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Nike Extravaganza IV Preview--(Jan. 11, 1998)

The Nike Extravaganza IV will be held Saturday, February 6, 1999 at Cal State Fullerton. Following on the heels of the Nike Dream Classic and the adidas Double Pump Hoop Challenge, the two top premier events this coming Martin Luther King Weekend, and the SoCal Basketball Classic (formerly the Poly-Artesia Classic) the following weekend, it seems that there will be no shortage of unbelievable exhibition games this year.

The schedule for the Nike Extravaganza, hosted by Mater Dei High School, is:

Morning Session:
10:00 a.m. Tustin vs. Upland
11:30 a.m. Santa Margarita vs. Servite
1:00 p.m.   Long Beach Poly vs. Villa Park
2:30 p.m.   Crenshaw vs. Ocean View

Evening Session:
4:30 p.m. Artesia vs. Capistrano Valley
6:00 p.m. Glendora vs. Troy
7:30 p.m. Bishop O'Dowd vs. Mater Dei
9:00 p.m. Oak Hill vs. Dominguez

This event will feature some of the top players in SoCal and many of the West Coast's top college prospects, both signed and unsigned, including Steve Hamilton, Desmond Penigar, Matt Santos (Upland); Spencer Gloger (Santa Margarita); Wesley Stokes (Long Beach Poly);   Alex Will (Villa Park); Armand Thomas, E.J. Harris, Tommie Johnson (Crenshaw); Spencer Gloger (Ocean View); Jason Kapono, Apolinar Fernandez, Jack Martinez (Artesia); Nate Hair, J.J. Sola, Mike Stowell (Capo Valley), Tony Champion (Bishop O'Dowd), Derrick Mansell, Steve Scoggin, Mike Strawberry (Mater Dei), and of course the exciting rematch of Oak Hill and Compton Dominguez. 

Last year the Oak Hill v. Dominguez game went down to the wire and it will be an exciting game again this year. Oak Hill features some of the most exciting players in high school basketball, and they are currently ranked No. 1 in the USA Today "Super 25" national poll (at least that's Dave Kreider's view, and who are we to argue with him). Oak Hill features three legitimate D-I and potential NBA prospects in Steve Blake (6'-2" Sr. PG) who will play at Maryland next year, Ron Slay (6'-7" Sr. PF) who will atttend Tennessee next season, and Travis Watson (6'-7" Sr. PF) who will attend Virginia.  Oak Hill also has one of the best supporting casts in Cliff Hawkins (6'-1" Jr. PG/SG) one of the best one-on-one defenders anywhere, Terry Reynolds (5'-9" Sr. SG) a great perimeter shooter, Abdou Diame (6'-8" Jr. C) the slender but highly skilled center from Senegal, and the "Human Highlight Reel" John Humphrey (6'-1" Sr. SG), who has the highest vertical of any player we've ever seen.  We won't go through the lineup for Dominguez, because by now everyone has their roster committed to memory, but for those who've been living in a cave for the last six months, here's the link to the Dominguez team  preview.

In short, this event will feature at least 4 of the top 25 teams in the country according to USA Today (including the No. 1 team) and at least three others who would be included as among the Best in the West.

We don't know the details of ticket prices or early availability, but we expect to have those details shortly. In the meantime, plan on keeping February 6 open.  See you there.

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