trae Golden is Still on the Market
One time Kentucky target and one of the top players in the 10' class withdrew his verbal committment from Ohio State. The 6'1 Golden mentioned Florida State, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech and Georgia according to Evan Daniels of scout.com.
#3- Trae Golden
Position: PG/SG
School: Mceachern High
Hometown: Powder Springs, GA
Height: 6′1
Weight: 185
Golden has played organized ball since the age of 4. Golden averaged over 15 points per game as a freshman and almost 24 as a sophomore.Golden is a tough, gritty guard that will fit nicely into the Buckeyes system at eith guard spot. Golden is extremely quick, deceptively fast and can create shots for himself and his teammates with ease. Golden is a born leader and his father an OSU grad is really involved in his sons life. Golden had Kentucky and Louisville on his list before verbally committing to Ohio St. late last summer.
Schools:
Ohio State - Verbal