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Denton Great American Shootout Preview
Several talented teams are slated to be at the 2003 Denton Great American Shootout. Here's a wrap-up of some of the top teams and players slated to be in Denton this coming weekend. Here's the NCAA Division Teams and Players to Watch. The NBA Division is below.
NCAA Division
Team NCI Hoopstars- Led by 2004 G/F 6-4 Dante McDaniels of Hitchcock, 2005 G 5-10 Quentin Limpkins of Sharpstown, and 2005 F 6-6 Josh Bell of Hitchcock.
Amarillo Bulls- Paced by 2005 PG 6-3 Austin Johnson of Amarillo Palo Duro
Houston Superstars B&W- Young team paced by 2006 WF 6-5 Dale Van Wright of Houston Bellaire, and 2005 F 6-7 C.J. Webster of Ft. Bend Marshall
Houston Select 2- Paced by frontline from Houston Westbury Christian...All Class of 2005... WF 6-7 Sean Coleman, BF 6-8 Obi Ikeakor, and BF/C 6-8 Peter Stein
Round Rock Dream Team- Led by 2004 6-3 Wing Guard Cedric McKelvey of Round Rock HS, a 16 ppg scorer as a junior, a big time shooter and scorer.
Dallas Mustangs 15's- All 2006 team paced by Seagoville Wings, 6-2 Donald Sloan and 6-3 Derrick Roland. Duncanville PG 6-1 Marcus Brister runs the show and Dallas Spruce F 6-4 Mike Frazier holds down the paint.
TUAC Warriors- All 2005 team paced by BF 6-6 Lendric Washington of Spring. Outside shooting comes from 6-1 Nick Chestnut and 6-1 Nick Smith.
DFW Magic- all 2006 team led by 6-6 BF Anthony Harris of Ft. Worth OD Wyatt.
Ft. Worth Firm- 2005 team led by 6-4 G/F Jaray Matthews of Ft. Worth Western Hills.
Houston No Limit- 2006 team led by 6-3 F Stephen Tyree of Houston Strake Jesuit.
Texas Ambassadors- 2006 team paced by 6-6 San Antonio Jay WF Shawn Rouse and 5-11 Pflugerville PG Bryan Beasley. Forwards 6-4 Terrell Reese of Pflugerville and 6-4 Leslie Jackson of Bryan make this a very athletic team.
TA Eagles- 2005 squad paced by 6-3 Richardson Lake Highlands G/F Josh Carter and 6-3 Allen F Luke Barr.
Garland Wildcats- Paced by 2004 Mesquite BF 6-8 Brian Sublet.
Dallas Texas Warriors White- all 2006 team led by 5-10 Dallas Seagoville point guard Charlton Gulley.
Midlothian HS- Will have 2004 6-6 BF Will Hensley.
Plano East HS- Will have 2005 6-5 WF Dallas Hunter.
NBA Preview/Players to Watch
Predictions
Many Texas teams have a legit shot to win this. Leading the Texas charge will be the Houston Superstars 3 Stripes who have been hot lately. The Houston Westside All Stars and Houston Select if healthy both have the talent to take it all. The Dallas Mustangs Blue, an all 16 year old team will have as much talent as anyone, but of course they are a young. The Austin Dawgs Red have won two shootouts, but with a short rotation ( 6 players) and all the games, depth will be a factor. Our two overall favorites are the Louisiana Sports Academy Cubs and the Arkansas Wings #1. The Tulsa Jr. Hurricanes check in right behind with an impressive resume this summer. Keep an eye on the Louisiana Stars Select and Kansas City Pump n Run, both of whom have a talented roster. Here's our players and teams to watch.
Out of state teams
Louisiana Sports Academy Cubs- Led by class of 2004 6-8 330 pound BF Glen "Big Baby" Davis the Cubs won the Adidas Texas Classic and made the championship round at Kingwood. 2005 WF Tasmin Mitchell is a top 5 talent in the class of 2005. Legit title contender.
Arkansas Wings- The team they brought to the Plano shootout was without their two best players. Top talent 6-11 Arkansas commit Steven Hill. Hill who is compared to Raef LaFrentz and Nick Collison is a solid talent inside. This team is big and athletic, took Team Texas (with Horton and Aldridge) to the wire at Kingwood.
Tulsa Jr. Hurricanes- Won the Dallas Mustangs Invitational, and finished in the top 4 at the Bob Gibbons TOC. Led by 2004 G Prentis Elliott and 2004 G's Eric Payne and Nolan Richardson IV.
Arkansas Hawks- Led by 6-6 2004 WF Marcus Monk a high major talent, the Hawks are a legit threat to win it all.
Kansas City Pump n Run- Led by the youngest Rush brother, 6-6 Brandon Rush.
Miami City Ballers- 2006 team...Finished 8th at 15 & under nationals. Led by 2006 WG Edwin Rios of Miami Christian.
Coast to Coast- Led by 2004 PG Lemire Goldwire
-Texas Squads-
Houston Superstars 3 Stripes- Talented club has played great lately winning a tourney in Chicago and winning the consolation in an Adidas tourney in Portland. Led by 2004 WF 6-7 Marshall Brown of Austin LBJ, 2004 WG 6-4 Neimann Owens of Channelview, 2004 BF/C 6-9 Delbert Simpson of Tyler John Tyler, 2004 PG 6-1 Mario Kersee of Aldine, 2005 WF 6-7 Gerald Green of Houston Gulf Shores, and 2004 PG 6-0 Jovan Adams of Gulfshores.
Dallas Mustangs Blue- All 16 & Under club. Absolutely loaded with talent. Paced by 2005's 5-11 PG Byron Eaton of Dallas Lincoln, G 6-0 Booker Woodfox of Lewisville, G 6-2 Aaron Jackson of Richardson Berkner, G 6-1 Austin Jackson of Denton Ryan, F 6-8 Gary Flowers of Dallas Roosevelt, G/F 6-6 Ryan Boyd of Dallas Seagoville, and BF/C 6-9 Sean Williams (c/o 2004) of Mansfield.
Houston Select 1- Paced by three top ten Texas talents in 2004. BF/C 6-8 Joseph Jones of Normangee, WG 6-4 Chamberlain Oguchi of Ft. Bend Bush and G 6-4 Derrick Roberts of Aldine Nimitz. Factor in top 25 powerful 6-5 BF Larry Posey of Houston Milby and top 10 2005 WF 6-7 C.J. Clark of Cy Springs and Select has a chance against anyone when healthy.
Houston Westside All-Stars- Led by 2004 WF Dion Dowell of Texas City (committed to Texas) a high flying athletic wing man. Solid guard play from two Colorado State commits, WG Sean Morris and PG Charlie Jones III, as well as BF/C Connor Atchley of Clear Lake ( Texas commit). The last time Westside had all of their players together, they made a deep run to the semi-finals of the Bob Gibbons TOC.
Austin Dawgs Red- Very good shooting club from three point land. Led by 2004 PG Matt Braeuer of Belton and 2005 WG A.J. Abrams of Round Rock McNeil. Inside support comes from 6-4 F Chuck Foster of Austin LBJ and 6-7 BF Robbie Cowgill of Round Rock Westwood.
Texas Top Prospects 17's- Solid club led by 2004 G Kenneth "Red" White ( Texas A&M commit). Inside strength from Lewisville Hebron players 6-7 F Scott Weaver and 6-9 BF/C David Farmer. 2005 F 6-7 Justin Wilkerson (Texas Tech commit) is a solid outside shooter.
Texas Top Prospects 2003- Paced by 2004 Dallas Lincoln G/F 6-4 Roderick Rodgers and Arlington Martin PG 6-3 Jon Killen. Also they have one of the best 2005 wings F 6-6 Roderick Fleming of DeSoto.
Ft. Worth MLK Mash- Dunbar High School team led by 2004 F 6-6 Jeremis Smith and 6-2 G's Dominique Williams and Jeff Muriel.
Dallas Mustangs White- all 2005's. Led by WG 6-5 Terrel Harris of Richardson Lake Highlands and 6-6 BF Derrick Moore of Dallas Lincoln.
ATX Boys 16's- all 2005...Led by 6-1 Guard Curtis "C.J." Jerrells of Del Valle and 6-4 WF Malcolm Johnson of Austin Anderson.
Team NCI Hoopstars Elite- Led by 6-6 2004 F Ryan Bright of Deer Park , 5-11 PG Kevin Quinney and 6-4 WF John Williams both of Houston Milby, and 6-2 2005 guard Drew Washington of Clear Brook.
San Antonio RoHawks- Led by 6-8 2004 F Patrick Britton of San Antonio Southwest and 6-7 BF Jason Grohman of New Braunfels Canyon. Watch out for 2004 6-1 G Wendell Mulkey of San Antonio East Central, if he's healthy he's impossible to keep out of the paint.
San Antonio Bulls- Powered by 6-9 2004 BF Trent Plaisted of San Antonio Clark.
Southeast Texas All Stars- Led by 6-0 2004 Guard Keithan Hancock of Kountze.
Houston Superstars Elite- Led by 2005 PG 5-11 Carl Sims of Waco and 6-8 BF Harold Stewart of Crowley.
Houston Prep All Stars- Led by 2005 Houston Madison teammates 6-0 guard Ryan McCoy and 6-6 BF Quentin Pettit
Houston Gold- Led by 2004's BF 6-6 Chester Moore of Rosenburg Terry, 6-4 G/F Kevin Amend of Tomball . 6-8 BF Brandon Nichols of Klein Collins is injured and not expected to play
Houston Jr. Hardballers- Led by 6-3 2004 WG Jarryd Knight of Cypress Community Christian
D-Nice Basketball- Led by 2005 WG 6-6 Calvin Miles of Dallas Skyline.
Team Fort Worth- 2004 WG Casey Forge is injured. Powered by 2004's BF Will Hensley of Midlothian, F Montrel McDonald of Ft. Worth OD Wyatt and Thomas Cook of FW South Hills.