{"id":778367,"date":"2023-05-03T13:25:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T17:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=778367"},"modified":"2023-05-04T20:59:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T00:59:45","slug":"aces-elite-classic-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/college-hs\/aces-elite-classic-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Nation\u2019s Best to Compete in the ACES Elite Classic in NYC on May 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ACES is bringing another star-studded high school basketball showcase to the Mecca of Basketball this month with The ACES Elite Classic (AEC) presented by Google Pixel. On May 10th, the top ranked national boys and girls basketball prospects will compete in the ACES annual All-American Games, which are set to take place at the legendary Gauchos Gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AEC has built an extensive alumni base of top-tier players, including McDonald’s All-Americans, major D1 college stars, and current NBA and WNBA players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0UCONN Guard Azzi Fudd playing in the 2021 ACES All-American League Games\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s AEC game features the following top Boys & Girls from across the country:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New Orleans Pelicans PG Jose Alvarado playing in the 2017 ACES All-American Games\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ACES\u00ae is a storytelling platform for athletes to authentically share their stories through products, brand collaborations and events. It was founded by former pro hooper turned CEO, Brian Kortovich, who joined the ranks of Kevin Durant and Dr. J, Joe \u201cThe Destroyer\u201d Hammond, when he won a scoring title at Rucker Park in the summer of 2012. Since its inception, ACES has always been rooted into the heart of hoops culture, which continues this year as they spotlight some of the nation\u2019s best high school basketball players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cACES was born from the grassroots of basketball, earning its way into hoops cultural relevance by allowing athletes to tell their stories, augment their brands, while bringing local communities together through our annual events, such as the upcoming ACES Elite Classic (AEC), our annual High School All-American Games,\u201d says Founder and CEO Brian Kortovich. AEC consistently attracts the top ranked high school players in the country to New York City and empowers them with a platform to showcase their talents  on a national level, organically share their stories and expand their opportunities. We look forward to building upon that tradition this year.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past few year\u2019s, the ACES talent showcase has featured standout participants including UConn and SLAM 235 co-cover star Azzi Fudd and NCAA national champions in both Kansas\u2019 Kyle Cuffe Jr and LSU\u2019s Katie Poole. In the past, Jahvon \u201cJQ\u201d Quinerly from Alabama, Minnesota Timberwolves\u2019 center Naz Reid, Orlando Magic\u2019s PG Cole Anthony, Los Angeles Lakers\u2019 forward Mo Bamba, Pelicans\u2019 PG Jose Alvarado, Warriors\u2019 SF Johnathan Kuminga, Charlotte Hornets\u2019 SG James Bouknight, and the No. 3 pick by the Dallas Wings in this this year\u2019s WNBA Draft, Villanova standout Maddie Siegrist\u2014to name a few. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ACES is bringing another star-studded high school basketball showcase to the Mecca of Basketball this month with The ACES Elite Classic (AEC) presented by Google Pixel. On May 10th, the top ranked national boys and girls basketball prospects will compete in the ACES annual All-American Games, which are set to take place at the legendary Gauchos […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":778477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49436],"tags":[64972,64973],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-778367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-hs","tag-aces-classic","tag-aces-elite-classic"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=778367"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":778479,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778367\/revisions\/778479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/778477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=778367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=778367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=778367"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=778367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}