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Queen is king at ABCD Camp

July 12, 1999
By Charlie McCarthy
SportsLine Staff Writer

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Avery Queen began this year's ABCD Camp as the shortest player present. He departed as co-MVP of the Senior All-Star game.

Queen, a 5-foot-7 point guard from Moreno Valley, Calif., had 5 points and a game-high 10 assists Saturday night to share MVP honors with fellow guard Taliek Brown, from Queens, N.Y. The two players led their team to a 124-122 victory.

 
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Queen and Brown joined a very impressive list of past ABCD Senior MVP winners at the annual camp, which showcases many of the country's high school stars. Antonio McDyess ('92), Stephon Marbury ('94), Kobe Bryant ('95), Dion Glover ('96), Rashard Lewis ('97) and Leon Smith ('98) all won the award at previous ABCD Camps.

"I surprised a lot of people," said Queen, who plays for Main Central High School. "I just played my game, which is passing the basketball."

Besides saying he plans to officially visit Miami, Michigan and UCLA, Queen added his college choices also include Connecticut and Georgetown. He likely will wait until the spring to announce his decision.

Brown, from St. John's Prep, displayed poise and a deadly 3-point shot (4 of 4) while scoring a game-high 24 points.

"I have no idea what happened tonight, but I felt gooood," Brown said with a smile. "After I made my first basket, I felt relaxed."

Brown, 6-foot point guard, said his list of schools included St. John's, Syracuse, Ohio State, Massachusetts, Texas, Maryland, UCLA and Georgia. ...

Brown joins Omar Cook, of Christ the King HS, and Andre Barrett, of Rice HS, in a trio of highly touted New York City point guards. Cook attended last week's NIKE Camp in Indianapolis. Barrett, who played with Brown on the winning ABCD Senior All-Star team, had 3 points, 6 assists and 1 turnover in the camp finale. The 5-9 Barrett said he is "wide open" in his college search but expects to have a list of finalists soon, probably after a camp in Las Vegas this weekend. ...

Other players in the Senior All-Star Game included:

Winning team -- 6-8 Justin Reed, Provine HS, Jackson, Miss. (16 points, 4 rebounds); 6-6 Jerome Harper, Keenan HS, Columbia, S.C. (13 pts, 3 reb); 6-3 JuMichael Young, Hammond (La.) HS (9 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast); 6-11 Jared Reiner, Tripp-Delmont HS, Tripp, S.D. (8 pts, 7 reb); 6-5 Wayne Tinsley, Salisbury HS, Fontana, Calif. (8 pts, 3 reb); 6-9 Alton Ford, Milby HS, Houston, Texas (8 pts, 7 reb); 6-8 Eddie Griffin, Roman HS, Philadelphia (8 pts, 9 reb); 6-8 Scott Hazelton, Central Catholic HS, Reading, Mass. (8 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast); 6-2 Cliff Hawkins, Oak Hill Academy, Dumfries, Va. (6 pts, 4 ast); 6-5 Shane Power, Andrean HS, Crown Point, Ind. (4 pts, 4 reb); 6-6 Lou Wright, Eastern Hills HS, Marina Del Rey, Calif. (2 pts, 2 reb); 6-9 Reo Logan, Hillcrest HS, C.C. Hills, Ill. (2 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast).

Losing team -- 6-7 Gerald Wallace, Childsburg (Ala.) HS (17 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast); 6-6 Bernard Robinson, Dunbar HS, Washington D.C. (15 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast); 6-6 DeShawn Stevenson, Washington Union HS, Fresno, Calif. (15 pts, 7 reb, 1 ast); 6-5 David Holmes, Archbishop Carroll, Washington, D.C. (13 pts, 2 reb); 6-4 Matt Lottich, New Trier HS, Winnetka, Ill. (11 pts 4 reb 1 ast); 6-5 Floyd McClain, Eisenhower HS, Houston (10 pts, 6 reb); 6-9 Abdou Diame, Oak Hill Academy, Elkton, Md. (8 pts, 3 reb); 6-8 Mario Austin, Sumpter City HS, York, Ala. (8 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast); 6-8 Zebulun Cope, Hammomd HS, Hopkins, S.C. (5 pts, 3 reb, 1 ast); 6-1 Imari Sawyer, King HS, Chicago (4 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast); 6-0 Chris Duhon, Salem HS, Slidell La. (4 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast); 6-10 Chris Wilcox, Whiteville (N.C.) HS (4 pts, 4 reb); 6-4 Antonio Hargrove, Mt. Zion Academy, Alberta, Va. (3 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast); 6-4 Demetrius Smith, Calloway HS, Hogansville, Ga. (3 pts, 3 reb, 4 ast); 6-0 Derrick Snowden, Archbishop Spalding, Severn, Md. (2 pts, 1 reb, 3 ast)