SCHEDULE 13 Alums from Slam Dunk Derrick Caracter Scotch Plains (NJ) Los Angeles Lakers to the Beach Were Chosen Among the Top-10 Picks
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SLAM DUNK TO THE BEACH MEDIA INFORMATION SLAM DUNK TO THE BEACH HISTORY: Slam Dunk to the NOTABLE Beach returns again in 2015. To properly put into SLAM DUNK TO THE BEACH ALUMNI perspective just how prominent a place the Lewes, DE event carved out in the basketball hierarchy, some stats are required. The tournament, which hosted some of the PLAYER HIGH SCHOOL CURRENT / LAST NBA TEAM nation’s premier players, including LeBron James (’01), Dwight Howard (’03), Kevin Durant (’03), and Carmelo Carmelo Anthony Towson Catholic (MD) New York Knicks Anthony (’00) was like a highway to the NBA. Sean Banks Bergen Catholic (NJ) New Orleans Hornets Jose Juan Barea Miami Christian (FL) Dallas Mavericks Slam Dunk to the Beach featured 48 players who were Andre Barrett Rice (NY) Los Angeles Clippers drafted by NBA teams during a 10-year stretch from 1998- Jonathan Bender Picayune Memorial (MS) New York Knicks 2007. During that time, 33 guys were taken in the opening Rasual Butler Roman Catholic (PA) San Antonio Spurs round. If you narrow it down to a six-year stretch of drafts Tyson Chandler Dominguez (CA) Phoenix Suns from 2001-2006, a remarkableSCHEDULE 13 alums from Slam Dunk Derrick Caracter Scotch Plains (NJ) Los Angeles Lakers to the Beach were chosen among the top-10 picks. Josh Childress Mayfair (CA) New Orleans Pelicans That means 22 percent of all top-10 selections during that Ousmane Cisse Montgomery Catholic (MS) Toronto Raptors timeframe made their way through the First State, Jarron Collins Harvard-Westlake (CA) Portland Trail Blazers including the second overall picks of the 2001, 2002 and Jason Collins Harvard-Westlake (CA) Brooklyn Nets 2007 drafts (Tyson Chandler, Jay Williams and Durant) Javaris Crittenton SW Atlanta Christian (GA) Washington Wizards and the top overall choices of the 2003 and 2004 drafts Samuel Dalembert St. Patrick (NJ) New York Knicks (James and Howard). Cheick Diallo Our Savior (NY) New Orleans Pelicans Guillermo Diaz Miami Christian (FL) Los Angeles Clippers Juan Dixon Calvert Hall (MD) Washington Wizards Kevin Durant Fort Washington (MD) Golden State Warriors Daniel Ewing Willowridge (TX) Los Angeles Clippers Anthony Farmer Artesia (CA) Golden State Warriors Raymond Felton Latta (SC) Los Angeles Clippers Joe Forte DeMatha (MD) Seattle SuperSonics T.J. Ford Willowridge (TX) San Antonio Spurs Rudy Gay Archbishop Spalding (MD)Sacramento Kings Eddie Griffin Roman Catholic (PA) Minnesota Timberwolves Al Harrington St. Patrick (NJ) Washington Wizards Roy Hibbert Georgetown Prep (MD) Charlotte Hornets Dwight Howard SW Atlanta Christian (GA) Atlanta Hawks Kris Humphries Hopkins (MN) Atlanta Hawks LeBron James St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH) Cleveland Cavaliers Kyle Lowry Cardinal Dougherty (PA) Toronto Raptors Pops Mensah-Bonsu St. Augustine (NJ) Toronto Raptors Randolph Morris Landmark Christian (GA) Atlanta Hawks Demetris Nichols St. Andrew’s (RI) New York Knicks Travis Outlaw Starkville (MS) Sacramento Kings Kendrick Perkins Clifton J. Ozen (TX) New Orleans Pelicans Leon Powe Oakland Tech (CA) Memphis Grizzlies A.J. Price Amityville Memorial (NY) Phoenix Suns Tayshaun Prince Dominguez (CA) Minnesota Timberwolves Laron Profit Caesar Rodney (DE) Los Angeles Lakers Most recent Slam Dunk alum to be selected in the NBA Draft, Gabe Pruitt Westchester (CA) Boston Celtics Cheick Diallo, selected by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2016 NBA Draft after competing at Slam Dunk to the Beach in 2014 for Chris Quinn Dublin Coffman (OH) Cleveland Cavaliers Our Savior New American. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) J.J. Redick Cave Spring (VA) Los Angeles Clippers Nate Robinson Rainier Beach (WA) New Orleans Pelicans Brandon Rush Mount Zion (NC) Minnesota Timberwolves SLAM DUNK TO THE BEACH ALUMNI BY THE NUMBERS: John Salmons Plymouth-Whitemarsh (PA) New Orleans Pelicans Kenny Satterfield Rice (NY) Philadelphia 76ers 42 NBA All-Star selections Ramon Sessions Myrtle Beach (SC) Charlotte Hornets 34 All-NBA Team selections Mustafa Shakur Friends Central (PA) Oklahoma City Thunder 16 NBA Draft Lottery selections Walter Sharpe Parker (AL) Detroit Pistons 11 Olympic Gold Medals Sean Singletary William Penn Charter (PA) Charlotte Bobcats 9 NBA All-Rookie Team selections J.R. Smith St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ) Cleveland Cavaliers 7 McDonald’s All-American Game MVP Awards DeShawn Stevenson Washington Union (CA) Atlanta Hawks 6 NBA Scoring Titles Sebastian Telfair Abraham Lincoln (NY) Oklahoma City Thunder 5 NBA Most Valuable Player Awards Lance Thomas Scotch Plains (NJ) New York Knicks 4 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards Dijon Thompson Redondo Union (CA) Atlanta Hawks NBA Slam Dunk Champions Matt Walsh Germantown (PA) Miami Heat NCAA National Player of the Year Awards D.J. White Hillcrest (AL) Charlotte Hornets 3 NCAA National Freshman of the Year Awards Rodney White Newport School (MD) Golden State Warriors 2 NBA Finals MVP Awards Jay Williams St. Joseph (NJ) Chicago Bulls NBA Rookie of the Year Awards Jawad Williams St. Edward (OH) Cleveland Cavaliers NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Players Mo Williams Murrah (MS) Cleveland Cavaliers Olympic Bronze Medals 1 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award .