2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.,  announced the members of the first ever 2K Sports New York State High School All-Star Team for basketball. These rising stars were chosen by members of the media, as well as all men’s high school basketball coaches in New York State.  They will be honored along with their coaches at the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer Championship Games on November 16th at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The 2K Sports High School All-Star Team includes the following members:

Lance Stephenson         Junior                Abraham Lincoln High School

Justin Green                  Senior               Abraham Lincoln High School

Kemba Walker               Senior               Rice High School

Durand Scott                 Junior                Rice High School

Chris Fouch                   Senior               Rice High School

Sylvan Landesberg         Senior               Holy Cross High School

Kevin Jones                   Senior               Mt. Vernon High School

Mookie Jones                Senior               Peekskill High School

Erving Walker                Senior               Christ the King Regional High School

Ryan Peason                 Senior               Christ the King Regional High School

Darryl Bryant                 Senior               St. Raymond High School for Boys

Omari Lawrence             Junior                St. Raymond High School for Boys

Brandon Triche             Junior                Jamesville-Dewitt High School

Kevin Phillips                 Senior               Bishop Laughlin Memorial High School

Jayvaugh Pickston         Sophomore        Bishop Laughlin Memorial High School

David Imes                    Senior               Boys & Girls High School

Patrick Jackson             Senior               Boys & Girls High School

Ben Cronin                    Senior               Henninger High School

Dane Miller                    Junior                Rush-Henrietta High School

Sean Kilpatrick              Senior               White Plains High School

Trinity Fields                  Senior               Benjamin N. Cardozo High School

 

“These young athletes are the future of college basketball and their dedication to the sport is admirable,” said Mark Goodrich, 2K Sports Product Marketing Manager for College Hoops. “2K Sports is proud to celebrate these young men and their coaches for their hard work and achievements in high school basketball.”

The team will take center court at half-time with their coaches as they are recognized on live television. The 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer tips off the college basketball season with a tournament of 16 teams from 16 different conferences in action across the country. The top four teams advance to the Championship Rounds in New York City.

2K Sports has a proven track record of creating the most realistic college basketball video game experience available. They will release College Hoops 2K8, the return of the best rated college basketball game for five straight years* and the best selling college basketball video game series in 2006**, later this month. College Hoops 2K8 allows gamers and fans of the sport to experience college basketball like never before, with breath-taking visuals and new features that define what it means to play college basketball. The title is rated E for Everyone and will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and the PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems.

For more game information log onto www.2ksports.com. 

*According to GameRankings.com average scores of 2003-2007 college basketball video games.

**According to NPD Funworld data for college basketball titles sold on Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation 2 platforms.