Staff Report
MaxPreps.com
Class of 2009 stars DeMarcus Cousins, Derrick Favors, Xavier Henry and John Henson were among the players selected for the 2009 Jordan Brand Classic Tuesday.
The seventh-year event will be played Saturday, April 18 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and be televised nationally by ESPN2.
The Jordan Brand Classic will also continue to include a regional game, showcasing the top prep players from the New York City metropolitan area in a City vs. Suburbs showdown.
In its second year of the event, an International game will tip-off the tripleheader by featuring 16 of the top 17-and-under players from around the world. A portion of the proceeds benefit the New York City-based charity, The Children’s Aid Society.
Coaches will be announced in March. Below is the full listing of 20 players;
Player, High School (City, State), College
Kenny Boynton, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), Florida
Avery Bradley, Findlay Prep (Tacoma, Wash.), Texas
Dominic Cheek, St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), Villanova
DeMarcus Cousins, LeFlore (Mobile, Ala.), Undecided
Derrick Favors, South Atlanta (Atlanta, Ga.), Georgia Tech
Abdul Gaddy, Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, Wash.), Washington
Keith Gallon, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), Oklahoma
Jordan Hamilton, Dominguez (Compton, Calif.), Texas
Xavier Henry, Putnam City (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Memphis
John Henson, Sickles (Tampa, Fla.), North Carolina
Lamont Jones, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), Virginia Tech
Wally Judge, Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, Fla.), Kansas State
Tommy Mason-Griffin, Madison (Houston, Texas), Oklahoma
Alex Oriakhi, Tilton School (Tilton, N.H.), Connecticut
Daniel Orton, Bishop McGuinness (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Kentucky
Mason Plumlee, Christ School (Arden, N.C.), Duke
Durand Scott, Rice (New York, N.Y.), Miami
Renardo Sidney, Fairfax (Los Angeles, Calif.), Undecided
John Wall, Word of God (Raleigh, N.C.), Undecided
Royce White, Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.), Minnesota
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