Kenny Barton, Riverdale Baptist James Jones, Largo The 1995 Mr. Football,Chris ClaiborneRiverside North, or Grid-Hoop studJohnny McWilliamsof Pomona are good examples. Photo: Ronnie Flores. All-Northwestern Region selection. 1989-1990 Prince was considered the nations best middle school player and a top prospect after leading travel clubs to the Final Four of AAU Nationals for five consecutive years. Harris (Crenshaw, Los Angeles), Rasheed Hayes (Menlo Park), DeShawn Stevenson (Washington, Easton), Felipe Williams (Crossroads, Santa Monica), Andrew Zahn (Redondo Union, Redondo Beach). Averaged 23.3 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in leading Central to Maryland 2A state and South Region titles. The only one that really was not a Roy Williams type player. 2003-2004 Never have so many eyes been on high school basketball, and we can credit that to the kid once dubbed "The Chosen One.". Other Links > Basketball > Top Ranked Basketball Players by High School . Jeremy Dawson, Stone.-Mt. Most Hyped Since 1982: The 6-foot-3 Dingle is a big physical guard at 195 pounds. Mike Pegues, DeMatha, 6-4, Senior Stanley is one of the best athletes and finishers in this group, but will repeat eighth grade to mature and shore up on academics. He grew up in Stockton (Chandler was from Hanford) and ended up in Orange County to live with travel ball coach Bob Gottlieb to steer him down a path leading to a potential pro career instead of potential trouble. Synopsis: Gordon and Mason came into high school with tremendous reputations and even though Westchester opened the 1988-89 season ranked No. The 247Sports Composite is a proprietary algorithm that compiles rankings and ratings listed in the public domain by the major media recruiting services, creating the industry's most comprehensive and unbiased prospect and team rankingsMore Info, Powered by innovative technology products, 247Sports employs a staff of more than 50 full time recruiting reporters and evaluators that rank and compile data on the nation's elite high school recruitsMore Info. A year younger than the majority of the players in his high school class (2013), Gordon made an immediate impact at Arizona and was recently drafted No. Gerald Walker entered Hayward highly regarded and ended up as a two-time divisional state player of the year for the Farmers. 3 ranking. Coach John Dennstaedt, Annapolis ACS, Second Team HONORABLE MENTION 4 overall by the Orlando Magic. 2004-2005 Tyler would likely have been selected in 2010, but this groups lack of development was a microcosm of Californias drought. At one point in middle school, Eaton was considered the nations best player in the 2011 class, but his high school career didnt match up. He was talented, but was not an all-state player at Burbank. He won three national championships and two National Player of the Year awards as a Bruin. Photo: Ronnie Flores. He averaged 31.6 points, 9.6 boards and 4.6 assists his final high school season, while his team finished the year with the top national ranking. Damien Hartwell, George Mason Terry Gaither, Glen Burnie Some excelled in football (Claiborne, Jenkins, Williams) and there are some success stories (Benjamin), but this group still serves as a cautionary tale about players with the cant miss label who actually miss. There was a plan for Carter, Draper, Hawkins, Moore and Nelson to join Walker at FoHi, but it could never materialize and Walker couldnt meet lofty expectations despite eventually leading St. Marys of Phoenix to an Arizona state title as a senior. Though he might have made his money as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, it was Lew Alcindor who changed the game back in high school.
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