SoCalHoops Recruiting News

2002 Nike Say No Classic College
League Starts This Weekend--(June 14, 2002)

In the last 26 years, the old "Southern California College Open" has developed, changed and grown into what is now the nation's premier collegeiate summer league, the "Say No Classic."  This league has had some of the greatest basketball players in the world pass through, including many who have made it to the NBA.   This year should be no different, as the top players from all over the country who are from Southern California will either return home or remain in Los Angeles to compete in this NCAA certified summer league.  The Say No League also has a very impressive website, with team roster information, a new message board, player bios, and more, so you'll be able to keep track of player appearances, stats, and the like.

The league tips off this weekend and will continue through August.  It's an NCAA certified league (it's required to be in order for current D-I players to participate), so in addition to some of the top players, you'll also see some Division I coaches during the summer as well.  Top current college players will include:

Ray Young (UCLA),  Andre Patterson (UCLA), Trayvon Bryant (Missouri), Edwin Draughn (Yale), LeMar Ruffin (Coppin St), Mike Zepeda (UC Riverside), Gary Colbert (Pepperdine),  Sheldon Pace (Chaffey College), David Sybesma (La Verne), Marlon Parmer (Undecided), Glenn McGowan (Pepperdine), Sherman Gay (LMU), Keith Kincaide (LMU), J.D. Jackson (Fresno St),  Jabari Simmons (Centenary),  Jason Chivers (Seattle Pacific), Jerry Dupree (USC), Johnny Hardwick (Eastern Kentucky), Robert Hutchinson (USC),  Chris Williams (Louisiana-Lafayette), James Wright (Colorado), Marcus Moore (Washington St),   Dijon Thompson  (UCLA), Josh Childress (Stanford), DeWayne Morris (USF), EJ Harris  (Washington St.), Josiah Johnson (UCLA), Andrew Zahn (Undecided), Isaiah Fox (Arizona), Errick Craven (USC),  Derrick Craven (USC), Kevin Roberts (Long Beach St.), Chris Jenkins (Long Beach St.), Antoine Jackson (Long Beach St.), Micah McKinney (Pepperdine), Jesse Pinegar (Pepperdine), Michael Westphal (Pepperdine), Will Kimble (Pepperdine), David Joiner (Sacramento State), Jerrett Skrifvars (Montana St), Kyle Dodd (Arizona St),   Taashan Forehan-Kelly (California),   Danny Lambert (Irvine Valley),  Chris Manker (San Diego St.), Mike Reich (Colorado College), Mike Stowell (Utah St.), Chris Walton (San Diego St.),  Travis Hanour (San Diego St.), Chad Bell (New Mexico), Nick Curtis (USC),  Anthony Davis (Long Beach St.),  Terrance Johnson (Pepperdine),  Anthony Naylor (USF), Rory O'Neil (USC),  Darrell Tucker (USF), Robert Turner (Pepperdine), Gabriel Hughes (Undecided), Marcus Banks (UNLV),  Dalron Johnson (UNLV), Tadeu Souza (Long Beach St.), Bryan Jolly  (Columbia Basin), Brandee Jones (SW Oklahoma St.),  Terrell Young (Alan Hancock College), Marko Mihailovic (Santa Monica College), J.T. Leitch (Undecided), Hassan Trotter (SW Oklahoma St.), Kirk Snyder (Nevada), Kevinn Pinkney (Nevada), Andy Osborn (Loyola-Marymount), Jordan Harris (UC-Irvine), Caleb Gervin (Azusa Pacific University), Napoleon Sanderford (Lassell College), Nate Daniels (Broward County CC), Nassai Daniels (St. Olaf College), Brandon Hawkins (San Jose St.),  Tony Bland (San Diego St.), Villi Morton (UC Riverside), Chris Osborne (Arizona St.), Joe Shipp (California), Peter McCaslin ( USC), Cody Pearson (Long Beach State),  Kostas Charissis (USC),  TJ Cummings (UCLA), Aras Baskauskas (UC-Irvine), Adam Parada (UC-Irvine), Desmon Farmer (USC), Aerick Sanders (San Diego St.)

Newcomers include: 

Hassan Adams (Arizona),   Brandon Bowman (Georgetown), Pat Hadden (Pennsylvania), David Gale (Brewster Academy (Prep School), Frank Robinson (Undecided), Alex Acker (Pepperdine), Ryan Hollins (UCLA), Bobby Jones (Washington), Adam Zahn (Oregon), Paul Meynen (Northern Arizona), Justin Turman (Undecided),  Jibril Hodges (Long Beach St), Amani Daanish (JUCO Kansas), David Patten (Pepperdine),   Marvin Lea (Pepperdine), Derrick Grubb (Pepperdine), Cody Horning (Pepperdine), Brice Prather (California), Brandon Rohe (Santa Clara), Travis Smith (Univ. of San Diego),  Adam Tancredi (Quinnipiac), Bryant Markson (Utah), JK Edwards (UNLV), Keion Kindred (UTEP),  Doug Thomas (undecided), Chris Evers (West Hills),  Jordan Rush (Undecided), Walter White (Undecided),  Jeremy Lake (UC-Riverside), Craig Smith (Boston College), Michael Fey (UCLA),  Jonathan Oliver (USC),  Brandon Brooks (USC),  Marquis Poole (Boise State), Gio St. Amant (UTEP), Nate Carter (UC Riverside), Matt Kemper (Pacific), Michael Efevberha (UC-Irvine), Doyle Cole (undecided), Tony Key (LACC), Jason Leonard (undecided) Aaron Shandy (undecided),  Joseph Works (undecided), Mike Mitchell (undecided)

Here's the schedule for this weekend.  Just click on the names of the teams to see the rosters (which are won't be finalized until the third week of the league, but this is what they've got so far).

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