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MARY KLINE CLASSIC TO RAISE MONEY FOR NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY

Second annual cancer research fundraiser to feature top talent

Pennington, NJ – The Mary Kline Classic, an all-star basketball fundraiser to fight cancer, will showcase more than 50 of the best high school basketball players from around the east coast in an event taking place on Saturday, May 5, in Pennington, NJ.

“Coming off of a successful inaugural event in 2011, we are expecting the Mary Kline Classic to have a breakout year,” said Mary Kline Classic organizer Alex Kline. “With the high level of talent, both on and off the court that will be represented in this cancer fundraising event, it is evident that this year’s players all bring something special to the table. We are extremely excited to host such a talented and humble group of young men for a purposeful day of basketball to help in the fight against cancer.”

The Mary Kline Classic is held in honor of Mary Kline who passed away seven years ago after a five year battle with brain cancer. Alex Kline organized this event in memory of his mother and for all those touched by this horrible disease. Our goal is to raise as much money as possible to fund cancer research. This year’s proceeds will be contributed to the National Brain Tumor Society. This basketball event thrives off of the energy of the players, coaches, volunteers, fans and media.

All proceeds raised from the game will be donated to the National Brain Tumor Society in support of cancer research. As $7,300 was raised last year, we are currently at $6,275 for this year. If you would like to make a contribution to the 2012 Mary Kline Classic, please email Alex Kline at AlexKlineBasketball@Yahoo.com.

The Mary Kline Classic would like to thank Vincent Robinson of The Robinson School for contributing uniforms, as well as Patrick Coombs of Reebok for contributing Zigtech sneakers.

THE EVENT WILL BE HOSTED ON SATURDAY, MAY 5TH FROM 5PM-9:30PM AT THE PENNINGTON SCHOOL – 112 WEST DELAWARE AVENUE IN PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY. PLAYERS SHOULD ARRIVE AROUND 1:45PM FOR PRACTICE, SHOOTAROUND AND A QUICK MEAL. GEAR WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO EACH PLAYER. ADMISSION IS $10 IN GENERAL, BUT VOLUNTEERS, PARENTS AND PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED IN FREE UNLESS THEY CHOOSE TO CONTRIBUTE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE THERE!

Listed below are the four different rosters for the Blue and Red Senior and Underclassmen teams.

Blue Seniors

#34 Tyler Cavanaugh – 6’8 combo forward – Jamesville Dewitt (NY) – Albany City Rocks – Wake Forest signee
#33 Eric Fanning – 6’5 wing – Perkiomen (PA) – Team NJABC – Wagner signee
#22 Maurice Watson – 5’9 point guard – Boys’ Latin (PA) – Team Philly – Boston U signee
#35 Phillip Lawrence – 6’7 combo forward – Mount St. Joseph’s (MD) – Philly’s Finest – Marist signee
#30 Brandon Taylor – 6’7 combo forward – Trenton Catholic (NJ) – Team Philly – Penn State signee
#10 Charles Cooke – 6’6 wing – Trenton Catholic (NJ) – Team NJABC – James Madison signee
#44 Blaise Mbargorba – 7’0 center – Peddie (NJ) – NJ Roadrunners – SMU signee
#15 Daniel Ochefu – 6’10 power forward – Westtown (PA) – PTP – Villanova signee
#23 Daiquan Walker – 6’2 point guard – Constitution (PA) – Team Breakdown – Unsigned
#2 Anthony Gaffney – 6’1 combo guard – Taft (CT) – Team NJABC – Princeton Football signee
#14 Marcus Gilbert – 6’6 small forward – Academy of the New Church (PA) – East Coast Elite – Fairfield signee
#0 Bruce Brittingham – 6’0 point guard – Perkiomen (PA) – Team NJABC – Wagner Football signee
#24 Nizar Kapic – 6’6 wing – Perkiomen (PA) – Austria – Unsigned

Red Seniors

#42 Daniel Dingle – 6’7 combo forward – St. Raymond (NY) – Long Island Lightning – Temple signee
#12 Quenton DeCosey – 6’5 wing – St. Joe’s Metuchen (NJ) – Sports U – Temple signee
#1 Alex Mitola – 5’9 shooting guard – Gill St. Bernard’s (NJ) – Hoop Heaven – Dartmouth signee
#55 Dominic Hoffman – 6’7 power forward – Gill St. Bernard’s (NJ) – Hoop Heaven – Bucknell signee
#33 Justin Sears – 6’7 combo forward – Plainfield (NJ) – Sports U – Yale signee
#4 Chris Jones – 6’5 shooting guard – Teaneck (NJ) – NJ Playaz – Pittsburgh commit
#35 Neville Fincher – 6’9 power forward – Teaneck (NJ) – NJ Playaz – Unsigned
#25 Brandon Bolden – 6’10 power forward – Quality Education (NC) – Team Nike Florida – Georgetown signee
#2 Dallas Anglin – 6’2 point guard – Seton Hall Prep (NJ) – Sports U – Hofstra signee
#32 Melvin Johnson – 6’2 shooting guard – St. Benedict’s (NJ) – NY Gauchos – Miami signee
#5 Sekou Harris – 5’10 point guard – Plainfield (NJ) – NJ Playaz – Unsigned
#20 Georges Niang – 6’7 combo forward – Tilton (NH) – BABC – Iowa State signee
#14 Nkereuwem Okoro – 6’4 wing – St. Raymond (NY) – Long Island Lightning – Iowa State signee
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Blue Underclassmen

#23 Rondae Jefferson – 2013 6’7 combo guard – Chester (PA) – Team Final – Undecided
#31 Jermaine Lawrence – 2014 6’9 combo forward – Pope John XXIII (NJ) – Positive Direction – Undecided
#11 Isaiah Briscoe – 2015 6’2 point guard – St. Benedict’s (NJ) – NJ Playaz – Undecided
#21 Chris McCullough – 2014 6’8 power forward – Salisbury (CT) – Team Scan – Undecided
#25 Davon Reed – 2013 6’5 combo guard – Princeton Day (NJ) – Team Final – Undecided
#4 Geno Thorpe – 2013 6’1 combo guard – Shaler (PA) – NJ Playaz – Penn State commit
#20 Johnnie Davis – 2013 6’4 wing – Neumann Goretti (PA) – Team Final – Undecided
#3 Conrad Chambers – 2014 6’1 point guard – Friends Central (PA) – Team Scan – Undecided
#12 Tyler Ennis – 2013 6’2 point guard – St. Benedict’s (NJ) – CIA Bounce – Undecided
#32 Jared Terrell – 2014 6’3 shooting guard – New Hampton (NH) – Expressions Elite – Undecided
#35 Abdul-Malik Abu – 2014 6’7 combo forward – Kimball Union (NH) – Expressions Elite – Undecided
#13 Lenny Kadisha – 2015 6’3 combo guard – Wadleigh (NY) – Real Scout – Undecided
#5 Reggie Cameron – 2013 6’7 small forward – Hudson Catholic (NJ) – NJ Playaz – Undecided
#1 Wayne Selden – 2014 6’5 shooting guard – Tilton (NH) – BABC – Undecided

Red Underclassmen

#32 Austin Colbert – 2013 6’10 power forward – Hotchkiss (CT) – Team Final – Undecided
#15 Isaiah Whitehead – 2014 6’4 combo guard – Lincoln (NY) – Juice All-Stars – Undecided
#22 Josh Brown – 2013 6’2 point guard – St. Anthony (NJ) – Sports U – Temple commit
#24 Ben Bentil – 2014 6’8 power forward – St. Andrew’s (DE) – Team ECE/NJABC – Undecided
#30 Allerik Freeman – 2013 6’4 shooting guard – Olympic (NC) – Team Nike Florida – Undecided
#3 Hallice Cooke – 2013 6’3 shooting guard – St. Anthony (NJ) – Sports U – Undecided
#31 Jared Nickens – 2013 6’6 wing – St. Patrick (NJ) – Sports U – Undecided
#0 DeAndre Bembry – 2013 6’6 wing – St. Patrick (NJ) – NJ Celtics – Undecided
#44 Karl Towns – 2015 6’10 combo forward – St. Joe’s Metuchen (NJ) – Sports U – Undecided
#23 Jaren Sina – 2013 6’1 point guard – Gill St. Bernard’s (NJ) – Team Final – Undecided
#10 Kaison Randolph – 2014 6’2 combo guard – Pennington (NJ) – Team ECE/NJABC – Undecided
#34 Isaiah Watkins – 2013 6’7 power forward – St. Benedict’s (NJ) – CIA Bounce – Undecided
#21 Tyler Roberson – 2013 6’8 combo forward – Roselle Catholic (NJ) – NJ Roadrunners – Undecided
#13 Kamar McKnight – 2015 6’4 point guard – St. Patrick (NJ) – Grassroots Canada – Undecided
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Coaches

Blue Team Seniors- Matt Pauls of ECE/NJABC and Terrell Myers of ECE/NJABC
Red Team Seniors – Mergin Sina of Gill St. Bernard’s (NJ)/Hoop Heaven (NJ) and TBD

Blue Team Underclassmen – Billy Diamond of Berkley College (NJ) and Terrance “Munch” Williams of Team Scan
Red Team Underclassmen – Eric Harrield of St. Anthony (NJ)/Sports University (NJ) and a special guest coach.

Contests

Dunk Contest Participants: Rondae Jefferson, DeAndre Bembry, Jared Terrell, Marcus Gilbert, Dallas Anglin, Johnnie Davis, Wayne Selden & Neville Fincher

Three-Point Shootout Participants: Blaise Mbargorba, Alex Mitola, Nizar Kapic, Karl Towns, Allerik Freeman, Melvin Johnson, Hallice Cooke & Jared Nickens

Slam Dunk Judges: Villanova freshman power forward Markus Kennedy, Pitt commit & the world’s tallest teenage girl Marvadene “Bubbles” Anderson, Drexel freshman forward Kazembe Abif, Drexel 1st-team All-CAA sophomore guard CAA Frantz Massenat, and one more TBD.

The following media is expected to attend the event: Hoopmixtape, NBE Sports, ESPN, SNY, CBS Sports, ScoutsFocus, Ballin 365, CourtCred, 5-Star Basketball, Recruit Recon, City League Hoops, BallasTV, Rivals, Scout, Crusader 22, Collegiate Hoops, 24/7 Sports, Blow Hip Hop TV, NJ.com, Trenton Times, MSG Varsity, The BBall Diary, Philadelphia Inquirer, Premo Hoops, Hoop Dreams Magazine, Newark Star Ledger, Trentonian, WZBN and more.

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