Twenty-two of the nation’s top high school senior-class basketball players will compete Saturday, May 11 at the ShoWare Center in Kent in the inaugural West Coast All-Star Classic.
Bothell’s Zach LaVine, a UCLA recruit, headlines the rosters along with Darin Johnson, a University of Washington commit from Sacramento, Calif., and Kameron Williams, an Ohio State recruit from Baltimore, Md.
The game tips off at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 for courtside and $15 for general admission. Students with ID get in for $12 while family four-packs are on sale for $48. For tickets, go to www.showarecenter.com.
Other players scheduled to compete with their hometowns and college choice include:
Dakari Allen (Sacramento, Calif.,/San Diego State); Gabe Bealer (Lancaster, Calif.,/Santa Clara); Seth Berger (Seattle/UMASS); Hallice Cook (Jersey City, N.J./Oregon State); Marquis Davis (Seattle,/Santa Clara); Soma Edo (Richardson, Tex.,/Fresno State; D.J. Fenner (Seattle,/Nevada); Tucker Haymond (Seattle,/Western Michigan).
Calvin Hermanson (Lake Oswego, Ore.,/St. Mary’s); Torren Jones (LaPorte, Ind.,/Missouri); Jordan Matthews (Santa Monica, Calif.,/California); Eric Mika (Highland, Utah/BYU); Elliott Pitts (Dublin, Calif.,/Arizona); Brandon Randolph (Inglewood, Calif.,/Xavier); Gavin Schilling (Henderson, Nev.,/Villanova); Jahmel Taylor (West Hollywood, Calif.,/Washington); Trey Washington (Dallas, Tex.,/Wyoming); and Ja’Keem Yates (Charlotte, N.C./undecided).
“This event will be a first for our area,” said Mike Bethea, Rainier Beach coach and West Coast All-Star Classic committee member. “For years West Coast kids have had to travel east to showcase their talents and play against their peers. Now, many of the country’s best basketball players will come west where we have some very good players who have flown under the national media radar.”
For more information, go to www.westcoastallstarclassic.com/.
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