2012 PF Perry Ellis (Wichita, KS/Heights) will participate in the inaugural All American Championship in Houston, TX on April 3rd. The Championship will feature some of the top high school basketball players in the country that have placed on four separate teams. East, South, North and West – which is the team that Ellis has been named to.
Other Kansas targets named to the All American Championship are 2012 PG LJ Rose, 2012 PF Tony Parker and 2012 SG Shabazz Muhammad.
“Our goal for the All-American Championship is to provide avid fans of college basketball the chance to see the next generation of All-Americans and we have realized that goal,” says Gazelle Group president Rick Giles. “These forty players have already made their marks on high school basketball and will, without doubt, make their marks on the college game. I am proud that we have been able to assemble such a talented group of young men and look forward to a great day of basketball.”
Representing the North squad are Tracy Abrams (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel H.S.); Ryan Boatright (Aurora, Ill./Aurora East H.S.); Kevin Ferrell (Indianapolis, Ind./Park Tudor School); Gary Harris (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern H.S.); Mycheal Henry (Chicago, Ill./Orr H.S.); Hanner Mosquera-Perea (LaPorte, Ind./La Lumiere School); Chasson Randle (Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island H.S.); D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central H.S.); Sam Thompson (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young H.S.); and B.J. Young (Florissant, Mo./McCluer North H.S.).
Members of the South team are Tyler Adams (Brandon, Miss./Brandon H.S.); Robert Carter (Thomasville, Ga./Thomasville H.S.); Rodney Hood (Meridian, Miss./Meridian H.S.); Ky Madden (Lepanto, Ark./East Poinsett County H.S.); Dai-Jon Parker (Alpharetta, Ga./Milton H.S.); Tony Parker (Lithonia, Ga./Miller Grove H.S.); Sir’Dominic Pointer (Fraser, Mich./Quality Education Academy (N.C.)); Levi Randolph (Madison, Ala./Bob Jones H.S.); Julian Royal (Milton, Ga./Milton H.S.); and Josiah Turner (Sacramento, Calif./Quality Education Academy (N.C.)).
The East team consists of Dajuan Coleman (DeWitt, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt H.S.); Michael Gbinije (Chester, Va./Benedictine School); Maurice Harkless (Jamaica, N.Y./South Kent School (Conn.)); Jabarie Hinds (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon H.S.); Desmond Hubert (Cream Ridge, N.J./New Egypt H.S.); Tyrone Johnson (Plainfield, N.J./Montrose Christian Academy (Md.)); Myles Mack (Paterson, N.J./St. Anthony H.S.); Alex Murphy (Wakefield, R.I./St. Mark’s School (Mass.)); LaQuinton Ross (Burlington, N.J./Life Center Academy); and Jakarr Sampson (Akron, Ohio/Brewster Academy (N.H.).
The West squad includes Ryan Anderson (Lakewood, Calif./Long Beach Polytechnic H.S.); Shaquille Cleare (Houston, Texas/The Village School); Perry Ellis (Wichita, Kan./Wichita Heights H.S.); D’Angelo Harrison (Missouri City, Texas/Dulles H.S.); Julien Lewis (Texas City, Texas/La Marque H.S.); Shabazz Muhammad (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman H.S.); Norman Powell (Spring Valley, Calif./Lincoln H.S.); Cameron Ridley (Richmond, Texas/Bush H.S.); L.J. Rose (Houston, Texas/Second Baptist School); and Rasheed Sulaimon (Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit College Prep).
In all, 26 seniors and 14 juniors will participate in the All-American Championship.
A panel of the nation’s most respected media covering high school basketball serves as the selection committee for the All-American Championship: Paul Biancardi (ESPN.com); Eric Bossi (Rivals.com); Frank Burlison (Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram); Evan Daniels (Scout.com); Clark Francis (Hoop Scoop); Joel Francisco (ESPN.com); Rob Harrington (Prep Stars); Jason Hickman (Max Preps); Jim Hicks (RCS Sports, Houston); Tom Konchalski (High School Basketball Illustrated); and Chris Lawlor (New York Daily News).
The All-American Championship will be held on Sunday, April 3, at the 6,400-seat M.O. Campbell Center in Houston. The first game of the doubleheader will match the North vs. the South, followed by East vs. the West. Game times and coaching staffs will be announced shortly.
Tickets to the inaugural All-American Championship can be purchased at www.AllAmericanChampionship.com
