paladins

LA Paladins
(aka West Coast Stars)
Eric Hardin
626-296-9369
Jerry Gatewood
310-632-7333 (H)

The Paladins originally started as an off-shoot from the Rockfish, as Eric Hardin had formerly coached with the Fishies but stepped out on his own last year. They always feature some of the top talent in the region, and are one of the elite-level teams from a talent point of view. The rosters below are from the Double Pump Easter Tournament, April, 2001 (not all players were actually present), and there were a couple of additions for the Spiece Run N Slam, also noted below. Paladins will not be in Fresno this year, but we've heard they will be at the Gibbons Memorial Day Tournament instead. Look for them at the Big Time and at the Pumps' Best of Summer. We keep hearing about roster shakeups with guys like DeAngelo Collins (who may or may not be with them as of May 20. . .but that's another story), and for the most part this is a very solid team, with some great players, many of whom may one day make a living playing the game.

Richard Hamilton	6'-9" Jr. F	Crenshaw
Rayshawn (Ray Ray) Reed	6'-1" So. G	Inglewood
Derrick Clark	6'-2" Jr. PG	Leuzinger
Keion Kindred	6'-3" Jr. PG	Dominguez
Marcus Williams	6'-2" So. PG	Crenshaw
Richard Cheney	6'-7" Jr. G/F	Verbum Dei
Steve Moore	6'-4" Sr. G	Dominguez
Jeremy Hopson	6'-3" Jr. G	El Segundo
Reggie Butler	6'-7" Jr. F	Long Beach Poly
Doug Thomas	6'-9" Sr. F	Inglewood/Prep School
DeAngelo Collins	6'-10" Jr. F	Inglewood
Seth Davis	6'-8" Jr. F	Muir
Terrence Jones	6'-7" Jr. F	Crenshaw

At the Spiece Run N Slam Tournament (May 4-6) at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, the Paladins had the following roster:

Reggie Butler
Derrick Clark
DeAngelo Coollins
Bobby Jones (did not attend)
Martin Iti (did not attend)
Keion Kindred
Ray Ray Reed
Darius Sanders
Jamaal Walls
Marcus Williams
Seth Davis
Richard Cheney

Paladins/West Coast Blue Team (for Double Pump Easter Tournament)--this team did not play, despite the publication of the roster, and it is not anticipated that many of these players will actually play with the Paladins/West Coast Stars squads, but will actually play with other teams, including other Nike-sponsored teams:

Aaron Bell	5'-7" Fr. G	Fairfax
Kevin Bell	5'-10" So. G	Fairfax
Joshua Blunt	6'-4" Jr. G	Fairfax
Alex Bausley	6'-6" So. F	Fairfax
Mark Bradford	6'-4" So. G	Fremont
Robert Brown	5'-8" So. G	Westchester
Anshanti Cook	6'-2" Jr. G	Westchester
Jerrell Cotton	6'-1" So. G	Fairfax
Scott Cutley	6'-7" So. F	Westchester
Jeron Kindsey	6'-4" Fr. G	Crenshaw
James Matthews (aka Muhammed)	6'-8" Jr. F	Fremont?/Verbum Dei?
Josh Ship	6'-3" Fr. G	Fairfax