Topic: Basketball
2016RB1G
Rick Bolus’ 37th Annual High Potential Blue Chip Basketball Camp
High School Division Tournament June 30, 2016
There were nine teams entered in the North Division and were designated Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, and Illinois. The records reported for league play were Florida (8-1), California (7-2), Arkansas (5-4), Colorado (4-5), Alabama (3-6), Illinois (3-6), Connecticut (2-7), Arizona (2-7), and Georgia (2-7).
There were nine teams entered in the South Division and were designated Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Minnesota. The records reported for league play were Massachusetts (8-1), Kansas (8-1), Minnesota (6-3), Iowa (6-3), Michigan (5-4), Louisiana (5-4), Kentucky (3-6), Indiana (2-7), and Maryland (2-7).
All eighteen teams were placed into a single elimination tournament to determine the division championship. Alabama defeated Arkansas, Colorado defeated Florida, Maryland defeated Michigan, and Iowa defeated Kentucky. The tournament continued with Arizona defeating California, Minnesota defeating Massachusetts, Connecticut defeating Georgia, and Kansas defeating Louisiana. Alabama defeated Illinois, Iowa defeated Indiana, Arizona defeated Alabama, Kansas defeated Iowa, Colorado defeated Connecticut, and Minnesota defeated Maryland. Colorado defeated Arizona in one semifinal and Minnesota defeated Kansas in the second semifinal. Colorado defeated Minnesota 89-88 for the championship. 5-10 Sr. Joseph Gilbert West Jessamine Nicholasville KY was named Tournament MVP for the victors and 6-3 Jr. Nathan Stonecipher McCracken County Paducah KY was named Tournament MVP for Minnesota. Colorado finished 4-5 in league play but got on a roll in the tourney and defeated Florida, Connecticut, Arizona, and Minnesota to earn the title and finish with an 8-5 record for the week.