Event Overview: The 4th Annual High School Invitational will feature ten (10) Top Boys High school teams from throughout the Metro Atlanta area matching up in five highly competitive games throughout the day. The field of teams for this year’s event has been set (listed below) and we are looking forward to a tremendous display of high school basketball featuring some of Georgia's top teams, coaches, and players.   

Date: Saturday - December 18, 2010

Venue:   Cobb County Civic Center 

               528 South Marietta Parkway; Marietta, GA  30060

               Click Here For Directions to Civic Center

Information on 2010 Participating Teams:

Click here for Previews of Each Team and Top "Players to Watch"

Contact Info

All questions regarding the event, including media requests, should be directed to:

Event Director: William LoPresti
Phone: (404) 435-6819
Email: WLoPresti@southeastbasketballacademy.com

A large crowd was on hand at the Cobb Civic Center for the 2008 SEBA Atlanta Hoop Festival 

Archives / Past Year's Results

2009 Atlanta Hoop Festival

2008 Atlanta Hoop Festival

2007 Atlanta Hoop Festival

2009 Results:

Blessed Trinity def. St. Francis; 63-51

Sprayberry def. Stockbridge; 47-44 (OT)

Chamblee def. Tri-Cities; 71-50

Kennesaw Mountain def. Berkmar; 78-59

North Cobb def. Lassiter; 50-48

Hillgrove def. Harrison; 58-41

All-Tournament Team

Chris Davis                           2010       Stockbridge

Heath Houston                    2010       Hillgrove

David Mason                       2010       Chamblee

Christian Hawkins               2010       St. Francis            

Jamal Watson                      2011       Harrison               

Darren Waller                       2011       North Cobb

Niles Clark                            2011       Lassiter

Darryl Durham                     2010       Kennesaw Mountain

Yonel Brown                        2012       Berkmar

Qiydar Davis                        2012       Blessed Trinity

Demetrius Brandon             2011       Tri-Cities

Jason Gordon                       2010       Sprayberry

Links to Media Coverage of 2009 Event

Busy day in store at Civic Center (Dec. 19; Greg Oshust, Marietta Daily Journal)

SEBA Hoop Festival Action (by Larry Williams; 4Shot Hoops Magazine)

Jackets surge against Stockbridge (Dec. 20; John Bednarowski; Marietta Daily Journal)

Chamblee Bulldogs Maul Tri-Cities (4Shot Hoops)

Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs wear down Patriots (4Shot Hoops) 

Warriors edge Lassiter in Festival (Dec. 20; by Adam Carrington, MDJ)

Hillgrove win not always pretty (Dec. 20; Marietta Daily Journal)

Hillgrove Hawks swoop down on Harrison (4Shot Hoops)

Radio Broadcast of seba Hoop Festival (Cobb Prep Sports)

Young Prospects Shine at SEBA Hoop Festival (Atlanta Roundball Report)

Hillgrove's Mike Lawrence dishes to Heath Houston for the dunk (picture courtesy of Marietta Daily Journal)

2008 Results:

Etowah def. Osborne; 61-55

Sprayberry def. Jonesboro; 68-65 (OT)

Lassiter def. Blessed Trinity; 57-40

Hillgrove def. Harrison; 66-47

Marietta def. Southwest Atlanta Christian; 73-58

All-Tournament Team

Chris Brasher     2009       Etowah

Justin Browner    2009       Osborne

Bradley Grayson 2009       Sprayberry

Jesse Gardner    2010       Jonesboro

Blaise White       2009       Lassiter

Roch Rucker       2012       Blessed Trinity

Millan Rodrigo     2009       Hillgrove

Casey Belli         2009       Harrison

Kenny Sprague   2009       Marietta

Mike Murray       2009       SACA

Links to Media Coverage of 2008 Event

Hillgrove spotless start reaches double digits against Hoyas (Dec. 21, Greg Oshust, MDJ)

Trojans cruise against Titans  (Dec. 21; written by John Bednarowski; MDJ)

SEBA Atlanta Hoop Festival Action (Dec. 21; 4Shot Hoops Magazine) 

Marietta rolls to win over SACA   (Dec. 21; Marietta Daily Journal)

Cardinal comeback falls short (Dec. 21; Marietta Daily Journal)

Eagles hold Cardinals at bay  (Dec.21; Cherokee Tribune)

Sprayberry Has the Lead When it Counts (Dec. 21, MDJ)

SEBA Atlanta Hoop Festival Recap (Dec. 22; Atlanta Roundball Report)

2007 Results:

Osborne def. Morgan County, 67-47

Blessed Trinity def. Etowah, 60-57

Walton def. Central Gwinnett, 88-67

Shiloh def. North Cobb, 50-48 (OT)

McEachern def. Cherokee, 40-37

2007 All-Tournament Team

Glen Rice Jr.     2009.   Walton (Georgia Tech)

Trae Golden      2010    McEachern (Univ. of Tennessee) 

D.J. Calhoun     2008.   Morgan County

Rico Spears      2009    Osborne 

Arris Brundidge  2009.   Blessed Trinity (Armstrong Atlantic)   

Tyler Blackwell   2008.  Etowah (Reinhardt College)

Brian Williams    2010.  Central Gwinnett (Jacksonville State)

Delta Leonard     2008   Shiloh

Evan Snelling     2008    North Cobb

Media Coverage of 2007 Event:

"County Teams Get Festive for Invite" (Dec. 22, Written by Carlton D. White, Marietta Daily Journal)

"Cherokee, Etowah part of 10-team festival of area high school programs" (Dec. 21, Carten Cordell, Cherokee Tribune)

"SEBA Hoop Festival To Tip-Off This Year" (Nov.8, Justin Young, Georgia Hoops)

"Central Gwinnett no match for Walton marksmen" (Dec. 23, Greg Oshust, Marietta Daily Journal)

"Lurry'S basket gives Shiloh Overtime win" (Dec. 23, Gwinnett Daily Post)

"North Cobb falls to Shiloh in OT" (Dec. 23, Marietta Daily Journal)

"McEachern staves off Cherokee’s bid" (Dec. 23, Carten Cordell, Marietta Daily Journal)

"Osborne wins romp over Morgan County" (Dec. 23, Adam Carrington, Marietta Journal)

"Etowah falls just short in upset bid" (Dec. 23, Cherokee Tribune)
 

Event Sponsors

We would like to recognize and thank our valued sponsors for supporting the 2009 SEBA Atlanta Hoop Festival:

Sprayberry High School

An extra Special Thanks goes out to Sprayberry High School and Head Boys Coach Marc Carver for his outstanding support of the event.

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