2009NATIONAL PREP

May 23 - May 24, 2009Kentucky Basketball Academy

273 Ruccio WayLexington, KY 40503

(859) 219-9272

Welcome to the Bluegrass State and oneof the premier annual tournaments inthe country! You will be amazed at theskill level of these young players. Youwill watch in shock as these coachesexhibit a level of competence andcompetitiveness that will cause you toquestion the meager amount you paid foradmission. The action was so great lastyear one coach called it, “the mostintense two days of high level youthbasketball” he had ever been a part of.The fast paced action and the furiousnature combined with precision,accuracy and skill of these kids willcause you to question their ages. All thewhile you will be compelled to circletheir name in this brochure to remindyou to check on them in the future. Thisis basketball intravenously, it goesdirectly into your bloodsteam! They’vecome here to prepare for the NationalTournament and you will be thebenefactor of their toil. Sit back, relax,and enjoy the show!

Of the nineteen (19) teams participating this weekend,the field includes:

Arkansas Mustangs - 2005, 2007 and 2008 AAU NationalChampions, 2009 Arkansas AAU Champions

Cincinnati Lakers - 2009 Ohio AAU Champions

GA Fastbreak - 2009 Georgia AAU Runner-Up

Indy Blaze - 2009 Indiana AAU Bronze Medalist

Indy Ice - 2009 Indiana AAU Champions

KY Elite - 2009 Kentucky AAU Champions

Louisville Legends - 2009 Kentucky AAU Runner-Up2008 National Div. II Runner-Up

Southeast Elite - 2009 Alabama AAU Runner-Up, 2009Alabama YBOA Champions

Team 3 one 7 - 2009 Indiana AAU 4th Place

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOURSUCCESSFUL SEASONS AND GOOD

LUCK AT YOUR NATIONALTOURNAMENT!

2009 KY Elite National Prep Schedule

HOME VISITOR DATE TIME COURT

Indy Ice 2 v KY Gymrats 5/23/09 9:00 AM 1

KY Elite v Cincinnati Lakers 5/23/09 9:00 AM 3Southeast Elite v Indy Blaze 5/23/09 9:00 AM 4

Central KY Tigers v Rebels 5/23/09 10:10 AM 1

Southern Kings v Scott Co. Cardinals 5/23/09 10:10 AM 2

Friars BlueStorm/Dayton Heat

v Louisville Legends 5/23/09 10:10 AM 3

GA Fastbreak v Indy Ice 5/23/09 10:10 AM 4

Scott Co. Cardinals v Team 3 one 7 5/23/09 12:30 PM 1

Rebels v KY Gymrats 5/23/09 12:30 PM 2

GA Fastbreak v Friars BlueStorm/Dayton Heat

5/23/09 12:30 PM 3

Indy Ice v Southeast Elite 5/23/09 12:30 PM 4

Alabama Gold v Indy Ice 2 5/23/09 12:30 PM 5

Fieldhouse EliteHoopmatics

v KY Elite 5/23/09 1:40 PM 1

Cincinnati Lakers v Team 3 one 7 5/23/09 2:50 PM 1

Alabama Gold v Central KY Tigers 5/23/09 2:50 PM 2

Arkansas Mustangs v Indy Blaze 5/23/09 2:50 PM 4

Team 3 one 7 v Southern Kings 5/23/09 4:00 PM 2

Indy Ice v Louisville Legends 5/23/09 4:00 PM 3

Arkansas Mustangs v GA Fastbreak 5/23/09 5:10 PM 1

Central KY Tigers v Central KY Warriors 5/23/09 5:10 PM 2

Cincinnati Lakers v Fieldhouse EliteHoopmatics

5/23/09 5:10 PM 3

Rebels v Indy Ice 2 5/23/09 6:20 PM 1

Indy Blaze v Friars BlueStorm/Dayton Heat

5/23/09 6:20 PM 3

Southern Kings v KY Elite 5/23/09 6:20 PM 4

Indy Blaze v GA Fastbreak 5/23/09 7:30 PM 1

Fieldhouse EliteHoopmatics

v Alabama Gold 5/23/09 7:30 PM 2

Southeast Elite v Arkansas Mustangs 5/23/09 7:30 PM 3

Indy Ice v Scott Co. Cardinals 5/24/09 9:00 AM 1

Central KY Warriors v Rebels 5/24/09 9:00 AM 2

HOME VISITOR DATE TIME COURT

Arkansas Mustangs v Friars BlueStorm/Dayton Heat

5/24/09 9:00 AM 3

Louisville Legends v GA Fastbreak 5/24/09 9:00 AM 4

Southern Kings v Indy Blaze 5/24/09 10:10 AM 1

KY Gymrats v Alabama Gold 5/24/09 10:10 AM 3

Central KY Warriors v Indy Ice 2 5/24/09 11:20 AM 1

Scott Co. Cardinals v Cincinnati Lakers 5/24/09 11:20 AM 2

Central KY Tigers v KY Gymrats 5/24/09 11:20 AM 3

Team 3 one 7 v Fieldhouse EliteHoopmatics

5/24/09 11:20 AM 4

Southeast Elite v Louisville Legends 5/24/09 11:20 AM 5

Friars BlueStorm/Dayton Heat

v Southeast Elite 5/24/09 1:40 PM 1

Louisville Legends v Arkansas Mustangs 5/24/09 1:40 PM 2

KY Elite v Team 3 one 7 5/24/09 1:40 PM 3

Rebels v Alabama Gold 5/24/09 1:40 PM 4

Fieldhouse EliteHoopmatics

v KY Gymrats 5/24/09 1:40 PM 5

Friars BlueStorm/Dayton Heat

v Indy Ice 5/24/09 2:50 PM 1

GA Fastbreak v Southeast Elite 5/24/09 2:50 PM 2

KY Elite v Scott Co. Cardinals 5/24/09 2:50 PM 3

Indy Ice 2 v Central KY Tigers 5/24/09 2:50 PM 4

Southern Kings v Cincinnati Lakers 5/24/09 2:50 PM 5

KENTUCKY ELITE

Head Coach: Steve PageAssistant Coach: Jerome Coles

#00 - Charles “Snoop” Johnson#1 - Braxton Beverly

#2 - Jarek Coles#3 - Trey Grundy#7 - Teddy Ware

#12 - Shane Hall#17 - Jackson Davis#21 - Jordan Green

#27 - Bryce Byrd#34 - Dylan Portwood

The 2009 KY State Champions have familiar faces in different uniforms. This team is long, athletic, skilled and has shown that they have the abilityto beat any team in the country. As they enter the summer tournamentschedule, they look forward to returning the Bluegrass State back tobasketball prominence!

ALABAMA GOLD

Head Coach: Mitchell BaldwinAssistant Coach: Tyrone Silmon

#0 - Jaalen Jones#2 - Tommy Turner

#4 - Justin Pratt#10 - Akeem Cook

#12 - Michael Morton#14 - Jordan Johnson

#20 - Mitchell Baldwin#22 - Miller Williams#30 - Jordan Wright

#34 - Mackenzie Clark#42 - Walter McDole

The Alabama Gold program was organized for the purpose of developingmiddle school and high school role models utilizing sports, principallybasketball, as the vehicle to attract and intermingle potential leaders. Thebenefits are extraordinary. The Alabama Gold team is ready to test thenext level. They are you willing to put forth their best effort, always. Theyhave been described as a team of individuals willing to sacrifice a lot togain a lot.

ARKANSAS MUSTANGS

Head Coach: Fred LeeAssistant Coach: Terrell Lewis

#1 - DeAndre Blair-Worthy#2 - Legend Lewis#3 - Fredrick Lee#5 - Kendrick Lee

#10 - Somari Hudson

#15 - Dee Collier#31 - Anton Beard#24- Jahlil Okafur

#34 - Dorrian Holland

Three National Championships in four years. Nothing else needs to besaid!

CENTRAL KY TIGERS

Head Coach: Paul Price

#1 - David Holloway#3 - Marcus Tyler#5 - Sidney Hugle#6 - Nick Coffey

#7 - David Cornett#8 - Damien Harris

#10 - Juvontez Farris#21 - Jeremiah Tisdale

#23 - Paul Price#32 - Zac Baxter

CENTRAL KY WARRIORSHead Coach: Carl Walker

Assistant Coach: Jonathan Richmond

CINCINNATI LAKERS

Head Coach: Ricardo HillAssistant Coach: Johnathan Higgins

#2 - Christian Higgins#3 - Tionte Robinson

#8 - Jeff Larkin#9 - Javon Cumberland

#10 - Eric Eichler#11 - Robert Caldwell

#12 - Rico Walker

#13 - Armand Walker#14 - Ricardo Hill

#22 - Timmy Fleming#32 - Mike Barwick#33 - Curtis Ponder

FIELDHOUSE ELITE HOOPMATICS

Head Coach: Willie BrownAssistant Coach: Tony Leach

Assistant Coach: Dennis BallentineAssistant Coach: Michael Simms

#1 - Grant Simms#2 - Jeffrey Powell

#3 - Michael Clay Beaty#5 - Tyler Scott

#7 - Larry Stewart#11 - Kortland Townsend

#13 - Alec Bertsch

#15 - Desmond Balantine#23 - Grant Leach#24 - Shimar Davis#30 - Trey Caldwell#31 - Andy Kroehler#41 - Jacob Wunder

From Indianapolis, Indiana, Hoopmatics is new to the AAU scene but ready to make animpact in year one! They finished 5th in the tough Indiana state tournament and havereceived a bid to nationals in Memphis by placing 3rd in the Maysville, KY Super Regional. Their treacherous AAU schedule has included games against Indy Ice, Indy Blaze, FuturePlayers, FIST, Team 317, Indiana Elite, MBA Ohio Elite and Speice Indy Heat with big winsagainst the latter two and competitive games with most. With post threat Tyler Scott in themiddle, along with bruising forwards Andy Kroehler and Trey Caldwell, Hoopmatics is readyto mix it up inside. Add in cat-quick penetrators Kortland Townsend and Shimar Davis to goalong with sharpshooters Desmond Balantine, Grant Leach and Alec Bersch with bangerJacob Wunder, look out! Hoopmatics is aiming for the top!

FRIARS BLUE STORM/DAYTON HEAT

Head Coach: Sean CookHead Coach: Darnell Hoskins

#4 - Sean T. Cook II#5 - Zach McCormick

#8 - Darnell Hoskins, Jr.#10 - JaMachel Blanton#11 - Ronnie Rousseau

#14 - Will Green#15 - Andy Fovel

#21 - Devin Pike#22 - Ryan Frey#23 - Juan Ford

#24 - Austin Taylor#32 - Dewayne Chastain#34 - Aaron Hammond

Over the last four years, Dayton Heat and Friars Blue Storm have solidified themselves astwo of the better youth programs in the Dayton and Cincinnati areas. This marks the firstyear of this teams existence as one group. Coach Hoskins and Coach Cook have broughttheir core kids from the last several years together to make one solid team. They haveachieved runner-up status in the "Real Deal on the Hill" and Buckeye Prep tournaments sofar this season. The team prides itself on being a defensive-minded ball club. Will Green hasestablished himself as one of the better defensive stoppers in Ohio. Juan Ford and ZacharyMcCormick are very versatile, well-rounded players with great upside to their games. RyanFrey and Austin Taylor can both shoot the rock from deep. Devin Pike brings mental andphysical toughness to the squad. This new team is poised and ready to make things happen!

GA FASTBREAK

Head Coach: Tony TwineAssistant Coach: Chase Tramont

#3 - Andrew Jimenez#4 - Jonathan Twine#7 - Phillip Raeford#13 - Grant Bryant

#15 - Morris Clyde Lewis#20 - Tywaun Johnson

#21 - Benjamin Welte#22 - Maceo Inman

#23 - Miciah Dantzler#33 - Justin Jefferson

#42 - Adam Card

INDY BLAZEHead Coach: Steven Rutherford

#1 - Justin Baker#3 - Bryce Moore

#4 - TJ Henderson#9 - Tyler Jenkins

#25 - Mickey Jones#30 - Nick Rutherford

#41 - Trey Lyles

Indy Blaze returns stronger then ever after competing at Nationals last year, goingall the way to the sweet sixteen, and haven't stop succeeding. This year theyfinished with the bronze medal in the IN AAU State tournament. Two seasonstogether and still working very hard on and off the court. Watch out. For the 2009National tournament ,they are coming bigger, stronger, and faster. Don't call theman underdog anymore, they are out to Blaze you up.

INDY ICEHead Coach: LaSalle Thompson

Assistant Coach: Damon Hawkins

#0 - Jordan Garnett#3 - Devon Hawkins#4 - C.J. Coleman

#10 - Michael Sollman

#11 - LaSalle “PJ” Thompson#15 - Justin Brent

#23 - Kendall Rollins#24 - Daeshon Francis

Fresh off their 1st place finish in the Indiana State Championship …..Indy Ice is poised andready to make some noise this year! Ice has a reputation for tenacious defense andcompetitive play! This group of kids have played together or against each other since 2nd

grade. The love they have for each other and for the game is incomparable. At the end ofthe day, they play….they win…they learn. They play…they lose…they learn.

They may not be where they want to be yet, but when they get there, it’ll be right on time! I thought I told you that ICE won’t stop…thought I told you that ICE won’t stop! ICE DDD!

INDY ICE 2

Head Coach: Jeff BrooksAssistant Coach: Victor Coleman

#1 - Malik Barnett#5 - Justin Sheplock

#20 - Anthony Maranto#21 - Jordan Martin#22 - Adam Eads

#23 - Shaun Sellers#33 - Bryan Brooks

#41 - Emil Belmontes#42 - Thomas Knowles

The Indy Ice Division II team is a brand new team under the Indy Iceorganization. The 2008-2009 season marks the first year that this group ofboys has not only played AAU as a team, but also the first year that mostof them have played AAU. This is a developmental team made up ofskilled players that play hard and are working to improve their game! Theyare enjoying the experience and competition that AAU brings and lookforward to competing in the Division II Championship in Memphis thisyear!

KY GYMRATS

Head Coach: Scott LynchAssistant Coach: Chris Fitzgerald

Assistant Coach: Kenny Spear

#1 - Adam Isaacs#5 - Kenny Spear#10 - Zack Ellis

#11 - Tyler Dishman#15 - Jesse Whitacker#21 - Justin Edwards

#23 - Ryan Dishman#34 - Devin Griffith

Cory StearnsJohn Phelps

Lance Claywell

The Kentucky Gymrats are from southern Kentucky in the town ofSomerset. They have played in tournaments in Lexington, Louisville, AndNashville. The remainder of their schedule for the year includes playing inGeorgetown, Indianapolis and in the Division II national tournament inMemphis.

LOUISVILLE LEGENDS

Head Coach: Dion LeeAssistant Coach: Brian Harvey

#0 - Malik Henry#1 - John Michael Oyler

#2 - Craig Owens#4 - Zach Duvall

#5 - Devaughn Johnson#6 - Trey Williams

#8 - Allen Lamee#10 - Jamie Johnson

#9 - Antonio McDaniels#11 - DeAngelo Russell

#12 - Kelan Martin

SCOTT CO. CARDINALSHead Coach: Dudley MattinglyAssistant Coach: Matt Walls

Christen CunninghamAustin DowneyAndrew Short

Jakevo EdwardsTony GilkeyJalen Haddix

Zach HumphreyJared LeeTyler Page

Dylan PortwoodChad Ryan

Landen Young

SOUTHEAST ELITE

Head Coach: Mark KomaraAssistant Coach:

#1 - Domonic Thompson#3 - Tony Reynolds#4 - Divorce Milbry#10 - Will Brewster#11 - Kwann Four#14 - Ryan Jones

#15 - EJ Turner#20 - Jacob Parker

#23 - Johnny Komara#34 - Robert Steele

Southeast Elite 2014 has a record of 21 and 4 during 2009 season, earning a bid to AAUNationals based on their tournament results in AAU State and Super Regional tournaments.

Southeast Elite 2014 is led by a strong front-line of Robert Steele (6' 5" 220lbs), DivorceMibry (6' 4"), Jacob Parker (6' 2") and Will Brewster (6' 0"). Southeast Elite also has strongguard play with EJ Turner and Dominic Thompson at the point, while Johnny Komara andTony Reynolds handle the two guard position. Southeast Elite has 6 players who will attendthe 2009 Jr All American Camp in Orlando - Steele, Parker, Komara, Turner, Brewster andMilbry.

SOUTHERN KINGS

Head Coach: Dion GloverAssistant Coach: Lamont Griggs

#1 - Avery Patterson#2 - Jalyn Patterson#3 - Jared Tucker

#4 - Keith Pinckney#5 - Keon Douglas#6 - Larenz Griggs#7 - Jordan Harris

#8 - Murad Dillard#9 - J’Michael Chandler

#10 - AJ Bush#11 - AJ Farrar

#12 - Nieman Dunams#13 - Omar Huston

Southern Kings 13Under is headed by former Atlanta Hawks guard, Dion Glover. This will beCoach Glover's first full year coaching the team and he has the players deeply rooted indeveloping the fundamentals of the game. The team boasts several standout track athletesand is headed by talented point guard Jalyn Patterson, Middle School All Star KeithPinckney, athletic Wingman Larenz Griggs and is anchored by Defensive stalwart,Jumichael Chandler.

TEAM 3 one 7

Head Coach: Felix RogersAssistant Coach: Randy Fields

Assistant Coach: Dewonye Williamson

#8 - Terrell May#10 - Nick Rogers

#12 - Dewayne Gibson#13 - Rashaun Fields#15 - Franklin Avant#20 - D’Andre Fields

#22 - Gabe Leschot#26 - Tyawn Teague#30 - Jaymar Taylor

#32 - Timmy Anderson#34 - Demetrius Roberts

Team 3 one 7, a non-profit organization that provides mentoring to our youth throughbasketball in Indianapolis, Indiana. Their mission is to enhance the mind, body, and spirits ofthe youth within their organization. They believe that all interested children should have theopportunity to participate in youth basketball.

Team 3 one 7 took AAU basketball by storm in 2008, their first year being together. Theteam finished 3rd (17th overall) in the 2008 AAU Classic bracket and achieved the honorreceiving an automatic bid to play in the 2009 Nationals. In May 2009, Team 3 one 7finished 4th in the Indiana State AAU tournament for the 2nd year in a row. The team hasbecome a premier and reputable organization known across the mid-west.

13U/7th GRADE AAU DIVISION I NATIONALCHAMPIONSHIP

Memphis, TNJune 28 - July 5

DON’T FORGET!!Entry Deadline: JUNE 9, 2009

13U/7th GRADE AAU DIVISION II NATIONALCHAMPIONSHIP

Memphis, TNJune 28 - July 5

DON’T FORGET!!Entry Deadline: JUNE 9, 2009

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