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Boys’ basketball: Marquee Reebok matchup

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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There shouldn’t be much room in the coaches’ section at 6:45 tonight when Inland Reebok I plays North Carolina-based D-One Sports in the Reebok Summer Championships at Foothill High.

D-One Sports features John Wall, perhaps the hottest point guard prospect in the Class of 2009, as well as coveted forward Ryan Kelly, who is being pursued by Stanford, Georgetown, North Carolina, North Carolina State and Notre Dame, among others.

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Inland Reebok I includes shooting guard Michael Snaer, a a top player from Moreno Valley Rancho Verde High who appears to be high on USC’s recruiting list. Snaer scored 23 points this afternoon during his team’s 73-55 victory over the Michigan Hurricanes.

Inland Reebok I also includes Perris High forward Kevin Young and Etiwanda High forward Tim Pendergraph, the brother of Arizona State standout Jeff Pendergraph.

--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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