On April 19, New York City Sports Commissioner Kenneth J. Podziba will welcome the Jordan Brand Classic presented by Foot Locker and Boost Mobile to Madison Square Garden. The Classic, one of the nation's most prestigious high school all-star basketball events, will feature an All-American game showcasing the country's top high school seniors tipping-off at 9:00pm, a regional game for the top prep players from the New York City metropolitan area at 6:30pm, and an international game featuring top under-17 players from Europe, Australia, and Africa at 4:00pm. Headlining the 2008 All-American Game will be Al-Farouq Aminu (Wake Forest), Demar DeRozan (USC), Tyreke Evans (Undecided), Jrue Holiday (UCLA), Brandon Jennings (Arizona), Greg Monroe (Georgetown), B.J. Mullens (Ohio State) and New York City's Kemba Walker (UConn).

"There is no better place than Madison Square Garden - the Mecca of Basketball, for the Jordan Brand Classic to showcase the nation's premier high school basketball players," said Commissioner Podziba. "Basketball enthusiasts will have an opportunity to get a preview of future NCAA and NBA superstars in what promises to be an exciting, crowd pleasing game full of high-flying dunks, crisp passes and laser-accurate shooting."

In addition to the All-American game featuring the nation's top players, the Jordan Brand Classic will also include a regional game that will showcase the top prep players from the New York City metropolitan area in a City vs. Suburbs showdown. New to the event this year will be an international game featuring 16 of the top 17-and-under players from Europe, Australia and Africa. A portion of the proceeds from the Classic will benefit the New York City-based charity, the Children's Aid Society.

"Over the six-year history of the Jordan Brand Classic we have accumulated a prominent list of alumni," said Garry Cook, President of Jordan Brand. "This year's game is no different as the elite players in the country will once again step foot in the World's Most Famous Arena and benefit a great cause in the Children's Aid Society."

The Jordan Brand Classic All-Americans will also participate in the Boost Mobile Celebrity JamFest at LIU - Brooklyn's Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center on Thursday, April 17 at 7:00pm. This fun-filled competition will include a player's skill competition, a celebrity hotshot contest and a slam dunk contest.

Recent Jordan Brand Classic All-Americans have included NBA stars Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Amare Stoudemire, Dwight Howard, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul as well as current NCAA standouts Eric Gordon (Indiana), Derrick Rose (Memphis), Donte Greene (Syracuse), Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina), Kyle Singler (Duke) and Jerryd Bayless (Arizona).

Sponsored by Jordan Brand, the event is also annually attended by some of sport and entertainment's biggest stars, who have included Michael Jordan, Spike Lee, LL Cool J, Warren Sapp, Terrell Owens, Floyd Mayweather, Kanye West, Fat Joe, Ludacris, Ne-Yo, Ahmad Rashad and Vince Carter.

2008 Jordan Brand All-American Team   Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. High School (School Location) College Al-Farouq Aminu F 6-8 205 Norcross High School (Narcross, GA) Wake Forest William Buford SG 6-4 180 Libbey High School (Toledo, OH) Ohio State Ed Davis PF 6-8 215 Benedictine High School (Richmond, VA) North Carolina Demar DeRozan SG 6-6 205 Compton High School (Compton, CA) USC Michael Dunigan PF 6-9 253 Farragut Career Academy (Chicago, IL) Oregon Devin Ebanks SF 6-8 185 St. Thomas More School (Oakdale, CT) Undecided Tyreke Evans SG 6-5 205 American Christian School (Aston, PA) Undecided Drew Gordon PF 6-9 235 Archbishop Mitty HS (San Jose, CA) UCLA JaMychal Green PF 6-8 225 St. Jude High School (Montgomery, AL) Alabama Jrue Holiday G 6-3 180 Campbell Hall High School (N. Hollywood, CA) UCLA Scotty Hopson G/F 6-3 180 University Heights HS (Hopkinsville, KY) Tennessee Brandon Jennings PG 6-5 180 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) Arizona Malcolm Lee PG 6-4 170 J.W. North High School (Riverside, CA) UCLA Greg Monroe PF 6-10 226 Helen Cox High School (Harvey, LA) Georgetown B.J. Mullens C 7-0 255 Canal Winchester HS (Canal Winchester, OH) Ohio State Delvon Roe SF 6-8 220 St. Edward High School (Lakewood, OH) Michigan State Samardo Samuels PF 6-8 240 St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, NJ) Louisville Iman Shumpert PG 6-4 180 Oak Park River Forest HS (Oak Park, IL) Georgia Tech Kemba Walker PG 6-1 172 Rice High School (New York, NY) Connecticut Willie Warren PG 6-4 197 North Crowley HS (North Crowley, TX) Oklahoma Wesley Witherspoon SF 6-7 185 Berkmar High School (Lilburn, GA) Undecided Tony Woods PF 6-11 230 Rome High School (Rome, GA) Wake Forest For more information on the Jordan Brand Classic, please visit: www.JordanBrandClassic.com. For ticket information, please visit: www.thegarden.com/tickets/box-office.html. The New York City Sports Commission is the mayoral agency charged with attracting, facilitating and promoting professional, amateur and scholastic sports events in New York City. In recent years, the Sports Commission has played a role in creating or developing many new sporting events, including the NFL Kickoff Live from Times Square, NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series™ Champions Week, the BMC Software NYC Cycling Championship, the AVP Brooklyn Open, the NAUTICA NYC Triathlon, the NYC Half-Marathon, the Union Square Street Sessions presented by Jeep®, the Wild Onion Urban Adventure Race and the Men's Health Urbanathlon. Contacts: Jeff Mohl (NYC Sports Commission) (212) 487-6627 Kevin Foley (Position Sports) (480) 248-6645 Anthony Henderson (Event Authority) (704) 365-4587