March 25, 2024
Hoop Culture announced the Capital All-Star Team for the Hoop Culture Capital Classic presented by Events DC today. The nation’s most legendary high school basketball All-American Game will be played on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 2:00PM at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, DC.
“We are thrilled with the roster of the Capital All-Stars,” said Tom Doyle, CEO of the Capital Classic and Hoop Culture. “We are also excited to announce that we are bringing back the prelim game in 2024, with the Suburban All-Stars taking on the District All-Stars at 12:15.”
The Capital All-Stars will be led by Overtime Elite guard and Georgia Tech commit Jaeden Mustaf (ESPN#62), son of 1988 Capital Classic alum Jerrod Mustaf. “I’m excited to play one last time with my DMV brothers in such a historic game that my dad and other great players played in. It means the world to me,” said Jaeden. He will be joined by Michigan commit Khani Rooths (ESPN#33). Rooths who started his career at Georgetown Prep in Rockville, finished up at IMG Academy (FL).
The Capital All-Stars roster is rounded out with Ben Hammond (Paul VI/Rhode Island), Brendan Johnson (Calvert Hall/Merrimack), Caden Diggs (Bullis/Old Dominion), Caleb Williams (Sidwell Friends/Georgetown), Daquan Davis (Overtime Elite/Undecided), Isaiah Abraham (Paul VI/UConn, ESPN#85), Jordan Braithwaite (Mt. St. Joseph/Yale), Malachi Palmer (Mt. Zion Prep/Maryland), Malchiah Marable (Maret/Undecided), Malcolm Thomas (Dematha/Villanova) and Ty Bevins (Gwynn Park/GWU).
This Capital Classic also announced an All-Academic selection in Les Johnson (Good Counsel).
The Capital All-Stars will be coached by David “Tee” Johnson of Jackson-Reed High School. Johnson has led the D.C. Public School to two of the last three DCIAA Championships. He will be assisted by his regular staff and Special Assistant Jerome “Junkyard Dog” Williams the former Georgetown University and NBA Star.
2024 Capital All-Star Roster
| NAME | SCHOOL | HEIGHT | COLLEGE COMMITMENT | ESPN
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| BEN HAMMOND | PAUL VI | 5’10 | RHODE ISLAND | |
| BRENDAN JOHNSON | CALVERT HALL | 6’4 | MERRIMACK | |
| CADEN DIGGS | BULLIS | 6’7 | OLD DOMINION | |
| CALEB WILLIAMS | SIDWELL FRIENDS | 6’6 | GEORGETOWN | |
| DAQUAN DAVIS | OVERTIME ELITE | 5’11 | FLORIDA STATE | |
| ISAIAH ABRAHAM | PAUL VI | 6’7 | CONNECTICUT | 85 |
| JAEDEN MUSTAF | OVERTIME ELITE | 6’4 | GEORGIA TECH | 62 |
| JORDAN BRAITHWAITE | MT. ST. JOSEPH | 6’4 | YALE | |
| KHANI ROOTHS | IMG ACADEMY | 6’8 | 33 | |
| LES JOHNSON* | GOOD COUNSEL | 6’4 | UNDECIDED | |
| MALACHI PALMER | MT. ZION PREP | 6’5 | MARYLAND | |
| MALCHIAH MARABLE | MARET | 6’9 | UNDECIDED | |
| MALCOLM THOMAS | DEMATHA | 6’9 | VILLANOVA | |
| TY BEVINS | GWYNN PARK | 6’4 | GEORGE WASHINGTON |
*ACADEMIC SELECTION
PRE-LIMINARY GAME: DISTRICT VS SUBURBAN @12:15PM
DISTRICT ALL-STARS
| NAME | SCHOOL | COLLEGE COMMITMENT |
| CHRIS HALL-TAYLOR | SHERWOOD | UNDECIDED |
| DONTE MAYO | RICHARD MONTGOMERY | UNDECIDED |
| ELYWNE WORDLAW | FREDERICK | UNDECIDED |
| TAVARRES RILEY | FREEDOM | UNDECIDED |
| LUCAS SEKASI | JACKSON-REED | UNDECIDED |
| MALACHI HOSTON | IDEA | UNDECIDED |
| NEHEMIAH JOHNSON | IDEA | UNDECIDED |
| SCOTTIE HUBBARD | JACKSON-REED | UNDECIDED |
| TAJIR WEBSTER | ST. CHARLES | UNDECIDED |
| TEY BARBOUR | PATRIOT | HARVARD |
| THOMAS FARRELL | WHITMAN | UNDECIDED |
| TONY POPE | GWYNN PARK | UNDECIDED |
COACH: DWAYNE SHACKELFORD (FRIENDSHIP TECH PREP) & STAFF
SUBURBAN ALL-STARS
| NAME | SCHOOL | COLLEGE COMMITMENT |
| BLAKE HARPER | GONZAGA | HOWARD |
| DAOUDA TRAORE | CLINTON GRACE | UNDECIDED |
| GOAP KOADA | GEORGETOWN PREP | LOYOLA (MD) |
| HASSAN DORMAN | ARCHBISHOP CARROLL | UNDECIDED |
| JACKSON FURMAN | RIVERDALE BAPTIST | UNDECIDED |
| JAKE TRINGONE | SANDY SPRING FRIENDS | LANDER |
| KRIS JOHNSON | CLINTON GRACE | UMASS-LOWELL |
| MACHI CHESTER | ROCK CREEK CHRISTIAN | WEST LIBERTY |
| MEKAI JOHNSON | BISHOP IRETON | ST. JOSEPH |
| NATHANIEL PONDEXTER | ARCHBISHOP CARROLL | UNDECIDED |
| QUIN GORMAN | FLINT HILL | STONY BROOK |
COACH: BYRON MOUTON (LANHAM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL) & STAFF