ESPN RISE Announces Complete 2009 Boost Mobile Elite 24 Roster
Words. Aron Phillips
ESPN RISE today revealed the complete roster for the fourth annual Boost Mobile Elite 24, one of the nation’s premier elite high school boys basketball events for underclassmen. Featuring 24 of the top high schoolers from across the nation, the players are selected based on their performance at AAU tournaments and national summer camps this summer.
Of the 24 players, eight of them have already committed to colleges: Austin Rivers to Florida, Dion Waiters to Syracuse, Jared Sullinger to Ohio State, Kendall Marshall to North Carolina, Myck Kabongo to Texas, Terrence Ross to Maryland, Tristan Thompson to Texas and Will Barton to Memphis.
The Complete Roster:
Austin Rivers - Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.) PG 6-4 190 2011
CJ Leslie - Word of God (Raleigh, N.C.) PF 6-8 205 2010
Cory Joseph - Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) PG 6-3 180 2010
DaJuan Coleman - Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt, N.Y.) PF 6-8 280 2012
Dion Waiters - Life Center (Burlington, N.J.) SG 6-3 200 2010
Doron Lamb - Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) SG 6-4 185 2010
Harrison Barnes - Ames (Ames, Iowa) SG 6-8 210 2010
Jared Sullinger - Northland (Columbus, Ohio) PF 6-9 235 2010
Joe Jackson - White Station (Memphis, Tenn.) PG 5-11 165 2010
Josh Selby - Lake Clifton (Baltimore, Md.) PG 6-3 185 2010
Josh Smith - Kentwood (Covington, Wash.) C 6-9 280 2010
Kendall Marshall - Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.) PG 6-4 180 2010
Kyrie Irving - St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) PG 6-2 175 2010
Myck Kabongo - St. Benedict’s (Newark, N.J.) PG 6-2 160 2011
Perry Ellis - Wichita Heights (Wichita, Kan.) PF 6-7 205 2012
Phil Pressey - Episcopal School (Dallas, Texas) PG 5-11 160 2010
Rakeem Christmas - Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, Pa.) PF 6-9 220 2011
Roscoe Smith - Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) SF 6-7 185 2010
Terrence Jones - Jefferson (Portland, Ore.) SF 6-8 220 2010
Terrence Ross - Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) SF 6-6 180 2010
Tobias Harris - Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills, N.Y.) PF 6-8 210 2010
Tony Wroten Jr. - Garfield (Seattle, Wash.) PG 6-5 200 2011
Tristan Thompson - Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) PF 6-9 230 2010
Will Barton - Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) SG 6-6 160 2010
The game will take place Friday, August 21 at New York City’s Rucker Park at 7:00 PM and will be televised on Saturday, August 22 at 7:00 PM on ESPNU.
[...] Posted in Kentucky Basketball | August 5th, 2009 Per highschoolhoop.com, ESPN RISE today revealed the complete roster for the fourth annual Boost Mobile Elite 24, one of the nation’s premier elite high school boys basketball events for underclassmen. See complete roster. [...]
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