European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. March 23, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 Jcj jets lab beef Ever Schweitzer team ready its Albert Schweitzer time. That s the period of time every Odd numbered year about easter Lime when basketball fans in Europe gel a preview of Whai hey can Copeci to  on the College campuses the following years. Ten of the outstanding High school performers in the. . Most of whom arc headed for big time College basketball Are brought Over from the , to test their skills against the Junior National championship i Sims fool her countries. Two lop performers from Dodds round out Ilic team. In the Pasi. The likes of hem Itenson magic John son Jeff lamp Eddie Johnson. Darnell Valentine by. Armstrong Glen Rice Stuart Gray Nigel Miguel Adrian Branch Eric Turner Harold Jensen Lawrence West Etc. Have thrilled american Basket Ball aficionados in Europe with their Darling skills. The 1989 learn promises some More exciting basketball. This year s players Are headed for basketball powerhouses like Missouri a wac. Syracuse Urcla Vil Lanova Oklahoma Arizona and Mcpaul after Cam ing recognition As Parade and Mcdonald All americans As Well As All stale honors. The biggest player on he team is 6-10, 230-Pound newcomer de Stokes from los Angeles. Headed for Arizona. So Okcu credentials include 24.7 Points 11.6 rebounds and 3.7 blocked shots a game. He is a last minute replacement for Jama Faulkner who is listed to ploy in  a Dapper Dun and capital classic All Star games a incr players practising for saturday s 4 30 . Opener against China at the Benjamin Franklin sports Arena court include Conrad Mccrav 6-8 Brooklyn tech Syracuse. Jeff Webber 6-s, cafe Albert High school mid West City Oklahoma Oklahoma. Dimm Thomas 6-8, Simeon High school Chicago do Panl. Zan Misson 6-7, West choler la wish school ifs Airek Slucka. Calvin Byrd 6-6, St. Joseph Notie Dame High Schuil Alatua. Calif., Villamina. Dulon Bynum 6-6, Rar Stcin High school Daniel a Ion 6-s, katmai of much i it eth school Missouri. Thomas i let. 6-3, in Mettr Teerds High school Duve. Shaun Golden ukr Ruxi High school Greer . 1 ugh school Gen rial. I Al Johnson 5-9, new Orleans la. . Corey Jenkins 5-4, mannheim1 ugh school How Good is the 1980 icam pretty decent according to the coaches. On  probably have the Best learn Ever assistant coach Tom Knise said wednesday Ai Good As the Nagi Johnson team on paper  Kairer replied. We have a big. Mobile learn probably the fastest team Ever to Corn Pete in the Alberts Avci scr Burnar Nunt we Hare Sivone top 24 High school players in America and these Guys Foti in y arc. Inc most durable in Turnis of belter. Coping Ith the Contact game the europeans play. And we have a lot of perimeter shooting Capa  head Soaib a pfc Mccann echoed Kaiser s appraisal i m really excised about this team Mccann said excited  hidden  is so much raw Talent. We re very Quick big and to bile. But the Moil exciting Guy might be our smallest player Paul Johnson. He s same player. He s Only 5 9, but he penetrates extremely Well and he s super on defense. He gives the team a to of spark. He Mig in not Cion Start by he s thai to pc of player like Eric Turner was. You Juil know he s going to do some  Mccann said wednesday that the team is rapidly Benabram exhibition set the is. High Sci incl All stars entered in the Albert sch Weeter Coati Tamrat Hill pint an exhibition game against Speyer of the German league s second division tonight at 8 . In the Benjamin Franklin Village sports Arena. In. Spain Conrad Mccrae Hurk Soff some jul Lap wednesday. Rounding into shape for the Tough Competition that looms ahead. Everybody is gelling 0 know each other. Pc re learning what we can do together and we re doing a Loi of exciting things he said. Because Albert sch visit or always lakes place Over easier and because easier is so ear a his year there is no conflict with the Mcdonald s All Star game which normally has lop priority on the graduating Cage Allenl. So the top american i players were Avail Able to conc to Mannheim,1 according to Kaiser this year we got the top line people who usually go to he Mcdonald s All Star game Kaiser said. That game in t until the Middle of april. So thai meant that they could come to Germany and gel Back in time to play in thai game. To  we were set on Jimmal Faulkner Loo. Hut Al the last minute he told us he had commit ments with Mcdonald a capital classic and Dapper Dan. He also said he was a Little leery of flying be cause of the terrorist threat lie. Is an Rhu manding player wish he would have came Kyj scr . And Accord ing to Kaiser Mcdonald s had a Carr ing on Swiat a ill o Neal s failure to Nike the trip. The cd Fulda. Luminary who was the Send Ilion Al Cole High school in san Avloniti Texas this year was a prime candidate Wrhen recruiting for. The. Schwil or began. Shaquille was one of the first players we a enl after Kaiser said he s big and he s very1 Good. However he was struggling academically and his parents and he people at Ltd were concerned that he would miss of much school if he tame to Ger Many and Ihnn went Back and played in the Mcdon Ald s an Star game. He would have missed seven Days of school by coining to Germany. In already will miss three Days for the Mcdonald s  the people Al Ltd come into inc reckoning because o Neal who has grown from a 6-ft soph Omore at Fulda to a / senior at Cole High school has signed a letter of intent for the Raton Konjic Cage Emporium o Neal was vividly impressed n heis he. Hrs met leu coach Dale Brown As a 6-1 Junior High student a a Brown has become increasingly impressed As o Neal continued to shoot up in height and develop in skill. Tins year 15 nations Are represented in this year s .l6-tc