The Big Apple Basketball H.S. Invitational is a two-day event to showcase elite high school basketball teams in the NYC metro area, as well as nationwide. The 2013 event includes All-American high school players who have committed to attend colleges, such as Kansas, UConn, Miami, Maryland, Seton Hall, Boston College, Rhode Island, Towson and Florida International.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 & MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013 @ Baruch College, NYC (corner of E. 24th St. & Lexington Ave.)

GAME SCHEDULE:

Saturday, January 19, 2013 @ Baruch College, NYC
Bayside (Queens) def. Hills West (Long Island), 69-57
MVP - Daquise Andrews (Bayside), 25 pts, 16 rebs, 6 asts
Sportsmanship – Terry Harris (LI Lutheran), 20pts, 11 rebs
Academic Achievement – Zhang Jiu Yang (Bayside) & Marcus Solomon (Hills West)

Wings (Bronx) def. East Boston (MA), 73-30
MVP – JaeQuan Brown (Wings), 18pts, 8 rebs, 3 stls
Sportsmanship – Will March (E. Boston), 15pts, 5 rebs
Academic Achievement – JaeQuan Brown (Wings) & Amilcar Guevara (E. Boston)

St. Frances (MD) def. Curtis (Staten Island), 51-46
MVP – Tevon Saddler (St. Frances), 15pts, 5 rebs, 3 stls
Sportsmanship – Hassan Martin (Curtis), 15pts, 14 rebs
Academic Achievement – Tevon Saddler (St. Frances) & Chris Raqueno (Curtis)

Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn) def. Coolidge, 66-53
MVP – Jermaine Faison (Thomas Jefferson), 19pts, 5 rebs, 22 min
Sportsmanship – David Kadiri (Coolidge), 21pts, 10 rebs
Academic Achievement – Enolio Silfa (Thomas Jefferson) & Malik Smith (Coolidge)

South Shore (Brooklyn) def. Princeton Day Academy (MD), 64-63
MVP – Terrence Samuel (South Shore), 21pts, 5 asts, 4 rebs, 4 stls
Sportsmanship – Emmanuel Omogbo (Princeton Day Academy), 11pts, 13 rebs, 2blks, 2 stls
Academic Achievement – Shamiek Sheppard (South Shore) & William Tchiengang (Princeton Day Academy)

Monday, January 21, 2013 @ Baruch College, NYC
LI Lutheran (Long Island) def. Bayside (Queens), 58-55
MVP – Chris Atkinson (LI Lutheran), 18pts, 4 asts, 4 stls
Sportsmanship – Austin Williams (Bayside), 13pts, 9 rebs, 4 asts
Academic Achievement – Devante Moore (LI Lutheran) & Zhang Jiu Yang (Bayside)

Curtis (Staten Island) def. Princeton Day School (NJ), 62-58
MVP – Hassan Martin (Curtis), 24pts, 13 rebs, 6 blks
Sportsmanship – Davon Reed (Princeton Day School), 23pts, 12 rebs, 4 asts, 2 stls, 2 blks
Academic Achievemet – Chris Raqueno (Curtis) & Tom Martino (Princeton Day School)

Massanutten Military Academy (VA) def. Vermont Academy (VT), 77-63
MVP – Deandre Burnett (Massanutten Military Academy), 25pts, 4 stls
Sportsmanship – Richard Williams (Vermont Academy), 15 pts, 6 rebs, 2 stls
Academic Achievemet – QJ Peterson (Massanutten Military Academy) & George Funtarov (Vermont Academy)

South Shore (Brooklyn) def. Pope John XXIII (NJ), 75-62
MVP – Terrence Samuel (South Shore), 17pts, 6 asts, 3 rebs, 3 stls
Sportsmanship – Moustapha Diagne (Pope John), 25pts, 16 rebs, 3 blks, 2 stls
Academic Achievement – David Tate (South Shore) & Matt Zignorski (Pope John)

NOTABLE PLAYERS:

OTHER NOTABLE PLAYERS: Deandre Burnett, Massanutten Military Academy (Miami); Damonte Dodd, Massanutten Military Academy (Maryland); Ahmad Fields, Massanutten Military Academy (Utah); Dwayne Foreman, Massanutten Military Academy (Top 100 Junior Nationally); Jaquan Lynch, Thomas Jefferson (Florida International); Dwayne Morgan, St. Frances Academy (Top 20 Junior Nationally); Emmanuel Omogbo, Princeton Day Academy (Robert Morris); Garland Owens, Massanutten Military Academy (Boston College); QJ Peterson, Massanutten Military Academy (VMI); Tevon Sadler, St. Frances Academy (UNC Greensboro); Shamiek Sheppard, South Shore (Towson); Maurice White, St. Frances Academy (Loyola, MD)

Along w/ many other senior & underclassmen stars!!