Watkins Added To Charm City Challenge

Darryl Watkins, one of the top unsigned big men still available, has been added to the U.S. roster for next month's 3rd Annual Marine Corps Charm City Challenge. Schools still interested in the 6-11, 235 pounder from Paterson Catholic in New Jersey include North Carolina, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Villanova, Rutgers, Pittsburgh and Kentucky, according last month's report by RivalsHoops.com reporter Russ Blake.

The coach for the U.S. Stars will be Richard Masson from Carson High School in Carson, CA. For the complete U.S. roster, please click here.

In addition, the complete Baltimore area roster that will face the U.S. Stars has been announced. The only player identified up to now had been Will Bowers, the Archbishop Spalding center who is headed to Maryland. The Baltimore All-Star roster follows:

Baltimore All-Star roster

Head Coach: Mike Glick (Archbishop Spalding)

* Number in parentheses, if any, is place on RivalsHoops.com Top 100 list.

The preliminary game starts at 4 PM and features the following players:

City All-Star team

Charles Brooks, Douglass

Derrick Brooks, St. Francis

Lonnie Embry, Douglass

Anthony Fair, Mount St. Joseph

Paul Frazier, Mervo

Willie Horne, Mount St. Joseph

Brahn Jenkins, Cardinal Gibbons

Kyle O’Connor, Mount St. Joseph

Bryan Scroggins, St. Francis

Michael Taylor, St. Francis

Michael Thompson, Dunbar

Antwan Williams, Mervo

Head Coach: Rodney Coffield (Douglass)

Suburban All-Star team

Gerald Bradford, Long Reach

Tommy Breaux, Randallstown -- Buffalo (football)

Derrick Davis, St. Maria Goretti

Gus Durr, Jr., Archbishop Spalding -- Mount St. Mary's

Essien Ford, Loyola

Adrian Gross, Southern

Josh Johnson, Annapolis

Jack McClinton, Calvert Hall

Dan Ross, West Nottingham

Sean Rozanski, Glenelg

Malcolm Thomas, Pikesville

Shawn Valesquez, Mt. Hebron

Head Coach: Pat Clatchey (Mount St. Joseph)

The Challenge takes place on Sunday, April 13 at the Towson Center on the campus of Towson University. The preliminary game, City vs. Suburban All-Stars, begins at 4 PM with the U.S. vs. Baltimore All-Star game to follow at 6 PM.

Tickets for the Marine Corps Charm City Challenge are $15 for adults, $10 for students and are available by calling 410-605-9381.