You re Invited to the 2010-2011 SCHOLASTIC PLAY-BY-PLAY CLASSICS
2010 - A YEAR TO REMEMBER Dear fans/sponsors/supporters/players/coaches/ athletic directors: A packed gym at Gwynedd Mercy College The Scholastic Play by Play Classics just completed its 10 th year as the premier high school basketball promotion company in the country. This was one of the most satisfying SEASONS ever. In all, we produced 76 games in 13 events and attracted over 20,000 fans! Highlights included 4,700 fans at Ohio State to witness the nation s number one team- Northland OH-beat Bishop Luers IN. The nation s number one player-jared Sullinger, scored 29 points and pulled down 15 rebounds for Northland. We also hosted games with nationally renowned teams such as Oak Hill Academy Va, St Anthony NJ, Neumann Goretti-PA, Penn Wood PA, Plymouth Whitemarsh PA, Friends Central PA, ANC PA, Christ School NC, Greensboro Dudley PA, Canon School VA, Northland OH, Bishop Luers IN, Cincinnati Princeton OH.
SPONSORS SIKIDS.COM US ARMY Our national sponsors this year included ARMY STRONG, SIKIDS, SLAM, SUMMIT TRAINING CENTER, PHILLY.COM, JOSH HOWARD FOUNDATION, AND JAMEER NELSON FOUNDATION..We are working with professional athletes such as KOBE BRYANT, JAMEER NELSON, HAKIM WARRICK, and JOSH HOWARD. PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER SLAMONLINE.COM
THIS YEAR WE SOLD OUT OF ALL 5000 PROGRAM BOOKS!!! DEC 12, 2009 WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY 1000 FANS DEC 26, 2009 WIDENER UNIVERSITY 1400 SELLOUT DEC 27, 2009 GWYNED MERCY COLLEGE 900 FANS DEC 28, 2009 WIDENER UNIVERSITY 1000 FANS DEC 30, 2009 GWYNEDD MERCY COLLEGE 1200 SELL OUT DEC 30, 2009 NORTH CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 500 FANS JAN 2, 2010 SNEAKER VILLA HOLIDAY CLASSIC 4000 SELL OUT JAN 9, 2010 CLEVELAND PLAY BY PLAY CLASSIC 3000 FANS JAN 16, 2010 GIRLS CLASSIC 1000 FANS JAN 17, 2010 HARRISBURG CLASSIC 850 FANS JAN 22, 20101 OHIO STATE CLASSIC 4700 FANS JAN 22, 2010 KOBE BRYANT CLASSC ARCHBISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL 1000 FANS JAN 22, 2010 KOBE BRYANT CLASSIC WIDENER UNIVERSITY 1000 FANS FEB 7, 2010 PHILLY U CLASSIC 1300 FANS FEB 27, 2010 NJ PLAY BY PLAY CLASSIC 600 FANS Kobe Bryant Classic ATTENDANCE 2009-2010 OVER 20,000 FANS!!!
NEXT YEAR S SCHEDULE We are expanding our schedule to include many new cities and are preparing for adding events at Wake Forest NC and the Dean Dome NC (This is tentative) December 11, 2010 West Chester U Dec 26-30 Jameer Nelson Classic Philadelphia January 2, 2011 Holiday Classic St. Joseph s U January 10, 2011 Cleveland State January 16, 2011 Harrisburg Event January 17, 2011 Girls event-philadelphia January 17, 2011 Wake Forest U MLK January 22, 2011 Ohio State January 22-23, 2011 Kobe Bryant Classic Philadelphia Feb 6, 2011 Philadelphia University Feb 6, 2011 New Jersey Classic BCC Feb 12-13, 2011 North Carolina Classic Feb 17, 2011 Life Center NJ Classic Feb 17, 2011 Delaware Classic Check out all the games on PlayByPlayClassics.com
NEXT YEAR S PARTNERS We are also teaming with the Holiday Classics for new events in Houston, Boston, New York, Chicago, and New Jersey. Plans for an Indianapolis event are in the works. Click on PlayByPlayClassics.com for updates Jameer Nelson Classic @ Widener U
SCHOOLS THAT PLAY WITH US Top national teams expected to play with us next year include: Oak Hill Academy Va, St. Patrick NJ, St. Anthony NJ, Christ School NC, St. Vincent/St. Mary OH, Mentor OH, Northland OH, St Peters NJ, Friends Central PA, Neumann Goretti PA, Simeon IL, Greensboro Dudley PA, Norfolk Christian PA, Pennwood PA, Chester PA, ANC PA, Plymouth Whitemarsh PA, Life Center NJ.
NBA PLAYERS Lebron James Overall 37 players made it to the NBA who originated in our classics... Most notable are: LEBRON JAMES, DWIGHT HOWARD, JAMEER NELSON, O.J. MAYO, MICHAEL BEASLEY, BRANDON JENNINGS, KEVIN DURANT, and TYREKE EVANS Tyreke Evans
TOP 10 CROWDS OF ALL TIME 1. Cincinnati Play by Play Classic US Bank Arena Feb 17, 2006 17,069 2. Ohio Classic Ohio State Dec 22, 2002 16,809 3. North Carolina Classic Greensboro Coliseum Jan 16, 2003 16,122 4. Dayton Classic U of Dayton Feb 16, 2003 11,134 5. Hometown Hoops Classic Temple U Jan 2, 2000 9,337 6. Scholastic Classic Palestra Dec 28, 2002 9,000 Lebron James 7. Ohio Classic Ohio State Jan 10, 2006 8,912 8. NJ Classic Trenton Sovereign Bank Arena 5,537 9. Hometown Hoops Classic Temple Jan 9, 2001 5,536 10. Ohio Classic Ohio State Jan 22, 2010 4,783
MEDIA We have been written up in USA TODAY, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, SPORTING NEWS, ESN MAGAZINE, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, NEW YORK TIMES, and COLUMBUS POST DISPATCH to name a few We have been on the cutting edge of promoting high school basketball events to what it has become today a national showcase! Our games have been on ESPN, ESPN U, Comcast Network, Comcast SortsNet, Comcast Sports South, PCN..We have also broadcast hundreds of our games on radio stations and internet outlets all over the country. Over 1,000,000 people have watched our games on national TV with players such as Lebron James and Jared Sullinger.
ABOUT JEREMY TREATMAN Jeremy Treatman is an engaging TV play-by-play/color announcer/reporter who has worked for Comcast since 2000. Previously, he was reporter for the HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SHOW from 1994-2001 that appeared on Fox and NBC in Philadelphia. He is also an insightful mentor for young, aspiring broadcasters, and a sports industry visionary. He is a founder of Sports Broadcasting Camps (2002) and the Scholastic Play by Play Classics (1999). Check out playbyplayclassics.com and playbyplaycamps.com. Kobe Bryant & Jeremy Treatman