Kentucky basketball signees Bobby Perry and Sheray Thomas will be among the participants at the Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic on April 26 in Louisville.

Perry, a 6-7 forward, was recently named North Carolina’s Mr. Basketball for the Class 3-A Division. He averaged 24.8 points and 10.9 rebounds this season for Hillside, which finished 21-3 and reached the 3-A East semifinals.

Tickets are $12.50 and $8 at TicketMaster locations, Freedom Hall Ticket Office, or by phone (502) 361-3100 or (800) 487-1212.

The week's hoops activities will kick off with the Derek Anderson Derby Festival Night of the Future Stars at 7 p.m. Friday, April 25 at Bellarmine University's Knights Hall. Admission is free with a ticket to the Basketball Classic. Featured are the Slam Dunk and 2-on-2 contests and the 3-point shootout.

Tentative rosters follow:

Purple Team

Marcus Williams, 6-2, PG, Los Angeles. College: Connecticut

Tac Minor, 5-11, PG, Houston. College: LSU

Gary Forbes, 6-5, G, Brooklyn, N.Y. College: Virginia

Rodrick Stewart, 6-4, G, Seattle. College: Southern Cal

Bobby Perry, 6-7, F, Durham, N,C. College: Kentucky

Sammy Mejia, 6-6, F, New Windsor, N.Y. College: Depaul

Lodrick Stewart, 6-4, F, Seattle. College: Southern Cal

Sheray Thomas, 6-8, F, Montreal, Canada. College: Kentucky

Akini Adkins, 6-10, F/C, Tallahassee, Fla. College: Alabama

Major Windgate, 6-10, C, Sewanee, Ga. College: Tennessee

Darryl Watkins, 6-11, C, Patterson, N.J. College: Undecided

Coaches: Steve Smith, Oak Hill Academy; Terrance Moorman, Louisville Central

White Team

Brandon Jenkins, 6-4, PG, Detroit. College: Louisville

Michael Nardi, 6-0, PG, Elizabeth, N.J. College: Villanova

Michael Bush, 6-4, G, Louisville, Ky. College: Louisville

Dameon Mason, 6-5, G, Aurora, Ill. College: Marquette

Reyshawn Terry, 6-8, F, Winston-Salem, N.C. College: North Carolina

Patrick Ewing Jr., 6-7, F, Atlanta. College: Indiana

Mohammed Abukar, 6-9, F, San Diego. College: Georgia

Chris Richard, 6-8, F, Lakeland, Fla. College: Florida

Brandon Wallace, 6-9, F, Jackson, S.C. College: Southern Cal

Grant Billmeier, 6-11, C, Elizabeth, N.J. College: Seton Hall

Martin Iti, 6-11, C, Sydney, Australia. College: NC-Charlotte

Coaches: Kevin Boyle Elizabeth, NJ St. Patrick; Howard West, R.J. Reynolds High School, Winston-Salem, N.C.