by Alex Schwartz

With all of my recaps of the 2010 Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions complete, it is now time to recap the event's top performers. One of the top AAU tournaments each and every spring, the Bob Gibbons TOC drew teams from all over, including as far West as California and as far North as Canada. There were three age groups, with 64 teams competing in the U17 division and 32 each at the U16 and U15 age levels.

While most of the attention from media and scouts, including myself, was focused on the U17 age group, there were still a number of U16 and U15 performers that did stand out. For these rankings, I am including the top half dozen players from the U16/U15 age groups and the rest will be from the U17 level. This is also partially due to the higher level of competition at the oldest age level, as many players play up a year or two.

Without further ado, here is the list of the top performers at the 2010 Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions in North Carolina. Note that rankings are based almost solely on in-event performance.

Rank. Name, Class, Pos, Ht, HS (State), AAU Team, College (if app.)
1. Aquille Carr, 2013, PG, 5'6, Patterson (MD), Team Melo 15s
2. Adonis Thomas, 2011, SF, 6'6, Melrose (TN), Memphis Magic Elite 17s
3. Montrezl Harrell, 2012, PF, 6'7, North Edgecombe Magnet (NC), D4 Carolina Elite 16s
4. Dezmine Wells, 2011, SF, 6'4, Word of God Academy (NC), CP3 All-Stars 17s, Xavier
5. DeAndre Daniels, 2011, SF, 6'8, Taft (CA), Belmont Shore 17s, Texas
6. Tracy Abrams, 2011, PG, 6'1, Mt. Carmel (IL), Illinois Wolves 17s, Illinois
7. Bobby Parks, Jr., 2011, SG, 6'4, Melrose (TN), M33M Elite 17s
8. Andre Drummond, 2012, PF, 6'11, St. Thomas More (CT), Connecticut Basketball Club 17s
9. Adjehi Baru, 2011, PF, 6'10, Steward School (VA), Team Loaded 17s
10. D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, 2012, SG, 6'2, North Central (IN), Indiana Elite/Team Indiana 16s
11. Hanner Perea, 2012, PF, 6'8, United Faith Christian Academy (NC), Team Indiana/Indiana Elite 16s
12. Ryan Arcidiacono, 2012, PG, 6'4, Neshmainy (PA), Pennsylvania Playaz 16s
13. BJ Young, 2011, SG, 6'4, McCluer (MO), St. Louis Gameface 17s
14. John Johnson, 2011, PG, 6'1, Girard College (PA), Team Philly 17s, Pitt
15. Derrick Gordon, 2011, SG, 6'4, St. Patrick's (NJ), Long Island Lightning 17s, Western Kentucky
16. Jordan Tebbutt, 2012, SF, 6'6, Horizon Christian (CA), Pump 'N' Run Elite 17s
17. Norvel Pelle, 2011, PF, 6'9, Price (CA), Belmont Shore 17s
18. Grant Jerrett, 2012, PF, 6'8, La Verne Lutheran (CA), Belmont Shore 17s
19. Willy Kouassi, 2011, C, 6'10, Central Park (AL), Team Alabama 17s
20. Tyler Lewis, 2012, PG, 5'10, Forsyth Country Day (NC), Team Loaded 17s
21. Cedrick Bowen, 2011, PF, Woodstock (GA), Atlanta Celtics 17s
22. Nino Johnson, 2011, PF, 6'7, White Station (TN), Memphis Magic Elite 17s
23. Joseph Uchebo, 2011, C, 6'11, Oak Ridge Military Academy (NC), CP3 All-Stars 17s, North Carolina State
24. Reggie Dillard, 2012, SG, 6'4, Dudley (NC), CP3 All-Stars 16s
25. Shabazz Muhammad, 2012, SF, 6'5, Bishop Gorman (NC), Dream Vision California 17s

Note- photo is of Adjehi Baru and is from http://scouthoops.scout.com/