EA SPORTS and Sonny Vaccaro Name the 2001 EA SPORTS All-America High School Basketball Teams
Honorees to play in the Sonny Vaccaro 2001 EA SPORTS Roundball Classic
REDWOOD CITY, Calififornia -- March 6, 2001--EA SPORTS™ and Sonny Vaccaro are pleased to announce the 2001 EA SPORTS All-America high school basketball team. The East and West All-America teams will participate in the Sonny Vaccaro 2001 EA SPORTS Roundball Classic; Monday, April 9 at 8PM/CT (9PM/ET) at Northwestern University's Welsh Ryan Arena. This year's broadcast will be produced by Intersport, Inc. and will air live on ESPN2. adidas is the official footwear and apparel provider for the Sonny Vaccaro 2001 EA SPORTS Roundball Classic.
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2001 EA SPORTS ALL-AMERICANS /
SONNY VACCARO 2001 EA SPORTS ROUND BALL CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS |
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| East All-Americans |
| Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Hometown |
High School |
College |
| John Allen |
SG |
6-4 |
Coatsville (PA) |
Coatsville |
Seton Hall |
| Brandon Bender |
PF |
6-11 |
Ballard (KY) |
Ballard |
Undecided |
| Kwame Brown |
C |
6-11 |
Brunswick (GA) |
Glynn Academy |
Florida |
| Eddy Curry |
C |
6-11 |
Thornwood (IL) |
Thornwood |
DePaul |
| *Desagana Diop |
C |
7-2 |
Senegal, Africa |
Oak Hill Academy |
Undecided |
| *Najeeb Echols |
PF |
6-7 |
Chicago (IL) |
Whitney Young |
Missouri |
| Billy Edelin |
PG |
6-1 |
Silver Spring (MD) |
Oak Hill Academy |
Syracuse |
| Terrance Ford |
PG |
6-0 |
Sugarland (TX) |
Willowridge |
Texas |
| Jonathan Hargett |
PG |
6-0 |
Richmond (VA) |
National Academy |
West Virginia |
| Julius Hodge |
SG |
6-6 |
Bronx (NY) |
St. Raymond's |
NC State |
| Greg Tinch |
SF |
6-5 |
Albany (GA) |
Westover |
Louisville |
| James White |
SF |
6-7 |
Derwood (MD) |
Hargrave Academy |
Florida |
| Coach: TBD |
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| West All-Americans |
| Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Hometown |
High School |
College |
| Will Bynum |
SG |
5-11 |
Chicago (IL) |
Crane |
Arizona |
| Ousmane Cisse |
PF |
6-8 |
Montgomery (AL) |
St. Jude Academy |
Undecided |
| Daniel Ewing |
SG |
6-4 |
Sugarland (TX) |
Willowridge |
Duke |
| Quemont Greer |
SF |
6-6 |
Milwaukee (WI) |
Berkshire Academy |
DePaul |
| Dennis Latimore |
PF |
6-9 |
Halstead (KS) |
Halstead |
Arizona |
| Jackie Manuel |
SF |
6-6 |
W. Palm Beach (FL) |
Cardinal Newman |
North Carolina |
| Jamal Sampson |
C |
6-11 |
Santa Ana (CA) |
Mater Dei |
California |
| Julian Sensley |
PF |
6-8 |
Honolulu (HI) |
St. Thomas More |
California |
| Chris Thomas |
PG |
6-1 |
Indianapolis (IN) |
Pike |
Notre Dame |
| Kelvin Torbert |
SG |
6-4 |
Flint (MI) |
Northwestern Edison |
Michigan Statee |
| Maurice Williams |
PG |
6-1 |
Jackson (MS) |
Murrah |
Alabama |
| Coach: TBD |
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* - Injured and will not play in EA SPORTS Roundball Classic
"EA SPORTS is very excited to announce the first annual EA SPORTS All-America team," said EA SPORTS director of marketing Glenn Chin. "We know athletes love video games and play them at home and on the road. We believe the EA SPORTS All-American program is a natural progression for these athletes and us. Our goal is that high school seniors set out at the beginning of each season with the desire to be named EA SPORTS All-American and to play in the most unique and hippest all-star game around; Sonny Vaccaro's EA SPORTS Roundball Classic. Recipients of this honor will be the first in a long line of high school basketball stars that will carry with them the label `EA SPORTS All-American' during what will no doubt be illustrious college, and for many professional, careers."
Tickets for the Sonny Vaccaro 2001 EA SPORTS Roundball Classic will be available through Ticketmaster at (312) 559-1212 with proceeds benefiting a select group of children's charities in the Chicago area. The Sonny Vaccaro 2001 EA SPORTS Roundball Classic will be a celebration of the nation's best high school basketball players together with music and technology.
Joining EA SPORTS for the Sonny Vaccaro 2001 EA SPORTS Roundball Classic as official footwear and apparel provider is long-time event partner adidas. Intersport, a Chicago-based production company known as an industry leader in the creation of the newest ideas in sports will produce the 36th installment of the Roundball Classic.
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