2008 Jordan Brand Classic Boost Mobile Celebrity Jamfest

WHAT: 2008 BOOST MOBILE JORDAN BRAND CLASSIC CELEBRITY JAMFEST

The 2008 Jordan Brand All-American Team will participate in the second annual slam dunk contest, skills competition and three-point shootout at Long Island University-Brooklyn. This two-hour program will showcase the talents on the game’s future stars and includes celebrity stars from the world of music and entertainment.                               

The 2008 Jordan Brand All-American Team includes Al-Farouq Aminu (Norcross, GA/Wake Forest), William Buford (Toledo, OH/Ohio State), Ed Davis (Richmond, VA/UNC), Demar DeRozan (Compton, CA/Southern Cal), Michael Dunigan (Chicago, IL/Oregon), Devin Ebanks (Oakdale, CT/Indiana), Tyreke Evans (Aston, PA/Undecided), Drew Gordon (San Jose, CA/UCLA), JaMychal Green (Montgomery, AL/Alabama), Jrue Holiday (N. Hollywood, CA/UCLA), Scotty Hopson (Hopkinsville, KY/Undecided), Brandon Jennings (Mouth of Wilson, VA/Arizona), Malcolm Lee (Riverside, CA/UCLA), Greg Monroe (Harvey, LA/Georgetown), B.J. Mullens (Canal Winchester, OH/Ohio State), Delvon Roe (Lakewood, OH/Michigan State), Samardo Samuels (Newark, NJ/Louisville), Iman Shumpert (Oak Park, IL/Georgia Tech), Kemba Walker (New York, NY/Connecticut), Willie Warren (North Crowley, TX/Oklahoma), Wesley Witherspoon (Lilburn, GA/Undecided) and Tony Woods (Rome, GA/Wake Forest).

WHEN:               Thursday, April 17 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

                        (Ticket information will be added soon)

 

WHO:                2008 Jordan Brand All-American Team

                        Various Celebrities

 

WHERE:             Long Island University-Brooklyn

                        Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center

                        1 University Plaza

                        Brooklyn, NY 11201

2008 Jordan Brand All-American Game Rosters

The 2008 Jordan Brand All-American game will take place on Saturday evening at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The game will air live on ESPN 2 at 9 P.M. This is always one of the better all-star games each I mean you can’t beat going to watch the top incoming freshmen class play in MSG in New York City. It also doesn’t hurt that the event is put on by Michael Jordan’s shoe & clothing company.

Some of the now NBA superstars who have played in this game include LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Amare Stoudemire, Chris Paul, Rudy Gay, Kevin Durant and many other talented NBA and NCAA players have taken part in this event.

This years teams are loaded with many talented players who know how to bring some flash to the game. This should be a very fun and interesting game to watch. Some of these players include Brandon Jennings, Tyreke Evans, DeMar DeRozan, Kemba Walker and Jrue Holiday with many other outstanding players joining them.

This is a list of the rosters for the National All-American game.

(White Jerseys)

21    Al-Farouq Aminu       F     6-8    205   Norcross H.S. (Norcross, GA)                                Wake Forest

14    Ed Davis                    PF    6-8    215   Benedictine H.S. (Richmond, VA)                       North Carolina

33    Michael Dunigan        PF    6-9    253   Farragut Career Academy (Chicago, IL)                        Oregon

 3     Devin Ebanks            SF    6-8    185   St. Thomas More School (Oakdale, CT)                     Undecided

 1     Tyreke Evans            SG   6-5    204   American Christian School (Aston, PA)                         Memphis

10    Delvon Roe               SF    6-8    220   St. Edward H.S. (Lakewood, OH)                          Michigan State

24    Samardo Samuels     PF    6-8    240   St. Benedict Prep (Newark, NJ)                                     Louisville

31    Iman Shumpert        PG    6-4    180   Oak Park & River Forest H.S. (Oak Park, IL)                Georgia Tech

15    Kemba Walker           PG    6-1    172   Rice H.S. (New York, NY)                                            Connecticut

32    Willie Warren             PG    6-4    197   North Crowley High School (North Crowley, TX)           Oklahoma

55    Tony Woods              PF    6-11  230   Rome High School (Rome, GA)                                    Wake Forest

Head Coach: Russell Otis, Dominguez High School (Compton, CA)

Assistant Coach: Oliver Antigua, St. Raymond High School (Bronx, NY)

Assistant Coach: Eric Flannery, St. Edward High School (Lakewood, OH)

(Blue Jerseys)

44    William Buford           W     6-4    180   Libbey High School (Toledo, OH)                                  Ohio State

 5     Demar DeRozan        W     6-6    207   Compton H.S. (Compton, CA)                                     Southern Cal

34    Drew Gordon             PF    6-9    235   Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose, CA)               UCLA

33    JaMychal Green         PF    6-8    225   St. Jude High School (Montgomery, AL)                       Alabama

21    Jrue Holiday              G     6-3    180   Campbell Hall High School (N. Hollywood, CA)              UCLA

30    Scotty Hopson          W     6-5    180   University Heights Academy (Hopkinsville, KY)            Undecided

 3     Brandon Jennings     PG    6-2    170   Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA)                       Arizona

 4     Malcolm Lee              PG    6-4    165   North High School (Riverside, CA)                                UCLA

10    Greg Monroe             PF    6-10  226   Helen Cox High School (Harvey, LA)                             Georgetown

32    B.J. Mullens               C      7-0    255   Canal Winchester High School (Canal Winchester, OH) Ohio State

11    Wesley Witherspoon WF   6-7    185   Berkmar High School (Lilburn, GA)                               Undecided

Head Coach: Ed Azzam, Westchester High School (Los Angeles, CA)

Assistant Coach: Eddie Martin, Norcross High School (Norcross, GA)

Assistant Coach: Steve Turner, Gonzaga High School (Washington, DC)

2008 EA Sports All-American First & Second Team

2008 EA Sports All-American Teams

First Team All-Americans

Brandon Jennings (Oak Hill, Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 6-1, Sr., Guard (Player of the Year)

 

Al-Farouq Aminu (Norcross, Ga.) 6-8, Sr., Forward

Luke Babbitt (Galena, Reno, Nev.) 6-8, Sr., Forward

William Buford (Libbey, Toledo, Ohio) 6-5, Sr., Guard 

Ed Davis (Benedictine, Richmond, Va.) 6-8, Sr., Forward  

Demar DeRozan (Compton, Calif.) 6-6, Sr., Forward

Tyreke Evans (American Christian, Aston, Pa.) 6-5, Sr., Guard  

Derrick Favors (South Atlanta, Ga.) 6-9, Jr., Center 

Draymond Green (Saginaw, Mich.) 6-7, Sr., Forward 

JaMychal Green (St. Jude, Montgomery, Ala.) 6-9, Sr., Forward

Jrue Holiday (Campbell Hall, N. Hollywood, Calif.) 6-3, Sr., Guard   

Greg Monroe (Helen Cox, Harvey, La.) 6-10, Sr., Forward  

B.J. Mullens (Canal Winchester, Ohio) 7-1, Sr., Center  

Mike Rosario (St. Anthony’s, Jersey City, N.J.) 6-2, Sr., Guard 

Samardo Samuels (St. Benedict’s, Newark, N.J.) 6-9, Sr., Forward

Lance Stephenson (Lincoln, Brooklyn, N.Y.) 6-5, Jr., Guard

Kemba Walker (Rice, New York, N.Y.) 6-0, Sr., Guard

Willie Warren (North Crowley, Fort Worth, Texas) 6-3, Sr., Guard   

Elliot Williams (St. George’s, Collierville, Tenn.) 6-4, Sr., Guard  

Tyler Zeller (Washington, Ind.) 7-0, Sr., Center

2008 Jordan Brand Classic International & Regional Game Rosters

The 2008 Jordan Brand All-American game will take place on Saturday evening at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The game will air live on ESPN 2 at 9 P.M. before the national game there will be a International game followed by a Regional game. Each year this all-star game brings in some of the top talent around the country since not many players out there are going to say no to a event put on by Michael Jordan.

Tyreke Evans Heading To Memphis

Tyreke Evans the top unsigned player in the class of 2008 made his decision today on national t.v. and he is headed to Memphis. In his senior season at American Christian (PA) he averaged 32.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. He picked Memphis over Villanova, Texas and Connecticut.

 

Tyreke Evans Announcement Today 3 P.M. @ American Christian

Tyreke Evans has narrowed his choices down to Memphis, Villanova and Texas. He will have a press conference today at 3 p.m. his decision will be aired on ESPNU & ESPN News. There have been reports out of Philadelphia that Tyreke is 90% sure of going to Memphis.