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Basketball Classic Roster 1994-2004

2004 Derby Festival Basketball Classic

Player Ht/Position Hometown College
Chris Lofton 6'1" PG Maysville, KY Undecided
Charles White 6'0" PG Jackson, MS Mississippi State
Ramel Bradley 6'3" PG Brooklyn, NY Kentucky
Adam Williams 6'5" 2G St. Albains, WV Kentucky
Josh Shipp 6'5" 2G/WF Los Angeles, CA UCLA
Charles Thomas 6'7" WF Jackson, MS Arkansas
Al Horford 6'8" PP/C Lansing, MI Florida
Chester Giles 6'10" C Seattle, WA Miami
Mohamed Tangara 6'9"PF Mali, West Africa Arizona
A.J. Ratliff 6'1" PG Indianapolis, IN Indiana
Kyle Lowry 5'11" Philadelphia, PA Villanova
Lorenzo Wade 6'6" WF Henderson, NV Louisville
Robert Vaden 6'5" 2G Indianapolis, IN Indiana
James Hardy 6"7" WF Ft. Wayne, IN Indiana
Kalen Grimes 6'8" PF/C Florissant, MO Missouri
Dayshawn Wright 6'6" WF Syracuse, NY Syracuse
Brian Johnson 6'9" PF Glenarden, MS Louisville
Terrance Farley 6'10" Louisville, KY Louisville
Sundiata Gaines 6'1" PG Queens, NY Georgia

2003 Derby Festival Basketball Classic


Player Ht/Position Hometown College
Marcus Williams 6'2" P.G. Los Angeles, CA Connecticut
Taurean Minor 5'11" P.G. Houston, TX LSU
Gary Forbes 6' 6" 2 G. Brooklyn, NY Virginia
Rodrick Stewart 6'5" P.G./2 G Seattle, WA Southern Cal
Bobby Perry 6'7" W.F. Durham, NC Kentucky
Sammy Mejia 6'6" W.F. Bronx, NY DePaul
Lodrick Stewart 6'5" 2 G/W.F. Seattle, WA Southern Cal
Sheray Thomas 6'8" P.F. Montreal, Canada Kentucky
Akini Adkins 6'10" P.F./C Tallahassee, FL Alabama
Major Wingate 6'10" C. Sewanee, GA Tennessee
Shagari Alleyne 7'2" C. Bronx, NY Kentucky
Brandon Jenkins 6'4" P.G. Detroit, MI Louisville
Michael Nardi 6'2" P.G. Elizabeth, NJ Villanova
Michael Bush 6'3" 2 G. Louisville, KY Louisville
Dameon Mason 6'5" 2 G. North Aurora, IL Marquette
Reyshawn Terry 6'8" W.F. Winston-Salem, NC North Carolina
Patrick Ewing, Jr. 6'8" W.F. Atlanta, GA Indiana
Mohamed Abukar 6'9" W.F./P.F. San Diego, CA Undecided
Chris Richard 6'8" P.F. Lakeland, FL Florida
Brandon Wallace 6'9" P.F. Jackson, SC South Carolina
Grant Billmeier 6'10" C. Elizabeth, NJ Seton Hall
Martin Iti 6'11" C. Sydney, Australia NC-Charlotte

2002 Derby Festival Basketball Classic


Player Ht/Wt
Position
Hometown College Stats Awards
Yusuf Baker 6'8"-210 lbs
P.F.
Orlando, FL South Florida 14 Points
10 Rebounds
1 Assist
Evans HS MVPDistrict 6-A Player of the Year
Taquan Dean 6'3"-180 lbs
W.G.
Neptune, NJ Louisville 20 Points
5 Rebounds
4 Assists
All-State, All-Conference
Ike Diogu 6'9"-240 lbs
C
Garland, TX Arizona State 23 Points
12 Rebounds
1.6 Assists
1st Team All-Area,Texas 10-5A MVP
Francisco Garcia 6'7"-185 lbs
W.F.
New York, NY Louisville 19 Points
8 Rebounds
5 Assists
New England Prep Schools #1 Ranking, 2001 Team MVP
Eric Hicks 6'7"-230 lbs
W.F./P.F.
Greensboro, NC Cincinnati 30.7 Points
12.3 Rebounds
National Hoop Classic MVP, Conference Player of the Year, Baltimore All-Star Game
Steve Novak 6'9"-215 lbs
W.F./P.F.
Brown Deer, WI Marquette 22.4 Points
11.1Rebounds
5.6 Rebounds
Two-time ABCD camp All-Star, Three-time conference player of the year
Daryl Pegram 6'8"-190 lbs
P.F.
San Bernardino, CA Indiana 14 Points
8 Rebounds
2 Assists
2001 Adidas Big Time All Tournament Team; 2001 Adidas Best of Summer All Tournament - Team Captain
Marshall Strickland 6'2"- 188 lbs
P.G.
Mt. Airy, MD Indiana 34 Points
5 Rebounds
8 Assists
MVP NBRA Players Game
Almany Thiero 6'8"-245 lbs
P.F.
Durham, NC Memphis 18.6 Points
12 Rebounds
1 Assist
All-Team Tournament, 2002 Team Leading Scorer
Deron Williams 6'4"-205 lbs
P.G.
The Colony, TX Illinois 17 Points
6.1 Rebounds
8 Assists
McDonald's All-American Final 100, 1st Team All-State
Anthony Winchester 6'3"-200 lbs
W.G.
Austin, IN Western KY 35 Points
13.9 Rebounds
5.6 Assists
McDonald's All-American Nominee, 1st Team 2001-02 Hoosier B-ball Magazine
Kelenna Azubuike 6'6"-205 lbs
W.G.
Tulsa, OK Undecided 39.1 Points
13.3 Rebounds
5.5 Assists
2002 BigTimeHoops National Athlete of the Year, 2001Oklahoma Player of the Year, Tulsa World 2002 Player of the Year
Mario Boggan 6'7"-280 lbs
P.F.
Chatham, VA Florida 23 Points
10 Rebounds
3 Assists
McDonald's All-American Nominee; 2001 Oak Hill National Championship Team
Bernard Cote' 6'9"-228 lbs
P.F.
Montreal, Canada Kentucky 16 Points
9.8 Rebounds
2.1 Asissts
2001 All-Canadian,2001 1st Team All-Star
ChuckDavis 6'8"-230 lbs
P.F.
Selma, AL Alabama 25 Poiints
15 Rebounds
6 Assists
Mr. Basketball Runner Up, All-Tournament Team S.E. Rerion
Dan Grunfeld 6'5"- 200 lbs
W.G.
Glendale, WI Stanford 23.9 Points
7.1 Rebounds
1.6 Assists
WBCA & AP 1st Team All-State, North Shore Conference Player of the Year
Alexander Johnson 6'11"-232 lbs
C/P.F.
Albany, GA Georgia 27 Points
16 Rebounds
5 Assists
Player of the Year
Jonathan Modica 6'5"-195 lbs
W.F.
Smackover, AR Arkansas 33.1 Points
12.3 Rebounds
2.3 Assists
All-State, All-Area, #1 Player Ranking in state of Arkansas
Brandon Stockton 5'9"-168 lbs
P.G.
Glasgow, KY Kentucky 26 Points
5.5 Rebounds
4.8 Assists
2001 1st Team All-State, 2001 All-A State Tournament MVP
C.J. Watson 6'1"-170 lbs
P.G.
Las Vegas, NV Tennessee 26 Points
7 Rebounds
5 Assists
Sunset Region MVP, 2002 State Championship Game MVP, Player of the Year
Shelden Williams 6'9"-225 lbs
C/P.F.
Midwest City, OK Duke 19 Points
12 Rebounds
4 Assists
2001 Oklahoma Mr. Basketball, 2001-2002 Gatorade Player of the Year
Antoine Wright 6'6"-195 lbs
W.F.
San Bernardino, CA Texas A&M 26 Points
10 Rebounds
3 Assists
Player of the YearParade All-American

2001 Nike Derby Festival Basketball Classic Purple Team


Player Ht/Wt
Position
Hometown College Stats Awards
Erik Daniels
#14
6'7"
Forward
Princeton H.S.
Cincinnati, OH
Kentucky 20 ppg
9.8 reb.
First Team All-State; S.W. Ohio Player of the Year; Cincinnati Player of the Year
Cliff Hawkins
#3
6'1" - 190 lbs.
P.G.
(Dumfries, VA) Oakhill Academy Mouth of Wilson, VA Kentucky 10 ppg
12.5 assists
Virginia Player of the Year; Oakhill Season Record - 400 Assists
Rolando Howell
#55
6'10" - 235 lbs.
P.F./Center
Lower Richland H.S.
Hopkins, SC
South Carolina 18 ppg
13.6 reb.
3.5 blocks
Nike Hoop Summit; McDonald's A.A.;1st Team South Carolina All State - 2 years
Scott Hundley
#34
6'5" - 200 lbs.
2 G/W.F.
Scott County H.S.
Georgetown, KY
Vanderbilt 22.9 ppg
11.9 reb.
4.8 assists
Gatorade Player of Year - KY; First Team All-State 2 years; Mr. Basketball in Kentucky
Ellis Myles
#5
6'7" - 230 lbs.
P.F.
Centennial H.S.
Compton, CA
Louisville 24 ppg
16 reb.
All State - California; All-CIF
Simeon Naydenov
#15
6'7 - 208 lbs.
W.F.
(Sofia, Bulgaria) Berkshire School
Homestead, FL
Louisville 14 ppg
5 reb.
Bulgarian Junior National Team; Nike Euro Camp Top Twenty; King of the Bluegrass All Tournament
Zach Randolph #50 6'8" - 250 lbs.
P.F.
Marion H.S.
Marion, IN
Michigan State 23 ppg
16 reb.
3 blocks
3 assists
Nike Hoop Summit; McDonald's A.A.; 1st Team Indiana All State - 2 years
Luke Ridnour
#13
6'2" - 170 lbs.
P.G.
Blaine H.S.
Blaine, WA
Oregon 20 ppg
8 steals
McDonald's A.A.; Seattle-Times Washington Player of the Year; 3 time MVP - State Tournament
Michael Southall
#44
6'9" - 238 lbs.
Center
West Salem H.S.
West Salem, WI
Kentucky 22 ppg
14 reb.
7 blocks
3 assists
1st Team All State; Conference - MVP; 1998 - 3rd Team All-State
Marcus Taylor
#32
6'3" - 192 lbs.
2 G/P.G.
Waverly H.S.
Lansing, MI
Michigan State 26 ppg
8 reb.
7 assists
Nike Hoop Summit; McDonald's A.A.; All Time Michigan Free Throw Record; All-State Michigan - 2 years
Luke Whitehead
#24
6'6" - 215 lbs.
W.F.
(San Francisco, CA) Oakhill AcademyMouth of Wilson, VA Louisville 16.1 ppg
8.6 reb.
All State - Virginia; 2 times MVP - Christmas Tournaments
Arthur Barclay
#55
6'8" - 225 lbs.
P.F.
Camden, NJ
Camden High School
Memphis University 23 ppg.
17 reb.
New Jersey Senior Player of the Year; First Team All State
Brody Boyd
#11
5'11" - 155 lbs.
P.G.
Union High School
Dugger, IN
Iowa 32.2 ppg
5 assists
4.5 steals
1999 2nd Team All State; 1st Team All State 2000
Omar Cook
#10
6'0" - 182 lbs.
P.G.
Christ the King H.S.
New York, NY
St. John's 20 ppg
9 assists
Nike Hoop Summit; McDonald's A.A.; 1st Team All City
T.J. Cummings
#35
6'8" - 205 lbs.
P.F.
Homewood - Flossmoor H.S. Homewood, IL UCLA 21 ppg
10 reb.
U.S.A. Gold Medal Junior Team; Illinois All State; Conference Player of the Year
Jared Jeffries
#1
6'10" - 275 lbs.
Center/Forward
Bloomington North H.S. Bloomington, IN Indiana 24 ppg
10 reb.
Nike Hoop Summit; McDonalds A.A.; 1st Team All State - 2 years; National Gatorade Player of the Year
Scooter McFadgon
#2
6'5" - 190 lbs.
2 G
Raleigh - Egypt H.S.
Memphis, TN
Memphis University 21 ppg
6 reb.
1st Team All State; Finalist - Mr. Tennessee Basketball
Darius Miles
#21
6'9" - 195 lbs.
P.F./W.F.
Lincoln High School
East St. Louis, IL
St. John's 26 ppg
17 reb.
9 blk.
Nike Hoop Summitt; McDonald's A.A.; 1st Team All State - 2 years
A.J. Moye
#32
6'4" - 215 lbs.
2 G
Westlake High School
Atlanta, GA
Indiana 31 ppg
14 reb.
Georgia Player of the Year; 1st Team All State - 2 years
Andre Owens
#20
6'3" - 185 lbs.
2 G/P.G.
Perry Meridian High School Indianapolis, IN Indiana 24 ppg
10 reb.
5.5 assists
1st Team All State; Conference Player of the Year
Michael Sweetney
#50
6'7" - 212 lbs.
W.F.
Oxon Hill High School
Oxon Hill, MD
Georgetown 21 ppg
10 reb.
1st Team All Metro - D.C.; 1st Team All State - Maryland - 2 years
Glen Worley
#4
6'8" - 205 lbs.
W.F.
Iowa City West High School Iowa City, IA Iowa 21 ppg
10 reb.
World Youth Games; 1st Team All State - Iowa - 2 years; Mr. Basketball - Iowa

1999 GTE Wireless Derby Festival Basketball Classic


Player Height Position Hometown College
*Marvin Stone 6'10" C Huntsville, AL Kentucky
Marcus Haislip 6'9" P.F. Lewisburg, TN (Kentucky, Louisville)
Ron Slay 6'8" P.F. Nashville, TN Tennessee
Travis Watson 6'8" P.F. Brookneal, VA Virginia
Joe Johnson 6'8" W.F. Little Rock, AR Arkansas
Derek Smith 6'6" W.F. Silver Grove, KY Kentucky
Rod Grizzard 6'7" 2 G. Birmingham, AL Alabama
Marshall Williams 6'5" 2 G. Milwaukee, WI (W. Va., R.I.)
Ezra Williams 6'5" 2 G. Marietta, GA Georgia
Kirk Hinrich 6'3" P.G. Sioux City, IA Kansas
Rick Jones 6'1" P.G. Georgetown, KY (Kentucky, Louisville, Clemson)
Marquis 6'9" P.F. Richmond, KY Kentucky
Samuel Dalembert 6'11" C Elizabeth, NJ Seton Hall
Robertas Javotkas 6'10" C Medina Ohio (Lithuania) Undecided/Louisville
Benjamin Eze 6'9"