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SoCalHoops Tournanment News

Fullcourt Press Summer Spectacular
Tourney Announced--(Apr. 25, 2001)

What: Fullcourt Press Summer 2001 Spectacular
Where: Long Beach Millikan HS
When: Monday, June 25--Thursday, June 28, 2001
Who: 24 Top Local High School teams (Invitation Only)

Is it just us, or does anyone else see the resemblance between wacky Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Fullcourt Press-Belmont Shore's Dinos Trigonis? Ok, it's a bit of a reach. . . But Dinos does brings the same high energy to organizing basketball events as Cuban brings to shouting at opposing coaches, and if you got a chance to see Dinos coaching in the RSL against Dave Wexler, well. . . .But we digress. . . Dinos' latest summer offering (in addition to the Rim Rattler All*West Camp, Long Beach Fall Tournament, Belmont Shore Spring Showcases, etc) is one of those "invitiation only" deals which will feature many of the top high school teams in the region, and hence, many of the top high school players and college prospects as well, and if Issy Washington is still going to be hosting his "Summer Finale Tournament" (which is curiously named because it's actually at the beginning of summer), then we'd expect to see many of the same players and teams shuttling back and forth between Long Beach Millikan and wherever it is this year that Issy decides to set up shop.

And as noted, while the Fullcourt Press Summer Spectacular is billed as "invitation only" there are only 19 teams entered so far, and if you call, an invite may be extended. As of Sunday, April 23, the teams entered to play in the tournament are:

Artesia
Calvary Chapel Downey
Compton Centennial
Corona Centennial
Crenshaw
Fontana
Long Beach Millikan
Lakewood
Loyola
Mater Dei
Mayfair
Riverside MLK
Muir
Pasadena
Redondo Union
St. John Bosco
Villa Park
Westchester
Woodbridge

There are still openings for 5 more teams, at least there were as of Sunday. To reserve a spot in the tournament, or simply to get more info, you can contact Dinos Trigonis at 562-223-0190 or Long Beach Millikan coach Kelly San Jose at 562-716-9879.

See you there.