Jordan Brand Classic

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The Jordan Brand Classic is a high school all star basketball game played annually in April. The game's rosters feature the best and most highly recruited high school boys in the senior class including alumni such as Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Blake Griffin, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Jayson Tatum, and Zion Williamson.

The game takes its name from the chief organizer,

Jordan Brand, a division of Nike named after Michael Jordan
. The 22 players are routinely selected from the top 100 players as ranked by numerous scouting services.

Jordan Brand previously sponsored the

Washington, D.C. area, from 2002 to 2004, when it was known as the Jordan Brand Capital Classic. After Michael Jordan was unable to move the game to New York, he started the Jordan Brand Classic.[1][2]

History

2002

The 2002 Jordan Capital Classic was played at Washington, D.C.'s MCI Center with many players who went on to play in the NBA. The White Jerseys, led by coach Steve Smith of Oak Hill Academy, had Co-MVP's Sean May (Sacramento Kings) and Amar'e Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns) contribute 49 points and 27 rebounds to their victory. In fact, nine of the 12 White Team players scored in double-figures, including Rashad McCants (Minnesota Timberwolves) who went 10-13 from the field for 23 points. For the Red Team, fans saw former Oak Hill teammates Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) and Justin Gray (Wake Forest) score 27 and 17 points respectively. Over the next four years, this class would include representation on three National Champions (Anthony, McCants, May and Denham Brown) and numerous NBA lottery picks.

2003

The 2003 Jordan Brand Capital Classic was played in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,424 fans at the MCI Center in Washington, DC. The game gave a glimpse at many future NBA players from the start, but the second half belonged to Co-MVP Shannon Brown (Los Angeles Lakers) as he led the Silver Jerseys with 27 points and eight assists. His teammate Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers) added 18 points and five assists to go along with a solid defensive effort. Co-MVP LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) finished the game with 34 points and 12 rebounds for the Black Jerseys. Linas Kleiza (Europe) scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds and Kris Humphries (Boston Celtics) contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Black Jerseys. The Silver Jerseys outscored their opponents by nine in the second half to prevail 107–102. The event also included musical performances by Bow Wow and Ludacris.

2004

This was the last year that Jordan Brand was the title sponsor of the

Connecticut
).

2005

A new home was chosen for the Jordan All-American Classic as the event took center stage at

).

2006

For the second consecutive year the Jordan Classic was played in

) also each finished in double-figures.

2007

Corey Fisher (Villanova) tallied 10 assists to set a new record for the Jordan Brand All-American Classic, presented by Foot Locker and Boost Mobile, as he led his Yellow Jerseys to the 127–119 victory at Madison Square Garden. The Yellow Jerseys also got contributions from Eric Gordon (Indiana), Kyle Singler (Duke) and Austin Freeman (Georgetown) who each had 16 points a piece. Jeff Robinson (Memphis) led the Yellow Jerseys with 17 points. Donté Greene (Syracuse), who also won the dunk contest earlier in the week, led the Royal Jerseys with 20 points to share the MVP award with Fisher. The Royal Jerseys had solid performances from Patrick Patterson (Kentucky) who recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds along with Jerryd Bayless who poured in 17 points and dished out three assists. This year's event was the first high school all-star game to be televised in High Definition, with a live national broadcast on ESPN2.

2008

opened the event singing the national anthem.

2009

Mississippi State) who had 15 points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Other statistical standouts included Wally Judge (Kansas State) with 18 points, John Wall (Kentucky) with six assists, Daniel Orton (Kentucky) with nine rebounds and John Henson (North Carolina) with four blocks. Michael Jordan, CC Sabathia, Spike Lee, Fat Joe, Vince Carter and Kevin Durant attended the game, among others. Grammy nominee recording artist Akon
, performed during halftime of the All-American game.

2010

North Carolina-bound Harrison Barnes earned co-Most Valuable Player honors as he finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead the White Jerseys to the 129–125 victory over the Black Jerseys at the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Harrison Barnes was joined by co-MVP Kyrie Irving (Duke) who had 22 points, seven assists and four rebounds for the Black Jerseys. Other statistical standouts included Josh Selby (Kansas) with 21 points, Cory Joseph (Texas) with seven assists, Tristan Thompson (Texas) with 13 rebounds and Jared Sullinger (Ohio State) with four blocks. A highlight of the evening was college announcements in front of the Madison Square Garden crowd and national ESPN television audience from Josh Selby, who committed to Kansas and New York City native Doron Lamb, who announced that he will be attending Kentucky in the fall. The Jordan Brand Classic saw the participation of various musicians and sports personalities including Chris Paul, Jadakiss, DJ Clue, Mario, MC Lyte, Lee England,

DJ Clark Kent, Skyzoo and Alex Thomas. Multi-platinum recording artist and actor Common headlined the halftime musical performance while R&B artist and songwriter Marsha Ambrosius
performed the National Anthem.

2011

Kentucky-bound Anthony Davis earned co-Most Valuable Player honors tonight, as he finished with 29 points and 11 rebounds and 4 blocks for the West All-Americans who lost to the East All-Americans 113–109 at the 10th anniversary Jordan Brand Classic presented by Foot Locker. Davis was joined by co-MVP James Michael McAdoo (UNC) who had 26 points, 14 rebounds for the East All-Americans. Other statistical standouts in the game included Austin Rivers (Duke) with 16 points, Tony Wroten (Washington) with 10 assists, Bradley Beal (Florida) with 8 rebounds and Khem Birch (Pittsburgh) with 5 blocks. Sponsored by Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc., the event was attended by celebrities, including North Carolina native J. Cole headlining the post-game performance. In addition, beat maker AraabMuzik was featured at halftime and singer Anthony Hamilton performed the National Anthem.

2012

Shabazz Muhammad (UCLA) earned co-Most Valuable Player honors tonight as he showcased his talents on the National stage, leading the West All-Americans with 20 points and four rebounds. Muhammad was joined by co-MVP Rodney Purvis (UCONN) who shined in his home state of North Carolina leading the East All-Americans with 22 points and three steals. Other statistical standouts included Alex Poythress (Kentucky) with 16 points, Archie Goodwin (Kentucky) with 14 points and four assists, Kaleb Tarczewski (Arizona) with 14 points and 10 rebounds and Tony Parker (UCLA) with 12 rebounds. Sponsored by Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc., the event was once again attended by some of sport and entertainment's celebrities, including a post game performance by rapper Fabolous. The North Carolina A&T University marching band was featured at halftime and violinist Lee England Jr. performed the National Anthem.

2013

Julius Randle (Dallas, TX/Kentucky) earned co-Most Valuable Player honors as he finished with 19 points and seven rebounds at the 12th annual Jordan Brand Classic. Sharing the co-MVP honors was Jabari Parker (Chicago, IL/Duke), who had 16 points and seven rebounds. The Jordan Brand Classic not only features future stars on the court, but many prominent celebrities such as Michael Jordan, Mark Wahlberg, CC Sabathia, Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, Fabolous and J. R. Smith were in attendance. In addition to the post-game performance by Drake, the X-Factor Drumline wowed fans during the International Game halftime and Saxophonist Mike Phillips and violinist Lee England, Jr. performed together during the National Game halftime show. Other standouts in the game included Nigel Williams-Goss (Henderson, NV/Washington), who had 17 points for the West team and Andrew Wiggins (Huntington, VA/Kansas) who had 19 points for the East. The event concluded a week of activities around Brooklyn and New York City, including a special movie screening with director Spike Lee at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, an awards dinner at ThreeSixity and a tour of the Gleason's Boxing Gym with Team Jordan athlete Andre Ward.

Game results

The Jordan Brand Classic was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York from 2013 to 2018
Year Result Venue City Attendance
2002 Red 121, White 167 MCI Center Washington, D.C. 7,472[3]
2003 Black 102, Silver 107 MCI Center Washington, D.C. 18,424[4]
2004 Away 107, Home 96 Comcast Center College Park, MD 9,275[5]
2005 Gray 127, White 126 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY N/A
2006 Black 95, White 108 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY N/A
2007 Royal 119, Yellow 127 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY N/A
2008 Blue 124, White 114 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY N/A[6]
2009 Black 110, White 103 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY N/A
2010 East 125, West 129 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY 15,075
2011 East 113, West 109
Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, NC N/A
2012 East 95, West 99
Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, NC N/A[7]
2013 East 98, West 102 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY N/A[8]
2014 East 158, West 147 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY N/A[9]
2015 East 116, West 118 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY N/A[10]
2016 East 131, West 117 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY N/A[11]
2017 East 116, West 124 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY N/A[12]
2018 Black 136, White 146 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY N/A[13]
2019 Black 125, White 132 T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV N/A[14]
2022 Air 118, Flight 109 Hope Academy Chicago, IL N/A

Alumni

Click Here for a complete listing of Jordan Brand Classic alumni up to 2014.

Year-by-year rosters

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Source[10][15]

2016

Source[11]

2017

Source[12][16]

2018

Source[13][17]

2019

Source[14][18]

2020

Source[19]

2021

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2022

Source[20]

MVP Awards

2011 co-MVP Anthony Davis
Year Player[21] High School Post- high school
2002 Amar'e Stoudemire Cypress Creek HS (FL) NBA
Sean May Bloomington HS North (IN) North Carolina
2003 LeBron James St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH) NBA
Shannon Brown Proviso East HS (IL) Michigan State
2004 Dwight Howard Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (GA) NBA
2005 Tyler Hansbrough Poplar Bluff HS (MO) North Carolina
Andray Blatche South Kent School (CT) NBA
2006 Kevin Durant Montrose Christian School (MD) Texas
Thaddeus Young Mitchell HS (TN) Georgia Tech
2007 Donté Greene Towson Catholic HS (MD) Syracuse
Corey Fisher
St. Patrick HS (NJ)
Villanova
2008 Brandon Jennings
Oak Hill Academy (VA)
NBA
Tyreke Evans
American Christian Academy (PA)
Memphis
2009 Derrick Favors South Atlanta HS (GA) Georgia Tech
Renardo Sidney
Fairfax HS (CA)
Mississippi State
2010 Harrison Barnes Ames HS (IA) North Carolina
Kyrie Irving
St. Patrick HS (NJ)
Duke
2011 James McAdoo Norfolk Christian Schools (VA) North Carolina
Anthony Davis Perspectives Charter Schools (IL) Kentucky
2012 Shabazz Muhammad Bishop Gorman HS (NV) UCLA
Rodney Purvis Upper Room Christian Academy (NC) NC State
2013 Julius Randle Prestonwood Christian Academy (TX) Kentucky
Jabari Parker Simeon Career Academy (IL) Duke
2014 Jahlil Okafor Whitney Young HS (IL) Duke
Cliff Alexander Curie Metropolitan HS (IL) Kansas
2015 Allonzo Trier Findlay Prep (WA) Arizona
Cheick Diallo Our Savior New American School (NY) Kansas
2016 De'Aaron Fox Cypress Lakes High School (TX) Kentucky
Malik Monk Bentonville High School (AR) Kentucky
2017 Brian Bowen La Lumiere School (IN) Louisville
Lonnie Walker
Reading HS (PA) Miami
2018 Emmitt Williams Oak Ridge High School (FL) LSU
Nassir Little Orlando Christian Prep (FL) North Carolina
2019 Cole Anthony
Oak Hill Academy (VA)
North Carolina
James Wiseman East (TN) Memphis
2022 Nick Smith Jr. North Little Rock (AR) Arkansas
Dillon Mitchell Montverde Academy (FL) Texas

References

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  7. ^ "2012 Jordan Brand Classic Recap and Box Score". coachgeorgeraveling.com. April 16, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  8. ^ Sands, Darren (April 13, 2013). "Star-Studded 12th Annual Jordan Brand Classic, Drake Makes Barclays Center Debut". blackenterprise.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
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  12. ^ a b Regan, Brett (April 15, 2017). "By The Numbers: 2017 Jordan Brand Classic". flohoops.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  13. ^
    The Orlando Sentinel
    . Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  14. ^ a b Newman, Logan (April 20, 2019). "James Wiseman, Team White hold off furious Team Black comeback at Jordan Brand Classic". USA Today. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  15. ^ "2015 Jordan Brand Classic Rosters Revealed". Slam. March 5, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  16. ^ Jordan, Jason (March 9, 2017). "Roster breakdown for the 2017 Jordan Brand Classic". USA Today. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  17. ^ Squadron, Alex (March 8, 2018). "Rosters Released For 2018 Jordan Brand Classic". Slam. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  18. ^ Silverman, Steve (April 19, 2019). "Jordan Brand Classic 2019: Rosters, Live-Stream Schedule and Preview". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  19. ^ Jordan, Jason (February 14, 2020). "Jordan Brand Classic Rosters Revealed". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  20. ^ Zagoria, Adam (March 16, 2022). "Jordan Brand Classic announces 2022 rosters". ZagsBlog. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  21. ^ "Jordan Brand Classic Most Valuable Players". Jordan Brand Classic.

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