The Best AAU Team Ever

[JohnnyBravo5]

2003 Atlanta Celtics

Here is the roster. Has there ever been an AAU team that was better than this one? I would like to see one.

Coach: Wallace Prather
Affiliation: Adidas
Top Dog: F Dwight Howard (6-10, 235, SR)

Starters: WF Josh Smith (6-9, 205, SR); C Randolph Morris (6-11, 235, SR); SG Dwayne Day (6-5, 185, SR); PG Montavious Waters (6-3, SR)

Others: G Jarvis Crittendon (6-4, SOPH); BF Ousmane Konate (6-8, 240, SR); F Michael Walker (6-7, 185, SR); BF Warren McClendon (6-6, 250, SR); WG Quay Marbury (6-5, SR); F Desmond Williams (6-6, SR); G Eddie Dawson (6-1, SR)




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[dab0yech0]

I am not 100 percent sure but wasn't there a team that had Shaun Livingston, JR Smith, and Glen Davis among others?

[InspiredLebowski]

Spiece Indy Heat had a team a few years back with Oden, Conley, Gordon, Daequan Cook, and Josh McRoberts.

[thenextgreatbigman]

elton brand, ron artest and lamar odom played on the same team.

[QuestFor17]

elton brand, ron artest and lamar odom played on the same team.

That's scary...that front line must've pounded teams.

[Attila]

Rip and Kobe were on the same team.

[iapsports]

July 18th-21st Iap sports is holding Canada's first 5 star basketball International recruitment camp/tournament..... there will be 36 teams, each team will have 10 players and each team will have a coach from a university or college from both the US and or Canada.

The event is held to get everybody noticed and everybody seen... We have organized it so it gives you a college feel. That means there will be chances you wont know anybody on your team an thats exactly how its gonna be when you sign d1, d2 or go to another juco.

All your games will be taped by us an you have the option of asking us to make a highlight tape to put on your profile, which will be located on our site. (www.iapsports.com) All games will be put on our IAP sports TV web-site so you can build your own fan base an grab the attention you deserve.

You'll already be getting noticed from the coaches that are coaching you or coaching against you, or even the coaches that are just gonna be there to watch you play.

There will be 2 Canadian based live television programs there in Global TV(The Score), and Rogers which will be there for sure.

In regards to the material things, you will be getting 2 uniforms or possible reverse able uniforms. You will be given a number that will label you an direct coaches to the player they want to see.

Your guaranteed 6 games in your division and than playoffs. Its a 32 team playoff which means 16 games on each playoff bracket. Its one game knock-out so make sure you come hard.

This will all be held at the Hoop Dome, the all-star game, three point and dunk contest will be at York and or Ryerson University..... and the championship game will be at the ACC. ( Yes the home of the raptors )

To register is $150

This event is invitation based cause we need to promise the coaches quality athletes so that they come out here on a year in year out basis but anyone can register. People with invitations are just guaranteed to participate.


* To people who do not live in Canada speak with me and we'll arange transportation cost and hotel fee's an the best possible rate. We will also be sponsoring athletes as well to make life easier on athletes. As of right now your only focus will have to be your transportation out here (i.e. plane ticket or greyhound ticket, and your registration fee. Food, transportation and hotels we have covered.)

** I will also like to announce that this event will be turned into a television series with 4 selected atheletes. This means that if you are chosen you will have a camera on you at all time watching you every move an action to broadcast your experience. Deadline to register is May 21st and registers is filling up Extremely so contact me ASAP


President of IAP sports,

Contact Information are as follows;
Email: kwilliams@zalpro.com

Event site; www.iapsummerrush.com

[Efunk7]

so call allstars would be up there...brandon jennings, kevin love, taylor king, daniel hackett, malik story, renardo sidney and others...budinger was on the team at one point as well...

[kidachi]

Caron Butler and Wade..

[skan72]

The Soliders
Lebron James, Kendrick Perkins, and Leon Powe

[Chicago76]

The team with Perkins, Powe, and James is probably the best ever. It should be noted that the current rules wouldn't allow this team to exist as Perkins and James both lived more than 100 miles from the team's home town of Oakland.

Its kind of like Oak Hill being the best high school basketball program in the country. Sure they are, but how many kids actually grew up anywhere close to Oak Hill, and how many would have even thought about going there if they weren't playing ball?

FWIW, in high school hoops, I would have taken Indianapolis Pike over LBJ's HS hoops team from the same year, and I'd probably rate Lawrence North w/ Conley and Oden and a couple of other DI players as much better than either.

[NPS13]

the team with CDR, Brandon Rush and DJ white was pretty dominant...

[fatboy11]

Caron Butler and Wade..You sure?

EDIT: It appears so.

[TheGame414]

FWIW, in high school hoops, I would have taken Indianapolis Pike over LBJ's HS hoops team from the same year, and I'd probably rate Lawrence North w/ Conley and Oden and a couple of other DI players as much better than either.Definitely a debatable point, but St. Vincent-St. Mary not only had one of the all-time great high schoolers, but two others who went on to be pretty good D-I players. That was a legit national champ.

[YAH trick YAH]

Definitely a debatable point, but St. Vincent-St. Mary not only had one of the all-time great high schoolers, but two others who went on to be pretty good D-I players. That was a legit national champ.

Who else was on the team?

[TheGame414]

Who else was on the team?Romeo Travis and Dru Joyce both played for Akron.

[wang4three]

Romeo was a player. I liked his game whenever I watched SVSM. He seemed athletic, moved well and had good hands. Wonder where he is now.

[dab0yech0]

The Soliders
Lebron James, Kendrick Perkins, and Leon Powe

DeMarcus Nelson of UNC was also on that team and former Cal guard Ayinde Ubaka

[Chicago76]

Definitely a debatable point, but St. Vincent-St. Mary not only had one of the all-time great high schoolers, but two others who went on to be pretty good D-I players. That was a legit national champ.


I definitely agree that SVSM was a legit contender for the mythical national title that year. I just think they got an extra boost from 2-3 other contenders based upon the James publicity. National #2 Pike was a really well-balanced team with a lot of DI talent, but no superstar. They flew under the radar all year, going undefeated in the largest class in Indiana while never being challenged in the state tourney. Lawrence North lost to them by 8 while being down much bigger w/ 2 minutes left. No one else came within 13. Top 8 players (all Jrs/Srs):

Robert Vaden (all-Big Ten at Indiana, now at UAB, probable 09 NBA draftee)
Courtney Lee (W. Kentucky 20 ppg scorer, probable 08 NBA draftee)
Justin Cage (key Xavier starter, fringe NBA player/D League/Euro)
Parnell Smith (starter at U of Buffalo)
David Barlow (starter at IUPUI)
Mike McCoy (Murray State)
Desmond Gadis (LOI @ Purdue before running into some trouble)
Darren Yates (Ball State - later dismissed from BSU for conduct)

[TheGame414]

I forgot about that team. Maybe it's because I erased everything I knew about Indianapolis basketball from my head because of Eric Gordon.

[JohnnyBravo5]

I still haven't seen a frontline that was better than Howard, Smith, Morris. Size, speed, athleticism. And Critt was the freaking 6th man. Just sick.

[Da KO King]

I forgot about that team. Maybe it's because I erased everything I knew about Indianapolis basketball from my head because of Eric Gordon.
:roll:

[HaNdLe ThE RoCk]

Dwight, Morris, Smith and Crittenton was nasty but so was Conley, Cook, McRoberts, Oden and Gordon

[Roy Munson]

DeMarcus Nelson of UNC

I hope no UNC fans caught that.

[sick_brah07]

has anyone here heard of the patterson school like 2 years ago they were 2nd best in the states?

[sick_brah07]

has anyone here heard of the patterson school like 2 years ago they were 2nd best in the states?