Baltimore, Md. – Corrigan Sports Enterprises (CSE) and Sports America, Inc. announced the rosters for the 36th Capital Classic today. Presented by Bart & Associates the annual high school men’s basketball All-Star game, set for Thursday, April 9, 2009 at American University, pits the nation’s top prospects versus the D.C. area’s elite seniors.
Headlining the U.S. All-Stars is Milton Jennings, a 6-9 forward from Summerville, SC who was recently named to the prestigious McDonald’s All-America team and signed with Clemson University. Averaging 22 points and 9 rebounds Jennings has led Pinewood Prep to four consecutive championships.
Joining Jennings is a heralded group which has primarily committed to play in the ACC or Big East next year, including Jordan Williams, a 6-10 center from Torrington, CT, who is headed to Maryland in the fall. Williams has been a force in the post, scoring 50 or more points on three occasions, including a 52-point outing in a game where he shattered the backboard.
The Capital All-Stars will be led by Montrose Christian’s Mouphtaou Yarou, a 6-10 center who will attend Villanova University and Ian Hummer, the WCAC Player of the Year from Gonzaga, who will suit up for the Princeton Tigers next season. Among the 12-man roster are ten of the region’s premier players who have committed to some of the biggest programs in Division I.
WCAC Coach of the Year Gonzaga Coach Steve Turner will head the Capital All-Stars, while his counterpart for the U.S. team is Kevin Keatts from Hargrave Military Academy. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. and the game will be proceeded by a 6 pm contest featuring District All-Stars versus Suburban All-Stars. The festivities will be kicked off with the fan favorite dunk and three point contests at Gonzaga High School on Wednesday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m.
From its prominent beginning in 1974, the Capital Classic has introduced fans to the next generation of superstars. The greats, including Moses Malone, Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson and Dominique Wilkins have all participated in the Capital Classic, as well as the new age All-Stars of Lebron James, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony.
Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at (202) 397-SEAT or Corrigan Sports Enterprises at (410) 605-9381. More information is available online at www.TheCapitalClassic.com or contact CSE.
U.S. All-Stars
Coach: Kevin Keatts, Hargrave Military Academy
PLAYER POS HT HIGH SCHOOL CITY, STATE COLLEGE
Lamont Jones PG 6-0 Oak Hill Academy Mouth of Wilson, VA Virginia Tech
CJ Harris G 6-2 Mount Tabor HS Winston Salem, NC Wake Forest
John Jenkins SG 6-5 Station Camp, HS Hendersonville, TN Vanderbilt
Joey Brooks SG 6-5 Stroke Jesuit College Prep Houston, TX Notre Dame
Dalton Pepper G/F 6-5 Pennsbury HS Levittown, PA West Virginia
Lamar Patterson SF 6-5 St. Benedict’s Prep Lancaster, PA Pittsburgh
Paris Bennett SF 6-6 St. Patrick HS Linden, NJ George Mason
Jamal Coombs-McDaniel SF 6-7 Tilton HS Tilton, CT Connecticut
Milton Jennings F 6-8 Pinewood Prep Summerville, SC Clemson
Cadarian Raines PF 6-9 Petersburg HS Petersburg, VA Virginia Tech
DeShawn Painter F/C 6-9 Hargrave Military Academy Norfolk, VA Florida
Jordan Williams C 6-10 Torrington HS Torrington, CT Maryland
Capital All Stars
Coach: Steve Turner, Gonzaga
PLAYER POS HT HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE
Erick Green PG 6-4 Paul VI Virginia Tech
Derrick Washington PG 6-1 Coolidge Undecided
Derrick Thomas G 6-4 St. Johns Drexel
Rashad Whack G 6-3 McNamara George Mason
Javorn Farrell SG 6-5 Riverdale Baptist Massachusetts
Christian Webster SG 6-5 Landon Harvard
Tristan Spurlock G/F 6-8 Word of Life Virginia
Ian Hummer F 6-7 Gonzaga Princeton
Isaiah Armwood F 6-8 Montrose Villanova
Jamal Olasewere PF 6-6 Springbrook Undecided
Talib Zanna F/C 6-9 McNamara Pittsburgh
Mouphtaou Yarou C 6-10 Montrose Villanova
Suburban All Stars
Coach: Julian King- TC Williams HS
PLAYER POS HT SCHOOL
Stephen Griffin PG 6-1 Paint Branch
Ed Jenkins G 5-10 TC Williams
Dominic Morra G 6-0 Lake Braddock
Bruce Massey G 6-2 Seneca Valley
Percy Woods G 5-10 Crossland
David Golladay SG 6-2 Wise
Chase Hicks SF 6-4 Churchill
Lasan Kromah SF 6-5 Roosevelt
Stephen Stepka SF 6-6 Woodson
Frank Holloway F 6-6 Lee
Raphiael Putney F 6-9 Woodbridge
Keith Mitchell F/C 6-6 Hylton
Chris Kearney F/C 6-7 Westfield
District All-Stars
Coach: Vaughn Jones – Coolidge HS
PLAYER POS HT SCHOOL
Anthony Myers PG 6-0 McKinley
PJ Miller PG 6-3 Potomac School
Given Kalipinde G 6-3 Episcopal
Marcus Rouse G 6-1 Dematha
Recardo Gaddy G 6-2 Good Counsel
Robert Olson G 6-4 Georgetown Prep
Rafriel Guthrie SG 6-2 Cardozo
Dartanion Lesane G/F 6-4 Dunbar
Lawrence Smith SF 6-5 McNamara
Bryan Wilson SF 6-4 Riverdale Baptist
Brian Freedman F/C 6-7 Potomac School
Andre Mattison F/C 6-6 Coolidge
Raven Barber C 6-8 Paul VI
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