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2008 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
When: August 8 - 10, 2008
Where: Liberty High School, Hillsboro, OR
Who: Team Puerto Rico, Team Senegal, FMP-Serbia, Lithuania, Team Canada
and three USA Teams comprised of the top National High School Players.
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TICKETS:
Tickets will be ONLINE until August 4th -and- at the Liberty High School Box Office on game days only.
• All Seating is general admission
• Tournament Pass: $15.00 for all 12 Games
• Session Ticket: $5.00 for a one-day pass--4 Games
• Kids 10 and under FREE |
PRESS RELEASES
World’s Elite High School Basketball Talent Coming to Portland for 2008 Nike Global Challenge |
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
The Nike Global Challenge takes center court at Liberty High School, August 8-10. This 8-team, 12-game tournament will feature the top high school and U19 basketball players from the United States, Canada, Serbia, Lithuania, Senegal and Puerto Rico.
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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