The Sports U trio of Naz Reid, Louis King and Jahvon Quinerly headline the local contingent for the Under Armour Elite 24, which released its rosters Thursday afternoon for the Aug. 20 game at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 2.
New York City natives Sid Wilson, Nick Richards, Hamidou Diallo and Moses Brown will also play in a game featuring top-end talent from across the country. Among the five-star recruits on the rosters are Trevon Duval, Kevin Knox and Brandon McCoy.
Sources previously told SNY.tv that Duval, Reid, Quinerly, King, Brown and Wilson were invited to Elite 24.
Like last summer’s Elite 24, this year’s edition is coinciding with Nike putting on an event in the Bahamas, designed to draw players away from the UA event. Last year’s Nike event pulled in Duke freshmen Harry Giles and Jayson Tatum among others.
Las Vegas Prospects guard Troy Brown, Houston Hoops forward Jarred Vanderbilt and Wendell Carter Jr. of CP3 are expected to make the Nike trip.
Other possibilities at Nike include Cal Supreme 7-footer DeAndre Ayton (a native of the Bahamas), PSA Cardinals 7-footer Mohamed Bamba, Howard Pulley guard Gary Trent Jr. and MoKan Elite point guard Trae Young.
Young’s MoKan elite teammate, Washington commit Michael Porter Jr., will not play in the Elite 24 Game or go on the Bahamas trip.
Something of an unofficial end to summer, basketball-wise, the Elite 24 is often held at exotic, off-the-beaten-path venues. Before this current three-year run at Pier 2, Under Armour created a makeshift court at the Tobacco Warehouse under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Elite 24 will follow the third annual UA NEXT game (5:15 p.m.), which features some of the top freshmen and sophomores in the nation. On Aug. 19, Pier 2 will host the annual slam dunk and three-point contests.
For the second straight year, the event is NBA-sanctioned, meaning personnel from all 30 teams are expected to attend.
Under Armour Elite 24 rosters:
Team “CLUTCH” (supporting coach: Emmanuel Mudiay):
- Jalek Felton (2017 guard)
- Jahvon Quinerly (2018 guard)
- Devon Dotson (2018 guard)
- Josh Anderson (2017 guard)
- MJ Walker (2017 guard)
- Billy Preston (2017 forward)
- Gerald Liddell (2018 forward)
- Kevin Knox (2017 forward)
- Sid Wilson (2018 forward)
- Nick Richards (2017 forward)
- Austin Wiley (2017 center)
- Bol Bol (2018 center)
- Trevon Duval (2017 guard)
- Javonte Smart (2018 guard)
- Hamidou Diallo (2017 guard)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker (2017 guard)
- Louis King (2018 forward)
- Khavon Moore (2018 forward)
- Jaylen Hoard (2018 forward)
- Nazreon Reid (2018 forward)
- Silvio De Souza (2018 forward)
- Silvio De Souza (2018 forward)
- Zion Williamson (2018 forward)
- Brandon McCoy (2017 center)
- Moses Brown (2018 center)
