Friday, February 27, 2009

THE PROFESSOR


Height - 5' 10" | Weight - 140 | Position - Guard | Years Played - 5 | Home Town - Salem, OR

Joined the tour after he won his endorsement contract after battling it out on ESPN's "Street Ball: The AND 1 Mix Tape Tour" in 2003. He earned his name from AND 1 Mix Tape MC, Duke Tango, who said he was "schooling people" on the court. Visit his website at www.graysonboucher.net.

THE PROFESSOR
(aka Grayson Boucher)

THE BAD ONE


Height - 5' 11" | Weight - 185 | Position - Point Guar | Years Played - 3 | Home Town - Los Angeles, CA

Kenny "The Bad1" Brunner aka "Bad Santa" is hated by many, loved by few, feared by most and respected as one of the premier point guards in the West Coast. He was MVP of Godfathers of Streetball ('03), MVP of Drew League ('05), MVP of Summer Pro League ('06) and the list goes on. He is streetball's version of J-Kidd/GP all at AND1.

THE BAD ONE
(aka Kenny Brunner)

SPRINGS


Height - 6' 2" | Weight - 165 | Position - Point Guar | Years Played - 2 | Home Town - Detroit, MI

Jamal signed a deal with the AND 1 Team in the summer of 2005. His nickname, "Springs," comes from his athleticism and ability to elevate and dunk on many of his opponents. Although he's solely known for dunking, Springs has a wide variety of skills, including crossing over his opponents, and making mid-range jumpers.

SPRINGS
(aka Jamal Nelson)

SILK


Height - 6' 2" | Weight - 170 | Position - Guard | Years Played - 4 | Home Town - Baltimore, MD

He's been a mainstay in the streetball circuit in Baltimore/DC for several years and has also played with the SBA streetball league. In one of his more recent streetball games down in DC in the summer of 2005 he was the game-high scorer with 40 points in one game that included the likes of Steve Francis, Nick Van Excel, and Sam Cassell, among others...

SILK
(aka Andre Poole)

HELICOPTER


Height - 6' 2" | Weight - 205 | Position - Forward | Years Played - 5 | Home Town - Newport, NC.

He was originally referred to as "Helicopter" six years ago after wining the ACC vs. SEC All Star dunk contest, then the name was brought back after he finished several incredible dunks during a Mix Tape Tour game in 2003. Humphrey was discovered by AND 1 at the August 7th stop of the 2003 AND 1 Mix Tape Tour.

HELICOPTER
(aka John Humphrey)

GO GET IT


Height - 6' 7" | Weight - 205 | Position - Forward | Years Played - 6 | Home Town - Chicago, IL

Tony started out as an opposing team member out west in 2003 where he played a few games, throwing it down on anyone who tried to defend him. AND 1 started to get an interest and they had a lot of their leapers on the injured list so they brought him on to the AND 1 squad in the sixth game of the summer in Phoenix. Been crushing ever since.

GO GET IT
(aka Tony Jones)

ESCALADE


Height - 6' 10" | Weight - 375 | Position - Center | Years Played - 6 | Home Town - New York, NY.

Escalade joined the Mix Tape Tour in NYC in 2002. He is boys with the legendary "Skip to My Lou." The whole time he was doing his thing with AND 1 he told Escalade to come out and play. He finally did in 2002, where his presence was undeniable.


ESCALADE
(aka Troy Jackson)