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PRE-SUMMER RANKING OF THE NATION'S
TOP 100 RISING SOPHOMORES (CLASS OF 2004)
TOP 14 RISING FRESHMEN (CLASS OF 2005)
TOP 10 RISING 8TH GRADERS (CLASS OF 2006)

 

Top 100 Rising Sophomores
Rank Player Height Class Position Hometown (High School) State College
1. Sebastian Telfair 5'11 2004 PG Brooklyn (Lincoln) NY  
2. Mike Williams 6'8 2004 PF Camden (Wilcox Central) AL  
3. Darius Washington 6'0 2004 PG Orlando (Edgewater) FL  
4. Al Jefferson 6'9 2004 C Prentiss (H.S.) MS  
5. Eric Price 6'0 2004 PG Washington (Gonzaga) DC  
6. Mohamed Tangara 6'10 2004 PF Durham (Mt. Zion Christian) NC  
7. Andre Allen 5'9 2004 PG Memphis (Booker T. Washington) TN  
8. Robert Vaden 6'5 2004 WF Indianapolis (Cathedral) IN Purdue
9. Tyree Evans 6'3 2004 2G Richmond (George Wythe) VA  
10. Jason Horton 6'1 2004 PG Cedar Hill (H.S.) TX  
11. Marcus Williams 6'2 2004 2G Jersey City (St. Anthony) NJ  
12. Russell Robinson 6'2 2004 2G New York (Rice) NY  
13. Sundiata Gaines 6'0 2004 PG Briarwood (Archbishop Molloy) NY  
14. Brian Johnson 6'8 2004 PF Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) VA  
15. Jerrell Houston 6'8 2004 C Memphis (East) TN  
16. Glenn Miles 6'3 2004 2G Birmingham (West End) AL  
17. Jay Thomas 6'0 2004 PG Aurora (West) IL  
18. Isaiah Swann 6'1 2004 PG Rockville (Magruder) MD  
19. Shawn Livington 6'2 2004 PG Peoria (Richwoods) IL  
20. Marques Cooke 6'3 2004 PG Sulfolk (Nansmooth River) VA  
21. Cornelious Ingram 6'5 2004 WF Hawthorne (H.S.) FL  
22. Robert Swift 6'11 2004 C Bakersfield (Garces) CA  
23. Kaylan Grimes 6'8 2004 PF Florissant (Hazelwood Central) MO  
24. D.J. White 6'8 2004 PF Tuscaloosa (Hillcrest) AL  
25. Rajon Rando 6'0 2004 PG Louisville (Eastern) KY  
26. Rell Porter 6'6 2004 PF Pittsburgh (H.S.) TX  
27. John Oates 6'9 2004 C Ramsey (Don Bosco) NJ  
28. Dion Dowell 6'5 2004 WF Texas City (H.S.) TX  
29. Robbie Simpson 6'8 2004 PF Louisville (Seneca) KY  
30. LeMarcus Aldridge 6'10 2004 C Dallas (Seogoville) TX  
31. Taurean Green 6'0 2004 2G Winter Park (Lake Howell) FL  
32. Curtis Allen 6'4 2004 WF Palos Verdes (Rolling Hills) CA  
33. ReSean Dickey 6'9 2004 C Clio (Marlboro City) SC  
34. Gavin Grant 6'6 2004 2G Bronx (St. Raymond's) NY  
35. Joshua Smith 6'7 2004 WF Smyrna (Whitfield) GA  
36. Toney Douglas 5'9 2004 PG Jonesboro (H.S.) GA  
37. Shawne Williams 6'7 2004 PF Memphis (Hamilton) TN  
38. Gabriel Pruitt 6'1 2004 PG Compton (Centennial) CA  
39. Keith Langford 6'6 2004 WF Crowley (North Crowley) TX  
40. Justin Hare 6'1 2004 PG Cleveland (Bradley Central) TN  
41. Aaron Agnew 6'9 2004 C Bellaire (H.S) OH  
42. Rico Harris 6'1 2004 2G Detroit (Central) MI  
43. Dwayne Polk 5'7 2004 PG St. Louis (Vashon) MO  
44. Zam Frederick 6'1 2004 2G St. Matthews (Calhoun City) SC  
45. Ron Ramone 5'10 2004 PG Bronx (All Hallows) NY  
46. Thomas Herring 6'6 2004 PF Monrovia (H.S.) CA  
47. Xavier Price 6'2 2004 2G O'Fallon (H.S.) IL  
48. Jamar Butler 6'1 2004 2G Lima (Shawnee) OH  
49. Bobby Clark 6'3 2004 WF Jackson (Callaway) MS  
50. Jermis Smith 6'6 2004 PF Fort Worth (Dunbar) TX  
51. Casey Stafford 6'1 2004 2G Hazel Green (H.S.) AL
52. Mike Lewis 6'0 2004 PG Lisbon (Pineview) LA
53. David Burgess 6'10 2004 C Irvine (Woodbridge) CA
54. Dwight Howard 6'8 2004 PF Atlanta (Southwest Atlanta Christian) GA
55. Lamar Alston 6'3 2004 2G Bayonne (Marist) NJ
56. Courtney Beasley 6'4 2004 WF Huntsville (Butler) AL
57. Torin Marshall 6'2 2004 2G Farmville (Prince Edward) VA
58. Kenny Ingram 6'7 2004 PF Orlando (Edgewater) FL
59. Daniel Gibson 6'2 2004 PG Houston (Dowling) TX
60. Dwayne Johnson 5'8 2004 PG Bayside (Cardozo) NY
61. Shay Shannon 6'3 2004 2G Ardmore (H.S.) AL
62. Charles Thomas 6'5 2004 PF Jackson (Callaway) MS
63. Devon Dickerson 6'8 2004 C Richmond (Highland Springs) VA
64. Sean Green 6'3 2004 2G Rialto (H.S.) CA
65. Will Daniels 6'5 2004 WF Hyde Park (Franklin D. Roosevelt) NY
66. Patrick Fuller 5'11 2004 PG Pasadena (Muir) CA
67. Brandon Ivory 6'6 2004 WF Columbus (Shawnee) OH
68. Diefan Bach 6'8 2004 PF Newport Harbor (H.S.) CA
69. Marcus Lewis 6'4 2004 PF Bossier City (Airline) LA
70. David Ben 6'4 2004 WF Coatesville (H.S.) PA
71. Darryl Garrett 6'1 2004 WF Detroit (MacKenzie) MI
72. Brian Laing 6'4 2004 WF Bronx (St. Raymond's) NY
73. Matt Hagan 6'8 2004 C Pekin (H.S.) IL
74. Arturo Dubois 6'5 2004 PF New York (Rice) NY
75. Lamar Barrett 6'5 2004 PF Barrington (St. Andrews) RI
76. Rich Cunningham 5'7 2004 PG Philadelphia (St. John Neumann) PA
77. Cliff Hammond 6'2 2004 2G Thomasville (Whigham) GA
78. Lamar Robinson 6'7 2004 WF Baton Rouge (Southern Lab) LA
79. Paul Paradoski 5'10 2004 PG St. Louis (Vianney) MO
80. Randolph Morris 6'10 2004 C Fairburn (Landmark) GA
81. Chris Henry 6'8 2004 PF Santa Ana (Mater Dei) CA
82. James Watson 6'3 2004 2G Chicago (Julian) IL
83. Demetrius Green 6'3 2004 WF Lexington (Catholic) KY
84. Myles Guidry 6'8 2004 PF Alief (Alief-Elsik) TX
85. Early Doucet 6'4 2004 WF St. Martinville (H.S.) LA
86. Josh Shipp 6'2 2004 2G Los Angeles (Fairfax) CA
87. Emery Outland 5'11 2004 PG Barrington (St. Andrews) RI
88. David Whitehurst 6'2 2004 2G Tinton Falls (Monmouth Regional) NJ
89. Robert Rothbart 6'11 2004 C Mountain View (St. Francis) CA
90. Brandon Rush 6'5 2004 WF Kansas City (Career Regional) MO
91. Justin Kaufman 6'0 2004 PG Redding (Christian Heritage) CT
92. Bomboli Osby 6'8 2004 C Richmond (Thomas Jefferson) VA
93. Wesley Wicks 6'0 2004 PG Bronx (St. Raymond's) NY
94. Jerome Johnson 6'8 2004 C Potomac (The Bullis School) MD
95. DeAaron Williams 6'4 2004 WF Bartonville (Limestone) IL
96. Ron Steele 6'1 2004 2G Birmingham (John Carroll) AL
97. Ryan Baker 6'5 2004 C Indianapolis (Chatard) IN
98. Terrance Farley 6'8 2004 PF Louisville (Pleasure Ridge Park) KY
99. Noor Ford 5'8 2004 PG Williamsport (H.S.) PA
100. Kenny Rivers 5'9 2004 PG Stafford (Colonial Lodge) VA

Top 14 Rising Freshmen
Rank Player Height Class Position Hometown (High School) State College
1. Kendrick Johnson 6'10 C 2005 Morton, TX  
2. Luke Zeiller 6'8 C 2005 Washington (Middle) IN  
3. Byron Easton 6'0 PG 2005 Dallas (Pearl Anderson Middle) TX  
4. Saiquon Stone 6'2 WF 2005 Brooklyn, NY  
5. Julius Powell 6'7 PF 2005 Hickory, NC  
6. Fendi Onobun 6'6 PF 2005 Houston (O'Donnell) TX  
7. Marcus Ginyard 6'4 WF 2005 Oxon Hill (Potomac School) MD  
8. Shahee Martin 6'5 WF 2005 Queens (I.S. 347) NY  
9. Clarence Holloway 6'9 C 2005 Chicago (Sullivan) IL  
10. Aaron Jackson 6'0 2G 2005 Dallas (Apollo Middle) TX  
11. Stephen Snowden 5'11 2G 2005 Gaithersburg (Montgomery Village) MD  
12. Maurion Henderson 5'10 PG 2005 Los Angeles (Palisades) CA  
13. Jarvis Williams 6'5 C 2005 Jackson (Hardy) MS  
14. Ryan Scott 6'1 PG 2005 Charlotte, NC  

Top 10 Rising 8th Graders
Rank Player Height Class Position Hometown (High School) State College
1. Derrick Character 6'7 C 2006 Scotch Plains, NJ  
2. Jason Bennett 7'0 C 2006 Jacksonville (Arlington Country Day) FL  
3. Nick Wise 6'9 PG 2006 Houston (Beck) TX  
4. Shannon McBean 5'2 PG 2006 Queens (J.H.S. 126) NY  
5. Charles Boozer 5'5 PG 2006 Raleigh, NC  
6. Andre Dunn 5'10 WF 2006 Hawthorne, CA  
7. Matt Haymaker 6'9 C 2006 Edmond, OK  
8. Nigel Minson 5'7 PG 2006 Tacoma Park, MD  
9. P.J. Taylor 5'6 PG 2006 High Point (Southwest) NC  
10. Matthew Shaw 6'4 C 2006 Carson, CA