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PRE-SUMMER RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP RISING JUNIORS (CLASS OF 2003)





Top 150 Rising Juniors |
| Rank | Player | Height | Class | Position | Hometown (High School) State | College |
| 1. | LaBron James | 6'6 | 2003 | WF | Akron (St. Vincent-St. Mary) OH | |
| 2. | Kendrick Perkins | 6'11 | 2003 | C | Beaumont (Ozen) TX | |
| 3. | Lodrick Stewart | 6'4 | 2003 | 2G | Seattle (Rainier Beach) WA | |
| 4. | Rodrick Stewart | 6'4 | 2003 | 2G | Seattle (Rainier Beach) WA | |
| 5. | Jackie Butler | 6'10 | 2003 | C | McComb (H.S.) MS | |
| 6. | Dion Harris | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Detroit (Redford) MI | |
| 7. | Leon Powe | 6'8 | 2003 | PF | Oakland (Vocational Tech) CA | |
| 8. | T.J. Banninster | 6'2 | 2003 | PG | Jacksonville (Arlington Country Day) FL | |
| 9. | Kris Humphries | 6'7 | 2003 | PF | Minnetonka (Hopkins) MN | |
| 10. | Lawrence Carrier*** | 6'8 | 2003 | WF | Salisbury (Salisbury School) CT | |
| 11. | Luol Deng | 6'8 | 2003 | PF | Blairstown (Blair Academy) NJ | |
| 12. | Ndudi Ebi | 6'8 | 2003 | PF | Houston (Westbury Christian) TX | |
| 13. | David Padget | 6'10 | 2003 | C | Reno (H.S.) MS | |
| 14. | Travis Outlaw | 6'8 | 2003 | PF | Starksville (H.S.) MS | |
| 15. | Jarelle Scott | 6'7 | 2003 | C | New Orleans (Abramson) LA | |
| 16. | Rayshawn Reed | 6'0 | 2003 | PG | Inglewood (H.S.) CA | |
| 17. | Roosevlt Lee | 6'5 | 2003 | WF | New Britain (H.S.) CT | |
| 18. | Chris Taft | 6'9 | 2003 | C | Brooklyn (Xaverian) NY | |
| 19. | Michael Bush | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Louisville (Male) KY | |
| 20. | Dwon Youmans | 6'4 | 2003 | 2G | Jacksonville (Arlington Country Day) FL | |
| 21. | Stevie Hailey | 6'0 | 2003 | PG | Worcester (Academy) MA | |
| 22. | Shannon Brown | 6'4 | 2003 | 2G | Maywood (Proviso East) IL | |
| 23. | Omari Israel | 6'7 | 2003 | WF | Wheaton (Good Counsel) MD | |
| 24. | Ekene Obekwe | 6'7 | 2003 | PF | Carson (H.S.) CA | |
| 25. | Charlie Villanueva*** | 6'8 | 2003 | PF | Blairstown (Blair Academy) NJ |
| 26. | Richard McBride | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Springfield (Lanphier) IL | |
| 27. | Wesley Washington | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Santa Ana (Mater Dei) CA | |
| 28. | Jermaine Bell | 6'10 | 2003 | PF | Rochester (Franklin) NY | |
| 29. | Stefan Zimmerman | 6'10 | 2003 | C | Orem (Mountain View) UT | Utah |
| 30. | Kenneth Harris | 6'9 | 2003 | C | Hammond (Bishop Noll) IN | Valparaiso |
| 31. | Ricky Lucas | 6'4 | 2003 | WF | Rockville (Montrose Christian) MD | |
| 32. | Walter Waters | 6'9 | 2003 | C | Detroit (Southeastern) MI | |
| 33. | Daon Merritt | 5'10 | 2003 | PG | Bronx (St. Raymond's) NY | |
| 34. | Olu Famutimi | 6'5 | 2003 | WF | Flint (Northwestern) MI | |
| 35. | Mohamed Abukar | 6'8 | 2003 | PF | San Diego (Rancho Bernardo) CA | |
| 36. | Tim Morris | 6'4 | 2003 | 2G | Smyrna (Whitfield) GA | |
| 37. | Nick Stiggers | 6'8 | 2003 | PF | Memphis (Hillcrest) TN | |
| 38. | Vernon Hamilton | 5'11 | 2003 | PG | Chester (Dale) VA | |
| 39. | Ronnie Brewer | 6'4 | 2003 | PG | Fayetteville (H.S.) AR | |
| 40. | Richard Cobbs | 6'5 | 2003 | WF | Moreno Valley (Canyon Springs) CA | |
| 41. | Brian Butch | 6'4 | 2003 | C | Durham (Mt. Zion Christian) NC | |
| 42. | Ben Luber | 5'11 | 2003 | PG | Newtown (Council Rock) PA | |
| 43. | Shagari Alleyne | 7'2 | 2003 | C | New York (Rice) NY | |
| 44. | Demetrius Nichols | 6'7 | 2003 | PF | Barrington (St. Andrews) RI | |
| 45. | Darryl Watkins | 6'11 | 2003 | C | Paterson (Catholic) NJ | |
| 46. | Major Wingate | 6'10 | 2003 | C | Florece (Wilson) NJ | |
| 47. | DeAndre Payton | 6'6 | 2003 | PF | Indianapolis (Lawrence Central) IN | |
| 48. | Bil Duany | 6'6 | 2003 | WF | Bloomington (North) IN | |
| 49. | Brandon Jenkins | 6'3 | 2003 | PG | Detroit (Redford) MI | |
| 50. | Marcus Sykes | 6'7 | 2003 | WF | Middleburg (Notre Dame) VA |
| 51. | Jai Miller | 6'1 | 2003 | PG | Selma (H.S.) AL | |
| 52. | Mike McGhee | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Bston (English) MA | |
| 53. | Keith Wooden | 6'7 | 2003 | PF | Lawrence (Free State) KS | |
| 54. | Ivan Harris | 6'8 | 2003 | PF | Springfield (North) OH | |
| 55. | Harrison Schaen | 6'7 | 2003 | PF | Santa Ana (Mater Dei) CA | |
| 56. | Bryon Joynes | 6'10 | 2003 | C | Towson (Catholic) MD | |
| 57. | Maureece Rice | 5'11 | 2003 | PG | Philadelphia (Strawberry Mansion) PA | |
| 58. | Jay Jackson | 6'0 | 2003 | PG | Quachita (H.S.) LA | |
| 59. | Jeremy Ingram | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Kinston (H.S.) NC | |
| 60. | Mett Lefeld | 6'10 | 2003 | C | Coldwater (H.S.) MI | |
| 61. | Darian Townes | 6'9 | 2003 | PF | Alexandria (T.C. Williams) VA | Georgetown |
| 62. | Trevor Ariza | 6'7 | 2003 | PF | Los Angeles (Westchester) CA | |
| 63. | Will Sheridan | 6'8 | 2003 | PF | Hockessin (Sanford) DE | |
| 64. | Michael Nardi | 6'1 | 2003 | PG | Elizabeth (St. Patrick) NJ | |
| 65. | Marlon Smith | 5'11 | 2003 | PG | Briarwood (Archbishop Molly) NY | |
| 66. | Lance Jackson | 6'4 | 2003 | PF | Ft. Worth (Dunbar) TX | |
| 67. | Art Bowers | 6'3 | 2003 | PG | Newark (Hodgeson Vo. Tech) DE | |
| 68. | Eddie Green | 6'9 | 2003 | PF | Winston-Salem (R.J. Reynolds) NC | |
| 69. | Grant Billmeier | 6'10 | 2003 | C | Elizabeth (St. Patrick) NJ | |
| 70. | Marcus Williams | 6'1 | 2003 | PG | Los Angeles (Crenshaw) CA | |
| 71. | Marquise Webb | 6'4 | 2003 | WF | Paterson (Catholic) NJ | |
| 72. | Mitchell Buford | 6'1 | 2003 | 2G | Middle Village (Christ the King) NY | |
| 73. | Akini Adkins | 6'9 | 2003 | C | Tallahassee (Florida) FL | |
| 74. | Ije Nwankwo | 6'6 | 2003 | PF | Birmingham (Detroit Country Day) MI | |
| 75. | Kendal Provet | 5'9 | 2003 | PG | New York (Wadleigh) NY |
| 76. | Kalif Ford | 6'0 | 2003 | PG | Diamond Bar (H.S.) CA | |
| 77. | Trey Kelly | 6'0 | 2003 | PG | Washington (Dunbar) DC | |
| 78. | Nick Stafford | 6'7 | 2003 | PF | Worcester (Academy) MA | |
| 79. | James Davis | 6'11 | 2003 | C | Minneapolis, MN | |
| 80. | Jamar Nutter | 6'2 | 2003 | PG | West Orange (Seton Hall Prep) NJ | |
| 81. | Omar Wilkes | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Los Angeles (Loyola) CA | |
| 82. | Shawn Taylor | 6'11 | 2003 | C | Atlanta (Dooley) GA | |
| 83. | Jacob Bower | 6'2 | 2003 | PG | Meridian (H.S.) SD | |
| 84. | Earl Rigsby | 6'2 | 2003 | PG | New Hampton (Prep) NH | |
| 85. | Bobby Perry | 6'7 | 2003 | WF | Durham (Hillside) NC | |
| 86. | Lorenzo Thompson | 6'8 | 2003 | PF | Chicago (Crane) IL | |
| 87. | Wesley Green | 6'9 | 2003 | C | Eustis (H.S.) FL | |
| 88. | Alfred Walsh | 6'2 | 2003 | 2G | Washington (Archbishop Carroll) DC | |
| 89. | DeWayne Green | 6'0 | 2003 | PG | Creedmore (Christian Faith) NC | |
| 90. | David Fisher | 6'6 | 2003 | PF | Dallas (South Oak Cliff) TX | |
| 91. | Kevin Anderson | 6'2 | 2003 | PG | Worthington (Thomas Worthington) OH | |
| 92. | Dominique Smallwood | 6'0 | 2003 | PG | Rockville (Montrose Christian) MD | |
| 93. | Florentio Valencia | 6'5 | 2003 | WF | Chicago (Crane) IL | |
| 94. | Kenny Hooks | 6'6 | 2003 | WF | East Central (H.S.) MS | |
| 95. | Jaron Green | 6'10 | 2003 | C | Petersburg (H.S.) VA | |
| 96. | Jamal Warren | 6'2 | 2003 | 2G | Fitchburg (Notre Dame) MA | |
| 97. | Wendall White | 6'5 | 2003 | WF | Redondo Beach (Redondo Union) CA | |
| 98. | Josh Higgins | 6'11 | 2003 | C | Vandala (Butler) OH | |
| 99. | Jeffrey Webb | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Jackson (Forest Hill) MS | |
| 100. | Dan Fitzgerald | 6'7 | 2003 | WF | St. Paul (St. Thomas Academy) MN |
| 101. | Tavon Nelson | 6'7 | 2003 | PF | Baltimore (Lake Clifton) MD | |
| 102. | Mamadou Diakhate | 6'4 | 2003 | 2G | Manhasset (St. Mary's) NY | |
| 103. | Obie Nwadike | 6'3 | 2003 | WF | Jersey City (St. Anthony) NJ | |
| 104. | Dane Bradshaw | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Memphis (White Station) TN | |
| 105. | Darryl Strawberry, Jr | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Pasadena (Muir) CA | |
| 106. | Steve Danley | 6'7 | 2003 | C | Hyattsville (DeMatha) MD | |
| 107. | Daniel Coleman | 6'8 | 2003 | PF | Minnetonka (Hopkins) MN | |
| 108. | Kirk Burn | 6'6 | 2003 | WF | Brooklyn (Bishop Loughlin) NY | |
| 109. | Brett McDade | 5'10 | 2003 | PG | Denton (Ryan) TX | |
| 110. | R.J. Reynolds | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Roanoke (Catholic) VA | |
| 111. | Hassan Fofona | 6'10 | 2003 | C | Ayer (H.S.) MA | |
| 112. | Brenton Petway | 6'8 | 2003 | PF | Eagles Landing (McDonough) GA | |
| 113. | Marvin Richardson | 6'4 | 2003 | WF | East Orange (Bishop Francis) NJ | |
| 114. | Alex Bausley | 6'6 | 2003 | PF | Los Angeles (Fairfax) CA | |
| 115. | Deonte Taylor | 6'4 | 2003 | WF | Washington (M.M. Washington) DC | |
| 116. | Jessie Burton | 6'0 | 2003 | PG | Minneapolis (North) MN | |
| 117. | Des Willingham | 5'9 | 2003 | PG | De Soto (H.S.) TX | |
| 118. | Ramel Bradley | 6'3 | 2003 | PG | New York (Park West) NY | |
| 119. | Corey Gibbs | 6'7 | 2003 | PF | Atlanta (Pace) GA | |
| 120. | Ross Neltner | 6'7 | 2003 | PF | Ft. Thomas (Highlands) KY | |
| 121. | Brandon Cotton | 6'0 | 2003 | 2G | Detroit (St. Martin DePorres) MI | |
| 122. | Chris Reay | 6'7 | 2003 | C | Plano (H.S.) TX | |
| 123. | Frank Young | 6'5 | 2003 | WF | Tallahassee (Florida) FL | |
| 124. | Andrew Lavander | 5'5 | 2003 | PG | Columbus (Brookhaven) OH | |
| 125. | Anthony Gray | 6'5 | 2003 | WF | Dumas (H.S.) AR |
| 126. | Brian Randle | 6'6 | 2003 | PF | Peoria (Notre Dame) IL | |
| 127. | Brandon Foust | 6'5 | 2003 | WF | Columbus (Brookhaven) OH | |
| 128. | Mike Woodard | 6'0 | 2003 | PG | Fairburn (Creekside) GA | |
| 129. | Ryan Griffin | 6'6 | 2003 | PF | San Antonio (Reagan) TX | |
| 130. | Emmanuel Willis | 6'7 | 2003 | WF | Mendenhall (H.S.) MS | |
| 131. | Kenneth Kelly | 6'1 | 2003 | 2G | Dallas (Carter) TX | |
| 132. | Scott Cutley | 6'5 | 2003 | PF | Los Angeles (Westchester) CA | |
| 133. | John Winston | 6'3 | 2003 | PG | Richmond (Salesian) CA | |
| 134. | Brian Randle | 6'7 | 2003 | WF | Peoria (Notre Dame) IL | |
| 135. | Jonathan Braxton | 6'0 | 2003 | PG | Mineral (Louisa County) VA | |
| 136. | Sterling Robinson | 6'0 | 2003 | PG | Napoleonville (Assumption) LA | |
| 137. | Ryan Appleby | 6'3 | 2003 | PG | Stanwood (H.S.) WA | |
| 138. | Mike Atkins | 6'4 | 2003 | PF | Bridgeport (Harding) CT | |
| 139. | Jarrod Boswell | 6'11 | 2003 | C | Lakeside (El Capitan) CA | |
| 140. | Rashaud Nixon | 6'4 | 2003 | WF | Oxon Hill (H.S.) MD | |
| 141. | Demetrius Johnson | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Warrenville Heights (H.S.) OH | |
| 142. | Troy Aaron | 6'1 | 2003 | PG | Lake Charles (St. Louis) LA | |
| 143. | Isaiah Mills | 6'8 | 2003 | C | Corbin (H.S.) KY | |
| 144. | David Cornwell | 6'6 | 2003 | PF | Louisville (Ballard) KY | |
| 145. | Vincent Banks | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Atlanta (South Atlanta) GA | |
| 146. | Ugo Hinekweazu | 6'5 | 2003 | WF | Houston (Westbury Christian) TX | |
| 147. | Alex Weeks | 6'8 | 2003 | PF | Lilburn (Berkmar) GA | |
| 148. | Abdi Lidonde | 6'3 | 2003 | 2G | Barrington (St. Andrews) RI | |
| 149. | Justin Hawkins | 6'5 | 2003 | WF | Lakewood (Mayfair) CA | |
| 150. | Nick Dials | 6'0 | 2003 | PG | Willard (H.S.) OH |