The Commercial Appeal

Jackson, Barnes to coach in Iverson Classic

- Khari Thompson

The Iverson Classic, an all-star high school basketball game, will take place at Bartlett High School, Iverson Classic co-founder Bobby Bates confirmed to The Commercial Appeal on Tuesday.

Former NBA stars Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson announced the roster on Showtime Basketball's Instagram page.

Barnes said the game will be played May 8.

Barnes and Jackson will team up to coach one team against a team coached by two other former NBA stars Rasheed Wallace and Bonzi Wells.

Team Honor, coached by Wallace and Wells, features Chet Holmgren, the No. 1 player in the country for the Class of 2021 according to the 247Sports Composite,

five-star Tennessee signee Kennedy Chandler, and Memphis commitment Josh Minott, among others.

Team Loyalty, coached by Jackson and Barnes, will have a pair of Duke signees in Paulo Banchero and AJ Griffin, along with Oregon signee Johnathan Lawson, five-star Alabama signee JD Davison, and Raven Johnson, the No. 2 women's basketball prospect in the country who is committed to South Carolina, among others.

The Iverson Classic also partnered with Showtime on a showcase at Bartlett last December.

Bartlett's Amarr Knox scored 37 points in one of the games and Memphis coach Penny Hardaway offered him a scholarshi­p the next day.

Here's a look at the roster for the allstar game.

Roster Team Loyalty

Paulo Banchero (Duke commitment) AJ Griffin (Duke commitment) JD Davison (Alabama commitment) Johnathan Lawson (Oregon commitment) Tyrese Hunter (Iowa State commitment)

TYTY Washington (Undeclared) Payton Watson (UCLA commitment) Hunter Sallis (Gonzaga commitment)

Bryce Mcgowens (Nebraska commitment)

Benny Williams (Syracuse commitment)

Matthew Cleveland (Florida State commitment)

Terquavion Smith (NC State commitment)

Raven Johnson (South Carolina commitment)

Team Honor

Chet Holmgren (Undeclared) Michael Foster (Undeclared) Kennedy Chandler (Tennessee commitment)

Kowacie Reeves Jr. (Florida commitment)

Jaden Akins (Michigan State commitment)

Joshua Minott (Memphis commitment)

Nolan Hickman (Kentucky commitment) Daimion Collins (Kentucky commitment)

Kendall Brown (Baylor commitment) Trey Alexander (Auburn commitment)

Jordan Longino (Villanova commitment)

Ahmad Bynum (Depaul commitment)

Daeshun Ruffin (Ole Miss commitment)

 ?? JOE RONDONE/THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL ?? Former NBA player Stephen Jackson watches from the sidelines during the Iverson Classic: Battle in the Bluff High School Showcase at Bartlett High School on Dec. 11.
JOE RONDONE/THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL Former NBA player Stephen Jackson watches from the sidelines during the Iverson Classic: Battle in the Bluff High School Showcase at Bartlett High School on Dec. 11.

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