ESPN RISE Announces 2009 Boost Mobile Elite 24 Event
Harrison Barnes, Jared Sullinger, Tristan Thompson Lead First Roster Reveal
ESPN RISE will hold the fourth annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 event, the nation's premier elite high school boys basketball event for underclassmen, Saturday, August 22 at New York City's Rucker Park, 7 p.m. E.T. Featuring 24 of the top high school basketball players from across the nation, Boost Mobile Elite 24 players are selected by a committee of high school basketball experts: ESPN RISE Magazine, ESPN Scouts, Inc. and other leading talent evaluators. Players are selected based on their performance at AAU tournaments and national summer camps.
Leading the first 12 players selected for the Boost Mobile Elite 24 are Harrison Barnes, a class of 2010 shooting guard from Ames High School (Ames, Iowa), No. 1 in the ESPNU 100; Jared Sullinger, a class of 2010 power forward from Northland High School (Columbus, Ohio), No. 4 in the ESPNU 100; and Tristan Thompson, a class of 2010 power forward from Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), No. 2 in the ESPNU 100. Barnes will make his debut in the 2009 event, while Sullinger and Thompson will return for a consecutive appearance. Thompson's Findlay Prep played in the ESPN RISE National High School invitational in April 2009; he and his team won the tournament's championship game.
Boost Mobile Elite 24 - Roster Reveal I:
Austin Rivers Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.) PG 6-4 190 2011 No. 2, ESPNU Super 60
CJ Leslie Word of God (Raleigh, N.C.) PF 6-8 205 2010 No. 11, ESPNU 100
Harrison Barnes Ames (Ames, Iowa) SG 6-8 210 2010 No. 1, ESPNU 100
Jared Sullinger Northland (Columbus, Ohio) PF 6-9 235 2010 No. 4, ESPNU 100
Josh Smith Kentwood (Covington, Wash.) C 6-9 280 2010 No. 6, ESPNU 100
Kendall Marshall Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.) PG 6-4 180 2010 No. 17, ESPNU 100
Rakeem Christmas North Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) PF 6-9 220 2011 No. 13, ESPNU Super 60
Roscoe Smith Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) SF 6-7 185 2010 No. 23 in ESPNU 100
Tobias Harris Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills, N.Y.) PF 6-8 210 2010 No. 19, ESPNU 100
Tony Wroten Jr. Garfield (Seattle, Wash.) PG 6-5 200 2011 No. 5, ESPNU Super 60
Tristan Thompson Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) PF 6-9 230 2010 No. 2, ESPNU 100
Will Barton Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) SG 6-6 160 2010 No. 12, ESPNU 100
Five of the players selected to date for the Boost Mobile Elite 24 have committed to colleges - Austin Rivers to Florida, Jared Sullinger to Ohio State, Kendall Marshall to North Carolina, Tristan Thompson to Texas, and Will Barton to Memphis.
The 2009 Boost Mobile Elite 24 event will be televised live on ESPNU, 7 p.m. E.T.
