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Spiece Run N' Slam Tournament:
Pump N Run Team--(May 1, 2001)

gymrat.gif (12358 bytes) What: 8th Annual Spiece Run N' Slam All Star Classic

Where: Spiece Fieldhouse, Ft. Wayne, Indidana

When: Fri. May 4, Sat. May 5, & Sun. May 6, 2001

Who:  Top Travel Teams From All Over The U.S.

The Indiana Basketball Association, which is sometimes known as the Spiece Gym Rats, will be holding their 8th Annual Spiece Run n' Slam All Star Classic this coming weekend at the Spiece Fieldhouse, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  The tournament runs from May 4 - 6, 2001, and it will feature  48 teams from all over the country in the boys' "senior to be" division and 32 teams in the "juniors to be" division, and 24 teams in the "sophomores" division.  Among the teams coming from SoCal to Ft. Wayne this weekend will be the Pump N Run team, the Paladins, and two teams of Rockfish (the "LA Rockfish" and the "Rockfish Orcas").  We'll feature some news, notes and rosters for each of these teams.  

First up is the Pump N Run team roster for the tournament together with their schedule for the first three pool play games.

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Nik Caner-Medley
6'-8" Jr. PF
Deering HS
Portland, Maine

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David Gale
6'-1" Jr. PG
Buckley HS
Sherman Oaks, CA

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C.J. Watson
6'-2" Jr. PG/SG
Bishop Gorman HS
Las Vegas, Nevada

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David Padgett
6'-11" So. C
Reno HS
Reno, Nevada

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Brad Buchman
6'-9" Jr. F
Westlake HS
Austin, Texas

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Lance Soderberg
6'-8" Jr. F
Centennial HS,
Corona, CA

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Brandon Rohe
6'-3" Jr. SG
Santa Margarita HS,
Rancho Sta. Margarita, CA

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Matt McKinney
6'-8" Jr. F/G
Santa Ynez HS,
Santa Ynez, CA

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Brandon Worthy
6'-3" Jr. G
Mt. Pleasant HS,
San Jose, CA

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Spring 2001
8th Annual Spiece
Run N Slam Tournament
Ft. Wayne, Indiana

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Omar Wilkes
6'-4" So. G
Loyola HS,
Los Angeles, CA

Pump N Run will be playing in Pool 3 (see below).  They will play once on Friday and twice on Saturday in pool play, and then bracket play begins Saturday evening and continues through Sunday.   We'll have results from the tournament, and you can also find news on the tournament at various sites devoted to Indiana basketball, including the official Spiece website (above).  Other sites with news on the tournament will include Peegs' IU site (one of the best on the internet), or just check the links page at Peegs (which include just about every Indiana-based resource you might ever want to see.

Here are the pools for the tournament.

Pool 1

1A SPIECE PISTOLS
1B MINNESOTA REBOUND
1C WATERLOO WILDHAWKS
1D LONG ISLAND ROADRUNNERS

 Pool 2

2A L A ROCKFISH
2B MILWAUKEE SOLDIERS
2C NORTH TEXAS RICE OWLS
2D GRAND RAPIDS STORM

 Pool 3

3A PUMP N RUN
3B CENTRAL HOYAS
3C SPIECE NORTH STARS
3D COURTHOUSE ELITE
Pool 4

4A BLOOMINGTON RED
4B TEAM OHIO
4C CINCY AAU BLACK
4D TEAM TEXAS SELECT

Pool 5

5A SUMMIT CITY RAPTORS
5B KENTUCKY HOOP STARS ELITE
5C L A ROCKFISH ORCAS
5D WARRICK CO. WILDCATS

Pool 6

6A LOS ANGELES PALADINS
6B TIFFANY'S
6C THE HOOP
6D FRIENDS OF HOOP WHITE

Pool 7

7A 303 FINEST
7B CINCY AAU RED
7C FRIENDS OF HOOP BLACK
7D CHAPPELL SPORTS

 Pool 8

8A INDY WARRIORS
8B INNER CITY PLAYERS
8C ST. LOUIS MUSTANGS
8D JERSEY CITY HEAT

 Pool 9

9A MARTIN BROTHERS SELECT
9B ILLINOIS GOLD
9C RANDOLPH BOYS CLUB
9D GATEWAY BASKETBALL
Pool 10

10A WISCONSIN ALL STARS
10B OHIO VALLEY
10C ALL OHIO RED
10D TEAM TEXAS WHITE

 Pool 11

11A CINCY AAU WHITE
11B SALT LAKE METRO
11C S.Y.F. PLAYERS
11D KEN. HOOP STARS - GOLD

Pool 12

12A NW INDIANA PLAYERS
12B ST. LOUIS GAMEFACE
12C ILLINOIS WARRIORS
12D MILWAUKEE WARRIORS

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