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Double Pump WCAS # 2-- "Best of the Best"
All-Star Game Rosters--(July 15, 2003)

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What:   Double Pump West Coast All-Star Camp
When:   Session 2,  July 12-15, 2003
Where:   Lynwood HS (games only)
CSUDH (dorms for campers)
Who:   300+ high school prospects
NCAA Certified Event
Division I Coaches Permitted to Attend

Yup.  These guys were no doubt the best of the best at this camp.  And a few of them are also among the best of the best in their class, which is pretty impressive.  We'll post some photos later, but in the meantime, here are the rosters for the "Best of the Best" game.

White Team

Player Name  Height Weight Pos Class High School State
Bilal Abdulla 6'-5" 200 G 04 Tabor Academy MA
Keith Best 6'-4" 190 G/F 04 Sheldon OR
Calvin Chitwood 6'-7" 201 F 04 Paradise Valley AZ
Todd Follmer 6'-11" 215 C 04 Santa Margarita CA
Evan Harris 6'-9" 200 F/C 04 Harvard-Westlake CA
Andre McFarland 6'-5" 205 F 06 Durango NV
Ralph Mims 6'-3" 205 G 04 Brunswick ME
Ramone Wellington 6'-2" 180 G 04 Jesse Bethel CA
Justin Armstrong 6'-4" 220 G/F 04 El Camino CA

Blue Team

Player Name  Height Weight Pos Class High School State
Cori Anderson 6'-2" 170 G 04 Bishop Gorman NV
Justin Argenal 5'-11" 170 PG 04 De La Salle CA
Carlos Campos 6'-4" 180 G 04 Mercersberg Academy PA
Davan Evans 6'-7" 215 C/F 04 Chapparal NV
Larry Gurganious 6'-5" 190 G 05 Saint Mary's CA
Alex Harris 6'-5" 170 G 04 St. Joseph Notre Dame CA
Marcus Lewis 6'-6" 225 F 04 Long Beach Poly CA
Sean Ogirri 6'-2" 160 G 04 Denver East CO
John Ricks 6'-3" 170 PG 04 Artesia CA
Rico Tucker 6'-0" 180 PG 04 University (San Diego) CA
Lorenzo Mata 6'-9" 230 C/F 04 South Gate CA

One other player was named to the list, Hector Hernandez (6'-9" Sr. C/F) from Lincoln HS in Colorado, but he didn't play (or if he did, we didn't see him, and he'd be pretty hard to miss at that size).  Probably a plane he had to catch, which sometimes happens since this game didn't get going until well after 12:00 noon. 

Anyway, more on this game later, and it was a very good game with Lorenzo Mata and Todd Follmer actually going at it pretty hard underneath, to balance out the very good guard play.   We will make one mention though because he deserves it, and in our view was one of the best players in the camp, regardless of region, and regardless of class:  Ralph Mims....Just remember the name, especially if you like Big East basketball (that's if there's still a Big East when the dust settles).   Wherever he chooses to play, this kid is going to be big-time.  We want to thank Tom Nollette and the guys at MBR.com for tipping us off to his presence at the camp, not that his game needed any introduction, and he would hardly have been missed had they not told us about him. A great player.  Really.   

In the meantime, we want to extend our congratulations to the guys who were selected to this all-star game.  We look forward to seeing you progress through the ranks of the recruiting process and in your college careers and who knows, maybe beyond....  

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