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Austin Rivers and Bradley Beal are the first two players who have been invited to this year’s Boost Mobile Elite 24 game Aug. 28 in Venice Beach, Calif., a source with knowledge told ZAGSBLOG.
The 6-foot-4 Rivers and Each 1 Teach 1 beat the 6-4 Beal and the St. Louis Eagles, 78-60, Tuesday night on ESPNU for the Orlando Super Showcase title in front of a crowd that included Billy Donovan of Florida, Roy Williams of North Carolina, former Duke star Grant Hill, Brad Stevens of Butler, Bruce Pearl of Tennessee, Anthony Grant of Alabama and Mike Anderson of Missouri.
Rivers and teammate Trevor Lacey combined for 46 points, with Rivers dropping a game-high 24 and Lacey scoring 22.
“They beat us at Boo Williams at our first tournament,” Lacey told ESPNU. “We kind of wanted a little payback. It was good for us to come out and win the game.”
Rivers said after the game he is considering Duke, North Carolina, Florida, Kansas and Kentucky.
“Those are my five schools,” he told ESPNU. “Those are five schools I’m really interested in looking at.”
Lacey said he is considering Alabama, Auburn, Memphis, Tennessee and Kentucky.
Beal, who scored 12 points in the loss, has committed to the Gators.
The first half of the 24-man Boost Mobile roster will be announced within the next week, while the remaining 12 players will be named within two weeks.
The event, which was previously held at Rucker Park in Harlem, will move to California this year and will feature a dunk contest Aug. 27.
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
Austin Rivers and Bradley Beal are the first two players who have been invited to this year’s Boost Mobile Elite 24 game Aug. 28 in Venice Beach, Calif., a source with knowledge told ZAGSBLOG.
The 6-foot-4 Rivers and Each 1 Teach 1 beat the 6-4 Beal and the St. Louis Eagles, 78-60, Tuesday night on ESPNU for the Orlando Super Showcase title in front of a crowd that included Billy Donovan of Florida, Roy Williams of North Carolina, former Duke star Grant Hill, Brad Stevens of Butler, Bruce Pearl of Tennessee, Anthony Grant of Alabama and Mike Anderson of Missouri.
Rivers and teammate Trevor Lacey combined for 46 points, with Rivers dropping a game-high 24 and Lacey scoring 22.
“They beat us at Boo Williams at our first tournament,” Lacey told ESPNU. “We kind of wanted a little payback. It was good for us to come out and win the game.”
Rivers said after the game he is considering Duke, North Carolina, Florida, Kansas and Kentucky.
“Those are my five schools,” he told ESPNU. “Those are five schools I’m really interested in looking at.”
Lacey said he is considering Alabama, Auburn, Memphis, Tennessee and Kentucky.
Beal, who scored 12 points in the loss, has committed to the Gators.
The first half of the 24-man Boost Mobile roster will be announced within the next week, while the remaining 12 players will be named within two weeks.
The event, which was previously held at Rucker Park in Harlem, will move to California this year and will feature a dunk contest Aug. 27.
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