2012 Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic
Topic: Basketball

2012 Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic

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Freedom Hall

Louisville, KY

April 6, 2012

 

 

Rosters

 

White Team

 

Steven Adams,6-11,C,Pittsburg

Semaj Christon,6-2,PG,Xavier

Sam Dekker,6-7,SF,Wisconsin

Nathan Dieudonne,6-6,PF,Boston

Jeremy Hollowell,6-7,SF,Indiana

Ron Patterson,6-3,SG,Indiana

Hanner Perea,6-8,PF,Indiana

Terry Rozier,6-1,PG,Louisville

Jakarr Sampson,6-7,PF,St. John’s

T.J. Warren,6-8,SF,North Carolina State

 

Coach,Ryan Hurd,Notre Dame Prep (MA)

Coach,Jason Smith,Brewster Academy (NH)

 

Black Team

 

Jordan Adams,6-5,SF,UCLA

Cameron Biedscheid,6-7,SF,Notre Dame

Robert Carter,6-9,C,Georgia Tech

Phil Forte,5-11,PG,Oklahoma State

Amile Jefferson,6-9,PF,Undecided

Danrad “Chicken” Knowles,6-9,PF,Houston

Tyler Lewis,5-11,PG,North Carolina State

Mekale McKay,6-6,SF,Arkansas

Marcus Smart,6-4,SG,Oklahoma State

Andrew White,6-6,SF,Kansas

 

Coach,Jason Polykoff,Friends Central (PA)

Coach,Danny Henderson,Marcus (TX)

 

The White Team trailed 59-40 but went on an 18-0 run to rally and eventually pull out a 130-127 victory over the White Team .  The teams rotated players every six minutes in this 48 minute contest and offense was the name of the game as 13 of 20 players recorded double digits as the crowd went home excited and happy.  Marcus Smart won the dunk contest and Phil Forte won the three point contest.

 

Terry Rozier was named Game MVP and led the White Team with 16 points and 12 rebounds.  T.J. Warren led the team in scoring with 27 points.  Jakarr Sampson, Sam Dekker, and Jeremy Hollowell added 18, 14, and 11 points respectively.  Steven Adams chipped in with 11 points and 10 rebounds while Semaj Christon recorded 10 points and 11 rebounds.

 

Amile Jefferson led the Black Team with 26 points.  Cameron Biedschied, “Chicken” Knowles, Andrew White, Phil Forte, and Tyler Lewis added 16,15, 14, 12, and 11 points respectively.  Marcus Smart recorded eight points, 15 rebounds, and 11 assists.

 

Black Team,38,27,33,29,127

White Team,28,37,38,27,130

 

Black Team (127) – Adams 7, Biedschied 16, Carter 9, Forte 12, Jefferson 26, Knowles 15, Lewis 11, McKay 9, Smart 8, White 14.

 

White Team (130) – Adams 11, Christon 10, Dekker 14, Dieudonne 8, Hollowell 11, Patterson 8, Perea 7, Rozier 16, Sampson 18, Warren 27.