Parker earns No. 1 ranking in Class of 2013 Top 100 debut

By Jeff Borzello Jul 6, 2011, 10:00pm

Simeon (Chicago, Ill.) standout Jabari Parker leads list of rising juniors.

Jabari Parker has helped lead Simeon to back-to-back state championships.
Jabari Parker has helped lead Simeon to back-to-back state championships.
Photo by Greg Behrens
Jabari Parker may be the most accomplished 16-year-old basketball player in the world.

After winning back-to-back Class 4A state championships at Simeon (Chicago, Ill.) as a freshman and sophomore, the 6-foot-7, 220-pound wing-forward took his game to the international stage earlier this summer. Parker averaged 15.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game en route to MVP honors at the FIBA Americas U16 Championship last month in Mexico, helping the United States come home with the gold.

Parker's incredible run continues with today's release of the MaxPreps Class of 2013 Top 100 as he debuts at No. 1. With talents like Julius Randle, Nerlens Noel, Aaron Gordon and Andrew Harrison rounding out the top five, staying in that spot could prove to be Parker's biggest achievement.

Randle, a 6-9, 240-pound post player, averaged over 24 points and 12 rebounds per game as a sophomore at Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas). The lefty is a unique and explosive athlete in the paint.

Playing in the prep school ranks, Noel doesn't have the impressive high school resume that some of his peers do but is a game-changing defensive presence. The Everett, Mass., native was taped at nearly 7-feet at the Amar'e Stoudemire Skills Academy last week to go along with a 7-3 wingspan.



Gordon led Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) to a state title in March and – like Parker – was dominant at the FIBA Americas U16 Championship, posting team-leading totals of 17.0 points and 11.2 rebounds per game.

Oversized point guard Andrew Harrison joins twin brother Aaron (No. 10) in the backcourt at Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas) and for the Houston Defenders club team. The Harrisons join Californians Tyree (No. 25) and Tyrell Robinson (No. 95) to give the Class of 2013 Top 100 two sets of identical twins.

Class of 2013 Top 100

RankNameStarsCollege
1Jabari Parker, SFSimeon (Chicago, IL)6-7/220 

2Julius Randle, PFPrestonwood Christian (Plano, TX)6-9/240 

3Nerlens Noel, CTilton School (Tilton, NH)6-10/200 

4Aaron Gordon, SF/PFArchbishop Mitty (San Jose, CA)6-8/210 

5Andrew Harrison, PGFort Bend Travis (Richmond, TX)6-5/210 

6Chris Walker, PF/CHolmes County (Bonifay, FL)6-9/195 

7Chris Thomas, PGWestwind Prep Academy (Phoenix, AZ)6-5/190 

8Nate Britt, PGGonzaga (Washington, DC)6-1/160 

9Troy Williams, SFPhoebus (Hampton, VA)6-6/195 

10Aaron Harrison, SGFort Bend Travis (Richmond, TX)6-5/200 

11Kuran Iverson, PFNorthwest Catholic (West Hartford, CT)6-8/200 

12Jabari Bird, SFSalesian (Richmond, CA)6-5/175 

13Matt Jones, SGDeSoto (De Soto, TX)6-4/180 

14Johnathan Williams III, PFSouthwind (Memphis, TN)6-8/210 

15Anthony Barber, PGHampton (VA)6-2/160

16Keith Frazier, SGIrving (TX)6-5/185 

17Thomas Hamilton, CWhitney Young (Chicago, IL)6-10/250 

18Isaiah Hicks, FBody of Christ Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC)6-8/190 

19Malik Price-Martin, PFMonsignor Pace (Miami, FL)6-8/195 

20Brannen Greene, PFPersons (Forsyth, GA)6-7/200

21Solomon Poole, SGParker (Jacksonville, FL)6-0/180 

22Anton Gill, SGRavenscroft (Raleigh, NC)6-2/170 

23Isaac Hamilton, SGCrenshaw (Los Angeles, CA)6-4/160 

24Marc Loving, SF/PFSt. John's Jesuit (Toledo, OH)6-7/200 
Ohio State
25Tyree Robinson, PGLincoln (San Diego, CA)6-4/200 

26BeeJay Anya, C/PFDeMatha (Hyattsville, MD)6-7/265 

27Kennedy Meeks, CWest Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)6-8/260 

28Allerik Freeman, SG/SFOlympic (Charlotte, NC)6-4/195

29Kasey Hill, PGMontverde Academy (Montverde, FL)6-0/175 

30Rondae Jefferson, SG/SFChester (PA)6-5/190 

31Kendrick Nunn, PGSimeon (Chicago, IL)6-1/175 

32Deonte Burton, SFBrewster Academy (Wolfeboro, NH)6-5/210 

33James Young, SG/SFTroy (MI)6-5/185 

34Goodluck Okonoboh, PFTilton School (Tilton, NH)6-8/215 

35Greg McClinton, SFWinston-Salem Prep (Winston-Salem, NC)6-6/180 

36Brian Bridgewater, PFEpiscopal (Baton Rouge, LA)6-5/230 

37Bryson Scott, PG/SGNorthrop (Fort Wayne, IN)6-0/175 
Purdue
38Ishmail Wainright, SFRaytown South (Raytown, MO)6-6/215 

39Malcolm Hill, SG/SFEast (Belleville, IL)6-5/190

40Isaiah Lewis, PG/SGChrist the King (Middle Village, NY)6-3/170 

41Kendall Stephens, GEast (St. Charles, IL)6-4/165 
Purdue
42Roschon Prince, SFPoly (Long Beach, CA)6-5/195 

43Stanford Robinson, SGPaul VI (Fairfax, VA)6-3/175 

44Derek Willis, FBullitt East (Mt. Washington, KY)6-8/180 
Purdue
45Davon Reed, SG/SFPrinceton Day (Princeton, NJ)6-5/185

46Nolan Berry, PFDeSmet Jesuit (St. Louis, MO)6-8/195 

47Derrick Griffin, PFTerry (Rosenberg, TX)6-7/205 

48Nigel Williams-Goss, PGFindlay Prep (Henderson, NV)6-3/180 

49Austin Colbert, PFSt. Patrick (Elizabeth, NJ)6-8/200 

50Shannon Hale, PFScience Hill (Johnson City, TN)6-8/205 
Alabama
51Sindarius Thornwell, SG/SFLancaster (SC)6-5/170

52Elbert Matthews, PGRomulus (MI)6-4/180

53Aquille Carr, PGPatterson (Baltimore, MD)5-7/155 

54Jordan Woodard, PG/SGEdmond Memorial (Edmond, OK)6-1/170

55Stephen Domingo, SFSt. Ignatius (San Francisco, CA)6-5/175 

56Bronson Koenig, PGAquinas (La Crosse, WI)6-2/175 

57Jaren Sina, PGGill St. Bernard's (Gladstone, NJ)6-1/175 
Alabama
58Nick King, SFMemphis East (Memphis, TN)6-7/205 

59Tyler Roberson, PFUnion (NJ)6-7/205

60Jarquez Smith, PFFirst Presbyterian Christian Academy (Hinesville, GA)6-8/210 

61Christian Wood, PF/SFKnight (Palmdale, CA)6-7/180 
Nevada-Las Vegas
62Moses Kingsley, CNew Albany (MS)6-9/190 

63Derrick Walton, PGChandler Park Academy (Harper Woods, MI)6-0/165

64Jaylon Tate, PGDe La Salle (Chicago, IL)6-2/165 

65Tyler Ennis, PGSt. Benedict's Prep (Newark, NJ)6-2/185 

66Ikenna Iroegbu, PGFranklin (Elk Grove, CA)5-11/155 

67Billy Garrett Jr., PGMorgan Park (Chicago, IL)6-4/175 
DePaul
68Peter Jok, SFValley (West Des Moines, IA)6-5/180

69Semi Ojeleye, SFOttawa (KS)6-6/205 

70Alex Foster, PFDe La Salle (Chicago, IL)6-8/200 

71Austin Nichols, PFBriarcrest Christian (Eads, TN)6-7/200 

72Juwan Parker, SG/SFWashington [Booker T.] (Tulsa, OK)6-4/185 

73Byron Ziegler, SFDetroit Community (Detroit, MI)6-6/180

74Will Ferguson, PGBishop OConnell (Arlington, VA)5-11/160 

75Brandon Austin, SFImhotep Charter (Philadelphia, PA)6-6/170 

76Patrick Rooks, SGCharlotte Christian (Charlotte, NC)6-2/165 
Clemson
77Terrence O'Donohue, PFMcCallie (Chattanooga, TN)6-7/220

78Desmond Ringer, C/PFEagle's Landing (McDonough, GA)6-8/230

79Tony Farmer, SF/PFGarfield Heights (OH)6-7/200 

80Jimmie Taylor, PF/CGreensboro (AL)6-9/210 

81Jordan Washington, PFPathways College Prep (Queens, NY)6-7/225 

82Nigel Hayes, PFWhitmer (Toledo, OH)6-7/210 

83Jahmel Taylor, PG/SGSierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA)6-0/160 

84Torren Jones, PF/SFBasha (Chandler, AZ)6-8/210 

85Demetrius Jackson, PG/SGMarian (Mishawaka, IN)6-1/175

86Jalen James, PGHope Academy (Chicago, IL)6-2/180 
Illinois
87Duane Wilson Jr., PGDominican (Whitefish Bay, WI)6-1/170 

88Deshawn Munson, PG/SGEast St. Louis (IL)6-3/165 

89Xavier Rathan-Mayes, SGChristian Faith Center Academy (Creedmoor, NC)6-3/190 

90Jarrell Martin, SFMadison Prep Academy (Baton Rouge, LA)6-7/180 

91Sterling Brown, SFProviso East (Maywood, IL)6-5/190

92Stephen Clark, PGDouglass (Oklahoma City, OK)5-9/155 

93Alvin Ellis, SGDe La Salle (Chicago, IL)6-4/185

94Conner Frankamp, PGNorth (Wichita, KS)6-1/170 

95Tyrell Robinson, SG/SFLincoln (San Diego, CA)6-4/205 

96Collin Hartman, SFIndianapolis Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN)6-6/200 
Indiana
97Luke Fischer, PFGermantown (WI)6-8/195

98Nick Fuller, SG/SFSun Prairie (WI)6-5/180

99Zach Lavine, PGBothell (WA)6-0/150 

100R.J. Curington, SG/SFOak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA)6-5/180 

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