SoCalHoops Recruiting News

RSL Top 24 & Top 48
All-Star Game Photos--(Apr. 17, 2000)

We managed to make it over to LA City College for the final two games of the season at Rockfish Spring League yesterday after spending the morning at the adidas Double Pump "Super 40" workouts at Cal State Northridge, for the RSL Top 24 and Top 48 All-Star games, at 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., respectively. All-Star games being, well, all-star games, it really didn't make a whole lot of sense to try and keep track of stats and things, because, after all, these games were about showcasing players. There were a lot of guys who played well, some more exceptionally well than others. And while we just didn't have the time to write any individual reviews of player performances, but we did manage to take a bunch of pictures of both games. Some of these guys are recognizable, and others won't be so familiar to you. The photos below and on the next page were taken in a particular order, but when it came time to actually rename them (in order to make them viewable since our little Sony Mavica gives pics a name with a "-" (dash) in them, which renders them unreadable by any html browser, so they have to all be renamed. . . .but that's a different story), they all came out in alphabetical order, which is a lot different than the sequence of real-life events. . . . In any event, we've posted some small captions as well as the file name, so hopefully you'll at least be able to identify who's who.

The top 24 game was played first and it was a great game, with both teams playing tough defense, and the score in doubt all the way until the last 4.2 seconds of the game. Not that it matters, but the "White" team won, 96-93. Standouts in that game were Anthony Davis, Solomon Brown, Donald Wilson, Tim Drisdom, Rory O'Neil, Dijon Thompson, Sean Cole, James Jenkins, Bryant Markson, Richard Cobbs, Marco Mihailovic, David Newkirk, Blake Walker, Donovan Morris, Jason Braxton, Tim Drisdom, Wes Wardrop, and the Cravens, Errick and Derrick. There were several no-shows, most notably Ellis Myles, Paul Roby and Russell Lakey.

The top 48 game also featured some solid performances from guys like Cody Pearson, Damon Jenkins, David Gale, Kris Maxey, Kevin Stacey, Levi Steinmetz, Kenny D'Oyen, Kevin Pinckney, Ryan Stacey, Michael Wilds, Adam Zahn (who had some great dunks), Tito Hill, Paul Heredia (who shot 5 three pointers), Josh Dunaj, Peter McCaslin, Nashid Beard, Rasheed Oliver, Daniel Knott, Derrick Andrew and Brandon Robinson.

Top 48 team introductions
Top 24 "White" team	Top 24 "Blue" team

Donald Wilson and Wes Wardrop	Top 24 at the line	Rebounding. . .	Anthony Davis drives
Boxing out at the line	Richard Cobbs	Sean Cole	Anthony Davis shoots
Sean Cole dunks	Damon Jenkins blocking	Damon Jenkins and Levi Steinmetz	Errick Craven slams
Anthony Davis on the drive	Derrick Craven 1-on-1	D. Craven in the open court	Errick Craven slams
Errick in traffic	Fast Break	Craven guarding	Errick Craven drives on RJ Bluitt
David Gale guards Kenny D'Oyen	Izzy Metz (back turned) coaching the Top 48 Blues	Top 24 Coaches, Koolaid Perry and Keith Howard	Markson & Newkirk
Paul Heredia guards Kris Maxey	David Newkirk	Newkirk at the line	Pegram blocking
Pinkney	Getting position. . .	roryattheline.jpg	Ryan Stacey
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