The Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions has been a staple of the Memorial Day on the AAU scene for many years. This year the talent level at the TOC did not disappoint. In the 17/u Division, Team Final(PA) shocked many people in attendance by defeating home town favorite CP3 All-Stars in the championship game. Team Final was led by tournament MVP Dion Waiters, a Syrcause commit and highly rated class of 2011 star Mike Gilchrist. In the final game Waiters poured in 27 points, while the do everything Gilchrist added 22. It was hard loss for CP3 to take after they were so impressive two weeks ago down at the Hoop Group Southern Inviatational. If you recall CP3 deafeated the highly ranked Boo Williams squad by 20 in the championship. However, Reggie Bullock and company didn't have enough gas in the tank for this one and they were upended by the boy's from Philadelphia.
17/u Player Notes
Kyrie Irving 6'2 2010 (St Patricks) NJ
Irving was by far the best player I seen all weekend. In a game vs Team United (NC) on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Irving dropped in 25 points in the first half. Irving's team the NJ Roadrunners led at halftime and Irving had outscored the entire Team United team by himself. Irving has a long list of suitors but it seemed like Duke had a couple students in the crowd with signs begging for Kyrie to become a Blue Devil
Justin Coleman 6'5 2010 (Henrico) Va
Somehow HoopScoop left this kid off their top 70 players in attendance. Justin's stock blew up two weeks ago at the Southern Invitational and his stock should only continue to rise after his performance at the TOC. This athletic wing can get to the basket and knock down the open jumper. However, the best thing I like about his game is his mid range game, this will be a valuable asset to him on the next level.
JJ Moore 6'6 2010 (Brentwood) NY
Two weeks ago Dave Telep of Scout.com spotted Justin Coleman has one of the biggest sleepers of the tournament. Well Telep has done it again with JJ Moore. Moore is an athletic small forward who can get to the basket an knock down open jumpers. Playing with Gary Charles's NY Panthers will only continue to boost Moore's stock throughout the summer.
Dion Waiters 6'3 2010 (Life Center) NJ committed to Syracuse
Waiters was the MVP of the TOC. The Philadelphia native led his Team Final team all tournament long. Waiters has always been a big guard who can get into the lane and score at will. However, after watching him in Pittsburgh and here I have become impressed with the improvements he has made with his outside shot. Jim Boheim and his staff are getting a quality player in Waiters and 2010 and hopefully they will continue that Philadelphia pipeline.
All Tournament Team 17/u
MVP: Dion Waiters - Team Final
Michael Gilchrist - Team Final
Reggie Bullock - CP3
Melvin Tabb - CP3
P.J. Hairston - CP3
Ryan Harrow - Atlanta Celtics
Chris Jones - Memphis Stallions
Nate Lubick - New England Playaz
Jayvaughn Pinkston - New Heights
Kyrie Irving - NJ Roadrunners
JT Moore - New York Panthers
Isaiah Epps - Playaz
Justin Coleman - Petersburg Elite
CJ Leslie - Carolina Cobras
Josh Hairston - DC Assault
Myck Kabongo - Grassroots Canada
Tomorrow I will have a recap of the 16/u Division
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