Coast 2 Coast Recruiting Coverage (This Weekend)

With the start of AAU season its looks like we will have somebody every weekend covering an event and bringing new content to the site. This weekend is our first week on the road for what is the most exciting time of the year for us.

We have Brenden Padilla (@Bpadilla3) down in Houston for the All American Championship event that will feature some of the top talent in the country in both the 2011 and 2012 class.

As for me (@NealNieves) I will be at So Cal Elite 40 event down in Huntington Beach (CA) this event is going to have recruits from 2015-2012 and is headlined by some elite talent.

Check out the teams and roster below for both events.

All American Rosters.

NORTH TEAM – Head Coach: Lou Adams; Assistants: Craig Brownson, Cortez Hale

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/School College

1 D’Vauntes Smith‐Rivera G 6‐3 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./North Central Uncommitted

5 Chasson Randle G 6‐2 Sr. Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island Stanford

8 Kevin Ferrell G 5‐11 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Park Tudor School Indiana

11 B.J. Young G 6‐3 Sr. Florissant, Mo./McCluer North Arkansas

12 Sam Thompson F 6‐7 Sr. Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Ohio State

13 Tracy Abrams G 6‐1 Sr. Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel Illinois

22 Ryan Boatright G 5‐11 Sr. Aurora, Ill./Aurora East Connecticut

23 Hanner Mosquera‐Perea F 6‐9 Jr. LaPorte, Ind./La Lumiere School Indiana

24 Mycheal Henry F 6‐5 Sr. Chicago, Ill./Orr Illinois

40 Gary Harris G 6‐4 Jr. Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern Uncommitted

 

SOUTH TEAM – Head Coach: Isaac Pitts; Assistant: Wayne Jones

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/School College

00 Ky Madden G 6‐4 Sr. Lepanto, Ark./East Poinsett County Arkansas

1 Rodney Hood F 6‐7 Sr. Meridian, Miss./Meridian Mississippi State

11 Josiah Turner G 6‐3 Sr. Sacramento, Calif./Quality Education Academy (N.C.) Arizona

15 Sir’Dominic Pointer F 6‐7 Sr. Fraser, Mich./Quality Education Academy (N.C.) St. John’s

20 Levi Randolph G 6‐5 Sr. Madison, Ala./Bob Jones Alabama

23 Dai‐Jon Parker G 6‐3 Sr. Alpharetta, Ga./Milton Vanderbilt

24 Robert Carter F 6‐8 Jr. Thomasville, Ga./Thomasville Uncommitted

25 Julian Royal F 6‐8 Sr. Milton, Ga./Milton Georgia Tech

32 Tony Parker C 6‐9 Jr. Lithonia, Ga./Miller Grove Uncommitted

33 Tyler Adams C 6‐9 Sr. Brandon, Miss./Brandon Georgetown

 

EAST TEAM – Head Coach: Jason Smith; Assistant: Ronnie Courtney

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/School College

1 LaQuinton Ross F 6‐8 Sr. Burlington, N.J./Life Center Academy Ohio State

2 Myles Mack G 5‐10 Sr. Paterson, N.J./St. Anthony Rutgers

3 Tyrone Johnson G 6‐2 Sr. Plainfield, N.J./Montrose Christian Academy (Md.) Villanova

4 Maurice Harkless F 6‐6 Sr. Jamaica, N.Y./South Kent School (Conn.) St. John’s

5 Jabarie Hinds G 6‐0 Sr. Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon West Virginia

10 Naadir Tharpe G 6‐0 Sr. Worcester, Mass./Brewster Academy (N.H.) Kansas

11 Desmond Hubert C 6‐9 Sr. Cream Ridge, N.J./New Egypt Uncommitted

14 JaKarr Sampson F 6‐8 Sr. Akron, Ohio/Brewster Academy (N.H.) St. John’s

15 Michael Gbinije F 6‐6 Sr. Chester, Va.,/Benedictine School Duke

32 Dajuan Coleman F/C 6‐10 Jr. DeWitt, N.Y./Jamesville‐DeWitt Uncommitted

33 Alex Murphy F 6‐8 Jr. Wakefield, R.I./St. Mark’s School (Mass.) Duke

 

WEST TEAM – Head Coach Greg Wise; Assistant: Royce Huseman

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/School College

0 Julien Lewis G 6‐3 Sr. Texas City, Texas/La Marque Texas

1 Rasheed Sulaimon G 6‐3 Jr. Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit College Prep Duke

4 Norman Powell G 6‐4 Sr. Spring Valley, Calif./Lincoln UCLA

5 L.J. Rose G 6‐3 Jr. Houston, Texas/Second Baptist School Uncommitted

15 Shabazz Muhammad G/F 6‐5 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman Uncommitted

21 D’Angelo Harrison G 6‐3 Sr. Missouri City, Texas/Dulles St. John’s

30 Perry Ellis F 6‐8 Jr. Wichita, Kan./Wichita Heights Uncommitted

34 Ryan Anderson F 6‐8 Sr. Lakewood, Calif./Long Beach Polytechnic Boston College

44 Shaquille Cleare C 6‐9 Jr. Houston, Texas/The Village School Uncommitted

55 Cameron Ridley C 6‐11 Jr. Richmond, Texas/Bush Texas

 

Elite 40 Rosters.

Huntington Beach, CA- 2011 Southern California “ELITE 40” Spring Basketball Showcase will take place this Sunday April 3^rd, 2011 at Ocean View High School in Huntington Beach, CA. 160 players representing the following States of California, Arizona, Oklahoma, Nevada, Oregon & North Carolina will kick-off the AAU Season.

6 of the Top Players in the Class of 2012 will be participating in “ELITE 40” headlined by Grant Jerrett 6’9 LV Lutheran HS (La Verne, CA) ARIZONA COMMIT,  Nino Jackson 6’2 Ardmore HS (Ardmore, OK),  Gabe York 6’3 Orange Lutheran HS (Orange, CA),  Katin Reinhardt 6’4 Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, CA),  Anthony January 6’8 Home School (Los Angeles, CA) & Matt Shrigley 6’6 La Costa Canyon HS (Carlsbad, CA). Class of 2013 is represented by Eric Cooper Jr 6’4 LV Lutheran HS (La Verne, CA) ARIZONA COMMIT, Jahmel Taylor 5’11 Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, CA), Jaron Hopkins 6’4 Basha HS (Chandler, AZ), Shaquille Morris 6’9 Santa Fe HS (Edmond, OK) & Xavier Rathan 6’4 Christian Faith Center Academy (Creedmore, NC). Class of 2014 has Stanley Johnson 6’5 Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, CA), Isaac Allen 6’10 Mesa HS (Mesa, AZ), Justin Bibbins 5’8 Bishop Montgomery HS (Torrance, CA) & Austin Lee 5’10 Brentwood HS (Brentwood, CA). Class of 2015 is represented by Tyler Dorsey 6’3 Ribet Academy (Los Angeles, CA). There are countless All-State, All-Region, All-Area & All-League players playing, as well as Class of 2011 Players still Unsigned Joey Soto 6’1 Rio Mesa HS (Oxnard, CA), David Nwaba 6’6 University HS (Los Angeles, CA), Marcus Bradley 6’6 Corona Del Mar HS (Corona Del Mar, CA, Joshua Wilson 6’2 Westchester HS (Los Angeles, CA) & Antonio Worthy 6’10 Montebello HS (Montebello, CA).

 

 

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