Monitor's Top Prospects

No international players or HSers were included.

TOP CENTERS
1. Chris Mihm 7-0 262 JR Texas (has not declared)
2. Joel Pryzbilla 7-1 242 SO Minnesota*
3. Ernest Brown 6-11 250 SO Indian Hills C.C. (IA)*
4. Soumaila Samake 7-2 230 Cincinnati (IBL)*
5 Jamaal Magliore 6-10 243 SR Kentucky
6. Mamadou N'diaye 7-0 235 SR Auburn
7. Jabari Smith 6-11 255 SR LSU
8. Brad Millard 7-3 345 SR St. Mary's
9. Dan McClintock 7-0 250 SR Northern Arizona
10. Jake Voskuhl 6-11 245 SR Connecticut
11. Kenyon Jones 6-10 278 SR San Francisco
12. Nick Sheppard 6-10 256 SR Pepperdine

Seniors to Watch: Stefon Ciosici of Lafayette, Axel
Dench of Gonzaga, Damon Reed of St. Rose, Ndongo
N'diaye of Delaware
Underclassmen: Dan Gadzuric of UCLA, Eric
Chenowith of Kansas, Steven Hunter of DePaul

TOP POWER FORWARDS
1. Kenyon Martin 6-8 230 SR Cincinnati
2. Stromile Swift 6-8 210 SO LSU (has not declared)
3. Marcus Fizer 6-8 265 JR Iowa State*
4. Etan Thomas 6-9 247 SR Syracuse
5. Jerome Moiso 6-10 230 SO UCLA
6. Jason Collier 7-0 243 SR Georgia Tech
7. Mark Madsen 6-8 235 SR Stanford
8. Eduardo Najera 6-8 235 SR Oklahoma
9. Dan Langhi 6-11 215 SR Vanderbilt
10. Mate Milisa 6-11 225 SR Long Beach State
11. Brandon Kurtz 6-10 244 SR Tulsa
12. Brian Cardinal 6-8 238 SR Purdue

Seniors to Watch: Lamont Barnes of Temple, T.J.
Lux of Northern Illinois, Malik Allen of Villanova,
Vincent Jones of Jackson State, Mark Ashman of
Dayton, Caswell Cyrus of St. Bonaventure, Jameel
Watkins of Georgetown, Ryan Fletcher of Cincinnati,
Jermaine Tate of Cincinnati
Underclassmen: Troy Murphy of Notre Dame,
Kaspars Kambala of UNLV, Ken Johnson of Ohio
State, Melvin Ely of Fresno State, Brian Scalbrine of
USC, Ajou Ajou Deng of Connecticut. Lance
Williams of DePaul, Michael Wright of Arizona

TOP SMALL FORWARDS
1. Michael Miller 6-8 215 SO Florida*
2. Chris Carrawell 6-6 220 SR Duke
3. Desmond Mason 6-6 217 SR Oklahoma State
4. Hanno Mottola 6-10 240 SR Utah
5. Chris Porter 6-7 218 SR Cincinnati
6. JaRon Rush 6-7 207 SO UCLA*
7. Jarett Stephens 6-6 262 SR Penn State
8. Pete Mickeal 6-7 220 SR Cincinnati
9. Mark Karcher 6-5 220 JR Temple*
10. Reed Rawlings 6-7 216 SR Samford
11. Harold Arceneaux 6-6 215 SR Weber State
12. Terrance Roberson 6-7 215 SR Fresno State

Seniors to Watch: Ryan Blackwell of Syracuse, A.J.
Granger of Michigan State, DeeAndre Hullett of Las
Vegas (IBL), Ron Hale of Florida State, A.D. Smith,
of Oregon, Kevin Freeman of Connecticut
Gabe Muoneke of Texas, Alex Jensen of Utah
Underclassmen: Shane Battier of Duke, Bobby
Simmons of DePaul, Lubos Barton of Valparaiso,
Tayshaun Prince of Kentucky

TOP SHOOTING GUARDS
1. Courtney Alexander 6-6 200 SR Fresno State
2. Quentin Richardson 6-5 215 SO DePaul (has not
declared)
3. DerMarr Johnson 6-9 200 FR Cincinnati*
4. Morris Peterson 6-6 210 SR Michigan State
5. Michael Redd 6-5 205 JR Ohio State (has not
declared)
6. Schea Cotton 6-6 215 SO Alabama*
7. Corey Hightower 6-8 200 SO Indian Hills (IA) CC*
8. Jimmie Hunter 6-4 200 SO Life (GA)
9. Johnny Hemsley 6-5 195 SR Miami (FL)
10. Bootsy Thornton 6-4 195 SR St. John's
11. Lamont Long 6-4 190 SR New Mexico
12. Lavor Postell 6-5 205 SR St. John's

Seniors to Watch: Justin Love of St. Louis, Eric Coley
of Tulsa, Glendon Alexander of Oklahoma State,
Darnell Williams of Xavier, Richie Frahm of
Gonzaga, Ross Land of Northern Arizona, Alex
Scales of Oregon, Jaraan Cornell of Purdue, Richie
Parker of Long Island, Nate Green of Indiana State
Underclassmen: Trenton Hassell of Austin Peay,
Jerryl Sasser of SMU, Kenny Gregory of Kansas,
Charlie Bell of Michigan State, Jeff Trepagnier of
USC

TOP POINT GUARDS
1. Eric Barkley 6-0 185 SO St. John's*
2. Scoonie Penn 5-10 185 SR Ohio State
3. Mateen Cleaves 6-2 195 SR Michigan State
4. Khalid El-Amin 5-10 203 JR Connecticut*
5. A.J. Guyton 6-1 175 SR Indiana
6. Craig Claxton 5-11 180 SR Hofstra
7. Ed Cota 6-0 198 SR North Carolina
8. Jason Hart 6-2 180 SR Syracuse
9. Matt Santangelo 6-1 180 SR Gonzaga
10. Eddie House 6-1 180 SR Arizona State
11. Doc Robinson 6-2 185 SR Auburn
12. Pepe Sanchez 6-4 189 SR Temple

Seniors to Watch: Eddie Gill of Weber State,
Shaheen Holloway of Seton Hall, Gee Gervin of
Houston, Mark Dickel of UNLV, Jason Rowe of
Loyola (MD), Rob Dye of Bradley, Chico Fletcher of
Arkansas State, Michael Jordan of Pennsylvania,
Damon Stringer of Cleveland State
Underclassmen: Jason Williams of Duke, Tony
Harris of Tennessee, Robert O'Kelley of Wake Forest,
Kenny Satterfield of Cincinnati, Keyon Dooling of
Missouri, Frank Williams of Illinois

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Here is Monitor's top HSers:

Eddie Griffin 6-9 225 PF Philadelphia (PA) Roman Catholic (commited to SETON
HALL)
Griffin is a versatile player who can play both forward spots. He is an outstanding athlete
with great leaping ability. Griffin has the ability to play both inside and outside. He runs
the floor extremely well and has a wide variety of offensive moves. He needs to get
stronger, but has unlimited potential. He signed with Seton Hall along with buddies,
Andre Barrett and Marcus Toney-El. Griffin will play at the McDonald's All-American
game on the 29th and he was expected to play in the Nike Hoop Summit before pulling
out of the event. He will play at the Roundball Classic in Raleigh, North Carolina on April
10th. He averaged 27 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots per game. Griffin is
often compared to Tim Duncan

Gerald Wallace 6-7 210 SF Childersburg (AL) High (commited to ALABAMA)
Wallace was a relatively unknown player before emerging as perhaps the top prep in the
country with his strong play in the spring and at the adidas camp in July. He is an
outstanding athlete with great leaping ability. He will play at the McDonald's All-American
game on the 29th and he was expected to play in the Nike Hoop Summit before recently
withdrawing from the event. He will also play at the Roundball Classic in Raleigh, North
Carolina on April 10th. Wallace is an outstanding athlete who has been compared to
Dominque Willkins. Highly-respected talent evaluator Brick Oettinger of Prep Stars
Recruiter's Handbook said that Wallace 'has at least as much potential as any high school
small forward we've ever seen, and that covers a span of 40 years.' He needs to
continue to get stronger and improved his outside shot. Wallace signed with the local
Crimson Tide and averaged 29.0 points and 15.4 rebounds per game.

Darius Miles 6-9 190 SF East St. Louis (IL) Lincoln (commited to ST. JOHN'S)
Miles is an athletic forward who is long and lean. His frame reminds some observers of
Kevin Garnett and Marcus Camby. He is one of the most athletic players in the Class of
2000 with excellent quickness and explosiveness. He is a very good rebounder and
ballhandler. Miles has a quick first step and is effective around the basket, due to his
quickness. He is a very good defender who can block shots and he has a long
wing-span. He is a versatile player who needs to play harder at times. He signed with St.
John's in the early signing period along with buddy Omar Cook, giving the red Storm,
the top recruiting class in the country. However, grade concerns could force him to turn
pro early. Miles averaged 19 points and 14 rebounds per game. He will play in the
McDonald's All-American Game, Nike Hoop Summit and Roundball Classic.

DeShawn Stevenson 6-6 210 SG Fresno (CA) Washington Union (commited to
KANSAS)
Stevenson is a versatile player with good scoring ability and athleticism. He has a pro
body and a scorer's mentality. He is a good ballhandler and has excellent shooting range.
His supporting cast was not that strong and he was forced to carry too much of the load
and sometimes forced bad shots. He needs to improve his shot selection, but he has a
big upside. He won the Slam-Dunk championship before the McDonald's game. He will
play in the McDonald's All-American game and the Roundball Classic. Stevenson
averaged 30.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game and signed with Kansas in
the early signing period.

Alton Ford 6-9 260 PF Houston (TX) Milby (commited to HOUSTON)
Ford is a strong inside presence and is a good athlete. He reportedly runs a 4.5 40 and
has bench pressed 395 pounds. He has been compared physically to Karl Malone. Ford
has good low post moves and has the ability to step out and hit a three-point shot. He
signed with hometown Houston in the early signing period, but may elect to enter the
draft due to questions about his academics. Ford averaged 23.3 points and 15.3
rebounds per game. He will play in the McDonald's All-American game and the Roundball
Classic.

Jerome Harper 6-5 190 SG Columbia (SC) Keenan UNDECIDED
Harper is an outstanding athlete who can play both guard spots and small forward. He is
an excellent finisher who has good range on his outside shot. Harper is a solid ballhandler
and he possesses a good cross-over dribble. Harper has changed schools three times in
the past year and there are concerns about his academics. He signed with Cincinnati in
the early signing period, but the Bearcats dropped him recently after he was arrested on
an assault charge. The charges were later dropped after it was determined that he was
defending his aunt from a boyfriend. However, he will likely either attend junior college or
explore the draft. He averaged 20.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 3.2 steals a
game and led his team to a state title. Harper, whose nickname is Buddy, will play in the
McDonald's All-American game and the Roundball Classic.

Other high school seniors to watch include:
Mario Austin 6-9 PF York (AL) Sumter County MISSISSIPPI STATE
Caron Butler 6-6 SF Pittsfield (ME) Maine Central CONNECTICUT
Omar Cook 6-1 PG Middle Village (NY) Christ the King ST. JOHN'S
Chris Duhon 6-1 PG Slidell (LA) Salmen DUKE
Jared Jeffries 6-9 PF Bloomington (IN) North INDIANA
Zach Randolph 6-9 PF Marion (IN) High MICHIGAN STATE
Marcus Taylor 6-3 PG Lansing (MI) Waverly MICHIGAN STATE


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