2010 - 2011 SCHOLASTIC PLAY-BY

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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 10th 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 teamNorthland 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
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SIKID
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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
SLAMONL
INE.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
Kobe Bryant
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
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
7. Ohio Classic
Ohio State
Jan 10, 2006
8,912
8. NJ Classic
Trenton Sovereign
Bank Arena
9. Hometown
Hoops Classic
Temple
Jan 9, 2001
5,536
10. Ohio Classic
Ohio State
Jan 22, 2010
4,783
5,537
Lebron James
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