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Wednesday, May 2, 2001

We are getting ready to attend the 8th Annual Spiece Run & Slam Basketball Tournament at Ft. Wayne, IN this weekend and once again it promises to be one of the premier events in the nation.  It also will be played in the one of the premier facilities in the nation.  We're talking about the new Spiece Fitness Center, which has eight full size basketball courts and three smaller courts with adjustable goals.  This should make covering the Seniors-To-Be Division easier than ever, because eight of the 12 games that will be going on at any one time in that division will be played under the same roof.  Games will start at 7:00 PM on Friday, May 4th, and Tournament director Bill Hensley has lined up 48 teams in the Seniors-To-Be Division, 32 teams in the Juniors-To-Be Division, and 24 Teams in the Sophomores-To-Be Division.  Each team plays 3 pool games within their division and all teams advance to a single eliminination tournament.   In the Seniors-To-Be Division will include the Spiece Pistols, Minmesota Rebound, Waterloo Wildcats, and Long Island Roadrunners in Pool 1.  Pool 2 will include the L.A. Rockfish, Milwaukee Soldiers, North Texas Rice Owls, and Grand Rapids Storm.   Pool 3 has Pump'N'Run, Central Hoyas, Spiece North Stars, and Courthouse Elite.   Bloomington Red, Team Ohio, Cincinnati AAU Black, and Team Texas Select are in Pool 4.  Pool 5 includes Summit City Raptors, Kentucky Hoops Stars Elite, and Warrick County Wildcats.  Pool 6 has Los Angeles Paladins, Tiffany's, The Hoop, and the Friends of Hoop White.  Pool 7 includes 303 Finest, Cincinnati AAU Red, Friends of Hoop Black, and Chappell Sports.  The Indy Warriors, Inner City Players, St. Louis Mustangs, and Jersey City Heat are in Pool 8.  Pool 9 has Martin Brothers Select, Illinois Gold, Randolph Boys Club, and Gateway Basketball.  Pool 10 includes Wisconsin All-Stars, Ohio Valley, All Ohio Red, and Team Texas White.  Cincy AAU White, Salt Lake Metro, S.Y.F. Players, and Kentucky Hoop Stars Gold are in Pool 11.   Pool 12 has NW Indiana Players, St. Louis Gameface, Illinois Warriors, and Milwaukee Warriors.  Everybody will get a game on Friday night, a game on Saturday morning, and a game on Saturday afternoon.  Then, the first round and second rounds of the playoffs in the Seniors-To-Be Division be at 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM.  Then, the third round will tip-off at 8:00 AM on Sunday morning, followed by the quarterfinals at 11:00 AM, the semi-finals at 2:00 PM, and the championship at 3:30 PM.  We aren't going to give you a pool-by-pool summary of the teams are in the Juniors-To-Be and Sophmores-To-Be Divisions, but we will give you the playoffs times.  The first round and second rounds for both divisions will be Saturday night at 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM.   The third round is scheduled for Sunday morning at 9:30 PM.  The quarterfinals will tip-off at 12:30 PM, the semi-finals will be at 2:00 PM, and the championship game will be 3:30 PM.  Our focus will be primarily on the Sophomores-To-Be and once again we are hoping to get a major jump on seeing some of the great players of the future.   Remember, a year ago in this tournament, we got our first look at 6'10 Soph Kendrick Perkins from Beaumont (Ozne) TX, who has emerged as the #2 sophomore in the nation.  If you will recall, Perkins scored 30-plus points in the championship game in the Sophomores-To-Be Division.

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