LONG BEACH, CA – The 10th annual Pangos All-American Camp, put together by Dinos Pangos, will serve as the tip-off of sorts to the start of the 2012 summer camp and tournament trail this weekend.
Cabrillo High on the west side of Long Beach (2001 Santa Fe Avenue) plays host to the event, which is scheduled to feature 110 or so of the better high school hoopsters across the country.
Each player is expected to play at least seven “camp” games, with the game schedule set to tip off at 8:30 Friday evening.
Games get underway Saturday at 3 o’clock (following a two-hour skills workout session conducted by Jeremy Russotti) and wrap up at about 9:30.
The players are back in action at 9 Sunday morning, with the camp all-star games scheduled for 11:30 a.m. (Top 50) and 1 p.m. (Top 25).
Some of the top non-West Coast players expected to attend include a handful of potential 2013 McDonald’s All-Americans who have already committed to colleges, including 6-foot-8 Isaiah Hicks (Oxford, NC, Webb/University of North Carolina); 6-1 Connor Frankamp (Wichita, KS, North/University of Kansas); 6-2 Anton Gill (Raleigh, NC, Ravenscroft/Louisville) and 6-0 Derrick Walton (Detroit, MI, Chandler/University of Michigan).
Western-based members of the 2013 class who have already committed to four-year institutions and are expected to be in the LBC for the event include 6-3 Julian Jacobs (Las Vegas, NV, Desert Pines/University of Utah); 6-3 Nigel Williams-Goss (Henderson, NV, Findlay Prep/University of Washington) and 6-4 Cullen Neal (Albuquerque, NM, El Dorado/Saint Mary’s).
Other “national” players of note expected to compete include 6-1 Solomon Poole (Jacksonville, FL, Parker); 6-4 Kendal Harris (Richardson, TX, Berkner); 6-4 Allerik Freeman (Henderson, NV, Findlay Prep) and 6-8 Johnathan Williams (Memphis, TN, Southwest).
Top-flight players who don’t have to travel quite as far to Cabrillo include 6-7 Jordan Bell (from Poly, located just a few miles northeast of Cabrillo); 6-4 Isaac Hamilton and his 6-7 junior-to-be brother, Daniel (both from Bellflower’s St. John Bosco) and 5-7 Parker Jackson-Cartwright (L.A. Loyola).
Be sure to follow @FrankieBur and @jameskerti on Twitter for constant updates on camp action.
You can also click on BurlisonOnBasketball.com for stories on the event by both Frank Burlison and James Kerti.
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