2008 Nike Hoop Summit Game Summary
Balanced Scoring Leads USA To 98-78 Victory At The 2008 Nike Hoop Summit
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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.
Press Releases
25/Mar/08 - World Select Team Announced For 2008 Nike Hoop Summit (USA Basketball)
04/Mar/08 - USA Roster Announced For April 12 Nike Hoop Summit (USA Basketball)
21/Feb/08 - Annual Nike Hoop Summit To Be Held April 12 In Portland
22/Feb/08 - Nike Hoop Summit U.S. all-stars, world players (Oregonian)
Video Clips
Nike Hoop Summit "USA vs the World" (1:16 .wmv format) (video)
Martell Webster - Nike Hoop Summit Participant (0:35 .wmv format) (video)
NBA Players on Hoop Summit (2:53) (video)
Pre Game Intro – Hoop Summit (1:33) (video)
See Past NBA World Team Players (3:34) (video)
Player Stories
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); 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); Kevin Durant (Seattle SuperSonics).
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); and Marcus Vinicius Viera (New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets).
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