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2010 Calgary High School Selects All Star Game
Several Calgary Elite players played in the 2010 Calgary High School Selects All Star Game at Bishop Carroll High School February 10, 2010.
Front Row Left to Right: Ian Gott, Vishal Banipal, Josh Daniel
Back Row Left to Right: Josh Jebose, Payton Karch, Coach John Hegwood of CE, Awet Abraha, Aloysius Callaghan
Spring Fling Tournament Win
The Calgary Elite grade 9 (U-15) team won the 2008 Spring Fling tournament held March 29-30th, 2008 at the Warehouse in Spokane, Washington. It was the first tournament win by a Calgary Elite team. The team was made of players from different club teams in Calgary.
| U17 Players | U16 Players |
|---|---|
| Dakota Laurin | Braden Anderson |
| Patrick Walker | Vishal Banipal |
| Josh White | Tyrell Curtis |
| Noble Crowfoot | Josh Daniel |
| Abrar Lateef | James Johnson |
| Jordan Bachinsky | Awet Abraha |
| David Thygesen | Francis Cormier |
| Ben Bertomali | Brad Clark |
| Ellshadie Getenet | Spencer Oddy |
| Ian Gott | Ammon Crowfoot |
Highlights of the 2008 Calgary Elite U17 vs All-Star Challenge
LJ Hegwood
"LJ Hegwood is a very promising young perimeter player that has a very nice package of skills and court
savvy and has excellent long-term upside!"
Dinos Trigonis
Editor-in-Chief
Fullcourt Press &
Nothing But Net Magazine
Picture from the Second Annual Full Court Press Northern Exposure Camp Held in Calgary, Alberta November 8-9, 2008
Sleepers Abound at the 2008 Full Court Press Northern Exposure Camp
James Johnson
See the RIVALS.COM article here.
See the SCOUT.COM article here.
James had the opportunity to play with the NIKE California Supreme Elite Travel Team at the NIKE Memorial Day Classic Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia last weekend. He received two very nice write ups by Rivals.com and ScoutHoops.com for his performance for the first day of the tournament. The California Supreme went onto win the tournament beating some of the best NIKE Elite Travel Teams in the country. This championship entitles them to participate in the big NIKE Peach Jam Tournament in South Carolina in July that is attended by the coaches of all High Major Division One Programs.
So far, James has received official scholarship offers from the following universities: Arizona, Oregon State, Washington State, San Diego State & San Diego. He is also receiving serious interest from the following universities: UCLA, USC, California, Stanford, UNLV, New Mexico State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Providence and Marquette. He is schedule to take the following unofficial visits (attend elite camps) this summer: California, Oregon State, Texas, UNLV, UCLA, Arizona, Oklahoma & Marquette.
Dakota Laurin
See the Toronto Varsity Blues article here.
The University of Toronto announced on June 5, 2009 that Dakota Laurin, seen here with the Calgary Elite U17 team at the 2009 Pangos Sweet Sixteen Basketball Tournament in Long Beach, California against the Compton Magic Elite, signed a CIS letter of intent to play with the Varsity Blues in 2009-2010. Dakota considered opportunities to play at the NCAA Div II level and walk on offers from Div I schools, but cited the U of T coaching staff, as well as its academic reputation, as key factors in his decision to sign with the Blues. Playing with the Calgary Elite in California, Las Vegas, and Spokane was instrumental in getting Dakota exposure to US recruiters.
Chris Brown
Chris Brown one of the top rated players in the USA for the class of 2012 from Southern California played with the Calgary Elite at the PANGOS 2009 Sweet Sixteen tournament held at the Cabrillo High School in Long Beach, CA on April 24-26, 2009. Chris currently is working with Shaun Manning out of the San Diego area.
Braeden Anderson
Braeden Anderson of Calgary Elite a 2010 graduate has received interest from several post secondary schools including the University of San Diego Toreros, Colgate University (N.Y.), Portland Pilots and the University of Texas at Arlington
Check out more about Braeden at Crown Magazine.
crownmagonline.com/recruiting/buzz/braeden-anderson-strictly-business.