2012 Mary Kline Classic Rosters

Press release by Alex Kline

The 2012 Mary Kline Classic in Pennington, New Jersey, will be hosted on Saturday, May 5th, 2012. The event is expected to top the first annual event last year, which featured numerous talented players, including Khalid Lewis (Delaware), John Johnson (Pittsburgh), Jerrell Wright (La Salle), Khem Birch (UNLV), Devin Coleman (Clemson), Jabril Trawick (Georgetown), Tyler Harris (NC State), Will Wise (UMBC), Jordan Allen (Hofstra), Angel Nunez (Louisville), Isaiah Williams (Marshall) and many other talented student athletes.

In the 2nd annual event, a dunk contest and three-point shootout will be highlighted by two games. The senior game featuring twenty-six of the top 2012 players from the east coast will participate in the event. A new addition has been added to the event with the underclassmen game, featuring some of the top freshmen, sophomores and juniors from around the east coast. This year’s crop at the Mary Kline Classic is anticipated to be the best yet with all players participating being of a division one basketball caliber, as well as potential professional basketball players.

All proceeds raised from the game will be donated to the National Brain Tumor Society in support of cancer research. As $7,300 was raised last year, we are currently at $6,275 for this year. If you would like to make a contribution to the 2012 Mary Kline Classic, please email Alex Kline at AlexKlineBasketball@Yahoo.com. The game is in honor of Kline’s late mother, Mary, who passed away from a brain tumor over seven years ago. Admission into the event is a $10 donation. Our goal is to raise over $10,000.

The Mary Kline Classic would like to thank Vincent Robinson of The Robinson School for contributing uniforms, as well as Patrick Coombs of Reebok for contributing Zigtech sneakers.

THE EVENT WILL BE HOSTED ON SATURDAY, MAY 5TH FROM 5PM-9:30PM AT THE PENNINGTON SCHOOL – 112 WEST DELAWARE AVENUE IN PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY. PLAYERS SHOULD ARRIVE AROUND 1:45PM FOR PRACTICE, SHOOTAROUND AND A QUICK MEAL. GEAR WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO EACH PLAYER. ADMISSION IS $10 IN GENERAL, BUT VOLUNTEERS, PARENTS AND PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED IN FREE UNLESS THEY CHOOSE TO CONTRIBUTE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE THERE!

Listed below are the four different rosters for the Blue and Red Senior and Underclassmen teams.

Blue Seniors

#34 Tyler Cavanaugh – 6’8 combo forward – Jamesville Dewitt (NY) – Albany City Rocks – Wake Forest signee
#33 Eric Fanning – 6’5 wing – Perkiomen (PA) – Team NJABC – Wagner signee
#22 Maurice Watson - 5’9 point guard - Boys’ Latin (PA) – Team Philly – Boston U signee
#35 Phillip Lawrence – 6’7 combo forward – Mount St. Joseph’s (MD) – Philly’s Finest – Marist signee
#30 Brandon Taylor – 6’7 combo forward – Trenton Catholic (NJ) – Team Philly – Penn State signee
#10 Charles Cooke – 6’6 wing – Trenton Catholic (NJ) – Team NJABC – James Madison signee
#24 Ryan Arcidiacono - 6'3 point guard - Neshaminy (PA) - PA Playaz - Villanova signee
#44 Daniel Ochefu – 6’10 power forward – Westtown (PA) – PTP – Villanova signee
#23 Daiquan Walker – 6’2 point guard – Constitution (PA) – Team Breakdown – Unsigned
#2 Anthony Gaffney – 6’1 combo guard – Taft (CT) – Team NJABC – Princeton Football signee
#14 Marcus Gilbert – 6’6 small forward – Academy of the New Church (PA) – East Coast Elite – Fairfield signee
#0 Bruce Brittingham – 6’0 point guard – Perkiomen (PA) – Team NJABC – Wagner Football signee
#15 Nizar Kapic – 6’6 wing – Perkiomen (PA) – Austria – Rice

Red Seniors

#42 Daniel Dingle – 6’7 combo forward – St. Raymond (NY) – Long Island Lightning – Temple signee
#12 Quenton DeCosey – 6’5 wing – St. Joe’s Metuchen (NJ) – Sports U – Temple signee
#1 Alex Mitola – 5’9 shooting guard – Gill St. Bernard’s (NJ) – Hoop Heaven – Dartmouth signee
#55 Dominic Hoffman – 6’7 power forward – Gill St. Bernard’s (NJ) – Hoop Heaven – Bucknell signee
#33 Justin Sears – 6’7 combo forward – Plainfield (NJ) – Sports U – Yale signee
#4 Chris Jones – 6’5 shooting guard – Teaneck (NJ) – NJ Playaz – Pittsburgh commit
#35 Neville Fincher – 6’9 power forward – Teaneck (NJ) – NJ Playaz – Unsigned
#25 Blaise Mbargorba – 7’0 center – Peddie (NJ) – NJ Roadrunners – SMU signee
#2 Dallas Anglin – 6’2 point guard – Seton Hall Prep (NJ) – Sports U – Hofstra signee
#32 Melvin Johnson – 6’2 shooting guard – St. Benedict’s (NJ) – NY Gauchos – Miami signee
#5 Sekou Harris – 5’10 point guard – Plainfield (NJ) – NJ Playaz – Unsigned
#20 Georges Niang – 6’7 combo forward – Tilton (NH) – BABC – Iowa State signee
#14 Nkereuwem Okoro – 6’4 wing – St. Raymond (NY) – Long Island Lightning – Iowa State signee

Blue Underclassmen

#23 Rondae Jefferson – 2013 6’7 combo guard – Chester (PA) – Team Final – Undecided
#31 Jermaine Lawrence – 2013 6’9 combo forward – Pope John XXIII (NJ) – Rens – Undecided
#11 Isaiah Briscoe – 2015 6’2 point guard – St. Benedict’s (NJ) – NJ Playaz – Undecided
#21 Chris McCullough – 2014 6’8 power forward – Salisbury (CT) – Team Scan – Undecided
#25 Davon Reed – 2013 6’5 combo guard – Princeton Day (NJ) – Team Final – Undecided
#4 Geno Thorpe – 2013 6’1 combo guard – Shaler (PA) – NJ Playaz – Penn State commit
#20 Johnnie Davis – 2013 6’4 wing – Neumann Goretti (PA) – Team Final – Undecided
#3 Conrad Chambers – 2014 6’1 point guard – Friends Central (PA) – Team Scan - Undecided
#12 Tyler Ennis – 2013 6’2 point guard – St. Benedict’s (NJ) – CIA Bounce – Undecided
#32 Jared Terrell – 2014 6’3 shooting guard – New Hampton (NH) – Expressions Elite – Undecided
#35 Abdul-Malik Abu – 2014 6’7 combo forward – Kimball Union (NH) – Expressions Elite – Undecided
#13 Lenny Kadisha – 2015 6’3 combo guard – Wadleigh (NY) – Real Scout - Undecided
#5 Reggie Cameron – 2013 6’7 small forward – Hudson Catholic (NJ) – NJ Playaz – Undecided
#1 Wayne Selden – 2014 6’5 shooting guard – Tilton (NH) – BABC – Undecided

Red Underclassmen

#32 Austin Colbert – 2013 6’10 power forward – Hotchkiss (CT) – Team Final – Undecided
#15 Isaiah Whitehead – 2014 6’4 combo guard – Lincoln (NY) – Juice All-Stars – Undecided
#22 Josh Brown – 2013 6’2 point guard – St. Anthony (NJ) – Sports U – Temple commit
#24 Ben Bentil – 2014 6’8 power forward – St. Andrew’s (DE) – Team ECE/NJABC – Undecided
#30 Allerik Freeman – 2013 6’4 shooting guard – Olympic (NC) – Team Nike Florida – Undecided
#3 Hallice Cooke – 2013 6’3 shooting guard – St. Anthony (NJ) – Sports U – Undecided
#31 Jared Nickens – 2013 6’6 wing – St. Patrick (NJ) – Sports U – Undecided
#0 DeAndre Bembry – 2013 6’6 wing – St. Patrick (NJ) – NJ Celtics – Undecided
#44 Karl Towns – 2015 6’10 combo forward – St. Joe’s Metuchen (NJ) – Sports U – Undecided
#23 Jaren Sina - 2013 6’1 point guard – Gill St. Bernard’s (NJ) – Team Final – Undecided
#10 Kaison Randolph – 2014 6’2 combo guard – Pennington (NJ) – Team ECE/NJABC – Undecided
#34 Isaiah Watkins – 2013 6’7 power forward – St. Benedict’s (NJ) – CIA Bounce – Undecided
#21 Tyler Roberson – 2013 6’8 combo forward – Roselle Catholic (NJ) – NJ Roadrunners - Undecided
#13 Kamar McKnight – 2015 6’4 point guard – St. Patrick (NJ) – Grassroots Canada – Undecided

Coaches

Blue Team Seniors- Matt Pauls of ECE/NJABC and Terrell Myers of ECE/NJABC
Red Team Seniors – Mergin Sina of Gill St. Bernard’s (NJ) and Chad Babel of the Hoop Group
Blue Team Underclassmen - Billy Diamond of Berkley College (NJ) and Terrance “Munch” Williams of Team Scan
Red Team Underclassmen - Eric Harrield of St. Anthony (NJ)/Sports University (NJ) and Kevin Driscoll of the Hoop Group.

Contests

Dunk Contest Participants: Rondae Jefferson, DeAndre Bembry, Jared Terrell, Marcus Gilbert, Dallas Anglin, Johnnie Davis, Wayne Selden & Neville Fincher

Three-Point Shootout Participants: Blaise Mbargorba, Alex Mitola, Nizar Kapic, Karl Towns, Allerik Freeman, Melvin Johnson, Hallice Cooke & Jared Nickens

Slam Dunk Judges: Villanova freshman power forward Markus Kennedy, Pitt commit & the world’s tallest teenage girl Marvadene “Bubbles” Anderson, Drexel freshman forward Kazembe Abif, Drexel 1st-team All-CAA sophomore guard CAA Frantz Massenat, and one more TBD.

The following media is expected to attend the event: Hoopmixtape, NBE Sports, ESPN, SNY, CBS Sports, ScoutsFocus, Ballin 365, CourtCred, 5-Star Basketball, Recruit Recon, City League Hoops, BallasTV, Rivals, Scout, Crusader 22, Collegiate Hoops, 24/7 Sports, Blow Hip Hop TV, NJ.com, Trenton Times, MSG Varsity, The Basketball Diary, Philadelphia Inquirer, Premo Hoops, Hoop Dreams Magazine, Newark Star Ledger, Trentonian, WZBN and more.

2012 Mary Kline Classic Press Release

Mary Kline Classic Rosters Released

Second annual cancer research fundraiser to feature top talent

Pennington, NJ – The Mary Kline Classic, an all-star basketball fundraiser to fight cancer, will showcase more than 50 of the best high school basketball players from around the east coast in an event taking place on Saturday, May 5, in Pennington, NJ.

“Coming off of a successful inaugural event in 2011, we are expecting the Mary Kline Classic to have a breakout year,” said Mary Kline Classic organizer Alex Kline. “With the high level of talent, both on and off the court that will be represented in this cancer fundraising event, it is evident that this year’s players all bring something special to the table. We are extremely excited to host such a talented and humble group of young men for a purposeful day of basketball to help in the fight against cancer.”

The Mary Kline Classic is held in honor of Mary Kline who passed away seven years ago after a five year battle with brain cancer. Alex Kline organized this event in memory of his mother and for all those touched by this horrible disease. Our goal is to raise as much money as possible to fund cancer research. This year’s proceeds will be contributed to the National Brain Tumor Society. This basketball event thrives off of the energy of the players, coaches, volunteers, fans and media.

To view both the Senior and Underclassmen rosters, click here.

With 26 seniors and 28 underclassmen, this year’s Mary Kline Classic is expected to bring some of the most elite talent to New Jersey. The 2012 event boasts a Senior Game and Underclassmen game – to go along with a Three-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest with a panel of well-known guest judges.

After having a stacked field from last year that featured Khem Birch (UNLV), Angel Nunez (Louisville), Jabril Trawick (Georgetown), Devin Coleman (Clemson) and Tyler Harris (NC State), among others, this year’s event captures some of the top players around the nation, regardless of age. Daniel Ochefu (West Chester, PA/Villanova), Georges Niang (Methuen, MA/Iowa State), Ryan Arcidiacono (Neshaminy, PA/Villanova), Melvin Johnson (Bronx, NY/Miami), Brandon Bolden (Sumter, SC/Georgetown), Tyler Cavanaugh (Jamesville, NY/Wake Forest), Quenton DeCosey (Union, NJ/Temple) and Chris Jones (Teaneck, NJ/Pittsburgh) lead a loaded field for the Senior game, which is packed with division one players. In the Underclassmen game, a majority of the players are nationally ranked and highly accomplished. Rondae Jefferson (Chester, PA/Undecided), Tyler Ennis (Toronto, CAN/Undecided), Allerik Freeman (Charlotte, NC/Undecided), Tyler Roberson (Union, NJ/Undecided), Jaren Sina (Lake Hopatcong, NJ/Undecided), Jermaine Lawrence (Queens, NY/Undecided), Austin Colbert (Elizabeth, NJ/Undecided), Davon Reed (Ewing, NJ/Undecided), Wayne Selden (Roxbury, MA/Undecided), Chris McCullough (Bronx, NY/Undecided), Isaiah Whitehead (Brooklyn, NY/Undecided), Karl Towns (Piscataway, NJ/Undecided) and Isaiah Briscoe (Union, NJ/Undecided) lead a star-packed group of juniors, sophomores and freshmen.

The Mary Kline Classic will be held on Saturday, May 5, at The Pennington School in Pennington, New Jersey. The Underclassmen will take the court first for their game at 5:00pm EST. In between games, the Three-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest will take place, followed by the Senior game at 8:00pm EST. Over twenty major media outlets – Hoopmixtape, ESPN, SNY, Scout, Rivals, NERR, CBS Sports, CourtCred, 5-Star Basketball, Scoutsfocus, MSG Varsity, Recruit Recon, Philadelphia Inquirer, City League Hoops and more – will cover the charity event. Zigtech sneakers will be provided to all players courtesy of Reebok, as well as uniforms from Vincent Robinson.

Tickets for the Mary Kline Classic can be purchased at the Sparks Memorial Gymnasium the day of the event, May 5, with doors opening at 2pm EST for player practices. Admissions costs $10 and all proceeds will be donated to this wonderful charity which helps those afflicted with brain cancer. For more information, contact Alex Kline at AlexKlineBasketball@Yahoo.com. For updates on the event, head to TheRecruitScoop.com for details.

(Photo courtesy of ESPN)