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Fullcourt Press Fall Showcase
This Friday At LBCC--(Sept. 14. 1999)

This Friday, the Fullcourt Press (which is Dinos Triginos' recruiting newsletter) will host the 1999 Fall Showcase, a series of 5 individual games which will showcase the top talent in each high school class, with an added bonus featuring the top JUCO talent in SoCal. This is an NCAA sanctioned event, which means that college coaches can attend during the recruiting period (which is now, from the 9th to the 26th of September), and many of them, including lots of local D-I coaches (UCLA coaches Lavin and Saia, USC's Bibby, Dominguez & Miller, Pepperdine's Van Breda Kolf & Gib Arnold, Northridge's Bobby Braswell, Andre Chevalier & Mike Johnson, UCSB's Bob Williams, and other will likely be there, especially given that some of the talented prospects playing in the senior and junior games are top targets for those same coaches & schools). The games will all be held at the Long Beach City College Gym, which is located just off of Lakewood Avenue & Carson Street in Long Beach.

Here's what's on the menu this Friday night:

4:00 p.m. "Top 24" HS Sophomore Game
5:30 p.m. "Top 24" HS Junior Game
7:00 p.m. "Top 48" HS Senior Game
8:30 p.m. "Top 24" HS Senior Game
10:00 p.m. "Top 24" JUCO Game

Among the players you'll see in the Sophomore game will be:

Jamal Walls (6'-4" So. PF/SF) Crenshaw
Evan Burns (6'-5" So. SF) Fairfax
Adam Zahn (6'-5" So. SF/SG) Redondo Union
Darius Sanders (6'-5" So. PF) Dominguez
Bobby Jones (6'-5" So. SF/SG) Dominguez
David Gale (6'-0" So. PG) Buckley
Keith Everage (6'-4" So. SF) Westchester
Mike Strawberry (6'-4" So. SF) Mater Dei
Patrick Haddon (6'-0" So. PG) Mater Dei;
Brandon Heath (6'-2" So. SG/SF) Westchester
Jon Stefanson (6'-3" So. SG) Lakewood Artesia
Franklin Matos (6'-3" So. PG/SG) Artesia
Jason McKinney (5'-9" So. PG) Westchester
DeAngelo Collins (6'-9" So. C/PF) Inglewood

In the Junior Game, the strongest current recruiting class in SoCal, you'll likely see:

Tyson Chandler (7'-1" Jr. C) Compton Dominguez
Josh Childress (6'-5" Jr. SG/SF) Mayfair
Edwin Draughan (6'-5" Jr. SG/PG) Mayfair HS
Jamal Sampson (6'-10" Jr. C) Mater Dei
Errick Craven (6'-3" Jr. SG/PG) Bishop Montgomery
Derrick Craven (6'-3" Jr. SG/PG) Bishop Montgomery;
Dijon Thompson (6'-5" Jr. F) Redondo Union
Dominic Ingerson (6'-3" Jr. SG) Santa Barbara HS
Craig Smith (6'-6" Jr. PF) Fairfax
Chad Bell (7'-0" Jr. C) Westchester
Cody Pearson (6'-4" Jr. SG) Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
Isaiah Fox (6'-9" Jr. C) Crossroads
Apolinar Fernandez (6'-8" Jr. PF) Artesia* (injured)
Jack Martinez (6'-8" Jr. PF/SF) Artesia
Douglas Thomas (6'-7" So. PF) Pasadena
Dustin Villepigue (6'-9" So. PF) Simi Valley
Jonathan Harper (6'-5" Jr. SF/SG) Long Beach Poly* (injured)
Malcohm Herron (6'-5" Jr. SF) Artesia
Markee White (6'-4" Jr. SF/SG) Long Beach Poly
Chris Alexander (6'-3" Jr. SG) Price
Jamaal Barnes (6'-2" Jr. SG) Rowland Heights Rowland HS
Jamal Barnes (6'-2" Jr. SG) Compton Centennial
Anthony Davis (6'-4" Jr. SG) LA Cleveland
Brian Baker (5'-11" Jr. PG) Mater Dei
Kenny D'Oyen (5'-9" Jr. PG) Bishop Montgomery
Keilon Fortune (5'-10" Jr. PG) Compton Dominguez
Ryan Reyes (6'-2" Jr. PG) Artesia

There will be two Senior games, a Top 24, and a Top 48 (which is, we guess, the "next" top 24). We're not sure how they'll be broken up, but among those participating, you'll undoubtedly see:

Travon Bryant (6'-8" Sr. PF/SF) Long Beach Jordan
Omar Weaver (6'-7" Sr. PF) Compton Centennial
Wesley Stokes (5'-10" Sr. PG) Long Beach Poly;
Ellis Myles (6'-7" Sr. SF) Compton High
Andrew Zahn (6'-9" Sr. PF/C) Redondo Union
Nick Booker (6'-5" Sr. SF/SG) La Jolla The Bishops School
Tommy Johnson (6'-4" Sr. SG) Crenshaw
Andre Hazel (5'-11" Sr. PG) Artesia
E.J. Harris (6'-3" Sr. PG) Crenshaw
Russell Lakey (5'-11" Sr. PG) Harvard-Westlake
Jason Morrissette (6'-4" Sr. SF/SG) Fairfax
Ryan Mollins (6’-5" Sr. SF/SG) Redondo Union HS
Keith Brooks (6'-6" Sr. PF) Dominguez
Larry Johnson (6'-4" Sr. SG/SF) Dominguez
Sherman Gay (6'-7" Sr SF/SG) Compton Dominguez
Chris Walton (6'-8" Sr. PF) University of San Diego High
Kam Walton (6'-8" Sr. PF) University of San Diego High
Brett Michel (6’-6" Sr. SG/SF) Simi Valley HS
Ryan Stacey (6'-7" Sr. SF/PF) Santa Margarita
Cedric Thompkins (6'-7" Sr. SF/PF) Westchester
Walter White (6'-5" Sr. SF) Redondo Union
Jason Sanford (6'-5" Sr. SF/SG)Pasadena Marshall
Daverion Mackey (6'-5" Sr. SG/SF) Pasadena Marshall
Scottie Stern (6'-5" Sr. SG/SF) Los Angeles High
Todd Tomlinson (6'-1" Sr. PG) Moorpark
Jon Steven (6'-5" Sr. SF) Esperanza
Anthony Coleman (6'-8" Sr. F) Compton Centennial
Ronald Ruffin (6'-6" Sr. SF) Chatsworth HS
Micah McKinney (6'-2" Sr. SG) Compton Dominguez
Jeff Grgas (6'-8" Sr. SF/PF) Los Alamitos
Jacoby Atako (6'-1" Sr. PG) Santa Monica High
Reggie Harmon (5'-8" Sr. PG) Pasadena
Alfred Williams (6'-3" Sr. PG/SG) Bakersfield High
A.J. Diggs (5'-9" Sr. PG) Long Beach Poly
Jason Breland (6’-4" Sr. SG) Westchester HS
Doyle Cole (6'-5" Sr. SG) Gardena Serra
Branduinn Fullove (6'-4" Sr. SG) Simi Valley High
Steve Moore (6'-3" Sr. SG) Compton Dominguez
Felipe Williams (6'-3" Sr. SG) Crossroads High
Adam Drell (6'-6" Sr. SF/PF) Chatsworth
Jammie Harris (6'-5" Sr. SF) Canoga Park High
David Joiner (6'-6" Sr. SF/SG) Rialto HS
Steve McMaryion (6’-4" Sr. SF/SG) Pacific Palisades
Brian Pruitt (6'-5" Sr. SF) Bishop Montgomery
Lamar Ruffin (6'-7" Sr. SF/PF) Murrieta Valley;
Josiah Johnson (6’-6" Sr. SF/SG) Montclair Prep
Othel Johnson (6'-5" Sr. SF/SG) Price
DeMarcus Williams (6'-8" Sr. PF) Upland

We're sure that some of these guys will be no-shows, but most of them will undoubtedly be there, including the ones traveling to Fresno the next morning, as Mats and Dinos seem to have worked out the schedules perfectly so that neither of their events conflict, and there's even enough time for travel to Fresno on Saturday before the start of the first games there at noon.

The Fullcourt Press Fall Showcase is one of those one day events you won't want to miss. For further information you can contact Dinos Trigonis at (562) 984-8355.

Long Beach City College is located, as we said just north of the 405 Freeway near the intersection of Carson Street and Lakewood Blvd. From the 405, take Lakewood North past the airport. Turn right at Carson Street, and then turn into the driveway just north of the gym, between the tennis courts, and you'll find plenty of parking.

See you there.