ADVISORY/44th Annual Whataburger Basketball Tournament Attracts National Spotlight.Sports Editors/Basketball Writers & Columnists ADVISORY...for Thursday (Dec. 27) FORT WORTH, Texas--(BW SportsWire)--Dec. 21, 2001 Nationally Acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. Tournament Draws Top High School Talent and College Recruiters; Prominent Big 12, Big 10 Scouts to Attend The 44th annual Whataburger Basketball Tournament will draw top talent from across the country, including division 5A Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] and New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded Abramson as well as local favorites from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The tournament, which began 44 years ago as a small fundraiser for the Westside chapter of the Lions Club, is now a nationally ranked event that draws college coaches from across the country that come to recruit for their teams. College programs expected to be represented include the University of Texas, Michigan, Tulsa and Clemson, among others. As in the past, hundreds of scholarships are expected to be offered to participating players. "The true value of the tournament is the opportunity for kids to be seen by a national audience of college coaches, and for those coaches to see our athletes in action Athletes in Action (AIA) is an evangelical Christian sports ministry. Athletes in Action, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ, works with athletes and coaches to use the unique platform of sport to help people around the world with questions of faith. ," says Rick Whitehurst, tournament operations director. "Whataburger's support has enabled us to attract respected high schools from across the country and elevate el·e·vate tr.v. ele·vat·ed, ele·vat·ing, ele·vates 1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift. 2. To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of. 3. the quality of our tournament and the level of visibility it gives many of our kids." This year the 4A division includes seven teams ranked in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches' 4A top 20, led by defending tournament champion North Crowley, Austin LBJ, Denton Ryan and Whitehouse. "We're proud to support a tournament that provides life-changing opportunity for young athletes here in the metroplex A metroplex is large metropolitan area containing several cities and their suburbs.[1] It is also sometimes used as an alternative to metropolis or megalopolis, which is a chain of continuous metropolitan areas. and across the nation," says Shelly Kay, regional marketing director for Whataburger, Inc. "We know this year will be no exception."
What: 44th Annual Whataburger Basketball Tournament Hosts Top High
School Talent
When: December 27, 28 and 29
Where: Fort Worth, Texas
-5A division games at Birdville Coliseum
-4A division games at Burleson High School
-3A-1A division games at Haltom High School
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