Basketball Report: Pre-Summer Class of 2010 100 to Watch

By Jason Hickman May 11, 2009, 12:00am

MaxPreps identifies 100 of the nation's top juniors heading into the summer circuit.

After taking a composite look at high school basketball production and success, AAU performances last summer, honors and awards and to a lesser degree “potential” at the next level, MaxPreps has compiled its Pre-Summer Class of 2010 100 to Watch.

When the Class of 2010 Rankings are released in August, things could look much different based on seeing players in different situations and playing different roles for their summer circuit squads.

In keeping with MaxPreps’ focus on high school sports, players enrolled at schools featuring post-graduates (fifth-year seniors in essence) on their basketball teams are not eligible for consideration.

With that introduction out of the way, enjoy and use the “Reader Feedback” feature below to sound off on who should be included come August and why.

PRE-SUMMER CLASS OF 2010 100 TO WATCH

Listed Alphabetically (MaxPreps 2010 rankings will be released in August)



For notes, analysis and more, see 2010 100 to Watch Notebook

Player

Hgt. / Pos.

School (City, State)

College

Evan Anderson

6-11 / F

Eau Claire North (Eau Claire, Wis.)

Wisconsin

Keith Appling

6-3 / G

Pershing (Detroit, Mich.)

Michigan State

Harrison Barnes

6-6 / W

Ames (Ames, Iowa)

 

Will Barton

6-5 / W

Lake Clifton-Eastern (Baltimore, Md.)

 

Daniel Bejarano

6-5 / W

North (Phoenix, Ariz.)

Texas

Jesse Berry

6-1 / G

Jefferson (Lafayette, Ind.)

 

Vander Blue

6-3 / G

Madison Memorial (Madison, Wis.)

Wisconsin

Aaron Bright

5-11 / G

Bellevue (Bellevue, Wash.)

 

Anthony Brown

6-6 / W

Ocean View (Huntington Beach, Calif.)

 

Taran Buie

6-2 / G

Bishop Maginn (Albany, N.Y.)

Penn State

Reggie Bullock

6-7 / W

Kinston (Kinston, N.C.)

North Carolina

Russell Byrd

6-7 / W

Blackhawk Christian (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Michigan State

Travis Carroll

6-9 / F

Danville (Danville, Ind.)

Purdue

Tony Chennault

6-2 / G

Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Wake Forest

Michael Cobbins

6-8 / F

Palo Duro (Amarillo, Texas)

 

Kyle Collinsworth

6-5 / G

Provo (Provo, Utah)

 

Luke Cothron

6-9 / F

MacDonald Academy (Red Springs, N.C.)

 

Noah Cottrill

6-2 / G

Mountain State Academy (Beckley, W.Va.)

West Virginia

Aaron Craft

6-0 / G

Liberty-Benton (Findlay, Ohio)

Tennessee

Andre Dawkins

6-4 / G

Atlantic Shores Christian (Chesapeake, Va.)

Duke

Matt Derenbecker

6-5 / W

Metairie Park Country Day (Metairie, La.)

 

Carson Desrosiers

6-9 / F

Central Catholic (Lawrence, Mass.)

 

Alex Dragicevich

6-6 / W

Glenbrook North (Northbrook, Ill.)

 

Isaiah Epps

6-2 / G

Plainfield (Plainfield, N.J.)

Pittsburgh

Dakotah Euton

6-8 / F

Scott County (Georgetown, Ky.)

 

Dominique Ferguson

6-9 / F

Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Ind.)

 

Langston Galloway

6-3 / G

Christian Life (Baton Rouge, La.)

 

Tyrone Garland

6-1 / G

Bartram (Philadelphia, Pa.)

 

Trae Golden

6-3 / G

McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)

 

Ge-Lawn Guyn

6-2 / G

Scott County (Georgetown, Ky.)

 

Joshua Hairston

6-8 / F

Courtland (Spotsylvania, Va.)

Duke

Charles Hankerson

6-5 / W

Coral Reef (Miami, Fla.)

 

Tobias Harris

6-8 / F

Half Hallows Hills West (Dix Hills, N.Y.)

 

Ryan Harrow

6-1 / G

Walton (Marietta, Ga.)

North Carolina State

Corey Hawkins

6-3 / G

Estrella Foothills (Goodyear, Ariz.)

Arizona State

Crandall Head

6-4 / W

Crane (Chicago, Ill.)

Illinois

Pe’Shon Howard

6-2 / G

Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)

 

Kyrie Irving

6-1 / G

St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.)

 

Chad Jackson

6-4 / W

Scott County (Georgetown, Ky.)

 

Garrett Jackson

6-6 / W

Westview (Portland, Ore.)

 

Joe Jackson

6-0 / G

White Station (Memphis, Tenn.)

 

Ricardo Johnson

6-4 / W

Holmes (Covington, Ky.)

 

Terone Johnson

6-3 / G

North Central (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Purdue

Tyree Johnson

5-9 / G

Penn Wood (Lansdowne, Pa.)

 

Maurice Jones

5-7 / G

Arthur Hill (Saginaw, Mich.)

 

Perry Jones

6-11 / F

Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)

Baylor

Terrence Jones

6-9 / F

Jefferson (Portland, Ore.)

 

Cory Joseph

6-3 / G

Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)

 

Matt Kamieniecki

6-7 / W

Clarkston (Clarkston, Mich.)

 

Jelan Kendrick

6-6 / W

Westlake (Atlanta, Ga.)

 

Keala King

6-5 / W

Dominguez (Compton, Calif.)

 

Alex Kirk

6-11 / F

Los Alamos (Los Alamos, N.M.)

 

Brandon Knight

6-3 / G

Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

 

Doron Lamb

6-4 / W

Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)

 

Tyler Lamb

6-5 / W

Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)

UCLA

Joshua Langford

6-6 / W

Johnson (Huntsville, Ala.)

Louisville

Meyers Leonard

6-11 / F

Robinson (Robinson, Ill.)

Illinois

Nate Lubick

6-8 / F

St. Mark’s (Southborough, Mass.)

Georgetown

Kendall Marshall

6-3 / G

Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.)

North Carolina

Justin Martin

6-7 / F

Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Louisville

Ray McCallum

6-1 / G

Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, Mich.)

 

Ian Miller

6-3 / G

United Faith Christian (Charlotte, N.C.)

Florida State

Victor Oladipo

6-4 / W

DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.)

 

Mychal Parker

6-6 / W

Miller School (Charlottesville, Va.)

 

Adreian Payne

6-9 / F

Jefferson Township (Dayton, Ohio)

 

Brandon Peters

6-1 / G

Yates (Houston, Texas)

 

Jayvaughn Pinkston

6-7 / F

Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

 

Elijah Pittman

6-6 / W

Holmes (Covington, Ky.)

 

Dwayne Polee

6-6 / W

Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.)

USC

Casey Prather

6-5 / W

North Side (Jackson, Tenn.)

 

Phil Pressey

5-10 / G

Episcopal (Dallas, Texas)

 

Will Regan

6-8 / F

Nichols (Buffalo, N.Y.)

 

Trevor Releford

6-0 / G

Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.)

 

Jereme Richmond

6-5 / W

Waukegan (Waukegan, Ill.)

Illinois

Terrence Ross

6-5 / G

Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.)

Maryland

K.C. Ross-Miller

6-2 / G

God’s Academy (Dallas, Texas)

 

Josh Selby

6-2 / G

DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.)

Tennessee

Jordan Sibert

6-4 / G

Princeton (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Ohio State

Desmond Simmons

6-6 / F

Salesian (Richmond, Calif.)

 

Josh Smith

6-9 / F

Kentwood (Covington, Wash.)

 

Lenzelle Smith

6-4 / G

Zion-Benton (Zion, Ill.)

Ohio State

Reggie Smith

6-0 / G

Thornton (Harvey, Ill.)

 

Roscoe Smith

6-7 / F

Walbrook (Baltimore, Md.)

 

Markel Starks

6-0 / G

Georgetown Prep (North Bethesda, Md.)

Georgetown

Terrell Stoglin

6-1 / G

Santa Rita (Tucson, Ariz.)

Maryland

Andre Stringer

5-10 / G

Forest Hill (Jackson, Miss.)

 

Jared Sullinger

6-9 / F

Northland (Columbus, Ohio)

Ohio State

J.T. Terrell

6-3 / G

Cummings (Burlington, N.C.)

Wake Forest

DeShaun Thomas

6-7 / F

Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Ohio State

Tristan Thompson

6-9 / F

Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)

Texas

Tyler Thornton

6-2 / G

Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)

Duke

Ralston Turner

6-6 / W

Muscle Shoals (Muscle Shoals, Ala.)

 

Dion Waiters

6-3 / G

Life Center Academy (Burlington, N.J.)

Syracuse

Julian Washburn

6-7 / F

Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)

 

Okaro White

6-8 / F

Clearwater (Clearwater, Fla.)

Florida State

Brian Williams

6-5 / W

Glen Oaks (Baton Rouge, La.)

 

Kendall Williams

6-3 / G

Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)

UCLA

Royce Woolridge

6-3 / G

Sunnyslope (Phoenix, Ariz.)

Kansas

Joseph Young

6-2 / G

Yates (Houston, Texas)

 

Patric Young

6-10 / F

Jackson (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Florida

* Players enrolled at schools featuring post-graduates not eligible for consideration