ESPN COMES TO SlamJam

On Saturday, November 11th 2000, one of America's biggest sports network, ESPN conducted a film shoot featuring the SlamJam Women's Basketball Classic. The shoot took place at Riverbank State Park in Harlem, USA the official home court of the SlamJam Women's Basketball Classic fall league. The shoot lasted approximately four and one half hours and featured some of SlamJam's best girl basketball players.

ESPN began their shoot by interviewing some of SlamJam's brightest and most promising stars. The players who interviewed were 6'5 Rebecca Richman (Brooklyn Tech H.S.), headed to national powerhouse Rutgers University; America's best 8th grade point guard Lisa Ann Claxton, sister of Philadelphia 76ers point guard Craig "Speedy" Claxton (The Learning Tree J.H.S.); Streets and Smith honorable mention All-American Cori "D-1" Chambers (Ursuline H.S.), SlamJam Classic 2000 league MVP; the unflappable Renee Taylor (Monsignor Scanlon H.S.) a 5'2 point guard who was featured along with Rebecca Richman in the New York Times City section SlamJam Classic article dated Sunday, November 9th 2000 and Brittney Smith (St. Dominic's H.S.) SlamJam Classic 2000 championship game MVP.

Following the interviews, ESPN filmed a rematch of championship game between the SlamJam 2000 champion Long Island Wave and runner up Riverside Hawks. Next ESPN shot Cori Chambers, Renee Taylor, Rebecca Richman and Renee Taylor exhibiting simulated basketball moves with the lights turned down very low. The evening concluded with interviews of Riverside Hawks coach Phil Corley and SlamJam Commissioner Clyde Frazier, Jr. The show, which will be aired on December 13th 2000 at 7:30pm EST, is included in a special ESPN feature on women's basketball.