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Desert Dual Memorial Charity Basketball Tournament Day 2, Part I: A New York State of Mind!

By: Jeff Meadows

3^rd Annual Desert Duel Charity Basketball Tournament Day 2 Recap

As good as day 1 was, day 2 was even better. There were some teams that found themselves sitting in a better position than others may have thought they would be and you some teams that found themselves in a position that they didn’t want to be in, but that’s why you play the game. Finally, below is a listing of all the scores, Prime Time Game Summaries and what we've all been waiting for, the All-Tournament Team, player rankings by class and last but not least, the Desert Duel Memorial Charity Basketball Tournament Top 100 player rankings regardless of class. Now let’s get to it, day 2 of the nationally renowned Desert Duel Memorial Charity Basketball Tournament, enjoy!

Quarterfinals Consolation Bracket

Texas D1 Ambassadors 60 Illinois Wolves 65

Franchize All-Stars (TX) 64 Minnesota Net Gain 56

Dallas Mustangs 55 Worldwide Renegades (GA) 68

Team Philly 17U 58 Team AZ Stars 62

Quarterfinals Winner’s Bracket

GNB Academy (GA) 69 New York Panthers 72

DC Assault Gold (MD) 51 New Jersey Playaz 50

Friends of Hoop (FOH) Seattle 62 Team 94 (CA) 59

New England Playaz 17U 59 Team Loaded 17U (VA) 57

Semifinals Consolation Bracket

Illinois Wolves 64 Franchize All-Stars (TX) 50

Worldwide Renegades (GA) 67 Team AZ Stars 62

Prime Time Games

Semifinals Winners Bracket

New York Panthers 75 DC Assault Gold (MD) 60

Friends of Hoop (FOH) Seattle 40 New England Playaz 17U 60

Universal Athletic Bracket Championship

Texas D1 Ambassadors 74 Minnesota Net Gain 75

ESPN Bracket Championship

GNB Academy (GA) 52 Joe Ward All-Stars 41

NIKE Bracket Championship

Team 94 (CA) 73 Team Loaded (VA) 93

Championship

New York Panthers 60 New England Playaz 17U 59

All-Tournament Team (in Height order).

Myles Mack 5’8 (PG) New Jersey Playaz/St. Anthony’s 2012

Jahii Carson 5’10 (PG) Compton Magic Elite/Mesa 2011

Naadir Tharpe 6’0 (PG) New England Players/Brewster Academy 2011

Quinn Cook 6’1 (PG) DC Assault Gold/DeMatha 2011

Sterling Gibbs 6’2 (PG) New York Panthers/Seton Hall Prep 2011

Gary Bell 6’3 (PG) Seattle Rotary/Kentridge 2011

D’Angelo Harrison 6’3 (G) Franchize All-Stars/Dulles 2011

Hikeem Stewart 6’4 (G) FOH/Rainer Beach 2011

Dai-Jon Parker 6’4 (G) GNB Academy/Milton 2011

Andrew Harrison 6’5 (CG) Houston Defenders/Ft. Bend 2013

Wayne Blackshear 6’5 (CG) Mac Irvin Fire/Morgan Park 2011

Aaron Harrison Jr. 6’5 (CG) Houston Defenders/Ft. Bend 2013

Anthony Wroten 6’6 (PG) Seattle Rotary/Garfield 2011

Kyle Anderson 6’7 (W/G) New Jersey Playaz GOLD/St. Anthony’s 2012

John Green 6’6 (W) Team 94/Castlemont 2010

Savon Goodman 6’6 (W) Team Philly/Academy of the New Church 2012

La Bryan Nash 6’7 (W) Dallas Mustangs/Lincoln 2011

Amile Jefferson 6’7 (W) Team Philly/Friends Central 2012

Jabari Parker 6’7 (W) Mac Irvin Fire/Simeon 2013

Maurice Harkless 6’7 (W) New York Panthers/South Kent 2011 (MVP)

Keaton Miles 6’7 (W) Dallas Mustangs/Lincoln 2011

D’Angre Daniels 6’8 (F) Belmont Shores/Taft 2011

Anthony Gill 6’8 (F) Team Loaded/Charlotte Christian 2011

Kyle Wilson 6’8 (F) LBA Seawolves/Dunbar 2013

Adjehi Baru 6’10 (PF) Team Loaded/Stewart School 2011

Darien Nelson-Henry 6’10 (P) FOH/Lake Washington 2012

Shaquille Clear 6’10 (P) Houston Defenders/Village School 2013

Markus Kennedy 6’10 (PF) New England Playaz/Winchendon 2011

Geoffrey Groselle 6’11 (P) Dallas Mustangs/Plano West 2011

Kaleb Tarczewski 7’0 (P) New England Playaz/St. Marks 2012

Desert Duel Memorial Charity Basketball Tournament 2011 Top 25 player rankings.

1. D’Angelo Harrison 6’3 (G) Franchize All-Stars/Dulles

2. Maurice Harkless 6’7 (W) New York Panthers/South Kent

3. Markus Kennedy 6’10 (PF) New England Playaz/Winchendon

4. Naadir Tharpe 6’0 (PG) New England Players/Brewster Academy

5. Sterling Gibbs 6’2 (PG) New York Panthers/Seton Hall Prep

6. Adjehi Baru 6’10 (PF) Team Loaded/Stewart School

7. Dai-Jon Parker 6’4 (G) GNB Academy/Milton

8. Quinn Cook 6’1 (PG) DC Assault Gold/DeMatha

9. Jahii Carson 5’10 (PG) Compton Magic/Mesa

10. La Bryan Nash 6’7 (W) Dallas Mustangs/Lincoln

11. Wayne Blackshear 6’5 (CG) Mac Irvin Fire/Morgan Park

12. Nick Jacobs 6’8 (F) J Smoove Celtics/South Atlanta

13. Hikeem Stewart 6’4 (G) FOH/Rainer Beach

14. Anthony Wroten 6’6 (PG) Seattle Rotary/Garfield

15. D’Angre Daniels 6’8 (F) Belmont Shores/Taft

16. Geoffrey Groselle 6’11 (P) Dallas Mustangs/Plano West

17. Anthony Gill 6’8 (F) Team Loaded/Charlotte Christian

18. Keaton Miles 6’7 (W) Dallas Mustangs/Lincoln

19. Xavier Pollard 6’3 (CG) New England Players/Winchendon

20. Cezar Guerrero 6’0 (PG) Belmont Shores/St. John Bosco

21. Luke Piotrowski 6’11 (F) Team New Jersey ABC/Atlantic Christian

22. Gary Bell 6’3 (PG) Seattle Rotary/Kentridge

23. George Matthews 6’7 (W) AZ Magic/Westwind Prep

24. Damion Lee 6’5 (G) DC Assault/St. Thomas More Prep

25. Dominique Dunning 6’4 (CG) Compton Magic/Corona Centennial

Desert Duel Memorial Charity Basketball Tournament 2012 Top 25 player rankings.

1. Kaleb Tarczewski 7’0 (P) New England Playaz/St. Marks

2. Kyle Anderson 6’7 (W/G) New Jersey Playaz GOLD/St. Anthony’s

3. Jordan Goodman 6’9 (PF) DC Assault 17U/Progressive Christian Academy

4. Amile Jefferson 6’7 (W) Team Philly/Friends Central

5. Myles Mack 5’8 (PG) New Jersey Playaz/St. Anthony’s

6. Savon Goodman 6’6 (W) Team Philly/Academy of the New Church

7. Darien Nelson-Henry 6’10 (P) FOH/Lake Washington

8. Gabe York 6’3 (CG) Compton Magic/Orange Lutheran

9. Montay Brandon 6’5 (W) Cobra All-Star Team (NC)/Wesleyan Christian Academy

10. Maurice Letcher-Ellis 6’9 (PF) Houston Defenders/Cypress Springs

11. Max Hooper 6’8 (W) New England Playaz/Notre Dame of Flitchburg

12. Wannah Bell 6’9 (PF) Franchize All-Stars/Trent International Academy

13. Willie Cauley 6’10 (P) Spiece Mo Kan Elite 17U/Olathe NW

14. Calen Robinson 6’2 (CG) Joe Ward All-Stars/Corona Del Sol

15. Jarrod Davis 6’6 (W) New Jersey Playaz/Lakewood

16. Brandon Taylor 6’7 (PF) Team Philly/Trenton Catholic

17. Chris Reyes 6’7 (PF) Belmont Shores/Damien

18. Zachary Banner 6’9 (PF) Seattle Rotary/Lakes

19. Anrio Adams 6’4 (PF) Seattle Rotary/Franklin

20. Torien Grahm 6’4 (CG) DC Assault 17U/Hillside

21. Tyler Lewis 5’11 (PG) Team Loaded 17U/Forsyth County Day School

22. Christian Sanders 6’3 (SG) Houston Defenders/Houston St. Thomas

23. Steve Taylor 6’7 (F) Mac Irvin Fire/Simeon

24. Parker UU 6’4 (CG) Team 94/Jesuit

25. Abdulwali Kasim 6’5 (W) DC Assault 16U/Mt. Zion

Desert Duel Memorial Charity Basketball Tournament 2013 Top 25 player rankings.

1. Andrew Harrison 6’5 (PG/CG) Houston Defenders/Ft. Bend Travis

2. Aaron Harrison Jr 6’5 (PG/CG) Houston Defenders/Ft. Bend Travis

3. Brandon Austin 6’6 (W) Team Philly 17U/Imhotep Charter

4. Kyle Wilson 6’8 (F) LBA Seawolves Elite/Dunbar

5. Shaquille Clear 6’10 (P) Houston Defenders/Village School

6. Torran Jones 6’8 (F) AZ Stars/Basha

7. Kris Jenkins 6’6 DC Assault 16U/Gonzaga College High School

8. Derrick Griffin 6’7 Houston Defenders/Rosenburg Terry

9. Derrick Fenner 6’6 (F) DC Assault 16U/Seattle Prep

10. Thomas Hamilton 6’9 (PF) Mac Irvin Fire/Whitney Young

11. Reggie Cameron 6’7 (F) Playaz basketball Club RED/Hudson Catholic

12. Geno Thorpe 6’3 (PG) Playaz Basketball Club RED/Shaler Area

13. Nick Gorski 6’8 (F) Team Loaded 17U/Cosby

14. Jabari Parker 6’7 (W) Mac Irvin Fire/Simeon

15. Mike Young 6’7 (F) New Jersey Playaz/St. Benedict’s Prep

16. Kendall Harris 6’2 (PG) Dallas Mustangs/Richardson Berkner

17. Micheal Young 6’8 (F) Playaz basketball Club RED/St. Benedict’s Prep

18. Xavier Taylor 6’9 (PF) Mac Irvin Fire 16U/Morgan Park

19. Wesley Iwundu 6’3 (G) Houston Defenders/Spring Westfield top

20. Jordan Mickey 6’7 (F) Dallas Mustangs/ Richardson Berkner

21. Nathaniel Britt II 6’1 (PG) DC Assault 16U/Gonzaga College High School

22. Chris Johnson 6’5 (W) Houston Defenders/Bryan

23. Conner Cuccineli 6’6 (F) Playaz Basketball Club RED/St. Mary’s

24. Billy Garrett 6’2 (PG) Mac Irvin Fire 16U/Morgan Park

POSTED: 8-1-2010

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