Kubasaki Dragons' DeQuan Alderman shoots past St. Mary's International defenders Yutai Atsumi and Ryoya Wakamatsu during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota High School, Japan. St. Mary's won 36-34. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kubasaki Dragons' DeQuan Alderman shoots past St. Mary's International defenders Yutai Atsumi and Ryoya Wakamatsu during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota High School, Japan. St. Mary's won 36-34. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kubasaki Dragons' Nick Ashley shoots against St. Mary's International defender Vandan Singh during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota Air Base, Japan. St. Mary's won 36-34. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kubasaki Dragons' DeQuan Alderman shoots between St. Mary's International defenders Conor Shimizu and Andrew Jones during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Capps Gym, Yokota High School. St. Mary's won 36-34. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Yokota Panthers' Raymond Butler shoots past Miles Miller of Christian Academy Japan during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota High School, Japan. Yokota won 54-31. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Christian Academy Japan's Collin Ekstrand tries to block Yokota's Morgan Breazell's shot as Panthers' Stanley Speed and Knights' Joe Turner watch during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Yokota won 54-31. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kadena Panthers' Jalen Creer-Amos drives to the basket past Yokota AAU Saints defender Brody Ward during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota High School, Japan. Kadena won 58-43. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kadena Panthers' Brett Garrick goes up for a shot between Yokota AAU Saints defenders Brody Ward and JaMarvin Harvey during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013,
in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota High School, Japan. Kadena won 58-43. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kubasaki Dragons' DeQuan Alderman drives to the basket around Conor Shimizu of St. Mary's International Titans during a Thursday match-up at Yokota High School, Japan, which is hosting the New Year Classic boys basketball tourney. (Anju Yamanaka/special to Stars and Stripes)
Treje Willoughby of Christian Academy Japan has his shot blocked by Yokota Panthers' A.J. Leake and Ke'Ondre Davis during a New Year Classic boys basketball tournament game Thursday at Yokota High School, Japan. (Anju Yamanaka/special to Stars and Stripes)
Nick Ashley of Kubasaki Dragons has his shot blocked by Kye Arbuckle of Christian Academy Japan Knights during a New Year Classic boys basketball tournament game Thursday at Yokota High School, Japan. (Anju Yamanaka/special to Stars and Stripes)
Chris Finco of Robert D. Edgren goes up for a shot as Nile C. Kinnick Red Devils' Ryne Yates defends during a New Year Classic boys basketball tournament game Thursday at Yokota High School, Japan. (Amanda Champion/special to Stars and Stripes)
Nick Ashley of Kubasaki puts up a shot over Christian Academy Japan Knights' Collin Ekstrand during a New Year Classic boys basketball tournament match-up Thursday at Yokota High School, Japan. (Anju Yamanaka/special to Stars and Stripes)
