Muhammad takes over top spot in Class of 2012 Top 100

By Jeff Borzello Jul 4, 2011, 10:58pm

Las Vegas phenom Shabazz Muhammad is the new No. 1, but talented bigs Isaiah Austin, DaJuan Coleman and Andre Drummond will be in pursuit during July evaluation period.

New No. 1 Muhammad averaged 25.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game as a junior at Bishop Gorman.
New No. 1 Muhammad averaged 25.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game as a junior at Bishop Gorman.
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In a year blessed with promising bigs, a perimeter player has ascended to the No. 1 spot in the MaxPreps Class of 2012 Top 100.

Shabazz Muhammad enters July's evaluation period with the target on his back. Expect former No. 1 Andre Drummond as well as Isaiah Austin and DaJuan Coleman to give the Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) star a push before the rankings are updated again in August.

CBSSports.com's Matt Norlander writes the pressure of holding the top spot isn't likely to faze Muhammad, who feels like he has plenty to prove in July. Arizona, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Texas, UCLA and hometown UNLV are the primary suitors for his services.

Muhammad averaged 25.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game as a junior at Bishop Gorman. He helped head coach Grant Rice's Gaels win a state title as a sophomore.

Drummond, Austin and Coleman maintain their spots in the top five, while 6-foot-10, 255-pound Mitch McGary of Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) joins 2012's elite following strong showings throughout the spring and early summer.



Plenty of recruiting drama lies ahead as just 36 of the Top 100 players have made a verbal commitment, including just three of the Top 20.

MaxPreps Class of 2012 Top 100

RankNameStarsCollege
1Shabazz Muhammad, SGBishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV)6-6/205 

2Andre Drummond, CMore (Oakdale, CT)6-10/250 

3Isaiah Austin, PF/CGrace Prep (Arlington, TX)7-0/210 
Baylor
4DaJuan Coleman, CJamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt, NY)6-8/280 

5Mitch McGary, CBrewster Academy (Wolfeboro, NH)6-10/255 

6Brandon Ashley, PFBishop O'Dowd (Oakland, CA)6-8/225 

7Kaleb Tarczewski, CSt. Mark's (Southborough, MA)7-0/225 

8Cameron Ridley, CFort Bend Bush (Richmond, TX)6-10/260 
Texas
9Ricardo Ledo, SG/SFNotre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA)6-6/190 

10Rodney Purvis, PG/SGUpper Room Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC)6-3/185 

11Kyle Anderson, SFSt. Anthony (Jersey City, NJ)6-8/220 

12Archie Goodwin, SGSylvan Hills (Sherwood, AR)6-5/185 

13Will "Shaq" Goodwin, PFSouthwest DeKalb (Decatur, GA)6-8/235 

14Amile Jefferson, PF/SFFriends' Central (Wynnewoode, PA)6-8/195 

15Alex Poythress, PF/SFNortheast (Clarksville, TN)6-7/215 

16Jarnell Stokes, PF/CMemphis Central (Memphis, TN)6-8/255 

17Tony Parker, C/PFMiller Grove (Lithonia, GA)6-8/260 

18Rasheed Sulaimon, SGStrake Jesuit (Houston, TX)6-3/180 
Duke
19Robert Carter, PFThomasville (GA)6-8/260 

20Perry Ellis, PFHeights (Wichita, KS)6-8/220 

21Devonta Pollard, SF/PFKemper County (DeKalb, MS)6-7/195 

22Grant Jerrett, PFLutheran (La Verne, CA)6-9/220 
Arizona
23Hanner Perea, PFLa Lumiere (LaPorte, IN)6-8/225 
Indiana
24Marcus Smart, SG/SFMarcus (Flower Mound, TX)6-3/200 

25D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, PG/SGNorth Central (Indianapolis, IN)6-3/220 

26Kevin Ferrell, PGPark Tudor (Indianapolis, IN)5-11/165 
Indiana
27Anthony Bennett, PFFindlay Prep (Henderson, NV)6-7/240 

28Adam Woodbury, CSioux City East (Sioux City, IA)7-1/225 

29Gary Harris, SGHamilton Southeastern (Fishers, IN)6-4/190 

30Omar Calhoun, SGChrist the King (Middle Village, NY)6-5/190 
Connecticut
31Torian Graham, SGWord of God Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC)6-4/180 
North Carolina State
32Daniel Ochefu, C/PFWesttown (PA)6-9/225 
Villanova
33Shaquille Cleare, CVillage (Houston, TX)6-9/280

34Marcus Paige, PGLinn-Mar (Marion, IA)6-1/160 
North Carolina
35Gabe York, SGLutheran (Orange, CA)6-2/165 

36Justin Anderson, SF/PFMontrose Christian (Rockville, MD)6-6/225 
Virginia
37Braxton Ogbueze, PGUnited Faith Christian Academy (Charlotte, NC)6-0/185 
Florida
38Cameron Biedscheid, SFCardinal Ritter (St. Louis, MO)6-6/180 
Notre Dame
39Ricardo Gathers, PFRiverside (Reserve, LA)6-7/240 

40Jerami Grant, SF/PFDeMatha (Hyattsville, MD)6-7/195 

41Robert Upshaw, CSan Joaquin Memorial (Fresno, CA)6-11/265

42Ryan Arcidiacono, PGNeshaminy (Langhorne, PA)6-3/185 
Villanova
43T.J. Warren, SFWord of God Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC)6-7/225 

44J-Mychal Reese, PGBryan (TX)6-1/170 

45Danuel House, SF/SGFort Bend Hightower (Missouri City, TX)6-5/185 

46Willie Cauley, CNorthwest (Olathe, KS)7-0/225 

47Joell James, CDwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)6-10/280 

48Kris Dunn, PGNew London (CT)6-2/170 

49Katin Reinhardt, SGMater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)6-4/195 

50Sam Dekker, SFSheboygan Area Lutheran (Sheboygan, WI)6-6/190
Wisconsin
51Jean-Pierre Tokoto, SG/SFMenomonee Falls (WI)6-6/190 
North Carolina
52Savon Lloyd-Goodman, SFAcademy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, PA)6-6/210 
Villanova
53Jeremy Hollowell, SF/PFLawrence Central (Indianapolis, IN)6-7/200 
Indiana
54Arnaud Adala Moto, SFEpiscopal (Alexandria, VA)6-6/215 

55Tyler Lewis, PGForsyth Country Day (Lewisville, NC)5-11/160 
North Carolina State
56L.J. Rose, PGWestbury Christian (Houston, TX)6-3/175 

57Winston Shepard, PFFindlay Prep (Henderson, NV)6-8/205 

58Nino Jackson, SG/PGArdmore (OK)6-2/175

59Matt Costello, PFBay City Western (Auburn, MI)6-8/210 
Michigan State
60Andrew White, SG/SFMiller (Charlottesville, VA)6-6/180 

61Damien Wilson, SFOak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA)6-5/185 
Memphis
62Xavier Johnson, SFMater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)6-7/190 

63Montrezl Harrell, PF/SFNorth Edgecombe (Tarboro, NC)6-7/230 
Virginia Tech
64Jordan Price, SG/SFSouthwest DeKalb (Decatur, GA)6-5/200 
Auburn
65Kenny Kaminski, PFMedina (OH)6-7/230 
Michigan State
66Jordan Adams, SG/SFOak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA)6-5/225 
UCLA
67Zena Edosomwan, C/PFHarvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, CA)6-8/230 

68Steve Taylor, PF/SFSimeon (Chicago, IL)6-7/200 

69Elijah Macon, PFMarion-Franklin (Columbus, OH)6-8/210 

70Rosco Allen, SFBishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV)6-9/200 

71Brice Johnson, PFEdisto (Cordova, SC)6-8/190 

72Gavin Ware, PFStarkville (MS)6-8/240 
Mississippi State
73Fred Thomas, F/PFJim Hill (Jackson, MS)6-4/175 
Mississippi State
74Wannah Bail, SF/PFTrent Internationale (Sugar Land, TX)6-8/210

75Jordan Tebbutt, SFHorizon Christian (Tualatin, OR)6-5/215 

76Mike Tobey, CHotchkiss (Lakeville, CT)6-11/225 
Virginia
77Evan Nolte, SFMilton (Alpharetta, GA)6-8/205 
Virginia
78Michael Frazier, SGPlant (Tampa, FL)6-4/180 
Florida
79Kareem Canty, PGBishop Loughlin (Brooklyn, NY)6-0/185

80Codi Miller-McIntyre, PGFirst Assembly Christian (Concord, NC)6-2/170 
Wake Forest
81Twymond Howard, SFPearl (MS)6-6/200 

82Ronnie Johnson, PGNorth Central (Indianapolis, IN)5-11/160 
Purdue
83Mike Gesell, PGSouth Sioux City (NE)6-1/175 

84A.J. Hammons, COak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA)6-10/250 

85Charles Mann, SGUnion Grove (McDonough, GA)6-4/190 

86Marcus Hunt, SG/SFNorth Clayton (College Park, GA)6-5/205 

87Glenn Robinson, SG/SFLake Central (St. John, IN)6-6/190 
Michigan
88James Robinson, PGDeMatha (Hyattsville, MD)6-3/185 

89Phillip Nolan, C/PFSt. Benedicts Prep (Newark, NJ)6-10/210 

90Jelon Hornbeak, PGGrace Prep (Arlington, TX)6-2/170

91Danrad Knowles, PF/CHCYA North (Houston, TX)6-10/185 

92Skylar Spencer, PFPrice (Los Angeles, CA)6-8/200

93Jevon Thomas, PGOur Savior New American (Centereach, NY)6-0/175
St. John's
94Jordan Hare, PFHill (Saginaw, MI)6-9/205

95Brandon Bolden, PFMiller (Charlottesville, VA)6-8/190 
Georgetown
96Nikolas Stauskas, SG/SFSt. Mark's (Southborough, MA)6-4/185 
Michigan
97Javontae HawkinsPowers Catholic (Flint, MI)6-5/200 

98Prince Ibeh, CNaaman Forest (Garland, TX)6-9/230 

99Alex Caruso, SGA&M Consolidated (College Station, TX)6-3/170

100Kenneth Gaines, SG/SFWhitefield Academy (Mableton, GA)6-3/185 


Jeff Borzello is a college basketball and recruiting writer for CBSSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @jeffborzello.


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