Final 12 Players Selected for 2012 Under Armour Elite 24 on ESPNU
Top 24 High School Boys’ Basketball Compete in Slam Dunk and Game on ESPNU Aug. 24 and 25
The final 12 players selected to participate in the Under Armour Elite 24 event at Venice Beach, Calif. includes two Kansas commits and nine undecided high school boys’ basketball players. The 2012 roster is highlighted by five of the top 10 players in the ESPN 100 and three of the top six players in the ESPN 60.
Featuring 24 of the nation's top high school basketball players, Under Armour Elite 24 participants are selected based on their performance during AAU tournaments and national summer camps by ESPN high school basketball experts.
The 2012 Under Armour Elite 24 will be held at the Venice Beach outdoor courts in Los Angeles Aug. 24-25. The game airs live on ESPNU at 7 p.m. ET Saturday, Aug. 25, while the Under Armour Slam Dunk Contest will air Friday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. on ESPNU
Aaron Gordon, ranked No. 6 in the ESPNU 100, leads the class of 2013 contingent. Also included is Jabari Bird, ranked No. 20 in the ESPN 100 and Gordon¹s teammate on the Oakland Soldiers AAU club. The duo led the Oakland Soldiers to the Nike Peach Jam title last month. Tyus Jones, the ESPN 60¹s No. 2 ranked player, leads the class of 2014 contingent.
Five Under Armour Elite 24 players selected to date have committed to colleges – Nate Britt II to North Carolina, Aquille Carr to Seton Hall, Nigel Williams-Goss to Washington and Conner Frankamp and Brannen Greene to Kansas.
Final 12 players for the 2012 roster:
| Name | AAU Team (Hometown) | Rank (ESPN 100)* | College |
| Jabari Bird | Oakland Soldiers (Richmond, Calif.) | No. 20 | Undecided |
| Tyler Ennis | CIA Bounce (Newark, N.J.) | No. 41 | Undecided |
| Keith Fraizer | DJH5 (Dallas, Texas) | No. 19 | Undecided |
| Conner Frankamp | KC Run GMC (Wichita, Kan.) | No. 36 | Kansas |
| Aaron Gordon | Oakland Soldiers (San Jose, Calif.) | No. 6 | Undecided |
| Brannen Greene | Atlanta Celtics (Monroe, Ga.) | No. 40 | Kansas |
| Tyus Jones | Howard Pulley (Apple Valley, Minn.) | No. 2 (ESPN 60) | Undecided |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | Texas Select (Arlington, Texas) | No. 6 (ESPN 60) | Undecided |
| Austin Nichols | M33M (Eads, Tenn.) | No. 10 | Undecided |
| Sindarius Thornwell | Team United (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) | No. 43 | Undecided |
| Nigel Williams-Goss | California Supreme (Henderson, Nev.) | No. 47 | Washington |
| Justise Winslow | Houston Hoops (Houston, Texas) | No. 11 (ESPN 60) | Undecided |
*Unless otherwise denoted
Previously announced players:
| Name | AAU Team (Hometown) | Rank (ESPN 100)* | College |
| Nate Britt II | D.C. Assault (Washington, D.C.) | No. 49 | North Carolina |
| Aquille Carr | B’more Finest (Baltimore, Md.) | No. 95 | Seton Hall |
| Isaac Hamilton | Dream Vision (Bellfower, Calif.) | No. 22 | Undecided |
| Aaron Harrison | Houston Defenders (Ford Bend, Texas) | No.4 | Undecided |
| Andrew Harrison | Houston Defenders (Fort Bend, Texas) | No. 2 | Undecided |
| Kuran Iverson | New York Lightning (Windsor, Conn.) | No. 26 | Undecided |
| Rondae Jefferson | Team Final (Chester, Pa.) | No. 14 | Undecided |
| Jermaine Lawrence | New York City Rens (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) | No. 16 | Undecided |
| Marcus Lee | California Supreme (Antioch, Calif.) | No. 27 | Undecided |
| Julius Randle | Team Texas Titans (Plano, Texas) | No. 3 | Undecided |
| Wayne Selden | BABC (Tilton, N.H.) | No. 13 | Undecided |
| Andrew Wiggins | CIA Bounce (Ontario, Canada) | No. 1 (ESPN 60) | Undecided |
*Unless otherwise denoted; rankings as of August 8, 2012
The roster of teams and dunk contest participants will be announced prior to the event.
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