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Comment by Jeff Harper on July 6, 2009 at 10:00am

Hello my name is Jeff Harper. I am the Director of Basketball of Operations for Adidas Phenom. I am writing you to let you know what we are doing this year. This year we want our girl’s national camp to be as big as our boys. We are looking for players that can compete at the national level. We have some top young ladies coming to the Adidas JR Phenom National Camp. The camp is July 30-August 2nd in San Diego, California.

If you are serious or know any players that are interested in our National Camps, please respond to this e mail. The web sites have all the information you need. It has the fees, location and what to bring.

We believe in the kids and helping them succeed on and off the court. Remember “EDUCATION FIRST, PLAY HARD SECOND.”

Thanks
Jeff Harper
Director of Basketball Operation Adidas Phenom
(951) 941 5739 Office (Direct Line)
(951) 247 9669 Main Office
(951) 247 4290 Fax
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www.phenomcamps.com

Comment by Jeff Harper on June 3, 2009 at 1:34pm

Adidas Camps Filling Fast (Past Campers, Why We Are The Best)

Friday, May 15, 2009

I've gotten a number of inquiries lately asking when I plan to update our ranking of the top players in the Class of 2012, Class of 2013, Class of 2014, and Class of 2015. That's the top freshman, 8th Graders, 7th Graders, and 6th Graders in the nation and, now that the inflow of signings and commitments has slowed to a crawl and I'm not traveling around the country trying to cover an event every weekend, the plan is to publish our ranking of the top freshman by the end of the month and to publish the next three lists periodically about every 10 days in June. And who better to help us do this than Joe Keller, who is the President and CEO of adidas Phenom. Remember, the Junior Phenom Camp, which will be held at Alliant University in San Diego, CA on August 6th-9th, annually features an overwhelming number of the top middle school players in the nation and the Phenom Top 150 Camp, which will be held at Alliant University in San Diego, CA on June 25th-28th, always has more than its fair share of the top rising rising freshman (Class of 2013) and top rising sophomores in the nation in attendance. And once again I will be in attendance for the sixth straight year at the Junior Phenom Camp and the fourth straight year at the Phenom Top 150 Camp. It's also pretty amazing the head start that covering these two camps has given us over our competition. The list top players that we saw at the first Junior Phenom Camp in August 2004 reads like a Who's Who of the Top Players in the nation today, as 6'9 Derrick Favors from Atlanta (South Atlanta) GA, 6'3 Dexter Strickland from Elizabeth (St. Patrick) NJ, 6'4 Roberto Nelson from Santa Barbara (H.S.) CA, 6'4 Roger Franklin from Duncanville (H.S.) TX, 6'7 Erik Williams from Duncanville (H.S.) TX, 5'8 Tommy Mason-Grffin from Houston (Madison) TX, 6'5 Dalton Pepper from Fairless Hills (Pennsbury) PA, 6'3 Demetrius Walker from Phoenix (St. Mary's) AZ, 6'8 Tyler Griffey from Wildwood (Lafayette) MO, 6'0 Mike Dixon from Kansas City (Lee's Summit West) MO, 6'9 Stephan Van Treese from Indianapolis (Lawrence North) IN, 6'5 D.J. Byrd from Crawfordsville (Montgomery County) IN, 5'10 Carl Jones from Garfield Heights (H.S.) OH, 6'6 Brian Oliver from New Castle (William Penn) DE, 6'1 Jr Ray McCallum from Birmingham (Detroit Country Day) MI, 6'2 Jr Gary Franklin from Santa Ana (Mater Dei) CA, 6'4 Jr Kendall Marshall from Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) VA, 6'5 Jr Tyler Lamb from Santa Ana (Mater Dei) CA, 6'4 Jr Trey Zeigler from Mt. Pleasant (H.S.) MI, 6'0 Jr K.C. Ross-Miller from Irving (God's Academy) TX, 6'7 Jr Jarrell Eddie from Concord (Cannon School) NC, 6'1 Jr Tyler Thornton from Washington (Gonzaga) DC, 6'3 Soph Austin Rivers from Winter Park (H.S.) FL, 6'2 Soph Jamal Branch from Atascocita (H.S.) TX, 6'2 Soph Matt Carlino from Gilbert (Highland) AZ, 5'8 Soph Stevie Taylor from Gahanna (Lincoln) OH, 6'2 Soph Corbin Miller from Salt Lake City (Brighton) UT, 5'11 Soph George Marshall from Chicago (Brooks) IL, 5'11 Frosh J'Michal Reese from Bryan (H.S.) TX, and 5'8 Frosh Tyler Lewis from Statesville, NC were all ranked among the top players in camp. The second Junior Phenom Camp in August 2005 was almost as good, as the list of top players in attendance includes 6'8 Jr Josh Smith from Kent (Kentwood) WA, 6'5 Jr Tyler Lamb from Santa Ana (Mater Dei) CA, 6'4 Jr Trey Zeigler from Mt. Pleasant (H.S.) MI, 6'7 Jr Jarrell Eddie from Concord (Cannon School) NC, 6'2 Jr Tony Chennault from Philadelphia (Neumann-Goretti) PA, 6'3 Jr Cameron Ayers from Ft. Washington (Germantown Academy) PA, 6'8 Soph Michael Gilchrist from Elizabeth (St. Patrick) NJ, 6'4 Soph Tony Wroten from Seattle (Garfield) WA, 5'11 Soph Quinn Cook from Hyattsville (DeMatha) MD, 5'9 Soph Sterling Gibbs from West Orange (Seton Hall Prep) NJ, 6'2 Soph Matt Carlino from Gilbert (Highland) AZ, 5'8 Soph Stevie Taylor from Gahanna (Lincoln) OH, 6'8 Soph Julian Royal from Alpharetta (Milton) GA, 6'4 Soph Trevor Cooney from Hockessin (Sanford) DE, 6'0 Soph Shaquille Stokes from Brooklyn (Lincoln) NY, 6'9 Frosh Zach Peters from Plano (Prestonwood Christian) TX, 5'11 Frosh J'Michal Reese from Bryan (H.S.) TX, 6'1 Frosh Jordan Adams from Lawrenceville (Central Gwinnett) GA, 5'11 Frosh D.J. Griggs from Lake Jackson, TX, 5'8 Frosh Tyler Lewis from Statesville, NC, 5'10 Frosh Clyde Smith from Houston, TX, and 5'8 Frosh Rasheed Sulaimon from Houston, TX. The third Junior Phenom Camp in August 2006 was even better, as the list of top players includes 6'8 Soph Michael Gilchrist from Elizabeth (St. Patrick) NJ, 6'5 Soph Samuel "P.J." Hairston from Greensboro (Dudley) NC, 5'11 Soph Quinn Cook from Hyattsville (DeMatha) MD, 5'9 Soph Sterling Gibbs from West Orange (Seton Hall Prep) NJ, 5'7 Soph Myles Mack from Paterson (Catholic) NJ, 6'2 Soph Juan'ya Green from Radnor (Archbishop Carroll) PA, 6'4 Soph Vaughn Gray from Ramsey (Don Bosco Prep) NJ, 6'0 Soph Chris Martin from Washington (St. John's) DC, 6'3 Soph Devin Coleman from Wynnewood (Friends Central) PA, 5'11 Soph Austin McBroom from North Hollywood (Campbell Hall) CA, 5'11 Frosh J'Michal Reese from Bryan (H.S.) TX, 6'9 Frosh Zach Peters from Plano (Prestonwood Christian) TX, 6'6 Frosh Kyle Anderson from Paterson (Catholic) NJ, 5'11 Frosh D.J. Griggs from Lake Jackson, TX, 5'6 Frosh Isaiah Taylor from Hayward, CA, 5'8 Frosh Tyler Lewis from Statesville, NC, 5'11 Soph George Marshall from Chicago (Brooks) IL, 6'1 Frosh Jordan Adams from Lawrenceville (Central Gwinnett) GA, 5'8 Frosh Rasheed Sulaimon from Houston, TX, 5'10 Frosh Clyde Smith from Houston, TX, 6'2 Frosh Cameron Harvey from Naperville, IL, 6'4 Frosh Michael Avery from Encino (Crespi) CA, 5'11 8th Grader Kasey Hill from Mount Dora, FL, 6'3 8th Grader Kristopher Jenkins from Upper Marlboro, MD, and 6'1 8th Grader Bryan Velasco from Yorba Linda, CA. The fourth Junior Phenom Camp in August 2007 was equally impressive, as it featured players like 5'11 Frosh J'Michal Reese from Bryan (H.S.) TX, 6'3 Frosh D'Vantes Smith-Rivera from Indianapolis (North Central) IN, 6'4 Frosh Jordan Price from Decatur (Columbia) GA, 6'3 Frosh Omar Calhoun from Middle Village (Christ the King) NY, 5'8 Frosh Rasheed Sulaimon from Houston, TX, 5'8 Frosh Tyler Lewis from Statesville, NC, 6'2 Frosh Cameron Harvey from Naperville, IL, 5'6 Frosh Isaiah Taylor from Hayward, CA, 6'4 Frosh Michael Avery from Encino (Crespi) CA, 6'0 8th Grader Nigel Williams-Goss from Happy Valley, OR, 6'6 8th Grader Raschon Prince from Carson, CA, 6'5 8th Grader Alex Foster from Plainfield, IL, 6'3 8th Grader Derrick Fenner from Upper Marlboro, MD, 5'11 8th Grader Bryson Scott from Ft. Wayne, IN, 6'3 8th Grader Kristopher Jenkins from Upper Marlboro, MD, 6'1 8th Grader Bryan Velasco from Yorba Linda, CA, 6'2 7th Grader Tony Upchurch from Houston, TX, 5'0 7th Grader Justin Jenifer from Woodlawn, MD, 5'3 7th Grader James Blackmon from Ft. Wayne, IN, and 5'4 6th Grader Allonzo Trier from Federal Way, WA. Last summer's Junior Phenom Camp also had plenty of star power, as it featured players like 6'6 8th Grader Raschon Prince from Carson, 5'11 8th Grader Bryson Scott from Ft. Wayne, IN, 5'11 8th Grader Brenton Scott from Ft. Wayne, IN, 5'8 8th Grader Travon Landry from San Antonio, TX, 5'9 8th Grader Torlorf Thomas from Montgomery, AL, 6'1 7th Grader Tony Upchurch from Houston, TX, 5'9 7th Grader James Blackmon from Ft. Wayne, IN, 6'3 7th Grader Joseph Burton from Ponter, TX, 5'8 7th Grader Drake Harris from Comstock, MI, 5'4 6th Grader Allonzo Trier from Federal Way, WA, 5'3 6th Grader Perry Dozier from Columbia, SC, 6'0 6th Grader Jesse Pistokache from McAllen, TX, and 5'9 6th Grader Tyler Dorsey from Pasadena, CA. The list of top players at the Phenom Top 150 Camp in June of 2006 includes 6'3 Dexter Strickland from Elizabeth (St. Patrick) NJ, 6'5 Dominic Cheek from Jersey City (St. Anthony) NJ, 6'9 Stephan Van Treese from Indianapolis (Lawrence North) IN, 6'6 Hollis Thompson from Los Angeles (Loyola) CA, 6'8 Joe Burton from Hemet (West Valley) CA, 6'6 Jeronne Maymon from Madison (Memorial) WI, 6'2 Tamir Jackson from Newark (St. Benedict's) NJ, 6'3 Demetrius Walker from Phoenix (St. Mary's) AZ, 6'9 Brendan Lane from Rocklin (H.S.) CA, 6'0 Mike Dixon from Kansas City (Lee's Summit West) MO, 6'5 D.J. Byrd from Crawfordsville (Montgomery County) IN, 6'2 Jr Josh Selby from Hyattsville (DeMatha) MD, 6'5 Jr James Bell from Montverde (Academy) FL, 6'4 Jr Trey Zeigler from Mt. Pleasant (H.S.) MI, 6'7 Jr Jarrell Eddie from Concord (Cannon School) NC, 6'2 Jr Tony Chennault from Philadelphia (Neumann-Goretti) PA, 5'8 Jr Daryl Traynham from Charlotte (Vance) NC, 6'2 Jr Kendall Williams from Rancho (Cucamonga (Los Osos) CA, 6'5 Jr Jason Morris from Lakeville (Hotchkiss) CT, and 5'8 Soph Stevie Taylor from Gahanna (Lincoln) OH. The list of top players at the Phenom Top 150 Camp in June of 2007 includes 6'2 Jr Josh Selby from Hyattsville (DeMatha) MD, 6'5 Jr Jason Morris from Lakeville (Hotchkiss) CT, 6'2 Jr Kendall Williams from Rancho (Cucamonga (Los Osos) CA, 6'7 Jr Desmond Simmons from Richmond (Salesian) CA, 6'7 Soph Aaron Ross from Little Rock (Parkview) AR, 5'11 Soph Cezar Guerrero from City of Industry (Workman) CA, 6'2 Soph Corbin Miller from Salt Lake City (Brighton) UT, 5'11 Soph George Marshall from Chicago (Brooks) IL, 6'2 Soph Juan'ya Green from Radnor (Archbishop Carroll) PA, and 6'4 Soph Vaughn Gray from Ramsey (Don Bosco Prep) NJ. The list of top players at the Phenom Top 150 Camp in June of 2008 includes' 6'10 Soph Chris Coleman from Buffalo (Burgard) NY, 6'8 Soph Khem Birch from Pierrefonds, QU, 6'3 Soph Robert Selmon from Phoenix (Central) AZ, 6'1 Soph Derrick Wilson from Lakeville (Hotchkiss) CT, 5'11 Frosh D.J. Griggs from Lake Jackson, TX, 6'3 Frosh Omar Calhoun from Middle Village (Christ the King) NY, 5'8 Frosh Rasheed Sulaimon from Houston, TX, 5'8 Frosh Tyler Lewis from Statesville, NC, 5'10 Frosh Clyde Smith from Houston, TX, 5'6 Frosh Isaiah Taylor from Hayward, CA, and 6'0 8th Grader Nigel Williams-Goss from Happy Valley, OR. Say what you want about it being too young to start watching all these guys when they are in middle school, but the perspective and head start on the future that it has given us is truly amazing. For more information about all of this summer's adidas Phenom Camp's, click onto adidasJrCamp, Phenom150, and Phenombootcamp.