2008 Nike Hoop Summit
April 12, 2008
1:00 p.m.
Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Television and Radio Coverage
FOX SPORTS NETWORK (FSN) - Live game telecast - 1:00PM Pacific Time
(check local listing for regional coverage or blackout in your area)
Seattle Local broadcast - KJR Radio/950AM - Live - 1:00PM Pacific Time
Webcast "live" on YAHOO - See www.sports.yahoo.com for details.
Tickets and Information
Tickets are available at www.rosequarter.com and at the Rose Garden Ticket Office. All seating is General Admission and doors open at 12:30 p.m. (Additional ticket information is being requested – group, youth, team discounts.)
The Rose Garden is the home of the Portland Trail Blazers. Located in North Portland, the Rose Garden is easily accessible via car, bus and MAX. (directions) (parking)
The 2008 Nike Hoop Summit is an international boys high school basketball game featuring the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Select Team and the World Select Team. USA Team players are the top high school players in the country and the World Select Team is made up of the top 19 or younger players from the rest of the world.
The inaugural Nike Hoop Summit was played in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1995. Since then, the event has been played in Lake Buena Vista, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Indianapolis, Indiana; and San Antonia, Texas. The FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee housed the event from 2004 to 2007. The 2008 event will be the first Hoop Summit played on the West Coast.
The Nike Hoop Summit has a tradition of featuring the world’s upcoming basketball talent. As of Jan. 12, 2007, 33 former USA players and nine former World team members play in the NBA.
Some of the American NBA standouts boasting of Hoop Summit experience include:
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Sacramento Kings)
Ron Artest (Sacramento Kings)
Shane Battier (Houston Rockets)
Mike Bibby (Sacramento Kings)
Elton Brand (Los Angeles Clippers)
Nick Collison (Seattle SuperSonics)
Baron Davis (Golden State Warriors)
Chris Duhon (Chicago Bulls)
Mike Dunleavy (Golden State Warriors)
Ellis (Golden State Warriors)
Farmer (Los Angeles Lakers)
Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics)
Gay (Memphis Grizzlies)
Gibson (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Al Harrington (Indiana Pacers)
Kirk Hinrich (Chicago Bulls)
Kevin Durant (Seattle Supersonics) |
Larry Hughes (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Jefferson (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Jared Jeffries (New York Knicks)
Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks)
Rashard Lewis (Orlando Magic)
Stephon Marbury (New York Knicks)
Darius Miles (Portland Trail Blazers)
Jermaine O'Neal (Indiana Pacers)
Zach Randolph (Portland Trail Blazers)
Quentin Richardson (New York Knicks)
J.R. Smith (Denver Nuggets)
Josh Smith (Atlanta Hawks)
Stromile Swift (Memphis Grizzlies)
Telfair (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Webster (Portland Trail Blazers)
Williams (Philadelphia 76ers) |
World Hoop Summit alums now playing for NBA teams include:
Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks)
Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
Vladimir Radmanovic (Los Angeles Lakers)
Dan Gadzuric (Milwaukee Bucks)
Darius Songaila (Chicago Bulls) |
Bostjan Nachbar (New Jersey Nets)
Sergio Rodriguez (Portland Trail Blazers)
Mouhamed Saer Sene (Seattle SuperSonics)
Marcus Vinicius Viera (New Orleans/Hornets) |
Because the Nike Hoop Summit is an international competition, FIBA games rules will be followed. These include:
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:
www.usabasketball.com/inside.php?page=rules.
Nike Hoop Summit History
| DATE | SITE | RESULT | TELEVISION |
| April 12, 2008 | Portland, Oregon | TBD | Fox Sports Net |
| April 7, 2007 | Memphis, Tennessee | USA 100, World 80 | Fox Sports Net |
| April 8, 2006 | Memphis, Tennessee | USA 109, World 91 | Fox Sports Net |
| April 9, 2005 | Memphis, Tennessee | USA 106, World 98 | Fox Sports Net |
| April 4, 2004 | San Antonio, Texas | USA 99, World 79 | Fox Sports Net |
| April 2, 2000 | Indianapolis, Indiana | USA 98, World 97 | ESPN |
| March 28, 1999 | Tampa, Florida | USA 107, World 95 | ESPN |
| March 29, 1998 | San Antonio, Texas | World 104, USA 99 | ESPN2 |
| April 19, 1997 | Lake Buena Vista, Florida | USA 97, World 90 | CBS |
| April 20, 1996 | Charlotte, North Carolina | World 104, USA 96 | CBS |
| May 13, 1995 | Springfield, Massachusetts | USA 86, World 77 | CBS |
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