Need we say more? Watch as Brandon Jennings wreaks havoc in L.A. this past summer at the Drew League, Nike Real Run and midnight scrimmage of the Boost Mobile Elite 24.

As we wrote earlier, Deuce Bello took the crown as the winner of the 2010 Under Armour Slam Dunk Contest at the Boost Mobile Elite 24 in Venice Beach, Calif. this weekend. Brandon Jennings thinks he’s bananas. Need we say more?

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For the past four years, the Boost Mobile Elite 24 has been able to bring in two-dozen of the country’s best high school ballers – no matter the grade level – to its annual all-star event at Rucker Park in Harlem. But for its fifth installment this past August, the event’s promoters wanted to give it a little West Coast makeover; deciding instead to host the festivities at the legendary outdoor courts in Venice Beach, Calif. Read More »

Yesterday we showed you the ridiculous alley-oop from Brandon Jennings to John Wall, but today we’ve got more action. Check out the Top 10 plays from the Boost Mobile Elite 24‘s secret midnight run at HAX featuring, amongst others, Jennings, Wall, Tyreke Evans, DeMar DeRozan, Bobby Brown, Adonis Thomas and Austin Rivers.

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Last year, when the Boost Mobile Elite 24 was still in NYC, they held a secret midnight run at MSG so all the players could ball with Brandon Jennings and Kevin Love. This year, now that they’ve moved out to L.A., they were burning the midnight oil at HAX. While Tyreke Evans, DeMar DeRozan, Bobby Brown and Jay Williams were all in attendance, it was Elite 24 coaches Jennings and John Wall that were making the highlights. Check out the ridiculous alley-oop below.

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When we featured Phil Pressey in Dime #49, we knew that the 5-10 point guard from the Episcopal School of Dallas stood out from his peers. When we saw him hold his own against some of the best players in the country at the Boost Mobile Elite 24 a few weeks ago at Gauchos Gym in NYC, we knew that he’d have a choice from some of the top programs in the country. So it may come as a surprise to you that after receiving scholarship offers from Arizona, Baylor, LSU and UCLA, Pressey committed somewhere else. Read More »

Last week I wasn’t kidding when I said that this past weekend was the best basketball weekend of the summer. Featuring two of the best events of the year – Boost Mobile Elite 24 and Nike Tournament of Champions – NYC’s asphalt was full of hoops. And it all started Friday night up at Rucker Park. Read More »

Yesterday afternoon I went up to The Sports Club/LA to watch the kids from the Boost Mobile Elite 24 train and practice before tonight’s game. With 24 of the best high school players in the country, competition sets in when you’re playing in front of the media. Read More »

Over on HighSchoolHoop today, there’s a good story about the stars of tomorrow night’s Elite 24 game at Rucker Park and their quest to earn quality playground nicknames at the Mecca of streetball.

It got us talking here in the office about our favorite playground nicknames that we’ve heard over the years. Read More »

Just another day in the gym…