Reebok tourney has no shortage of premier talent

Put these names somewhere in your memory bank: Kenny Boynton, John Henson, Renardo Sidney and John Wall.

The four have a chance to be among college basketball's brightest stars in a short time.

For now, they're putting on a display and honing their skills in front of hundreds of college coaches at the Reebok Summer Championships tournament this week at Foothill High School.

The four high school seniors -- considered among the top prospects in the country by various recruiting Web sites -- combined for 103 points, 31 rebounds and 15 assists Tuesday.

"Tournaments like this help you grow a lot as a player," said Wall, a 6-foot-4-inch guard from Raleigh, N.C. "You see good competition, and they play you tough."

Sidney, Boynton and Wall are still wading through scholarship offers from such big-name schools as Duke, Kansas, Memphis, Texas and Southern California.

Henson has committed to North Carolina, but it hasn't stopped him from continuing to improve. Even with his immediate future decided and no potential recruiters left to impress, the lanky 6-5 post player from Houston was one of the best athletes on the court Tuesday.

He racked up 25 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots with a tremendous vertical leap.

"I just try to do whatever I can to help my team," said Henson, whose Franchize All-Stars defeated Sidney's L.A. Dream Team (Los Angeles), 73-69.

Henson posted up against the bruising 6-8 Sidney on a few occasions and found him hard to move.

"It was tough," Henson said. "He takes his shots, and I take mine."

Sidney, who had 15 points and five rebounds, handles the ball extremely well for his size.

"My post game is the best part of my game, but my passes are good, as well," said Sidney, who has received scholarship offers from Memphis, Arizona State, Southern California, UCLA and Texas A&M. "There's still pressure on you to go out and perform every time, but you have to go out and play your game."

Wall had 30 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds to help D-One Sports to a win.

He can play the point or a wing and has a lightning-quick first step.

"I feel like there's a lot of pressure on me (to live up to expectations), but, at the same time, I know I just have to come out and play," said Wall, who has a laundry list of scholarship offers that includes Memphis, Kansas and Kentucky.

Boynton, a 6-2 athletic guard from Pompano, Fla., got off a plane about an hour before tip-off and scored 33 points, including five 3-pointers, for Team Breakdown (Plantation, Fla.)

"I feel like if I miss two or three shots, I can come back and make six more, but I really feel like my defense is underrated," said Boynton, who within the span of a minute in the second half hit a 25-foot shot and drove for a one-handed dunk.

Memphis, Texas, Florida and Duke have all made offers to Boynton, who hopes to choose a college in the next month.

All four have one immediate goal -- helping their team to the tournament championship.

"I like games like we're playing here," Boynton said. "In AAU, you just play a lot of games, but here, this tournament ... this is great."

Contact reporter Bartt Davis at bdavis@reviewjournal.com or 702-224-5512.