On August 18, Uptown’s historic Dyckman Park will play host to the nation’s top high school basketball players for the first annual SLAM Summer Classic.
According to SLAM, the 2018 Summer Classic will play in a “The City vs. The States” format; The City team will showcase top local talent including New Jersey guard Noah Farrakhan while The States team will be led by top-ranked incoming senior James Wiseman. Expect to watch more than a dozen players ranked in the top 10 of their respective classes get busy.
Confirmed players include:
- Noah Farrakhan – IMG Academy / Newark, N.J. (Class of 2020)
- Jalen Green – San Joaquin Memorial High School / Fresno, Calif. (Class of 2020)
- RJ Hampton – Little Elm High School / Little Elm, Texas (Class of 2020)
- Tyrese Maxey – South Garland High School / Garland, Texas (Class of 2019)
- Jaden McDaniels – Federal Way High School / Federal Way, Wash. (Class of 2019)
- Cassius Stanley – Sierra Canyon High School / Chatsworth, Calif. (Class of 2019)
- Isaiah Stewart – La Lumiere School / Rochester, N.Y. (Class of 2019)
- James Wiseman – East High School / Memphis, Tenn. (Class of 2019)
“All of us at SLAM are excited to bring the SLAM Summer Classic to Dyckman Park, the mecca of NYC streetball,” said Dennis Page, CEO of SLAM Media Inc., in a statement. “We’ve always prided ourselves on knowing who the top high school players were before anyone else did, from Stephon Marbury and Kevin Garnett in the mid-’90s to LeBron in the early ’00s to guys like James Wiseman today. There’s nothing like playing in the park in the summer and August 18 is going to be a night to remember.”
Moreover, the SLAM Summer Classic has partnered with Facebook to broadcast the event to the masses. Fans can stay up to date by following the SLAM Summer Hoops at Dyckman Facebook page (www.facebook.com/SLAMTV/).
Sponsors of the first annual SLAM Summer Classic include Body Armor and Spalding. You can follow @slam_hs and @slamonline for more information.
The SLAM Summer Classic kicks off at 8PM ET at Dyckman Park on August 18.
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