Once again the Boost Mobile Elite 24 will be played in beautiful Venice Beach, CA, and once again Kansas basketball recruits will be all over the rosters of both teams. The first 12 names have been released and the second 12 will be released soon.
From www.espn.com
Shabazz Muhammad, DaJuan Coleman, Mitch McGary all participating; ESPNU to televise game live Aug. 27 and slam dunk competition live Aug.26
ESPN RISE has selected the first 12 players for the sixth annual 2011 Boost Mobile Elite 24 event. This event features 24 of the nation’s top high school basketball players competing in Los Angeles on August 26-27 at Venice Beach.
The 2011 Boost Mobile Elite 24 (Saturday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. ET) and the Under Armour Slam Dunk Contest (Friday, Aug. 26, at 6 p.m.) will both air live on ESPNU.
The Boost Mobile Elite 24 is the nation’s leading elite high school boys’ basketball event for underclassmen. Players are chosen based on their performance at AAU tournaments and national championships and are scouted by high school basketball experts from ESPN RISE, ESPN College Basketball Recruiting and other top talent evaluators.
Small forward and 2010 event alum Shabazz Muhammad leads the first 12 selected, ranked third on the ESPNU 100. Muhammad is joined by first-time participants Mitch McGary, No.4 on the ESPNU 100 and Julius Randle, class of 2013 No.1 on the ESPNU Super 60. Other returning players include three-time participant DaJuan Coleman, No.5 on the ESPNU 100 and 2010 event alum Perry Ellis, No. 9 on the ESPNU 100.
Boost Mobile Elite 24 – 2011 First Roster Reveal:
| Name | High School | Position | Rank | College |
| Anthony Bennett | Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) | PF | No. 46 ESPNU 100 | Undecided |
| Cameron Ridley | Bush (Fort Bend, Texas) | C | No. 11 ESPNU 100 | Texas |
| DaJuan Coleman | Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt, N.Y.) | C | No. 5 ESPNU 100 | Undecided |
| Grant Jerrett | La Verne Lutheran (La Verne, Calif.) | PF | No. 15 ESPNU 100 | Arizona |
| Julius Randle | Grace Prep (Arlington, Texas) | PF | No. 1 ESPNU Super 60 | Undecided |
| Kyle Anderson | St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J) | PG | No. 10 ESPNU 100 | Undecided |
| Marcus Paige | Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa) | PG | No. 27 ESPNU 100 | North Carolina |
| Mitch McGary | Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) | PF | No. 4 ESPNU 100 | Undecided |
| Perry Ellis | Wichita Heights (Wichita, Kan.) | PF | No. 19 ESPNU 100 | Undecided |
| Rodney Purvis | Upper Room Christian Academy (Raleigh, N.C.) | SG | No. 7 ESPNU 100 | Undecided |
| Shabazz Muhammad | Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) | SF | No. 3 ESPNU 100 | Undecided |
| Tony Parker | Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.) | PF | No. 25 ESPNU 100 | Undecided |
Three players have already committed to colleges: Cameron Ridley to Texas, Marcus Paige to North Carolina and Grant Jerrett to Arizona.
Past participants have gone on to become No.1 NBA Draft picks including most recently, the 2011 Cleveland Cavaliers pick Kyrie Irving, 2009 event alum, and 2010 Washington Wizards pick John Wall, from 2008. Other top ten 2011 draftees who are alums of the Elite 24 include 2008 and 2009 alum Tristan Thomas (Cleveland Cavaliers), 2008 alum Brandon Knight (Detroit Pistons) and 2007 alum Kemba Walker (Charlotte Bobcats).
Boost Mobile returns as the sponsor for the 2011 event, and has been since the launch of the Elite 24 in 2006. Boost Mobile is joined by Under Armour, the title sponsor of the dunk contest and the official apparel sponsor, providing state-of-the-art uniforms and performance training gear; Wilson, the official ball sponsor; and Gatorade the official hydration sponsor.
About Boost Mobile Elite 24
Launched in 2006 by RISE Magazine, the Boost Mobile Elite 24 is the only basketball event in the country to feature the top 24 high school male basketball players regardless of class year or shoe affiliation. Launched and played in New York’s famed Rucker Park its first four years, the event moved to Los Angles’ Venice Beach in 2010. In the event’s first year in Venice, the Raymond Lewis Squad defeated the Marques Johnson Squad, 131-128, with the game coming down to the final possession. Teams, in the tradition of the event, are named after local playground legends. Lewis is considered one of the best talents never to play in the NBA, while Johnson participated in Los Angeles’ playground basketball scene during its formative years and went on to become a five-time NBA all-star. Boost Mobile Elite 24 touts alumni include NBA players Derek Rose, Kevin Love, Brandon Jennings, Tyreke Evans, John Wall and Kyrie Irving. The game has featured guest coaches that include current and former NBA stars Chauncey Billups, Kenny Anderson, Ben Gordon, Jason Kidd and Baron Davis. The inaugural game was the subject of the documentary “Gunnin’ for that #1 Spot”, which debuted at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, and was produced by Beastie Boy Adam Yauch and his production company Oscilloscope.
About ESPN RISE
ESPN RISE represents ESPN’s commitment to engage and elevate high school student-athletes by providing them with recognition, resources, information and inspiration to improve their skills and achieve their goals. ESPN RISE assets include ESPN RISE Guy and Girl magazines, with special issues for football, basketball, track and recruiting; ESPNRISE.com; mobile and social media products (Facebook.com/ESPNRISE and Twitter @ESPNRISE); and more than 160 high school events including Elite 11, Elite 24, ESPN RISE Games, ESPN RISE National High School Invitational, Area Code Baseball, ESPN RISE Girls Showcase, and ESPN RISE Nike Football Combines/Nike Football Training Camps. ESPN RISE is uniquely positioned to provide high school student-athletes and the company’s core fans with compelling high school sports content across multiple ESPN platforms. To follow ESPN RISE Girls on Facebook, please visit www.Facebook.com/espnrisegirl.
About Boost Mobile
Boost Mobile, one of Sprint’s prepaid brands, offers wireless phones and services with no long-term contracts. Boost Mobile redefines value for wireless consumers with its ‘Monthly Unlimited’ service, offering unlimited nationwide talk, text, Web, e-mail, IM and 411 for $50 per month, and with its ‘BlackBerry Monthly Unlimited’ service, offering unlimited nationwide talk, text, Web, e-mail, IM and 411 for $60 per month. Boost Mobile offers nationwide service on the Nationwide Sprint Network, reaching more than 276 million people, and on the Nextel National Network, reaching more than 277 million people, with no activation or long distance fees. Boost Mobile offers a selection of quality handsets from Motorola, Sanyo, Research In Motion (RIM) and Samsung, ranging from entry-level to high-end devices. Boost Mobile phones are available nationwide at nearly 20,000 major retail stores, including Best Buy, RadioShack, Target and Wal-Mart, Sprint retail stores, independent wireless dealer locations, and on HSN, a leading TV home shopping network; and Re-Boost® is available at approximately 100,000 locations throughout the United States. Experience Boost Mobile on the Web at MySpace, Facebook and Twitter; and purchase products at www.boostmobile.com.
About Under Armour, Inc.
Under Armour® (NYSE: UA) is a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. The brand’s moisture-wicking synthetic fabrications are engineered in many different designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate. The Company’s products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe. The Under Armour global headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland, with European headquarters in Amsterdam’s Olympic Stadium, and additional offices in Denver, Hong Kong, Toronto, and Guangzhou, China. For further information, please visit the Company’s website at www.underarmour.com.
