Jordan Brand Unveils Collection for the 2013 Jordan Brand Classic

Jordan Brand previewed a few colorways during All-Star Weekend in Houston, and it turns out that two of the colorways is part of the upcoming 12th annual Jordan Brand Classic. Jordan Brand has selected 22 of the top prospects in the country, including all of the Top-10 rated players from the ESPN 100 to showcase their skills on April 12th at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Representing the EAST will be the Air Jordan 28 in a black/white and the WEST will sport the red/black colorway. Both pairs also feature an unique “Fractal” Elephant Print throughout the upper. Expect both teams to sport these colorways of the Air Jordan 28. Also, look for Grammy-award winning rapper, Drake to perform right after the game.

For the National Game, Jordan Brand has selected 22 of the top prospects in the country, including all of the Top-10 rated players from the ESPN 100, highlighted by No.1 Andrew Wiggins (Huntington, WV/Undecided), No. 2 Jabari Parker (Chicago, Duke), No. 3 Andrew Harrison (Ft. Bend, TX/Kentucky), No. 4 Julius Randle (Dallas, Undecided) and No. 5 Aaron Harrison (Ft. Bend, TX/Kentucky). The game truly brings out the best talent as eight JBC alumni have gone on to be No. 1 picks. Participants in the National Game will be wearing either red/gold (West) or black/gold (East) versions of the Air Jordan XX8, which features a fractcal Elephant Print pattern on the upper.

The Regional Game, which pits a City team against a Suburban team, showcases a highly-talented roster featuring many players who will head to top college programs across the country this fall to play basketball. Their destinations include Northeastern schools such as Syracuse, Georgetown, Rutgers, UConn, St. Joseph’s and Hofstra.

The City Team includes Kentan Facey (Lutheran/Long Island, NY/UConn), Jaquan Lynch (Thomas Jefferson/Brooklyn, NY/Florida International), Hassan Martin (Curtis/Staten Island, NY/Rhode Island), Chinonso Obokoh (Bishop Kerney/Rochester, NY/Syracuse), Shane Rector (South Kent/South Kent, CT/Rutgers), Terrence Samuel (South Shore/Brooklyn, NY/UConn), Jonathan Severe (Christ the King/Flushing, NY/Undecided), Shamiek Sheppard (South Shore/Brooklyn, NY/Towson), Kyle Washington (Brewster Academy/Wolfeboro, NH/NC State) and Rich Williams (Vermont Academy/Saxton River, VT/Hofstra).

The Suburban Team includes DeAndre Bembry (The Patrick School/Elizabeth, NJ/St. Joseph’s), Reggie Cameron (Hudson Catholic/Jersey City, NJ/Georgetown), Austin Colbert (Gil St. Bernard/Gladstone, NJ/Illinois), Josh James (Archbishop Stepinac/White Plains, NY/Monmouth), Davon Reed (Princeton Day/Princeton, NJ/Miami-FL), Tyler Roberson (Roselle Catholic/Roselle, NJ/Syracuse), Jaren Sina (Gill St. Bernard/Gladstone, NJ/Northwestern), Dayshon Smith (Putnam Science Academy/Putnam, CT/Dayton), Manny Suarez (Marist/Bayonne, NJ/Fordham) and Michael Young (St.Benedict’s/Newark, NJ/Pittsburgh).

The Jordan Brand Classic tripleheader will begin with the International Game at 3:30 p.m., New York Regional Game at 5:30 p.m., followed by the All-American Game to be nationally televised at 8 p.m on ESPN2. All times are EST.

Tickets for the Jordan Brand Classic are now on sale at all Ticketmaster locations, the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center, online at BarclaysCenter.com and ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.For more information, visit the official web site, www.JordanBrandClassic.com or follow the JBC on Twitter @JordanClassic and @jumpman23