Jordan Brand Classic participants announced

The top six prospects and 10 of the top 11 in MaxPreps.com's Top 100 will participate in the 2011 Jordan Brand Classic.

Marking its 10th anniversary, the Classic is scheduled for April 16 at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. ESPN2 will air the contest live at 8 p.m. EST.

"As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Jordan Brand Classic, our goal remains to provide the student-athletes with a platform that will enhance their skills on and off the court," said Keith Houlemard, President of Jordan Brand. "Charlotte's Time Warner Cable Arena is the perfect venue for capturing the talent and energy of these elite players."

Like the McDonald's All-American Game, the Jordan Brand Classic's roster is headlined by national player of the year candidates Bradley Beal of Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.), Michael Gilchrist of St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) and Austin Rivers of Winter Park (Fla.).

Beal, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard and future Florida Gator, is coming off a 40-point performance over the weekend in a nationally-televised win over McCluer North (Florissant, Mo.). He is averaging 32.3 points per game this season.

Gilchrist is the leader of the nation's top-ranked high school team at St. Patrick. The future Kentucky Wildcat earned MVP honors at the prestigious City of Palms Classic in December and is MaxPreps.com's No. 1 prospect in the 2011 class.

Duke signee Rivers is an explosive scorer (29.6 points per game this season) looking to lead Winter Park to its second-straight Class 6A state title in Florida.

Complete rosters are listed below.

Past Jordan Brand Classic MVPs include Amar'e Stoudemire (2002), LeBron James (2003), Dwight Howard (2004), Kevin Durant (2006) and Harrison Barnes (2010).

East
Khem Birch, Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Mass.) – Pittsburgh signee
Michael Carter-Williams, St. Andrew's (Barrington, R.I.) – Syracuse
Rakeem Christmas, Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, Pa.) – Syracuse
Michael Gbinije, Benedictine (Richmond, Va.) – Duke
Michael Gilchrist, St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) – Kentucky
P.J. Hairston, Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) – North Carolina
James McAdoo, Norfolk Christian (Norfolk, Va.) – North Carolina
Quincy Miller, Westchester Country Day (High Point, N.C.) – Baylor
Austin Rivers, Winter Park (Fla.) – Duke
Shannon Scott, Milton (Ga.) – Ohio State
Marquis Teague, Pike (Indianapolis, Ind.) – Kentucky

West
Bradley Beal, Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.) – Florida
Jabari Brown, Oakland (Calif.) – Oregon
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Greenville (Ga.) – Georgia
Anthony Davis, Perspectives (Chicago, Ill.) – Kentucky
Myck Kabongo, Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) – Texas
Johnny O'Bryant, East Side (Cleveland, Miss.) – Louisiana State
Sir'Dominic Pointer, Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, N.C.) – St. John's
Otto Porter, Scott County Central (Sikeston, Mo.) – Uncommitted
Adonis Thomas, Melrose (Memphis, Tenn.) – Memphis
Kyle Wiltjer, Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) – Kentucky
Tony Wroten Jr., Garfield (Seattle, Wash.) – Washington