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West Coast All Stars "100% "
And Freshman-Sophomore All-Star Teams--(July 10, 1998)
There were two other all-star teams selected from the more than 300 players at this camp, the "100%" All Stars, also known as the "Hustle" team, which was composed of the guys who showed the most hustle, worked the hardest consistently, and who showed the most promise as a result of all that hard work. The other group was the Freshman-Sophomore all-stars, which was a lot harder to pick than you might think given the fact that there was a definite shortage of freshmen at this event. Nevertheless, everyone selected was clearly deserving. We're not going to review each one of the players, except to say that there was one player who absolutely distinguished, and stood out not so much because he's such a good player now, but because one day he most certainly will be a big time player. We're talking about probably the youngest and smallest player at the camp, little Deon Simpson, who at 5'-5" is just going to be starting 8th grade this fall. He proved that age or size is no barrier where a player has ability and determination, and he hung with the big dogs all throughout the game, showing fine fundamentals for a kid his age.
Here are all the Freshman-Sophomore All-Star selections from the first session:
Freshman-Sophomore All-Stars
| Marcus Allen | 6'-4" | Fr. | AB Miller | California |
| Duke Biggers | 5'-11 | Fr. | Mercer Island | Washington |
| Eric Bond | 6'-6" | So. | Seattle Prep | Washington |
| Alex Cabagnot | 6'-0" | So. | Bell-Jeff | California |
| Kevin Ford | 5'-10" | So. | Lansing Sexton | Missouri |
| Alex Gamboa | 5'-11" | So. | Reno | Nevada |
| Michael Huhs | 6'-4" | So. | Mercer Island | Washington |
| Taj Matthews | 5'-10 | So. | Mercer Island | Washington |
| Tim McDonald | 5'-10 | So. | Douglas | Nevada |
| Shaun Michel | 6'-1 | So. | Simi Valley | California |
| Deon Simpson | 5'-5" | 8th | California | |
| David Woods | 6'-3" | So. | Reno | Nevada |
| Cody Pearson | 6'-3" | So. | Notre Dame | California |
The "100% Game" featured a bunch of guys who all could have made any of their class designation teams, but these were some truly outstanding hustlers, many of whom showed great improvement from last year. Again we won't go through them all, one by one, but here's the list of selections. Congratulatios to them all.
"100%" All-Star Selections:
| Matthew Andrade | 5'-11 | Sr. | Livermore | California |
| Jason Bull | 6'-2" | Sr. | Amador Valley | California |
| Craig Christ | 6'-1" | Sr. | Santa Barbara | California |
| Gene Compton | 6'-7" | Sr. | Westwood | California |
| Nicholas Estrella | 6'-0" | Sr. | Half Moon Bay | California |
| John Franklin | 6'-0" | Sr. | Lake View Cent. | California |
| Nick Garcia | 5'-7" | Jr. | Westood | California |
| Joel Hanafee | 6'-2" | Sr. | Oakridge | California |
| Adam Nelson | 5'-6" | Jr. | Mercer Island | Washington |
| Cory Rickert | 6'-2" | Jr. | Westwood | California |
| Darren Tarlow | 6'-4" | Sr. | Chaminade Prep | California |
| J.J. Todd | 6'-11 | Sr. | Chaminade Prep | California |
| Richard Lain | 6'-3" | Sr. | Lassen | California |
Congratulations to everyone who was selected to one of the all-star teams, and thanks again to David and Dana Pump, Jan and Phil Bryant, and to all of the other great staff and coaches who made this first session of the 1998 West Coast All-Stars a great experience for everyone.
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