Second Annual Les Schwab Washington Hoop Challenge

A ton of Division-1 talent headed to programs such as Washington, Stanford, Arizona, Kansas and others, as well as the top-ranked point guard on the West Coast, will be on display at the Second Annual Les Schwab Washington Hoop Challenge coming up on Saturday, December 11 at Seattle Pacific University’s Royal Brougham Gymnasium.

Defending Class 3A champ O’Dea as well as two-time defending Class 1A state champion Brewster lead the loaded field locally while Portland’s Jefferson Democrats and always-strong Mater Dei from Southern California head the out-of-area participants.

And Bartlett, Alaska’s Golden Bears bring one of the nation’s top players in Kansas-bound super guard Mario Chalmers. Chalmers is the number-1 rated point guard on the West Coast and signed with the JayHawks during the early signing period.

Five of the six games have future D-1 players involved including Brewster’s Michael Taylor (2006 6-2 PG), K-M’s Steffan Johnson (Pacific), Roosevelt’s Marcus Williams (Arizona), Snoho’s Jon Brockman (UW), Bartlett’s Chalmers (Kansas), O’Dea’s Mitch Johnson (Stanford) and Conor Mullen (Cornell), Jefferson’s Mac Hopson (6-0 PG) and Brian Morris (6-7 PF) and Beach’s Terrence Williams (Louisville), James Morgan (USF) and Ryan Anderson (2006 6-3 SG).

The schedule is as follows:

9:00 a.m. - Seattle Christian vs. Mount Si

10:30 a.m. - Bellevue Christian vs. Brewster

1:30 p.m. - Kent-Meridian vs. Roosevelt

3:00 p.m. - Snohomish vs. Bartlett (AK)

7:00 p.m. - O'Dea vs. Jefferson (Portland, Ore.)

8:30 p.m. - Rainier Beach vs. Mater Dei (CA)