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2010 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
When: August 6 - 8, 2010
Where: Liberty High School, Hillsboro, OR
Who: All-Asia, Brazil, Canada, INSEP (France), Nigeria
and three USA Teams comprised of the Top National High School Players.
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TICKETS:
Full day ticket (4 games) ................................................................ $5.00
Tournament Pass - all 3 days (12 games) ...............................$15.00
Available the Liberty High School Box Office on Game Days ONLY.
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PRESS RELEASES
4th Annual Nike Global Challenge Tips-off August 6, 2010 at Liberty HS July 26, 2010
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TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
The Nike Global Challenge takes center court at Liberty High School, August 6-8, 2010. This 8-team, 12-game tournament features the top high school and U19 basketball players from the best International Teams.
For players from the United States, the Nike Global Challenge is the final tournament in Nike's series of Skills Academies. In June, these players will be invited to participate in positional skills camps around the country hosted by several NBA superstars including Steve Nash, Paul Pierce, Vince Carter and Amare Stoudamire. They then traveled to Akron, Ohio, to participate in the LeBron James US Skills Academy. The top 30 players selected from this camp will represent the United States in the Nike Global Challenge.
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FIBA game rules will be followed:
- Four 10 minute quarters
- One 15 minute halftime between the second and third quarters
- One two minute break between first-second and third-fourth quarters
- 24 second shot clock
- Back court violation: 8 seconds
- Player foul limit: 5
For additional rules information, visit the USA Basketball website http://www.usabasketball.com/inside.php?page=rules. |
CONTACT: Prime Time Sports
John McCallum • 503.802.0060 • jmac@primetimepdx.com
Gerrit Wood • 503.802.0060 • gwood@primetimepdx.com
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