Amar’e Stoudemire and Las Vegas’ Durango High School partnered on the Amar’e Stoudemire Each 1 Teach 1 National Invitational. December 19-23, 2009, the annual event showcased some of the teams and players from across the nation.

This elite Holiday boys four-day basketball tournament takes place at Durango High School’s Blazer Dome and will benefit the Amar’e Stoudemire Each 1 Teach 1 Foundation and Durango High School.

The Amar’e Stoudemire E1T1 Invitational is a competitive, 32-team tournament with two 16-team traditional brackets and includes teams from around the country. Elite teams have traveled from Alaska, Arizona, Bermuda, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland and Oregon over the years to attend the Invitational.

The 2009 field included: Banning (Wilmington, CA), Basic (Las Vegas, NV), Canyon Springs (Las Vegas, NV), Carson (Carson, CA), Cedarbridge Academy (Bermuda), Centennial (Las Vegas, NV), Chaparral (Las Vegas, NV), Cheyenne (Las Vegas, NV), Denver East (Denver, CO), Dorsey (Los Angeles, CA), Douglas (Reno, NV), Durango (Las Vegas, NV), Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA), Francis Parker (San Diego, CA), Georgetown Prep (Bethesda, MD), Green Valley (Las Vegas, NV), Inglewood (Los Angeles, CA), Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV), LeFlore (Mobile, AL), Liberty (Las Vegas, NV), Lynwood (Lynwood, CA), McQueen (Reno, NV), Mesquite (Gilbert, AZ), Mojave (Las Vegas, NV), Northwood (Shreveport, LA), Pacific Hills (West Hollywood, CA), Palo Verde (Las Vegas, NV), Rancho (Las Vegas, NV), Ridgewood (Norridge, IL), Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas, NV), Silverado (Las Vegas, NV) and Valley (Las Vegas, NV).

For more information, please visit the official Durango High School boy’s basketball web site, www.Durangobasketball.com