RB All-Stars Outlast Los Angeles Rockfish
and 40 Team Field to Capture Inaugural
Fullcourt Press End of the Trail Classic
Louisiana-based RB All-Stars grabbed an early lead against Los Angeles Rockfish and withstood a flurry of rallies to knock off Dave Benezra’s squad 62-53 to win the Gold Division championship of the first-ever Fullcourt Press End of the Trail Classic.
Tourney MVP 6’6” senior Leonard Washington (Washington-Marion/Lake Charles LA) scored 20 points to lead RB All-Stars while 6’1” senior AJ Gasporra (Artesia/Lakewood CA) had 13 points for the LA Rockfish.
This 40 team event held on July 28-30 at Lynwood HS (Lynwood CA) attracted 200-plus college coaches, scouts and media, including Clark Francis (Hoop Scoop). Head coaches making stops here included Ben Howland (UCLA), Lorenzo Romar (Washington),Tom Crean (Marquette), Sean Sutton (Oklahoma State), Lon Kruger (UNLV), Steve Fisher (San Diego State), Matt Doherty (SMU), Steve McClain (Wyoming), Vance Walberg (Pepperdine), Ray Giacoleti (Utah), Ritchie McKay (New Mexico), Mark Turgeon (Wichita State), Brad Holland (San Diego), Rodney Tention (Loyola Marymount) and Bob Thomason (Pacific).
Branch West –Team Reebok defeated San Diego Magic 49-43 in the Silver Division championship game as 6’2” senior Caleb Stratton (La Costa Canyon/Carlsbad CA) pumped in 18 points to lead the winners while 6’9” senior Genesis Maciel (Centennial/Compton CA) had 23 points/11 boards for the San Diego Magic.
At the conclusion of his Team San Diego’s quarter-final loss to the RB All-Stars, 6’6” senior Tyrone Shelly (Crawford/San Diego CA) announced his college decision at center-court – picking Pepperdine over Washington.
Fullcourt Press End of the Trail Classic All-Tourney Team
Leonard Washington 6’6” Sr. Washington-Marion (Lake Charles LA) (MVP)
Ty Abbott 6’4” Sr. Desert Vista (Phoenix AZ)
Yemi Akilo 6’1” Jr. Elk Grove (Elk Grove CA)
Lashard Anderson 6’1” Sr. Serra (San Diego CA)
Brian Barner 5’6” Sr. Palisades (Los Angeles CA)
Kevin Branch 6’4” Sr. Reserve Christian (Laplace LA)
Carlon Brown 6’4” Sr. King (Riverside CA)
Joe Burton 6’8” So. West Valley (Hemet CA)
Brian Byrd 6’4” post. Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore CA)
Josh Crawford 6’11” Sr. 7 West Academy (Los Angeles CA)
DeMar DeRozan 6’5” Jr. Compton (Compton CA)
Rome Draper 6’5” So. Etiwanda (Etiwanda CA)
Will Egolf 6’9” Sr. Douglas (Juneau AK)
Hamid Ford 6’0” Sr. Animo Charter (Inglewood CA)
Troy Gillenwater 6’8” Jr. Fremont (Los Angeles CA)
Mark Hall 5’9” Sr. Loyola (Los Angeles CA)
Jason Henry 6’7” Sr. Light of the World (Atlanta GA)
Trevor Hopkins 5’10” Jr. San Marcos (Santa Barbara CA)
AJ Gaspora 6’1” Sr. Artesia (Lakewood CA)
Desmond Griffin 6’5” Sr. Washington-Marion (Lake Charles LA)
Verdale Jones III 6’3” Jr. Central (Champaign IL)
Bertrand Kamga 6’5” Sr. Ribet Academy (Los Angeles CA)
Taylor King 6’7” Sr. Mater Dei (Santa Ana CA)
Remil Landrum 5’11” Jr. Morse (San Diego CA)
Jordan Lee 6’4” Sr. Maine Central Institute (Pittsfield ME)
Bryan Louff 5’11” Sr. Santa Monica (Santa Monica CA)
Genesis Maciel 6’9” Sr. Centennial (Compton CA)
Trenton Marshall 6’5” Sr. East St. John (Laplace LA)
Arron Moore 6’7” So. Dominguez (Compton CA)
Craig Payne 6’4” So. Etiwanda (Etiwanda CA)
Jacob Ranger 6’5” Jr. Carpinteria (Carpinteria CA)
Ashton Roberts 5’8” Sr. Palisades (Los Angeles CA)
Dominique Saunders 6’2” Sr. Nipomo (Nipomo CA)
Tyrone Shelly 6’6” Sr. Crawford (San Diego CA)
Dominic Stewart 6’3” Sr. Sequoia (Redwood City CA)
Julyan Stone 6’5” Sr. Dos Pueblos (Goleta CA)
Caleb Stratton 6’2” Sr. La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad CA)
Malcolm Thomas 6’8” Sr. Crawford (San Diego CA)
Jabari Trotter 6’2” Sr. Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood CA)
Drake Uu 6’5” Jr. Rio Americano (Sacramento CA)
Enrique Vasquez 6’6” Sr. San Diego (San Diego CA)
Storm Warren 6’7” Jr. Richwood (Monroe LA)
Quentin Watkins 6’4” Sr. Dominguez (Compton CA)
Dave Wear 6’9” So. Mater Dei (Santa Ana CA)
Travis Wear 6’9” So. Mater Dei (Santa Ana CA)
Renaldo Woolridge 6’7” Jr. Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood CA)
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