Western PA Charity Alumni Basketball Tourney Comes to Baldwin High

*Tournament bracket in media gallery above.*

Alumni teams from eight WPIAL schools with descend on Baldwin High School this coming November for the first-ever Western Pennsylvania Charity Alumni Basketball Tournament.

The event features male players, many of whom competed in men's college basketball programs after high school, but is being put together by Baldwin High's head and assistant girls basketball coaches Gavin Prosser and Zach Ferguson, respectively.

The goal of the tournament is to reunite WPIAL basketball alumni with teammates and the players that they competed against for a weekend of fun and competition while raising money for a good cause.

All of the money raised through entry fees, fan admissions, concessions sales, 50-50 raffles and donations will be given to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.

The cost per team to enter the tournament is $500. Admission to watch costs $5 per person per day or $10 per person for the whole weekend (Friday through Sunday).

"The more people we can get into the gym the better the atmosphere will be and the more money we will be able to raise," Prosser said.

Fans can try half-court shots for $1 each and a chance to win prizes.

Alumni will compete on teams representing Baldwin (including Prosser), Upper St. Clair, Chartiers Valley, Mt. Lebanon, West Mifflin Area, Steel Valley, Central Catholic and Hampton (including Ferguson) high schools. Each player will participate for the school from which they graduated.

Here are some of the notable players competing in the tournament:

BALDWIN:
Gavin Prosser, Point Park
Ryan Dedes
Steve Douglas, Pitt-Bradford
Jerome Maxshure, La Roche
Josip Lucic, Washington & Jefferson
Joe Suchy, Wheeling Jesuit

UPPER ST. CLAIR:
Dale Meinbresse, Quinnipiac
Ryan Murray, Westminster
Andrew Atman, Buffalo

MT. LEBANON:
Tyler Bluemling, Duquesne
Alex Warren
Bill Babe, Allegheny

WEST MIFFLIN AREA:
Chris Giles, Seton Hill
Bryant McAllister, Duquesne
Quinton Davis, Pitt-Johnstown

CENTRAL CATHOLIC:
Sean Crummie, Yale
Kyle Goldcamp, Gannon
Steve Buches, Pitt (football)
Drew Garcia, Tulane
Dan Waajid, Pitt-Johnstown
Chris Saltzman, Penn State-Behrend

HAMPTON:
Zach Ferguson, Point Park
Ryan Hauck, Westminster

High-school- and college-level officials will oversee the tournament. Music will be provided.

On Nov. 2, fans and players are invited to a Saturday Night Social at Coach's Bottleshop & Grille, which is owned by former Baldwin head boys basketball coach Johnny Lee. The address is 3105 Banksville Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15216.