ESPNU, the college sports network that launched March 4, will televise The Jordan Classic,
a top high school basketball all-star game held for the first time at Madison Square Garden,
Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m. ET, it was announced by Burke Magnus, ESPNU Vice President and General
Manager. The event, which was previously staged in Washington, D.C., features 20 of the best
high school boys basketball seniors. While ESPNU will televise the event live, ESPN2 will offer
the Jordan Classic on tape delay, Sunday, April 17 at 4 p.m.
Recent participants in The Jordan Classic have included current NBA stars LeBron James, Carmelo
Anthony, Amare Stoudamire and Dwight Howard plus 2005 Final Four participants Rashad McCants
(North Carolina), Sean May (North Carolina), Dee Brown (Illinois) and Shannon Brown (Michigan State).
"The Jordan Classic is a premier event and a great addition to the ESPNU lineup," Magnus
said. "It will showcase college stars of the future, many of whom will be featured
extensively on our network in the coming years."
The 2005 Jordan Classic roster follows:
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| HOME TEAM |
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AWAY TEAM |
| Name |
School |
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Name |
School |
| Andray Blatche |
South Kent (Ct.) Prep |
|
Andrew Bynum |
Metuchen (N.J.) St. Joseph |
| Eric Boateng |
Middletown (Del.) St. Andrews |
|
Devan Downey |
Chester (S.C.) Chester |
| Jon Brockman |
Snohomish (Wash.) High |
|
Levance Fields |
Brooklyn (N.Y.) Xavierian |
| Keith Brumbaugh |
Deland (Fla.) High |
|
Tyler Hansbrough |
Poplar Bluff (Mo.) High |
| Lewis Clinch |
Cordele (Ga.) Crisp County |
|
C. J. Miles |
Dallas (Tex.) Skyline |
| Micah Downs |
Bothell (Wash.) High |
|
Kevin Rogers |
Dallas (Tex.) South Oak Cliff |
| Monta Ellis |
Jackson (Miss.) Lanier |
|
Magnum Rolle |
Laurinburg (N.C.) Institute |
| Richard Hendrix |
Athens (Ala.) High |
|
Louis Williams |
Snellville (Ga.) South Gwinnett |
| Mike Mercer |
Snellville (Ga.) South Gwinnett |
|
Shawne Williams |
Laurinburg (N.C.) Institute |
| Martell Webster |
Seattle (Wash.) Prep |
|
Julian Wright |
Flossmoor (Ill.) Homewood-Flossmoor |
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Tickets are on sale now at all Ticketmaster locations, the Madison Square Garden box office,
online at ticketmaster.com or by calling
212-307-7171. For more information, please visit the official web site, www.JordanClassic.com.
ESPNU
The ESPNU schedule will feature approximately 300 live events (regular-season and championships) in
the network's first year. Action will include a variety of top football and men's and women's basketball
mixed with baseball, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, ice hockey, wrestling and more. ESPNU will
also offer comprehensive studio programming, replays of ABC Sports, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Regional
Television games, plus specials and more.
ESPNU has secured distribution agreements with DIRECTV, Adelphia, Mediacom, several smaller affiliates
and is close to distribution agreements with others. The 24-hour television network is the key
component of the multi-media ESPNU initiative that will deliver college sports content across ESPN's
family of services, such as ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Mobile (wireless), ESPN Radio, ESPN Interactive,
ESPN360 (broadband), merchandising and more.
Original Dream Job winner Mike Hall serves as ESPNU's signature anchor, hosting the majority of
the network's studio programming from Charlotte, N.C., headquarters of ESPN Regional Television (ERT),
which handles production responsibilities for ESPNU.
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