An 11-man roster filled with former college basketball standouts, the NYC team that will be representing the Empire State this weekend at the Nike World Basketball Festival Tournament of Champions in Chicago means serious business. Official roster below from our friends at Nike NY:
Andre Barrett
Age: 32
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 180 lbs
HS: Rice
College: Seton Hall
Interesting Fact: Barrett was averaged 32.4 minutes per game as a freshman and started all 31 games. Inducted into the Seton Hall of Fame.
Justin Burrell
Age: 26
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Height: 6 foot 8
Weight: 244 lbs
HS: Bridgton Academy
College: St. John’s
Overseas: Japan and France
Interesting Fact: Chose to play at St. John’s because he loves to play in MSG.
Keydren Clark
Age: 29
Hometown: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Height: 5’11 “
Weight: 185 lbs
HS: Rice
College: Saint Peter’s
Overseas: Italy
Interesting Fact: 7th all time in NCAA scoring history. All time leading scorer in New Jersey history.
Corey Fisher
Age: 26
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 200 lbs
HS: St. Patrick
College: Villanova
Oversears: Russia
Interesting Fact: Dubbed the “playground legend” after a 105 point summer league game.
Vernon Goodrich
Age: 30
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
HS: Lutheran Christian Academy
College: Mississippi State, La Salle
Overseas: Turkey, Israel, Spain
Interesting: Was the 5th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Development League Draft by the Springfield Armor.
Mike Haynes
Age: 33
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 220 lbs
HS: Millersburg Academy
College: Fordham
Overseas: Israel, Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, Korea, Poland
Interesting Fact: Played basketball in more countries than states in US.
Quinton Hosley
Age: 30
Hometown: Harlem
Height: 6’7”
Weight: 215 lbs
HS: Abraham Lincoln
College: Fresno State
Overseas: Italy
Interesting Fact: Father, mother and Quinton all one championships at Rucker Park.
Dahntay Jones
Age: 33
Hometown: Trenton, NJ
Height: 6’6”
Weight: 225lbs
HS: Steinert
College: Duke
NBA: Indiana Pacers, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks
Interesting Fact: Cousin of NBA player Al Harrington.
Allan Sheppard
Age: 29
Hometown: Harlem
Height: 6’6”
Weight: 212 lbs
HS: Philip Randolp
College: St. Francis
Overseas: Iceland, Ecuador, Chile
Interesting Fact: Led New York City in scoring in High School.
Royal Ivey
Age: 32
Hometown: Harlem
Height: 6’4”
Weight: 200 lbs
HS: Benjamin Cardozo High School/Blair Academy
College: Texas
National Basketball Association
Interesting Fact: During the NBA Lockout in 2011, Royal Ivey returned to the University of Texas to finish his Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Learning and Development.
Curtis Kelly
Age: 26
Hometown: The Bronx
Height: 6’8”
Weight: 245 lbs
HS: Rice
College: Kansas State
Overseas: Italy
Interesting Fact: Named the New York Post and New York Daily News Player of the Year as a senior in High School.
Coach Artie Green
Age: 48
Hometown: Peekskill, MY
HS: Stevens
College: City College of Fresno
Places coached: Kipps Bay Boys and Girls Club, NY Ravens, NYC JAM ABA, Team New York
Interesting Fact: Won a championship in Las Vegas with the NY Ravens
