The following players were selected as part of a New York City All-Star team that will travel to Turkey Aug. 28-Sept. 3 to play other youth national teams in conjunction with the FIBA World Championship.
All of the players will also compete this weekend in the Battle of the Boroughs and then play a Chinese youth team on Friday night at Rucker Park.
*Sidiki Johnson, Oak Hill
Jermaine Saunders, Rice
Daniel Dingle, St. Raymond’s
Corey Edwards, Christ the King
Jevon Thomas, St. Benedict’s
Kamari Murphy, Lincoln
Mike Taylor, Boys & Girls
Derrick Randall, South Kent
Moussa Kone, FDA III
Tyquan Goodlett, Jefferson
Ryan Rhoomes, Cardozo
Kerwin Okoro, St. Raymond’s
*Due to School obligations Johnson will only play in the game vs China but will not travel with the team to Turkey.
BATTLE OF THE BOROUGHS
Monday – Individual team practices
Wednesday – Individual team practices
Friday — Brooklyn vs. The Bronx, 3-5; Harlem vs. Queens, 5-7; New York All-Stars-China, 7:10-8:25, Rucker Park
Saturday — New York vs. New York final, 4:45-6, Rucker Park
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