These are some of the NBA stars that have played in the Beach Ball Classic as high schoolers:
Kevin Garnett-Jason Kidd-Kobe Bryant-Grant Hill-Kenny Anderson-Rasheed Wallace-Vince Carter-Baron Davis-Danny Green-Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Current G-Leaguer (Maine Red Claws), L. J. Peak and his then-teammate, Jahlil Okafor, both of Whitney Young High, took home the Beach Ball Championship in 2012. Below is a video of Peak winning the BBC slam dunk contest as he bowls over his teammates:
There are 16 teams from across the nation in this tournament, and today I will focus on some of the players, including underclassmen, who have received offers from college basketball hot spots.