2008 RCS Media Alert
Last Updated:22-May-09
June 11, 2008
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MEDIA ALERT
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PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
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THE SIXTH ANNUAL ROSE CITY SHOWCASE KICKS OFF FRIDAY AT GRANT HIGH SCHOOL
Courtside Entertainment present grassroots basketball at its finest!
Before Dwight Howard became an NBA All-Star, before Josh Smith and Gerald Green won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, before O.J. Mayo, Michael Beasley, and Kevin Love all All-Americans and before Brandon Rush and Mario Chalmers led Kansas to the 2008 NCAA Championship, they all had one thing in common - they participated in the Rose City Showcase. Now in its sixth year, the Showcase will once again serve as the host to the nation's top grassroots basketball players and future college and NBA stars.
The RCS will get back to its roots in the Pacific Northwest in 2008 as five of the eight teams competing will come from the states of Oregon and Washington. But make no mistake – the talent level in the gym for “The Massacre” will be as high as ever, as teams such as the Northwest Panthers, Seattle Rotary Select, and Team Freddy Jones (OR) all feature players who are Top 25 nationally ranked in their class. National powers such as Team Reebok USA, the Worldwide Renegades from Georgia, and Team California will be making the trip up to Portland to add even more firepower to the mix. This years event will feature 40 of the Top 100 high school basketball players in the country. DON’T MISS IT!!!!!!
The event gets kicked off the evening of Friday June 13th with four power-packed matchups and the intensity continues through Sunday evening when the 2008 RCS Champion will be crowned.
Previous participants in the Rose City Showcase have included the likes of current NBA players Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic), Josh Smith (Atlanta Hawks), Marvin Williams (Atlanta Hawks), Martell Webster (Portland Trailblazers), Randolph Morris (New York Knicks), Spencer Hawes (Sacramento Kings), Marcus Williams (Los Angeles Clippers), Javaris Crittendon (Memphis Grizzlies), Ricky Sanchez (Denver Nuggetts) and Gerald Green (Houston Rockets).
In addition, other ”A” list of current and future college stars who have played in the event include: Tyreke Evans (Memphis), Matt Simpkins (Memphis), Luke Babbit (Nevada), Brandon Jennings (USC), Jrue Holiday (UCLA), Howard Thompkins (Georgia), O.J. Mayo (USC), Bill Walker (Kansas State), Michael Beasley (Kansas State), Austin Freeman (Georgetown), Senario Hillman (Alabama), James Harden (Arizona State), Randolph Morris (Kentucky), Brandon Rush (Kansas), Mario Chalmers (Kansas), Micah Downs (Gonzaga), Brandon Costner (NC State), Marshall Brown (Missouri), Gerald Henderson (Duke), Wayne Ellington (North Carolina), Dominic Waters (Hawaii/Portland State), Josh Heytvelt (Gonzaga), Mike Mercer (Georgia), Jovan Adams (UNLV), Terrence Williams (Louisville), Mitch Johnson (Stanford), Josh Tarver (Oregon State), Artem Wallace (Washington), Quincy Poindexter (Washington), Spencer Hawes (Washington), Calvin Haynes (Oregon State), Jerren Shipp (Arizona State), Seth Tarver (Oregon State), Lathen Wallace (Oregon State), Ian Andersen (Charlotte), Earl Clark (Louisville), Nolan Smith (Duke), Trevon Willis (Memphis/UNLV), Venoy Overton (Washington), Justin Holiday (Washington), Senario Hillman (Alabama), Daniel Hackett (USC), Dominique Sutton (Wake Forest), Isaiah Thomas (Washington), Malik Story (Artesia HS), Renardo Sidney (Artesia HS), Derrick Favors (South Atlanta HS), Lance Stephenson (Lincoln HS) and former state of Oregon players of the year Maarty Leunen (Oregon), Jeremiah Dominguez (Portland State), Kevin Love (UCLA), Garrett Sim (Oregon) and Brad Tinsley.
The tournament format is also expanded to cover 17U- 9U, which will bring some of the “NATIONS NEXT” to Portland and join this exclusive INVITATION ONLY event.
THE ROSE CITY SHOWCASE (continued)
2008 RCS attendees include:
SUPER 17’S
1. TEAM REEBOK USA (USA)
2. TEAM FREDDY JONES (OR.)
3. PORTLAND ELITE LEGENDS (OR.)
4. WORLDWIDE RENEGADES (GA.)
5. I-5 IME UDOKA (OR.)
6. FRIENDS OF HOOP SEATTLE (WA.)
7. NORTHWEST PANTHERS (WA.)
8. SEATTLE ROTARY SELECT (WA.)
OPEN DIVISION
1. TEAM A.C.C.E.S.S. BLACK (WA.)
2. YOUNG FRANCHISE (WA.)
3. TEAM CALIFORNIA WHITE (CA.)
4. OREGON LORDS (OR.)
5. PORTLAND HOOP KINGS (OR.)
6. TEAM CALIFORNIA BLUE (CA.)
7. EMERALD CITY PIONEERS (WA.)
8. YAKIMA ELITE (WA.)
SWEET 16’S
1. TEAM FREDDY JONES (OR.)
2. SEATTLE ROTARY SELECT (WA.)
3. FRIENDS OF HOOP SEATTLE (WA.)
4. KUNA SPARTANS (ID.)
5. NORTHWEST HOOPS (WA.)
6. PORTLAND HOOP KINGS (OR.)
7. OMS ROCKETS (OR.)
8. TEAM A.C.C.E.S.S. ORANGE (WA.)
FABULOUS 15’S
1. PORTLAND LEGENDS (OR.)
2. FRIENDS OF HOOP SEATTLE (WA.)
3. SEATTLE ROTARY SELECT (WA.)
4. TEAM FREDDY JONES (OR.)
5. TEAM JONES SODA (OR.)
6. BREAKAWAY BALLAZ (WA.)
7. ECBA 2011 (WA.)
8. LASALLE FALCONS (OR.)
14 & UNDER
1. ICP PORTLAND (OR.)
2. SEATTLE ROTARY STYLE BLACK (WA.)
3. EASTERN WASHINGTON HEAT RED(WA.)
4. SEATTLE ROTARY STYLE BLUE (WA.)
THE ROSE CITY SHOWCASE (continued)
5. RUN IT BACK SPORTS (OR.)
6. LASALLE FALCONS (OR.)
7. NORTHWEST HOOPS (WA.)
8. PORTLAND HOOP KINGS (OR.)
9. OAKLAND REBELS (CA.)
10. PORTLAND LEGENDARY GENERALS (OR.)
11. THE BULLS (WA.)
12. ECBA 2012 (WA.)
13. TEAM JONES SODA (OR.)
14. I- 5 IME UDOKA (OR.)
15. NW PANTHERS (WA.)
16. EASTERN WASHINGTON HEAT WHITE (WA.)
13 & UNDER
1. ICP PORTLAND (OR.)
2. SEATTLE ROTARY STYLE BLACK (WA.)
3. SEATTLE ROTARY STYLE BLUE (WA.)
4. BAY AREA HOOSIERS (WA.)
5. OREGON BCI SHARKS (OR.)
6. TACOMA FUTURE (WA.)
7. SEATTLE SELECT RENEGADES (WA.)
8. OAKLAND REBELS (CA.)
9. UNITED BALLERS (OR.)
10. RUN IT BACK SPORTS (OR.)
11. TEAM JONES SODA (OR.)
12. ECBA 2013 (WA.)
13. TEAM CALIFORNIA (CA.)
14. WEST VALLEY ELITE (WA.)
15. SALEM TRIPLE THREAT (OR.)
16. NORTHEAST RYDERS (OR.)
12 & UNDER
1. ICP PORTLAND (OR.)
2. SEATTLE ROTARY STYLE (WA.)
3. ATR (OR.)
4. ECBA 2014 (WA.)
5. DRIBBLE DRIVE IRISH (OR.)
6. TOUCH OF CLASS (WA.)
7. ALL STAR SPORTS PREDATORS BLACK (CA.)
8. ALL STAR SPORTS PREDATORS RED (CA.)
9. UNITED BALLERS (OR.)
10. CLUB VENIM (WA.)
11. TEAM CALIFORNIA (CA.)
12. HARDWOOD BASKETBALL (OR.)
13. NORTHWEST WILDCATS (OR.)
14. VANPORT DYNASTY (OR.)
11 & UNDER
1. ICP PORTLAND (OR.)
2. SEATTLE ROTARY STYLE (WA.)
3. USBA ALL STARS (OR.)
4. TEAM CALIFORNIA (CA.)
5. FAST (OR.)
6. CLUB YAKIMA (WA.)
10 & UNDER
1. SEATTLE ROTARY STYLE (WA.)
2. TACOMA FUTURE (WA.)
3. TEAM CALIFORNIA (CA.)
4. CLUB YAKIMA (WA.)
9 & UNDER
1. ICP PORTLAND (OR.)
2. SEATTLE ROTARY STYLE (WA.)
3. ZILLAH (WA.)
4. RAINIER BEACH VIKINGS (WA.)
The matchups for the 2008 RCS Super 17’s future games are as follows:
Friday, June 13th - Tournament Seeding Games
• GAME 1- 5:00pm – # 1 WORLDWIDE RENEGADES vs. #8 FRIENDS OF HOOP SEATTLE
• GAME 2- 6:15pm – # 4 TEAM FREDDY JONES vs. #5 PORTLAND LEGENDS
• GAME 3- 7:30pm – # 2 SEATTLE ROTARY SELECT vs. #7 NORTHWEST PANTHERS
• GAME 4- 8:45pm – # 3 TEAM REEBOK USA vs. # 6 I-5 IME UDOKA
Saturday, June 14th - Tournament Games
• 4:15pm – Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2
• 5:30pm – Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4
• 6:45pm – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2
• 8:00pm – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4
Sunday, June 15th – Suck It Up, Consolation, 3rd Place and Championship Games
• 4:15pm –Rose City Showcase Suck It Up Game
• 5:30pm –Rose City Showcase Consolation Game
• 6:45pm –Rose City Showcase 3rd Place Game
• 8:00pm –2008 Rose City Showcase Championship Game
All Super 17’s feature games will be played at Grant High School, located at 2245 NE 36th Avenue in Portland. 2008 RCS (OPEN- 9U) divisional tournaments will be held at Grant HS, Cleveland HS, Jefferson HS, Benson HS and Warner Pacific College , (8am- 8pm) Saturday and Sunday.
Proceeds for this year’s event will benefit Grant High School and Inner City Players Athletics.
Don't miss your chance to see some of the best basketball competition in the country right in “OUR OWN BACKYARD” June 13-15 at the 6TH ANNUAL Rose City Showcase.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Canaan Chatman, Courtside Entertainment / ICP
(t) 503.381.6310
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Francis Williams,Courtside Entertainment / FOX Sports
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