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Las Vegas Fab 48 Recap – By Dinos Trigonis

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2013 Las Vegas Fab 48 Recap by Dinos Trigonis2013 Fab 48 17U Invitational Champions DC ASSAULT

This year’s Las Vegas Fab 48 held on July 24-28 and headquartered at Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas NV) attracted 384 teams (maximum capacity) from across the nation, Canada and Germany that competed in the five 17u divisions (208 teams), two 16u divisions (96 teams) and two 15u divisions (80 teams). This year’s Las Vegas Junior Fab 48 (held July 27-30) had 105 teams spread across its 14u, 13u, 12u, 11u and 10u divisions.

DC Assault 17 (MD), behind Maryland-bound Romelo Trimble (tourney MVP) outlasted scrappy Deron Williams Elite 17 (TX) 60-56 to capture the 17u Invitational title.

DC Assault and Deron Williams Elite advanced to the 17u Invite title game by defeating Ray Allen Select (WI) and Mo Williams Elite(TX), respectively. Other teams that reached the Elite 8 included Belmont Shore (CA), Juice All-Stars (NY), Net Gain (MN) and BTI Select (CA). Past champions of the Fab 48 17u Invitational Division include Team Loaded (2012), KC 76’ers (2011) and Oakland Soldiers (2010).

The title game of the loaded 16u Invitational Division featured Pangos Elite Silver 16 (CA) and DC Assault 16 (MD) and it wasPangos Elite 16 Silver prevailing 64-53 behind the strong guard play of rising soph 6’2″ Leland Green (Redondo Union/Redondo Beach CA) and rising juniors 6’1″ Tommy McCarthy (La Costa Canyon/Carslbad CA) and 6’2″ Jeffrey McClendon (Pasadena/Pasadena CA) along with rising soph 6’11” center Jayce Johnson (Mater Dei/Santa Ana CA).

Team Penny (TN) captured a 2013 Fab 48 title when their 15u squad squeaked by DC Assault 15 (MD) 70-67 to capture the 15u Invitational championship

Other Fab 48 championship results include:

17u Bronze Bracket – Team Detroit/MI (59-51 winners over Team Superstar/CA in title game)

17u Platinum Championship Bracket – Double Pump Power/CA (65-54 winners over Lake Show Pump-n-Run 17/CA in title game)

17u Gold Championship Bracket – OSA Crusaders/NE (64-61 winners over Simply Fundamental/NV in title game)

17u Premier-Silver Championship Bracket – Chicago Flyers/IL (73-52 winners over Oregon Stars in title game)

17u Premier-Silver Bronze Bracket – Pressure Basketball Club/CA (72-62 winners over Monster Elite/CA in title game)

16u Invitational Bronze Bracke t– Houston Rockstarz/TX (69-51 over The Magic AZ 16 in title game)

16u Platinum Championship Bracket – Team Ontario/CAN (76-54 winners over West Coast Spartans/CA in title game)

16u Platinum Bronze Bracket– Roadrunners 16/CA (67-52 over Dallas Heroes 16/TX in title game)

15u Invite Bronze Bracket– Colorado Chaos 15 (60-49 winners over Wisconsin Blizzard in title game)

15u Platinum Championship Bracket– Arkansas Hawks 15 (62-54 winners over Wildcats Academy White/CA in title game)

All tourney results can be accessed online at: www.lasvegasfab48.com

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700-plus college coaches from all corners of the country showed up to evaluate prospects including head coaches Mike Krzyzewski(Duke), John Calipari (Kentucky), Rick Pitino (Louisville), Roy Williams (North Carolina), Bill Self (Kansas), Tom Izzo (Michigan State),Sean Miller (Arizona), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Steve Alford (UCLA), Tom Crean (Indiana), Billy Donovan (Florida), Larry Brown(SMU), Rick Barnes (Texas), Thad Motta (Ohio State), Lorenzo Romar (Washington), Kevin Ollie (UConn), Steve Lavin (St. John’s),John Thompson III (Georgetown), Scott Drew (Baylor), Jamie Dixon (Pitt), Dave Rice (UNLV), Travis Ford (Oklahoma State), Mike Montgomery (Cal), Johnny Dawkins (Stanford), Herb Sendek (Arizona State), Dana Altman (Oregon), Mark Few (Gonzaga), Craig Robinson (Oregon State), Andy Enfield (USC), Steve Fisher (San Diego State), Josh Pastner (Memphis), Tim Floyd (UTEP), Mark Turgeon (Maryland), Tony Bennett (Virginia), Kevin Stallings (Vanderbilt), John Groce (Illinois), Mark Gottfried (North Carolina State),Buzz Williams (Marquette), Mike Anderson (Arkansas), Frank Haith (Missouri), Tad Boyle (Colorado), Larry Krystkowiak (Utah),Tubby Smith (Texas Tech), Craig Neal (New Mexico), Mick Cronin (Cincinnati), Frank Martin (South Carolina), Ken Bone(Washington State), Chris Collins (Northwestern), Danny Manning (Tulsa), Jim Larranaga (Miami FL), James Johnson (Virginia Tech), Fran Dunphy (Temple), Oliver Purnell (DePaul), Richard Pitino (Minnesota), Tony Barbee (Auburn) and Rodney Terry (Fresno State). Media and Scouts Attend from All Over The USA

		As was the case last year, a huge contingent of national/regional media and scouts attended including Dave Telep & Joel Francisco(ESPN.com), Van Coleman (Hot100Hoops.com), Evan Daniels, Josh Gershon, Rob Harrington, Lindsey Thiry & Greg Hicks(Scout.com), Eric Bossi (Rivals.com), Jerry Meyer (247Sports.com), Clark Francis (Hoop Scoop), Frank Burlison(BurlisonOnBasketball.com), Gary Parrish & Jeff Borzello (CBSSports.com), Seth Davis (CBS Sports & Sports Illustrated), Mike DeCourcey (Sporting News), Dinos Trigonis (Fullcourt Press and Nothing But Net Magazine), Ronnie Flores (Student-Sports Magazine), Antonio Curro (NY2LASports.com), Dave Keefer (California Preps/Rivals), Matt Rodriguez & Arek Kissoyan(BallisLife.com), Gerry Freitas (Hoop Review), Vince Baldwin, Rasheed Hazard & Mike Mayo (Nike Basketball), Roy White(Ihigh.com), Jason Hickman (CBS/Max Preps), John Lucas & Brian Merritt (NBPA Top 100 Camp/John Lucas Enterprises), Gary Randazzo (Wildcat Sports Report), Chris Poopola, James Kerti & Dave Benezra (Premier Ball Illustrated), Chad Groth(AreaCodesBasketball.com), Matt Moreno, Devin Ugland & Tracy MacDonald (GOAZCats.com/Rivals), Sean Couch (Combinator Magazine), Edward Lewis & Neal Nieves (Rivals.com/UCLA), Augustine Gonzalez & Bodie De Silva (San Diego State/Rivals), Scott Sommer, Ace Thakore (PointGuardU.com), Don Small (GPA Scouting) and Scott Kurtz (Kurtz Photo).

2013 Las Vegas Fab 47 17u Invite All-Tourney Team

Romelo Trimble MVP 6’3″ 2014 O’Connell (Arlington VA/Maryland verbal) DC Assault

(Rest of team listed in alphabetical order)

Bryan Alberts 6’5″ 2014 Village Christian (Sun Valley CA) BTI Select

Nick Babb 6’4″ 2014 Martin (Arlington TX) Texas Select

Dwayne Bacon 6’6″ 2015 McKeel Academy (Lakeland FL) Showtime Ballers

Lamonte Bearden 6’2″ 2014 Germantown (WI) Wisconsin Swing

Elisha Boone 6’4″ 2014 Lincoln (Brooklyn NY) Juice All-Stars

Shaquille Carr 6’2″ 2014 Canyon Springs (Las Vegas NV) Las Vegas Prospects

Robert Cartwright 6’2″ 2014 Flintridge Prep (La Canada CA) LA Rockfish

Brekott Chapman 6’8″ 2014 (Roy UT/Utah verbal) Utah Prospects

Dom Collier 6’2″ 2014 (East/Denver CO/Colorado verbal) KC Run GMC

Chance Comanche 6’11” 2015 View Park Prep (Los Angeles CA) Elite Prospects

Eric Cooper Jr. 6’4” 2013 St. Anthony (Long Beach CA) Branch West Elite

Elijah Cottrill 6’3” 2014 Beaver Falls (Beaver Falls PA) NY Panthers

Jabari Craig 6’10” 2014 Tucker (Atlanta GA) Northern Kings

Payton Dastrup 6’9″ 2014 Mountain View (Mesa AZ) NV Select

Darrell Davis 6’4″ 2014 Frederick (Detroit MI) Michigan Hurricanes

Tyler Dorsey 6’4” 2015 St. John Bosco (Bellflower CA) Belmont Shore

Brady Ellingson 6’4″ 2014 Sussex Hamilton (Menomonee Falls WI) Ray Allen Select

Joe Furstinger 6’8″ 2014 Santa Margarita (RSM CA) EW Pangos Elite

Temple Gibbs 6’1″ 2016 Seton Hall Prep (Orange NJ) NY Panthers

Donte Grantham 6’8″ 2014 Hargrave Military Academy (VA) DC Assault

Daniel Hamilton 6’7” 2014 St. John Bosco (Bellflower CA) Belmont Shore

Michael Humphrey 6’10” 2014 Sunnyslope (Phoenix AZ) Arizona Magic Elite

Vance Jackson 6’7″ 2016 La Salle (Pasadena CA) Belmont Shore

Stanley Johnson 6’7″ 2014 Mater Dei (Santa Ana CA) Big Red

Trey Kell 6’4″ 2014 St. Augustine (San Diego CA) San Diego All-Stars

Kyle Kuzma 6’8″ 2014 Rise Academy (Philadelphia PA) Team Rise

Riley LaChance 6’2″ 2014 Brookfield Central (Brookfield WI) Ray Allen Select

Vic Law 6’7″ 2014 St. Rita (Chicago IL/Northwestern verbal) Chicago Mustangs

Charles Matthews 6’6″ 2015 St. Rita (Chicago IL) Chicago Mustangs

Jordan McLaughlin 6’0” 2014 Etiwanda (Etiwanda CA) Prodigy Elite

Quadri Moore 6’8″ 2014 Linden (Linden NJ) Sports U/IZOD

Caleb Mortag 6’5″ 2014 Brookfield Central (Brookfield WI) Ray Allen Select

Emmanuel Mudiay 6’4” 2014 Prime Prep (Dallas TX) Mo Williams Elite

Erick Neal 5’9″ 2014 Lincoln (Dallas TX) Deron Williams Elite

Malik Newman 6’4″ 2015 Prime Prep (Dallas TX) Mo Williams Elite

Sean O’Mara 6’9″ 2014 Benet Academy (Lisle IL) IBA Select

Chinanu Onuaku 6’10” 2014 Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro MD) DC Assault

Josh Perkins 6’3″ 2014 Huntington Prep (WV) Miners BYC Elite

Malik Price-Martin 6’9″ 2014 Faith Baptist (Miami FL/USC verbal) Team Breakdown

Noah Robotham 5’11” 2014 Gorman (Las Vegas NV) NV Select

Omar Sherman 6’8″ 2014 Prime Prep (Dallas TX) Deron Williams Elite

Quentin Snider 6’1″ 2014 Ballard (Louisville KY/Louisville verbal) Louisville Magic

Horace Spencer 6’9″ 2015 Findlay Prep (Henderson NV) NJ Gymrats

Tarin Smith 6’3″ 2014 St. Anthony (Jersey City NJ) Sports U/IZOD

Stephen Thompson 6’3″ 2015 Bishop Montgomery (Torrance CA) Superior Athletes

Tre Thompson 6’8” 2014 Forest City (Madison AR/Arkansas verbal) Arkansas Hawks

Myles Turner 6’11” 2014 Trinity (Euless TX) Texas Select

Rashad Vaughn 6’6” 2014 Cooper (Golden Valley MN) Nothing But Net

Andre Wallace 6’0″ 2014 Eden Prairie (Minneapolis MN) Net Gain Sports

Devin Watson 5’11” 2014 Army & Navy Academy (Carlsbad CA) EW Pangos Elite

Thomas Welsh 7’0″ 2014 Loyola (Los Angeles CA) LA Rockfish

Isaiah Whitehead 6’4″ 2014 Lincoln (Brooklyn NY) Juice All-Stars

Jack Williams 6’8″ 2014 Chaminade (West Hills CA) Double Pump Elite

DJ Wilson 6’9″ 2014 Capital Christian (Sacramento CA) Team Superstar

2013 Las Vegas Fab 48 Tip-Off Tip-Off Challenge

On the eve of the tourney (Wednesday July 24th), a special event was held – Fab 48 Tip-Off Challenge – assembling 16 elite teams that drew a capacity crowd of college coaches, scouts, media and fans to Bishop Gorman High School. Teams participating were DC Assault (MD), Texas Select, Mo Williams Elite (TX), Mac Irvin Fire (IL), Belmont Shore (CA), Ray Allen Select (WI), Las Vegas Prospects (NV), Utah Prospects, Pangos Elite 17 (CA), Juice All-Stars (NY), Wisconsin Swing, Nothing But Net (MN), Chicago Mustangs (IL), Big Red (CA), Northern Kings (Toronto Canada) and Aim High (CA).

No less than twelve 5-star prospects from the classes of 2014 & 2015 were on display that night: Jahlil Okafor, Cliff Alexander, Emmanuel Mudiay, Myles Turner, Stanley Johnson, Rashad Vaughn, Daniel Hamilton, Malik Newman, Stephen Zimmerman, Tyler Dorsey, Charles Matthews and Jaquan Lyle.

The highlight of the evening was Belmont Shore’s 101-93 win over Mo Williams Elite where four players scored 30 points or more: Tyler Dorsey (35 points), Malik Newman (32 points), Emmanuel Mudiay (31 points) and Daniel Hamilton (31 points). Additionally Scout.com’s#1 2015 prospect Stephen Zimmerman added 21 points/11 boards/7 blocks.

Rivals.com’s Eric Bossi called it “Easily the most thrilling game of the night — and one of the most exciting on the grassroots circuit in some time.”

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