CIAA Stars Join Pro Prospects In Atlanta Showcase

Atlanta, Georgia – Seven CIAA stars will join 80 current and former college standouts at Life College in Marietta, Georgia for the Inaugural Atlanta Pre-Draft Showcase beginning Wednesday May 21st.

Over 20 representatives from the NBA, NBDL, CBA and various International leagues will be in attendance scouting out the 80 invitation only players. The event hopes to place each of the players participating into the professional ranks.

Milton Barnes and Woody Garrett are the creators of the Pre-Draft Showcase and will run the events. Barnes is the former coach of the first ever NBDL champion Greenville Groove and most recently of the Harlem Globetrotters. He brings 20 years of coaching experience to the event, which will help bring out the skills of these prospects. Garrett is a well known and respected basketball trainer in the Southeast and has worked with thousands of players of the last two decades.

Current and former NBA, CBA and other professional players will also assist in the running of the event.

The showcase will feature early entry NBA draft prospects Richard Jeter of Atlanta Metro College, Jonathan Hargett of West Virginia and Alassane Savadogo from Burkina Faso in Africa. Several other All Americans and All Conference performers, including more than a two dozen players from the State of Georgia will be in attendance as well.

University of Georgia star Ezra Williams returns to his hometown of Marietta and is one of the top guards at the showcase. The 6-4 guard was second in scoring for the Bulldogs, averaging 16.6 points per game and is coming off his second straight All SEC season.

The four day showcase is free and open to the public, with doors opening at 8 AM. The camp concludes Saturday the 24th. For more information, contact Woody Garrett at 678-637-3437.