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Boost Mobile First Dozen Revealed

The first 12 players selected to participate in the sixth annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 event have been announced.

Featuring 24 of the top high school basketball players from across the nation, Boost Mobile Elite 24 participants are selected by high school basketball experts from ESPN RISE and other talent evaluators.

Players are selected based on their performance during AAU tournaments and national summer camps. The 2011 Boost Mobile Elite 24 will be held at the Venice Beach Courts in Los Angeles on Aug. 26-27.

The game airs live on ESPNU on Saturday at 7 p.m. EDT.

Here is the roster, courtesy ESPN Rise. Photo courtesy Scott Kurtz.

Boost Mobile Elite 24 – 2011 Roster Release I
Pos.	Name	Class	Height	Weight	High School	ESPNU Rank
PG	Kyle Anderson	2012	6’7″	210	St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.)	No. 10 ESPNU 100
PF	Anthony Bennett	2012	6’8″	230	Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)	No. 46 ESPNU 100
C	DaJuan Coleman	2012	6’10”	280	Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt, N.Y.)	No. 5 ESPNU 100
PF	Perry Ellis	2012	6’8″	220	Wichita Heights (Wichita, Kan.)	No. 19 ESPNU 100
PF	Grant Jerrett	2012	6’9″	200	Lutheran (La Verne, Calif.)	No. 15 ESPNU 100
PF	Mitch McGary	2012	6’10”	225	Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.)	No. 4 ESPNU 100
SF	Shabazz Muhammad	2012	6’6″	205	Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)	No. 3 ESPNU 100
PF	Julius Randle	2013	6’9″	225	Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas)	No. 1 ESPNU Super 60
PG	Marcus Paige	2012	6’1″	160	Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa)	No. 27 ESPNU 100
PF	Tony Parker	2012	6’9″	270	Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.)	No. 25 ESPNU 100
SG	Rodney Purvis	2012	6’4″	185	Upper Room Christian (Raleigh, N.C)	No. 7 ESPNU 100
C	Cameron Ridley	2012	6’10”	230	Bush (Fort Bend, Texas)	No. 11 ESPNU 100

Written by Adam Zagoria

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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.

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