The West Coast All-Star Classic Committee announced today that Bothell senior Zach LaVine will help headline the nation’s top 22 high school senior-class basketball player for the inaugural West Coast All-Star Classic. The showcase hoops event will tip off at 6 p.m. on May 11 at the ShoWare Center in Kent. LaVine will play for and attend UCLA next year.
In addition to LaVine, Darin Johnson (Sacramento, CA/Washington commit) and Kameron Williams (Baltimore, MD/Ohio State commit), the West Coast All-Star Classic Committee selected Dakari Allen (Sacramento, CA/San Diego State commit), Gabe Bealer (Lancaster, CA/Santa Clara commit), Seth Berger (Seattle, WA/UMASS commit), Hallice Cook (Jersey City, NJ/Oregon State commit), Marquis Davis (Seattle, WA/Santa Clara), Soma Edo (Richardson, TX/Fresno State commit, D.J. Fenner (Seattle, WA, WA/Nevada commit), Tucker Haymond (Seattle, WA/Western Michigan commit), Calvin Hermanson (Lake Oswego, OR/St. Mary’s commit), Torren Jones (LaPorte, IN/Missouri commit), Jordan Matthews (Santa Monica, CA/California commit), Eric Mika (Highland, UT/BYU commit), Elliott Pitts (Dublin, CA/Arizona commit), Brandon Randolph (Inglewood, CA/Xavier commit), Gavin Schilling (Henderson, NV/Villanova), Jahmel Taylor (W. Hollywood, CA/Washington commit), Trey Washington (Dallas, TX/Wyoming commit) and Ja’Keem Yates (Charlotte, NC/Undecided).
“This event will be a first for our area,” said Mike Bethea, Rainier Beach Head Coach and West Coast All-Star Classic Committee member. “For years West Coast kids have had to travel east to showcase their talents and play against their peers. Now, many of the country’s best basketball players will come west where we have some very good players who have flown under the national media radar.”
In addition to the game, the West Coast All-Star Classic athletes will take part in a number of special events around Seattle. The events include a visit to Seattle’s state-of-the-art Bullitt Foundation “Green” Building and an All-Star Friday Night with a Slam-Dunk and Three-Point Competition at Rainier Beach High School. Proceeds benefit the Rainier Beach Foundation.
Game tickets are on sale beginning tomorrow at the ShoWare Center box office, on-line at www.showarecenter.com, facebook.com/showarecenter or by calling 253-856-6999 or 866-973-9613. Tickets for the All-Star Friday Night festivities at Rainier Beach High School can be purchased at the door for $5. For more information on the West Coast All-Star Classic events, please visit the official website at www.westcoastallstarclassic.com.
Advance-sale tickets for the West Coast All-Star Basketball Classic can be purchased for $15 per ticket by logging on to www.westcoastallstars.com. Tickets are also available at the door on the day of the event beginning at 4 p.m. at the ShoWare Center box-office ticket window.
