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Ari Rosenfeld (@realA_rosenfeld)
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(Editor's note: This post has been updated to reflect changes made to the 16U and 15U bracket after Cedar Creek High School was dropped as a venue.)

A staple of the third and final July live period, Elevate Hoops’ Live in AC tournament returns to the Jersey Shore area this year, running from July 22-24.

The event brings together dozens of the top unaffiliated AAU programs in the Northeast region, as well as a few sneaker-sponsored teams from the Nike, Under Armour, and Adidas circuits.

This year, Live in AC will utilize four facilities in the Cape-Atlantic area: Stockton University, Atlantic City High School, Pleasantville High School, and Mainland Regional High School. All 17U showcase and winners’ bracket action will take place at Stockton, with the 16U action taking place primarily at Pleasantville and the 15U bracket at Atlantic City HS.

Both the 16U and 15U brackets move to Stockton for the semifinals and finals. Below is a schedule for the final few rounds of each age group:

17U Quarterfinals: Friday 9:40 AM @ Stockton
17U Semifinals: Friday 12:00 PM @ Stockton
17U Finals: Friday 3:30 PM @ Stockton

16U Semifinals: Friday 12:00 PM @ Stockton
16U Finals: Friday 3:30 PM @ Stockton

15U Quarterfinals: Thursday night @ ACHS
15U Semifinals: Friday 9:40 AM @ Stockton
15U Finals: Friday 2:20 PM @ Stockton

Several top local programs will be participating for the final live period. While Team Final’s 17U EYBL team will be in Las Vegas, their 17U Black team, as well as both the Blue and Black squads at the 15U and 16U level, will all be playing. The Jersey Shore Warriors will have their 15U-17U teams all in attendance, while Team Philly will have its 15U and 16U teams competing.

In addition, the EYBL’s NJ Playaz will play two showcase games at Stockton before going out to Las Vegas, while Nike-backed Team Takeover will participate in both the 15U and 16U bracket. The Under Armour Association’s New Heights program will have its 16U and 17U teams competing, and another EYBL program, CIA Bounce, will participate at the 16U level. Sports U rounds out the group of sponsored teams, as the Under Armour program will send its 16U and 17U teams.

Below are schedules for all of the teams listed above, provided they remain in the winners’ brackets.

Team Final
17U Black
Wednesday: 8:30 PM @ Stockton vs. Maryland 3D Red (Showcase)
Thursday: 9:40 AM @ Stockton vs. Positive Direction
                 2:20 PM @ Stockton vs. CM3 Elite/CT Basketball Club
16U Blue
Wednesday: 7:20 PM @ Pleasantville vs. New Heights (Showcase)
Thursday: 9:40 AM @ Pleasantville vs. Jersey Shore Warriors Gold                                   2:20 PM @ Pleasantville vs. Baltimore’s Finest/Early Risers
16U Black
Wednesday: 6:10 PM @ Pleasantville vs. DC Premier (Showcase)
Thursday: 10:50 AM @ Pleasantville vs. CIA Bounce
                 3:30 PM @ Pleasantville vs. New Heights/Team Takeover Orange
15U Blue
Wednesday: 6:10 PM @ ACHS vs. Red Rush (Showcase)
Thursday: 3:30 PM @ ACHS vs. Stamford Peace/Pure Basketball
15U Black
Wednesday: 8:30 PM @ ACHS vs. Crusader Nation (Showcase)
Thursday: 12:00 PM @ ACHS vs. Sullivan Basketball Academy
                 4:40 PM @ ACHS vs. Team Takeover Orange/Gym Ratz

Jersey Shore Warriors
17U
Wednesday: 6:10 PM @ Stockton vs. NJ Roadrunners (Showcase)
                     8:30 PM @ Stockton vs. NJ Playaz Gold (Showcase)
Thursday: 8:30 AM @ Stockton vs. G7 NY Elite
                12:00 PM @ Stockton vs. Crown Basketball Gold/Wayne PAL Wolfpack
16U
Wednesday: 5:00 PM @ Pleasantville vs. Early Risers (Showcase)
Thursday: 9:40 AM @ Pleasantville vs. Team Final Blue
                 2:20 PM @ Pleasantville vs. Baltimore’s Finest/Early Risers
15U
Wednesday: 6:10 PM @ ACHS vs. Team Takeover Black (Showcase)
Thursday: 9:40 AM @ ACHS vs. Crusader Nation
                2:20 PM @ ACHS vs. Red Rush/NJ Roadrunners

Team Philly
16U
Wednesday: 6:10 @ Pleasantville vs. CIA Bounce (Showcase)
Thursday: 5:50 PM @ Pleasantville vs. NJ Playaz Black
                 9:20 PM @ Pleasantville vs. DC Premier/NY Gauchos
15U
Wednesday: 9:40 PM @ ACHS vs. Maryland 3D Red (Showcase)
Thursday: 10:50 AM @ ACHS vs. Maryland 3D Red
                  3:30 PM @ ACHS vs. Virginia Elite/Team JLA

NJ Playaz
17U
Wednesday: 8:30 PM @ Stockton vs Jersey Shore Warriors Gold (Showcase)
Thursday: 10:50 AM @ Stockton vs. New Heights (Showcase)

Team Takeover
16U
Wednesday: 9:40 PM @ Pleasantville vs. NJ Roadrunners (Showcase)
Thursday: 4:40 PM @ Pleasantville vs. NJ Roadrunners
                 8:10 PM @ Pleasantville vs. Sports U/Maryland 3D Red
15U
Wednesday: 6:10 PM @ ACHS vs. Jersey Shore Warriors (Showcase)
Thursday: 2:20 PM @ ACHS vs. South Jersey Select/NJ Bulls

New Heights
17U
Wednesday: 9:40 PM @ Stockton vs. Jersey Force (showcase)
Thursday: 10:50 AM @ Stockton vs. NJ Playaz Gold (showcase)
                 4:40 PM @ Stockton vs. NJ Soldiers
                 8:10 PM @ Stockton vs. Stamford Peace/Early Risers
16U
Wednesday: 7:20 PM @ Pleasantville vs. Team Final Blue (Showcase)
Thursday: 10:50 AM @ Pleasantville vs. Team Takeover Orange
                 3:30 PM @ Pleasantville vs. CIA Bounce/Team Final Black

CIA Bounce
16U
Wednesday: 6:10 PM @ Pleasantville vs. Team Philly (Showcase)
Thursday: 10:50 AM @ Pleasantville vs. Team Final Black
                 3:30 PM @ Pleasantville vs. Team Takeover Orange/New Heights

Sports U
17U
Wednesday: 9:40 PM @ Stockton vs. Threat 220 (Showcase)
Thursday: 2:20 PM @ Stockton vs. JB Hoops Coyle
                 7:00 PM @ Stockton vs. NJ Shoreshots Rice/Philly Ballhawks
16U
Wednesday: 5:00 PM @ Pleasantville vs. NY Gauchos (Showcase)
Thursday: 4:40 PM @ Pleasantville vs. Maryland 3D Red
                 8:10 PM @ Pleasantville vs. Team Takeover Black/NJ                  
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