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Sunday / December 22.
  • Sharette Dixon Classic Moved to Sunday

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    The Sharette Dixon Classic has been moved to Sunday, Oct. 22 at Gauchos Gym in The Bronx and is once again loaded with talent from the New York/New Jersey area.

    This annual event is being organized in memory of Sharette Dixon, the wife of Kimani Young and mother of Kamaal Young (15), Khaliq Young (13) and Salimah Young (11). Proceeds from the event will support a family education fund that has been established for the three children.

    The Underclass game tips at 6 p.m., with the Upperclass Game set for 8.

     

    NYC Upperclassmen (Red)
    Coaches: Oz Cross, Shandue McNeill
    NO. PLAYER HIGH SCHOOL
    0 Cole Anthony Archbishop Molloy
    1 Moses Brown Archbishop Molloy
    2 Tyson Walker Christ the King
    3 Joe Toussiant Cardinal Hayes
    4 Anthony Nelson South Kent
    5 Khalid Moore Archbishop Molloy
    6 Jared Rhoden Our Saviour Lutheran
    *7 Bryce Wills Iona Prep
    8 Sal Koureissi Iona Prep
    9 Ismael Massoud MacDuffie School
    10 Aidan Igiehon Lawrence Woodmere
    11 Kofi Cockburn Christ the King
    15 Omar Silverio St. Raymond
    *-Sharette Dixon Academic Excellence Award Winner

    NJ Upperclassmen (White)
    Coach: AD Gaffney
    NO. PLAYER HIGH SCHOOL
    0 Ja’Quaye James Teaneck
    1 Al-Amir Dawes The Patrick School
    2 Markquis Nowell The Patrick School
    3 Jalen Carey Immaculate Conception
    4 Jalen Gaffney Westtown School
    5 Precious Achiuwa St. Benedict’s
    6 Louis King Hudson Catholic
    7 Jahvon Quinerly Hudson Catholic
    8 Bryan Antoine Ranney School
    9 Nazreon Reid Roselle Catholic
    10 Luther Muhammed Hudson Catholic
    11 Justin Winston Immaculate Conception
    12 Valdir Manuel The Patrick School
    15 Scottie Lewis Ranney School
    *-Sharette Dixon Academic Excellence Award Winner

     

    NYC Underclassmen (Red)
    Coaches: Corey Edwards, BJ MacFarland, Greg McRae
    NO. PLAYER HIGH SCHOOL
    0 Marcus Burnett Thomas Jefferson
    1 John Wilson Abraham Lincoln
    2 Posh Alexander Our Saviour Lutheran
    3 RJ Davis Archbishop Stepinac
    4 Ryan Myers Christ the King
    5 Jaquan Carlos Thomas Jefferson
    10 Quaran MacPherson Christ the King
    11 Malichi Smith St. Raymond
    12 Gary Grant St. Raymond
    14 Richard Springs MacDuffie School
    15 AJ Griffin Archbishop Stepinac
    23 Drissa Traore Success Academy
    32 Moussa Cisse Christ the King

    *-Sharette Dixon Academic Excellence Award Winner

    NJ Underclassmen (White)
    Coaches: Keila Brevard, Justin Razzano
    NO. PLAYER HIGH SCHOOL
    0 Richie Greaves St. Joseph’s
    1 Lance Wear Camden
    2 CJ Wilcher The Patrick School
    3 Rajon Figures Immaculate Conception
    4 Amare Marshall Hudson Catholic
    5 Trey Patterson Rutgers Prep
    10 Shane Dezonie Hudson Catholic
    11 Tristan Jeffries Hudson Catholic
    12 Jabri Abdur-Rahim Seton Hall Prep
    13 Zion Bethea Immaculate Conception
    14 Matt Zona Bergen Catholic
    15 Taj Thweatt Wildwood Catholic
    23 Isah Mohammed St. Benedict’s
    32 Elijah Everett Immaculate Conception
    *-Sharette Dixon Academic Excellence Award Winner

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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