New York vs The Nation This Weekend
Big Apple Basketball is hosting the 5th Annual Big Apple Basketball Invitational, Saturday, January 19 and Monday, January 21 (MLK Day) at Baruch College in Manhattan.
The event will feature 20 of the top NY area high schools, along with premier high schools and prep schools from around the country.
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Marquee players include: Tyreke Evans - American Christian, uncommitted (nations #1 senior!); Queens product, Devin Ebanks (St. Thomas More - Indiana); Patrick Jackson (Boys and Girls - Rutgers); Terrence Jennings (Notre Dame Prep - Louisville); twins Marcus and Markieff Morris (Apex - Kansas); Trinity Fields (Cardozo - Iona); Allan Chaney (New London - Florida); Kris Joseph (Archbishop Carroll - Syracuse); former local stars, Melquan Bolding
(Louisville) and James Southerland (Syracuse) - both attending Notre Dame Prep; Yves Jules (Canarsie - Hofstra); Bilal Dixon (Queen of Peace - Providence); Lance Goulbourne (Hun - Vanderbilt); Jarrett Mann (Blair - Stanford); former Rice standout, junior Lamont Jones (American Christian - Louisville); Dalton Pepper (Pennsbury - nationally ranked junior); and the nation's #1 sophomore, 6'10 Jeremy Tyler (San Diego), who posted 25 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks versus Holy Cross last year as a 15 year old freshman!...along with MANY OTHER senior and underclassmen stars!
Saturday, January 19, 2008 @ Baruch College (corner of E. 24th St. & Lexington Ave.)
11;00am - St. Dominic (Long Island) vs. Poly Prep (Brooklyn)
12:45pm - Pennsbury (PA) vs. Wadleigh (Manhattan)
2:30pm - White Plains (NY) vs. Canarsie (Brooklyn)
4:15pm - Apex (NJ) vs. Hun (NJ)
6;00pm - San Diego (CA) vs. New London (CT)
7:45pm - Archbishop Carroll (DC) vs. Benjamin Cardozo (Queens)
Monday, January 21, 2008 @ Baruch College (corner of E. 24th St. & Lexington Ave.)
11:00am - Hills West (Long Island) vs. All Hallows (Bronx)
12:45pm - San Diego (CA) vs. Benjamin Cardozo (Queens)
2:30pm - Queen of Peace (NJ) vs. Boys and Girls (Brooklyn)
4:15pm - Notre Dame Prep (MA) vs. Blair (NJ)
6:00pm - American Christian (PA) vs. St. Thomas More (CT)
Big Apple Basketball Alumni
2004
Sundiata Gaines -Archbishop Molloy
Ronald Ramon - All Hallows
2006
Derrick Caracter - Notre Dame Prep
Jonny Flynn - Niagara Falls
2007
Michael Beasley - Notre Dame Prep
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