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Slam-N-Jam NIT Great Northwest
Team Rosters--(July 23, 1998)

Because we've been getting lots of e-mail, and one in particular was pretty direct about the desire for information about who's at the Slam-N-Jam NIT from the "Great Northwest" (specifically the guys from Oregon--yeah you, Dave), we'll post up the Northwest team rosters, or at least as many as we can fit in here, along with some comments where we actually have something to say about a player. Our comments are going to be extremely brief; if we didn't see the team, or have nothing to say, then we'll say nothing. Where no school is indicated, it wasn't listed in the coaches packets, or we didn't have time to get it from the players.

Here goes:

Elite BBall Academy

Leroy Johnson (6'-2" Sr. G) from Spanaway Lake High-- very athletic, fine competitor
Matt Scarlett (6'-0" Sr. G) from Auburn Riverside--a very good player, with decent skills
Kenny Williams (5'-10" Sr. G) from Bellarmine--drives, shoots, and has a pretty good handle
Grey Shelton (6'-3" Sr. G/F) from Spanaway-- good dribble, quick step, passes well in the lanes
Isaiah Simmons (6'-2" Sr. G/F) from Bellarmine--likes to drive, rebounds pretty well
Craig Lee (6'-5" Sr. F) Spanaway Lake-- ok athlete, can also rebound
Neal Swanson (6'-4" Sr. F/G) from Olympia High-- rebounder, passes well, smart player
Matt DeBord (6'-4" Sr. G/F) Olympia High--drives, shoots well, very strong athlete
Larry Stevens (6'-4" Jr. G/F) Wilson--strong player, rebounds very well, goes to the hole, and played good defense
Chris Ramsey (5'-7" Jr. G) Spanaway--good handle, only drawback is his size
Brice Allen (6'-3" Sr. G/F) Wilson--runs well, good rebounder, handles the ball well
Jesse Brown (6'-2" Sr. G) Enumclaw--good handle, runs floor pretty good, and sees the court

Emerald City

Paul Aronald (6'-1" Sr. G) Kennedy
Andy Birley (6'-4" Sr. F) Battle Ground
Lanndon Dyksterhouse (6'-3" Sr. G/F)
Hiram Fuller (6'-9" Sr. C/F) Issaquagh
J.D. Harris (6'-7" Jr. F) Peninsula
L.J. Harris (6'-6" Sr. F) Federal Way
Shane Kernen (6'-2" Sr. G) Battle Ground
Dylan Leptich (6'-4" Sr. G) Kennedy
Terry Nashif (5'9" Sr. G) Evergreen
Cory Ortiz (6'-4" Sr. G/F) Juantia
David Reiter (6'-9" Sr. F/C) Eatonville
Steven Towne (6'-2" Sr. G) Juantia

Fastbreak I

Josh Barsh (6'-3" Sr. G) N.W.P.D.A
Gabe Collins (6'-5" Sr. F) Stadium
Jason Edwards (6'-1" Jr. G) Mercer Island
Robert Hudspeth (6'-4" Jr. G/F) Mercer Island
James Johnson (6'-0" So. G) Sammamish
Larry Mann (6'-2" Sr. G) Sammamish
Wesley Newton (6'-0" Sr. G) Sammamish
Rashaad Powell (6'-3" Sr. G) Renton
Ben Rippi (6'-1" Jr. G) Puyallup
Ethan Rohde (6'-4" Jr. Sammamish
Matt Tuell (6'-1"Jr. G) Stadium

Fastbreak II

Mark Axton (6'-5" So. F/SG) Henry Foss-- ok athlete, runs the floor well, nice shooter, and pretty good post moves
Josh Barnard (6'-5" Sr. F) Bethel-- good athlete, has a nice J , and can rebound
Tysan Billow (5'-11" Jr. G) Mercer Island-- decent handle, sees floor
Demetrius Crosby (6'-2" Jr. G) Henry Foss--can hit the three, good athlete
Jarrell Everson (6'-2" Jr. G) Bethel-- very athletic, one of the better players on team, drives and shoots well
Patrick Hillis (6'-1" So. G) Stadium-- a good athlete, passes extremely well and distributes ball
Kenan Joyce (6'-4" Jr. G/F) Henry Foss--decent handle, plays defense well
Khary Nicholas (6'-7" Jr. F/C) Henry Foss--ok footwork, decent post, and rebounds
Lenard White (5'-11" So. G) Decatur--pure shooter, pretty athletic
Rachi Wortham (5'-11" Jr. G) Henry Foss--nice player, good handle, passes well, can drive

Oregon Nike

Marty Reid (6'-0" Sr. G) North Salem
Dusty Arlyn (6'-2" Sr. G) Crescent Valley
Ryan Roberts (6'-3" Sr. G) West Albany
Jaren Jones (6'-2" Sr. G) South Salem
Greg Dusic (6'-8" Sr. F/C) South Salem
Renaldo Williams (6'-5" Sr. G/F) Westview
Brian Michaelson (6'-4" Jr. G/F) Jesuit
Tim Euhus (6'-5" Sr. F) Churchill
Heath Bailey (6'-10" Jr. C) Beaverton
Tom Watson (6'-10" Sr. C) Tualatin

Oregon Quake

Kevin Broderick (6'-7" Jr. F) P. Hill
Tim Frost (6'-10" Jr. C) Henley
Matt Long (6'-1" So. G) South Eugene
Logan McCarthy (6'-5" Jr. G/F) South Eugene
Ian Ogden (6'-2" Jr. G) Wilson
Sean Ritchie (6'-0" Jr. G) South Eugene
Mike Roberts (6'-9" Jr. C) South Eugene
Matt Sanders (6'-2" Jr. G) South Albany
Blake Stepp (6'-4" Jr. G) South Eugene
Zach Samith (6'-5" So. G/F) Marist
Adam Moshofsky (6'-3" So. G) South Eugene

Portland Legends I

Larry Barzzle (6'-7" Sr. F) Benson--good handle, very athletic, with nice post moves
Andre Lawrence (6'-1" Sr. G) Jefferson--nice player, good handle, passes and shoots well
Brandon Brooks (6'-0" Jr. G) Grant-- very good point, handles, passes, drives , shoots does almost everything very well
Tiante Tims (5'-11" Sr. G) Wilson-- good athlete, pushes the break well, passes and drives
John Pete (5'-11" Sr. G) Roosevelt--very fast, plays the transition game well, with nice shot
Elliot Alexander (6'-3" Sr. G) North Salem--good shot, moves well without ball, plays good defense
Elijah Jackson (6'-4" Sr. G/F) Wilson--good shooter, nice post moves, very athletic and strong player
Colin Oriard (6'-6' Sr. F) Crescent Valley-- strong, runs well, rebounds
Ben Coffee (6'-7" Sr. F) Benson-- very athletic, nice handle for a big guy, shoots and passes well.
Nick Gibbs (6'-9" Sr. F/C) Centennial-- ok player, didn't see too much of him, but rebounds ok
Josh Atkins (6'-6" Sr. F) Barlow-- a football player with D-I potential, widebody type, runs well
Jon Tinnon (6'-7" Jr. F) Benson-- decent post up player, ok shot from inside

Portland Legends II

Jamal Cook (5'-10" Jr. G) Franklin
Elisah Paige (6'-0" Jr. G) Columbia River, WA
Joey McCollum (6'-1" Jr. G) West Linn
Ryan Fritz (6'-3" Jr. G) Lincoln
Larry De Weese (6'-6" Jr. F) Madison
Trevor Menne (6'-7" Jr. F) West Linn
Kimball Bowden (6'-6" Sr. F) Tualatin
Matt Gruhler (6'-4" Sr. G/F) Central Catholic
Justin Buckmaster (6'-6" Sr. F) Jesuit
David Tipton (6'-5" Jr. F) Oakridge
Zack Schaffer (6'-5" Jr. F) Battleground, WA
Eric Anderson (6'-0" Jr. G) Beaverton

SW Oregon I

T.J. Coughell (5'-8" Sr. G) Reedsport
Daemon Bledsoe (6'-3" Jr. G) Deer Valley
Matt Brown (6'-3" Sr. G) Crater
Ryan Lathen (6'-3" Sr. F) Grant's Pass
Troy Fust (6'-0" Sr. G) Mazoma
Matt Johnson (6'-5" Sr. F) Henley
Reed Sorensen (6'-7" Sr. F) Grants Pass
Brett Perkins (6'-6" Sr. F) Marshfield
Tim Frost (6'-10" Sr. C) Henley
Justin Traver (6'-2" Sr. G) Marshfield

SW Oregon II

Jason Gaines (5'-10" Jr. G) Deer Valley
Grant Kenasy (6'-1" Sr. G) Reedsport
Kevin Maguire (6'-3" Sr. G) Marshfield
Zach Lillebo (6'-3" Sr. G) North Bend
William Ivey (6'-1" Jr. G) Hidden Valley
Michael Clinton (6'-3" Sr. G/F) Marshfield
Jared Abell (6'-6" Jr. F) Crook County
Jared Gray (6'-5" Sr. F) Gold Beach
Martin De Groot (6'-5" Sr. F) Glide
Michael DelaGrange (6'-7' Jr. F/C) Grants Pass

That's it from the Great Northwest playing at the Slam-N-Jam NIT. Obviously we haven't seen them all, but we hope to catch a few more as the single elimination tournament begins today. We'll have more later.