North vs. South All-American Championship Notes
In the inaugural All-American Championship North versus South game, the South squad defeated the North team, 93-91, in overtime. Tony Parker won the Most Outstanding Player award for the South with 21 points and nine rebounds and B.J. Young won it for the South with 17 points.
- Tony Parker and Robert Carter showed their range by knocking down three-pointers
- Hanner Perea showed his athleticism when he crashed the offensive glass
- Parker ran the floor really well and showed he has improved his conditioning
- Levi Randolph has a pure stroke that is consistent from everywhere behind the arc
- D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera and Dai-Jon Parker also shot well from long-range
- B.J. Young did a great job getting into the lane
- Dom Pointer played very good perimeter defense
- Kevin Ferrell shot well and was quick with the ball
- Josiah Turner showed off his ball-handling skills with an impressive double-crossover
- Ryan Boatright hits big shots such as his three to send the game into overtime
- Josiah Turner can make the acrobatic finish as well as finishing through contact
East vs. West All-American Championship Notes
In the inaugural All-American Championship East versus West game, the West squad defeated the East team, 107-104. Perry Ellis won the Most Outstanding Player award for the West with 14 points and eight rebounds and Maurice Harkless won it for the East with 15 points.
- D’Angelo Harrison has great range and consistency on his three-point shot
- Alex Murphy is surprisingly strong and finishes well
- Myles Mack is very fast with the ball
- Rasheed Sulaimon has a floater that he can hit at all angles
- Perry Ellis has developed a very nice shooting stroke from the perimeter and can score from inside and out
- Ryan Anderson did a good job rebounding, throwing outlet passes, and shooting a hook shot over his left shoulder
- Cameron Ridley positions himself well down low
- Shabazz Muhammad runs the floor extremely well and has improved his three-point shooting
- Naadir Tharpe has improved his perimeter shot
- DaJuan Coleman has good footwork in the low post
- Julien Lewis is speedy, athletic, and shoots well
- Desmond Hubert provides good back-side defense
- D’Angelo Harrison attacks the basket fearlessly
