John Wall and Lance Stephenson lead the rosters for the third annual Elite 24 Boost Mobile Classic, the premier high school basketball event.
Wall, Rivals.com's top-ranked high school basketball player, leads "Skip to My Lou" Blue Squad, along with two other No. 1 players in the nation as Tony Wroten, Jr. and LaQuinton Ross split the No. 1 ranking in the sophomore class of 2011 on several recruiting services.
Kenny Boynton and Derrick Favors, two top-ten seniors, also join Wall, Wroten and Ross on the "Skip to My Lou" Blue Squad, named after playground legend and Houston Rockets point guard Rafer Alston.
Stephenson, the much-hyped guard from Brooklyn's Lincoln High School, becomes the only player to play in the classic in every year of its existense. Stephenson leads "The Goat" White Squad with the nation's top junior Jeremy Tyler, Dexter Strickland, Mike Gilchrist and Abdul Gaddy.
Despite the summer tournaments sponsored by Nike, Reebok and adidas, the Elite 24 Boost Mobile Classic brings arguably the best 24 high school players in the nation each summer, regardless of their shoe affiliation.
The Elite 24 Boost Mobile Classic will be held on Friday, Aug. 22 at Harlem's famed Rucker Park. The game will broadcasted live on ESPNU at 8 p.m. and will be re-broadcasted Monday, August 25 at midnight on ESPN2.
Chauncey Billups and former NBA All-Star Kenny Anderson will coach in the game. Over the last two years, Michael Beasley, Kevin Love, Jerryd Bayless, Brandon Jennings, Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans played in the game.
For the full rosters for the 2008 Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic, please check below:
White Squad - The Goat
# Name Class HS (Hometown) Ht/Wt Pos
1 Lance Stephenson 2009 Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 6-5/200 SG
5 Brandon Knight 2010 Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 6-3/178 PG
8 Maalik Wayns 2009 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) 6-1/190 PG
9 Dexter Strickland 2009 St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) 6-2/180 PG
10 Abdul Gaddy 2009 Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, Wash.) 6-3/180 PG
21 Jeremy Tyler 2010 San Diego (San Diego, Calif.) 6-9/225 PF
23 Mike Gilchrist 2011 St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) 6-6/195 SF
24 Jereme Richmond 2010 Waukegan (Waukegan, Ill.) 6-7/190 SF
32 Jared Sullinger 2010 Northland (Columbus, Ohio) 6-8/240 PF
42 Durand Scott 2009 Rice (New York, NY) 6-4/180 G
43 Tristan Thompson 2010 St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) 6-9/215 SF
50 Erik Murphy 2009 St. Mark's (Southborough, Mass.) 6-10/225 PF
Blue Squad - Skip To My Lou
# Name Class HS Ht/Wt Pos
0 Trae Golden 2010 McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) 6-2/190 PG
1 Dominic Cheek 2009 St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) 6-5/170 SG
2 Tony Wroten Jr. 2011 Garfield (Seattle, Wash.) 6-5/180 SG
3 Kenny Boynton Jr. 2009 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) 6-3/190 SG
4 Derrick Favors 2009 South Atlanta (Atlanta, Ga.) 6-9/220 PF
9 Doron Lamb 2010 Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 6-4/175 PG
10 John Wall 2009 Word of God (Raleigh, N.C.) 6-2/188 PG
17 LaQuinton Ross 2011 Word of God (Raleigh, N.C.) 6-8/205 SG
21 Karron Johnson 2009 Mount Zion (Durham, N.C.) 6-7/210 PF
23 Jordan Hamilton 2009 Dominguez (Compton, Calif.) 6-7/220 SF
33 Ryan Kelly 2009 Ravenscroft (Raleigh, N.C.) 6-9/210 PF
50 Josh Smith 2010 Kentwood (Covingon, Wash.) 6-9/230 C
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