adidas nations 2011 official press release

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2011 ADIDAS NATIONS ROSTER ANNOUNCED

Top High School Basketball Talent Headlines Fifth Annual Global BasketballProgram

Professional Basketball Stars and Collegiate Players to Serve as Counselors

LOS ANGELES, August 1, 2011 adidas today announced the roster for thefifth annual adidas Nations global experience, the premier internationalgrassroots basketball program. adidas Nations will take place at the HAXAthletic Club in Los Angeles August 5-7, with the championship and third place

games held at California State University Dominguez Hills Torodome onMonday, August 8 at 4 p.m. PST and broadcast live on CBS Sports Network.

The countrys top-ranked high school players will participate including ShabazzMuhammad (Bishop Gorman HS/Las Vegas), Andre Drummond (St. ThomasMore School/Middleton, CT), Isaiah Austin (Grace Preparatory

Academy/Burleson, TX), DaJuan Coleman (Jamesville Dewitt HS/Syracuse, NY),Kyle Anderson (St. Anthony HS/Jersey City, NJ) and Cameron Ridley (BushHS/Richmond, TX).

Top-rated players will also represent international teams including EmmanualMudiay (Grace Prep HS/Africa), Zena Edosmwan (Harvard Westlake HS/Africa),

Steven Adams (Scots College/Asia), Wannah Bail (Trent Internationale/LatinAmerican), Ricardo Gathers (Riverside Academy/Latin America ) and HannerPerea (La Lumiere HS/Latin America).

The worlds elite 18-and-under players from eight international teamsincluding Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, US 2012 and US 2013,will train and compete in the prestigious annual program. This year, theNations roster expanded to include two additional US teams.

Professional basketball standouts Josh Smith, Jrue Holiday, Eric Gordon,Candace Parker, Arron Afflalo, Wesley Johnson, Quincy Pondexter and AlecBurks and former players and coaches Mike Dunleavy, Kiki Vandeweghe, Alex

English and Detlef Schrempf along with more than 30 collegiate players willcounsel and mentor players throughout the weekend.

adidas Nations emphasizes adidas core belief that success in the game ofbasketball comes from playing as a team. The multi-faceted internationalcurriculum includes expert training and strategy tips, comprehensive workoutsessions and scrimmages. Off-court elements essential to all athletes


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success, such as nutritional education, global interactions, leadership andphilanthropy are woven into the programs agenda.

The culmination of adidas Nations will feature a championship and third placegame at California State University Dominguez Hills Torodome, 1000 E.Victoria Street, Carson, CA, 90747. General admission tickets are available at

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To learn more about adidas Nations, visit www.adidasnations.com orwww.youtube.com/adidasnations.Join our social networks atwww.twitter.com/adidasnations and www.facebook.com/adidasnations.

USA 2012# Player Pos

.Height

High School Home Town

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Jordan Adams G 64 Oak Hill Academy (VA) Lawrenceville, GA

5 Kyle Anderson G/F 68 St. Anthony (NJ) Fairview, NJ

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Isaiah Austin F/C 71 Grace Prep (TX) Burleson, TX

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DaJuan Coleman C 69 Jamesville Dewitt (NY) Syracuse, NY

3 Andre Drummond C 611 St. Thomas More (CT) Oakdale, CT

4 Kris Dunn PG 63 New London (CT) Oakdale, CT

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Perry Ellis F 68 Heights (KS0 Wichita, KS

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Yogi Ferrell G 511 Park Tudor (IN) Indianapolis, IN

22

Shaq Goodwin F 67 Southwest Dekalb(GA)

Decatur, GA

25 Amile Jefferson F 67 Friends Central (PA) Philadelphia, PA

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Xavier Johnson F 66 Mater Dei (CA) Dana Point, CA

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ShabazzMuhammad

G/F 66 Bishop Gorman (NV) Las Vegas, NV

1 Rodney Purvis G 64 Upper Room Christian Raleigh, NC

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Cameron Ridley C 69 Bush (TX) Richmond, TX

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Winston Shepard F 68 Findlay Prep (NV) Fresno, TX

40

Jarnell Stokes F/C 68 Central High School(TN)

Memphis, TN

50

Kaleb Tarczewski C 70 St. Marks School (MA) Clermont, NH

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Jordan Tebbutt G 65 Oak Hill Academy (VA) Tualatin, OR

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Gabe York G 62 Orange Lutheran (CA) Walnut, CA

USA 2013# Player Pos Heig High School Home Town
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Shaqquan Aaron G/F 67 Mater Dei (CA) Apple Valley, CA

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Clifton Alexander C 69 Curie (IL) Chicago, IL

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Nate Britt G 61 Gonzaga College (DC) Upper Marlboro, MD

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Elijah Brown G 62 St. Edward (OH) Westlake, OH

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Rodney Bullock F 67 Kecoughtan (VA) Hampton, VA

4 Keith Frazier G 65 Irving (TX) Irving, TX

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Derrick Griffin F 68 Terry (TX) Rosenberg, TX

3 Isaac Hamilton G 64 Crenshaw (CA) Los Angeles, CA

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Thomas Hamilton C 69 Whitney Young (IL) Chicago, IL

2 Aaron Harrison G 65 Travis (TX) Richmond, TX

5 Andrew Harrison G 65 Travis (TX) Richmond, TX

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Kasey Hill G 62 Montverde Academy(FL)

Clermont, FL

34

Kuran Iverson F 68 Northwest Catholic(CT)

Bloomfield, CT

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Trey Lyles F 67 Arsenal Tech (IN) Camby, IN

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Jordan Mickey F 67 Berkner (TX) Richardson, TX

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Solomon Poole G 61 Terry Parker (FL) Jacksonville, FL

21

Malik Price-Martin F 69 Monsignor Pace (FL) Miami, FL

55

Karviar Shepherd C 610 Desoto (TX) Cedar Hill, TX

24

Chris Walker F 68 Holmes County (FL) Dunwoody, GA

1 Nigel Williams-Goss

G 63 Findlay Prep (NV) Henderson, NV

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adidas Nations Collegiate CounselorsPlayer Pos

.Height

College School Year

Will Barton G 66 University of Memphis Sophomore

Lorenzo Brown G 65 NC State SophomoreDion Dixon G 65 Cincinnati Senior

Yancy Gates F 69 Cincinnati Senior

Ryan Harrow PG 60 University of Kentucky Sophomore

Terrell Holloway PG 60 Xavier University Senior

Joe Jackson PG 60 University of Memphis Sophomore

Pierre Jackson PG 510 Baylor University Junior

Perry Jones F 611 Baylor University Sophomore

Rob Jones F 66 Saint Marys College Senior


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Jalen Kendrick F 66 University of Mississippi Sophomore

CJ Leslie F 69 NC State Sophomore

Damian Lillard G 62 Weber State Junior

Ray McCallum PG 61 Detroit Sophomore

LeBryan Nash F 67 Oklahoma State University Freshman

Reeves Nelson F 67 UCLA Junior

Mason Plumlee F 69 Duke University JuniorMiles Plumlee F 610 Duke University Senior

Thomas Robinson F 69 Kansas University Junior

Ralph Sampson Jr F 611 University of Minnesota Senior

Jared Sullinger F 68 Ohio State University Sophomore

Marquis Teague PG 62 University of Kentucky Freshman

Adonis Thomas G-F 66 University of Memphis Freshman

Deshaun Thomas F 67 Ohio State University Sophomore

David Wear F 69 UCLA Sophomore

Travis Wear F 69 UCLA Sophomore

Kyle Weems F 66 Missouri State Senior

Patric Young F 69 University of Florida Sophomore

Trey Zeigler G 65 Central Michigan Sophomore

About adidasadidas has been providing innovative products for the worlds best athletes for morethan 50 years, from past legends to todays superstars, such as Dwight Howard,Derrick Rose, Josh Smith and Candace Parker. adidas is a global designer, developer,and marketer of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories with the mission to be theleading sports brand in the world. Brand adidas is part of the adidas Group, acorporation that includes brands such as Reebok, TaylorMade, and Rockport.

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