2014 SLAM DUNK TO THE BEACH PRESENTED BY THE DELAWARE SPORTS COMMISSION CAPE HENLOPEN HIGH SCHOOL – LEWES, DE Scott Klatzkin, Media Coordinator | Cell: 302-530-4492 | [email protected] Marc Steigwerwalt, Position Sports | [email protected] slamdunktothebeach.com | @slamdunktobeach | #SlamDunkDE | facebook.com/SlamDunkToTheBeach MEDIA INFORMATION: DECEMBER 27 - 29 NATIONAL FIELD FEATURED AT SLAM DUNK TO THE BEACH: A national slate of high school SCHEDULE teams will participate in the return of the renowned Slam Dunk to the Beach basketball tournament. Sixteen teams—representing seven states and the District of Columbia—will be December 27 Day Session competing in this year’s event. The tournament, long a staple of the national high school 12:00pm Caesar Rodney (DE) vs. basketball calendar, is returning for the first time since 2003. It will feature 18 games, with two Lake Clifton (MD) sessions of three games each, over the course of three days. 1:30pm Christ the King (NY) vs. RANKINGS REPRESENTED IN FIRST STATE: The field which makes its way to Cape Henlopen Gonzaga College (D.C.) High School this week is headlined by three schools who currently occupy spots in the USA 3:00pm Cape Henlopen (DE) vs. Today’s weekly national rankings. #5 Roselle Catholic High School (Roselle, NJ), #17 Our St. George’s Tech (DE) Savior New American School (Centereach, NY) and #23 Christ the King High School (Middle Village, NY) are all spending their winter break in the First State. Gonzaga College High School December 27 Night Session (Washington, D.C.) has also spent time in USA Today’s national rankings this season. 6:00pm Gill St. Bernard’s (NJ) vs. Ss. Neumann-Goretti (PA) HERALDED RECRUITS TAKE CENTER STAGE: Several of the best high school prospects in the country will be in Delaware to compete. Six of ESPN's top 100 players in the class of 2015 and 7:30pm Mount St. Joseph (MD) vs. three more of the Worldwide Leader in Sports' top 60 players in the class of 2016 are coming to Sunrise Christian (KS) Slam Dunk to the Beach. The most highly regarded player in the field is Our Savior New 9:00pm Sanford (DE) vs. American School's Cheick Diallo. The Centereach, NY native is the No. 7 senior in the Salesianum (DE) country, according to ESPN. Gill St. Bernard’s School’s Tyus Battle headlines the class of 2016, as the No. 14 junior in the country and the top-ranked point guard according to ESPN. December 28 Day Session 12:00pm St. George’s Tech (DE) vs. GAMES CAN BE SEEN ANYWHERE: The Delaware Sports Commission has kindly secured Mount St. Joseph (MD) basketball fans an opportunity to watch every game of Slam Dunk to the Beach even if they cannot make it to Cape Henlopen High School. ESPN3 will deliver live the December 29 game 1:30pm Haverford (PA) vs. between Roselle Catholic High School (NJ) and Gonzaga College High School (DC) at 6 p.m. Roselle Catholic (NJ) My Cozi TV Delmarva will broadcast every other tournament contest over the air. Broadcasts of 3:00pm Ss. Neumann-Goretti (PA) vs. those games will also be streamed live online at NFHSNetwork.com. “This multipronged media Sanford (DE) deal is a huge coup for Slam Dunk to the Beach,” said Delaware Sports Commission Chairman, Dr. Matthew Robinson. “To be able to work with the Worldwide Leader in Sports, December 28 Night Session as well as a pair of strong local entities, provides us with a comprehensive level of coverage 6:00pm Sunrise Christian (KS) vs. most tournaments simply cannot offer. We will have 17 of our 18 games on television plus Christ the King (NY) ESPN3, which will provide the perfect opportunity to showcase both the state of Delaware as well as these incredibly talented student-athletes.” ESPN3 coverage will be available online at 7:30pm Salesianum (DE) vs. WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH) televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. 9:00pm Gonzaga College (D.C.) vs. All other telecasts will be produced by the NFHS Network, which is the nation’s leading Gill St. Bernard’s (NJ) destination for live coverage of high school sports and events. My COZiTV is available on Comcast Cable on Channel 204, and on Mediacom Cable Channel 99. December 29 Day Session 12:00pm Christ the King (NY) vs. Sanford (DE) BROADCAST INFORMATION 1:30pm Our Savior New American (NY) vs. Haverford (PA) MyCoziTV: Comcast Cable Channel 204, Mediacom Cable Channel 99 Airing all games (except ESPN3 broadcast) 3:00pm Caesar Rodney (DE) vs. Streaming online at NFHSNetwork.com Salesianum (DE) ESPN 3: WatchESPN app, WatchESPN.com December 29 Night Session 6:00pm Roselle Catholic (NJ) vs. Roselle Catholic vs. Gonzaga College – 6:00pm, Dec. 29 Gonzaga College (D.C.) Play-by-Play: Scott Klatzkin, Analyst: Matt Janus 7:30pm St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH) vs. iHeartRadio: Fox Sports 1290AM, 1410 WDOV, Fox Sports 960AM Sunrise Christian (KS) Gill St. Bernard’s vs. Gonzaga College – 6:00pm, Dec. 27 9:00pm Mount St. Joseph (MD) vs. Haverford vs. Roselle Catholic – 1:30pm, Dec. 28 Christ the King vs. Sanford – 12:00pm, Dec. 29 Cape Henlopen (DE) SLAM DUNK TO THE BEACH MEDIA INFORMATION SLAM DUNK TO THE BEACH HISTORY: Slam Dunk to the NOTABLE Beach is back. To properly put into perspective just how SLAM DUNK TO THE BEACH ALUMNI prominent a place the Lewes, DE event carved out in the basketball hierarchy, some stats are required. The tournament, which hosted some of the nation’s premier PLAYER HIGH SCHOOL CURRENT / LAST NBA TEAM players, including LeBron James (’01), Dwight Howard (’03), Kevin Durant (’03), Carmelo Anthony (’00) and Carmelo Anthony Towson Catholic (MD) New York Knicks J.J. Redick (’01), was like a highway to the NBA. Sean Banks Bergen Catholic (NJ) New Orleans Hornets Slam Dunk to the Beach featured 48 players who were Jose Juan Barea Miami Christian (FL) Dallas Mavericks drafted by NBA teams during a 10-year stretch from 1998- Andre Barrett Rice (NY) Los Angeles Clippers 2007. During that time, 33 guys were taken in the opening Jonathan Bender Picayune Memorial (MS) New York Knicks round. If you narrow it down to a six-year stretch of drafts Rasual Butler Roman Catholic (PA) Washington Wizards from 2001-2006, a remarkable 13 alums from Slam Dunk Tyson Chandler Dominguez (CA) Dallas Mavericks to the Beach were chosenSCHEDULE among the top-10 picks . Derrick Caracter Scotch Plains (NJ) Los Angeles Lakers That means 22 percent of all top-10 selections during that Josh Childress Mayfair (CA) New Orleans Pelicans timeframe made their way through the First State, Ousmane Cisse Montgomery Catholic (MS) Toronto Raptors including the second overall picks of the 2001, 2002 and Jarron Collins Harvard-Westlake (CA) Portland Trail Blazers 2007 drafts (Tyson Chandler, Jay Williams and Durant) Jason Collins Harvard-Westlake (CA) Brooklyn Nets and the top overall choices of the 2003 and 2004 drafts Javaris Crittenton SW Atlanta Christian (GA) Washington Wizards (James and Howard). Samuel Dalembert St. Patrick (NJ) New York Knicks Guillermo Diaz Miami Christian (FL) Los Angeles Clippers Juan Dixon Calvert Hall (MD) Washington Wizards Kevin Durant Fort Washington (MD) Oklahoma City Thunder Daniel Ewing Willowridge (TX) Los Angeles Clippers Anthony Farmer Artesia (CA) Golden State Warriors Raymond Felton Latta (SC) Dallas Mavericks 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) Indiana Pacers Dwight Howard SW Atlanta Christian (GA) Houston Rockets Kris Humphries Hopkins (MN) Washington Wizards 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) Oklahoma City Thunder Leon Powe Oakland Tech (CA) Memphis Grizzlies A.J. Price Amityville Memorial (NY) Minnesota Timberwolves Tayshaun Prince Dominguez (CA) Memphis Grizzlies Laron Profit Caesar Rodney (DE) Los Angeles Lakers Gabe Pruitt Westchester (CA) Boston Celtics Chris Quinn Dublin Coffman (OH) Cleveland Cavaliers J.J. Redick Cave Spring (VA) Los Angeles Clippers Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press Nate Robinson Rainier Beach (WA) Denver Nuggets Brandon Rush Mount Zion Christian (NC) Utah Jazz SLAM DUNK TO THE BEACH ALUMNI BY THE NUMBERS: John Salmons Plymouth-Whitemarsh (PA) New Orleans Pelicans Kenny Satterfield Rice (NY) Philadelphia 76ers 34 NBA All-Star selections Ramon Sessions Myrtle Beach (SC) Sacremento Kings 30 All-NBA Team selections Mustafa Shakur Friends Central (PA) Oklahoma City Thunder 16 NBA Draft Lottery selections Walter Sharpe Parker (AL) Detroit Pistons 9 NBA All-Rookie Team selections Sean Singletary William Penn Charter (PA) Charlotte Bobcats 8 Olympic Gold Medals J.R. Smith St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ) New York Knicks 6 NBA Scoring Titles DeShawn Stevenson Washington Union (CA) Atlanta Hawks McDonald’s All-American Game MVP Awards Sebastian Telfair Abraham Lincoln (NY) Oklahoma City Thunder 5 NBA Most Valuable Player Awards Lance Thomas Scotch Plains (NJ) Oklahoma City Thunder 4 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards Dijon Thompson Redondo Union (CA) Atlanta Hawks NBA Slam Dunk Championships 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.