2009-10 Top Prep School Players Preview

(* = Returning Player)

HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY (Chatham, Va.)
Dominique Ferguson (6-9 CF/Indianapolis, In./Lawrence North/FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)
Isaiah Epps (6-1 PG/Plainfield, N.J./Plainfield/PITTSBURGH)
Lorenzo Brown (6-4 SG/Roswell, Ga./Centennial/NC STATE)
Mardracus Wade (6-2 CG/Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell/ARKANSAS)
Shawn Kemp (6-8 PF/Canton, Ga./Cherokee/AUBURN)
David Chadwick (6-8 PF/Charlotte, N.C./Latin/RICE)
Colton Christian (6-6 CF/Seattle, Wa./Bellevue/TULANE)

NOTRE DAME PREP (Fitchburg, Ma.)
Ron Giplaye (6-6 PF/Newark, De./PROVIDENCE)*
Jordair Jett (6-2 PG/Saint Paul, Minn./St. Bernard’s)
Cleveland Melvin (6-7 PF/Baltimore, Md./Lake Clifton/CONNECTICUT)
Antonio Barton (6-0 PG/Baltimore, Md./Lake Clifton/MEMPHIS)

BREWSTER ACADEMY (Wolfeboro, N.H.)
Will Barton (6-6 SG/Baltimore, Md./Lake Clifton/MEMPHIS)
CJ Fair (6-8 WF/Baltimore, Md./City College/SYRACUSE)
Mo Walker (6-10 C/Toronto, Ontario)
Melvin Ejim (6-6 SF/Brampton, Ontario/IOWA STATE)*
Austin Carroll (6-3 SG/Bedford, Ma./Worcester Academy/RUTGERS)
2011 Naadir Tharpe (5-11 PG/Worcester, Ma.)*
2012 Richard Peters (6-9 CF/Pickering, Ontario/Weston, Fla./Sagemont/OKLAHOMA)

WINCHENDON SCHOOL (Winchendon, Ma.)
Markus Kennedy (6-9 C/Yeadon, Pa./Cherry Hill, N.J./Living Faith Christian Academy/VILLANOVA)
James Stukes (6-5 SF/Harlem, N.Y./Rice)
Eric Ferguson (6-7 WF/Statesboro, Ga./GEORGIA SOUTHERN)*
Marvin Dominique (6-7 SF/Miramar, Fla./HOFSTRA)
Devon Saddler (6-2 SG/Aberdeen, Md./DELAWARE)
Akeem Williams (5-11 PG/Brockton, Ma.)*
Anthony Ireland (5-11 PG/Waterbury, Conn./Crosby/LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)
2011 Angel Nunez (6-8 WF/Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Hayes)
2012 Khem Birch (6-9 PF/Quebec City, Canada)

SOUTH KENT SCHOOL (Kent, Conn.)
JJ Moore (6-5 WF/Long Island, N.Y./Brentwood/PITTSBURGH)
Russ Smith (6-0 CG/Briarwood, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy/LOUISVILLE)
Mike Buffalo (6-3 CG/Bronx, N.Y./Wings Academy)
Chris Johnson (6-6 PF/Phoenix, Az.)
2011 Danny Lawhorn (5-10 PG/Harlem, N.Y./Hartford, Conn./Public)

NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON SCHOOL (Mount Hermon, Ma.)
Matt Brown (6-3 SG/Barrington, R.I./HARVARD)*
Hector Harold (6-7 WF/Los Angeles, Calif./PEPPERDINE)*
Laurent Rivard (6-5 SG/Montreal, Canada/HARVARD)*
Majok Majok (6-7 PF/Sudan/South Kent, Conn.)
2011 Vince Van Nes (6-11 PF/Dorchester, England)
2011 Aaron Cosby (6-2 PG/Louisville, Ky./Jeffersontown)

NEW HAMPTON SCHOOL (New Hampton, N.H.)
Evan Smotrycz (6-9 WF/Reading, Ma./MICHIGAN)*
Dartaye Ruffin (6-7 PF/Stoughton, Ma./Winchendon/DREXEL)
Brady Heslip (6-1 SG/Toronto, Canada/BOSTON COLLEGE)
Kyle Cain (6-7 CF/Chicago, Ill./TF North/RHODE ISLAND)
2011 Jordan Laguerre (6-0 PG/Manchester, N.H./Trinity)

BRIDGTON ACADEMY (Bridgton, Me.)
Alex Harris (6-1 CG/Richmond, Ca./El Cerrito)
2011 Dashaun Wiggins (6-2 CG/Bronx, N.Y./Wings Academy/SETON HALL)

MAINE CENTRAL INSTITUTE (Pittsfield, Me.)
Tyshawn Bell (6-6 PF/Camden, De./Caesar Rodney)
Levan Shengelia (6-9 PF/Republic of Georgia/RHODE ISLAND)

ST. THOMAS MORE SCHOOL (Oakdale, Conn.)
Bryon Allen (6-3 SG/Upper Marlboro, Md./Mouth of Wilson, Va./Oak Hill Academy)
Dominique Langston (6-3 SG/Bridgeport, Conn./Kolbe Cathedral/QUINNIPIAC)
2012 Andre Drummond (6-11 C/Middletown, Conn./Capital)

WORCESTER ACADEMY (Worcester, Ma.)
Billy Baron (6-2 PG/East Greenwich, R.I./Bishop Hendricken/RHODE ISLAND)
2011 Tyler Olander (6-8 CF/Storrs, Conn./E.O. Smith)

LEE ACADEMY (Lee, Me.)
Max Esho (6-7 WF/Upper Marlboro, Md./UMASS)*
Daryl Traynham (5-8 PG/Upper Malboro, Md./Wise)

TILTON SCHOOL (Tilton, N.H.)
Gerard Coleman (6-5 WF/West Roxbury, Ma./PROVIDENCE)*
2011 Ryan Canty (6-9 PF/Danvers, Ma./St. John’s Prep)

HOTCHKISS SCHOOL (Lakeville, Conn.)
Jason Morris (6-5 WF/Atlanta, Ga./GEORGIA TECH)*
2011 Derrick Wilson (6-0 PG/Anchorage, Alaska)*
2012 Clyde Smith (6-2 PG/Houston, Tex./Cypress Creek)

SAINT ANDREW’S (Barrington, R.I.)
2011 Mike Carter Williams (6-3 CG/Hamilton, Ma./SYRACUSE)
2012 Ricardo Ledo (6-4 SG/Providence, R.I./Bishop Hendricken)

SAINT MARK’S SCHOOL (Southborough, Ma.)
Nate Lubick (6-9 PF/Southborough, Ma./GEORGETOWN)*
Melsahn Basabe (6-8 PF/Glen Cove, N.Y./SIENA)*
2012 Alex Murphy (6-7 WF/South Kingstown, R.I.)*
2012 Kaleb Tarczewski (6-11 C/West Canaan, N.H./Stevens)

LAWRENCE ACADEMY (Groton, Ma.)
Denzel Brito (6-2 SG/Wareham, Ma.)*
2011 Shabazz Napier (5-11 PG/Charlestown, Ma.)*

PROCTOR ACADEMY (Andover, N.H.)
Taevaunn Prince (6-3 CG/Toronto, Canada)*
2011 Grandy Glaze (6-6 PF/Toronto, Canada/Frederick, Md./St. John’s)

WILBRAHAM & MONSON ACADEMY (Wilbraham, Ma.)
Naofall Folahan (6-11 C/Fitchburg, Ma./Notre Dame Prep/MARIST)
2011 Mladen Novakovic (6-8 PF/Podgorica, Montenegro)
2011 Andrej Pajovic (6-2 PG/Podgorica, Montenegro)

WESTWIND PREP (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Tony Snell (6-7 CF/Riverside, Calif./King/NEW MEXICO)
Jamal Franklin (6-5 SG/Phelan, Calif./Serrano/SAN DIEGO STATE)
Freddy Wilson (6-4 WF/Seattle, Wa./Franklin/SEATTLE)
Ludovic Ndaye (6-9 PF/Montreal, Canada/CLEVELAND STATE)
Brandon Tuggle (6-5 WF/Inland Empire, Calif./Ontario)
Bo Barnes (6-4 SG/Phoenix, Ariz./Scottsdale Christian Academy)

CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER (Humble, Tex.)
Kourtney Roberson (6-8 PF/Arcadia, La./TEXAS A&M second semester)
Javarez Willis (6-0 PG/Dallas, Tex./Pinkston/TEXAS TECH)
Leslee Smith (6-8 PF/Humble, Tex./SMU)
Jason Carter (6-8 PF/Houston, Tex./Marshall)
2011 Chris Coleman (6-10 C/Buffalo, N.Y./Durham, N.C./Mount Zion)

BREHM PREP (Carbondale, Ill.)
2011 Dre Henley (6-6 WF/Chicago, Ill./De La Salle)
2011 Bruce Barron (6-3 PG/Carbondale, Ill.)*
2011 James Siakam (6-7 PF/Cameroon)*
2012 Emmanuel Ochenje (6-9 PF/Nigeria)*

NEW CREATIONS (Richmond, Ind.)
Walter Pitchford (6-10 C/Chicago, Ill./Mouth of Wilson, Va./Oak Hill Academy/DEPAUL)

HUNTINGTON PREP (Huntington, W.V.)
Justin Coleman (6-4 SG/Richmond, Va./Henrico)

HEAT ACADEMY (Martinsville, Va.)
Waverly Austin (6-10 C/Jacksonville, Fla./Dallas, Tex./God’s Academy/SOUTH FLORIDA)
Michael Haynes (6-6 PF/Chicago, Ill./Washington)

NIA PREP (Newark, N.J.)
Kelvin Amayo (6-3 SG/Newark, N.J./St. Benedict’s)
James Frazier (6-5 SG/Elizabeth, N.J.)
2011 Shaquille Thomas (6-8 WF/Paterson, N.J./Beckley, W.V./Mountain State Academy)

CENTRAL JERSEY EACH-ONE-TEACH-ONE ACADEMY (Somerset, N.J.)
Alex Abreu (5-10 PG/Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
Sean Armand (6-3 CG/Manhattan, N.Y./Onassis)
Rasheem King (6-4 WF/Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian)

OCEAN ACADEMY (Bayville, N.J.)
Aaron Walton-Moss (6-3 CG/Camden, N.J.)
David Laury (6-8 PF/Newark, N.J./East Orange/NIA Prep/IONA)

RISE ACADEMY (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Chris Cantino (6-7 SF/Philadelphia, Pa.)*

EVELYN MACK ACADEMY (Charlotte, N.C.)
Tahj Tate (6-4 SG/Anderson, S.C./Marietta, Ga./Wheeler)
Manny Dias (6-6 PF/Greensboro, N.C./Veritas Academy)
Isiah Stokley (6-4 SG/Queens, N.Y./Edison)
Darwin Ellis (5-8 PG/Brooklyn, N.Y./Lincoln)

QUEEN CITY PREP (Charlotte, N.C.)
Aamir Kelliehan (6-4 SG/Mableton, Ga./Berkmar)
Jerome Hunter (6-10 PF/Buffalo, N.Y./Academy of Arts)

ERNST PREP (Detroit, Mi.)
Willie Duke (6-3 SG/Grand Rapids, Mi./Ottawa Hills)
Nardie Bogues (5-10 PG/Baltimore, Md./City College)

GOD’S ACADEMY (Dallas, Tex.)
KC Ross-Miller (6-1 PG/Grand Prairie, Tex.)*
Titus Rubles (6-7 CF/Dallas, Tex.)*
Christian Kabongo (6-4 SG/Toronto, Canada/Durham, N.C./Mount Zion/EAST CAROLINA)
Terrance Lafayette (6-2 CG/Humble, Tex.)

IMPACT ACADEMY (Las Vegas, Nev.)
2011 Jose Rodriguez (6-5 SF/Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond’s)
2011 Joey DeLaRosa (6-11 PF/Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond’s)

IMG ACADEMY (Bradenton, Fla.)
Dwight Powell (6-9 PF/Toronto, Canada/STANFORD)*


(NON-TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS/NO POST-GRADS/NIKE SPONSORED)

FINDLAY PREP (Henderson, Nev.)
Tristan Thompson (TEXAS)
Cory Joseph
Godwin Okonji
2011 Nick Johnson
2011 Jabari Brown
2012 Winston Shepard

OAK HILL ACADEMY (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
Baye Moussa-Keita (SYRACUSE)
Roscoe Smith
Doron Lamb
Pe'Shon Howard (MARYLAND)
Juwan Staten (DAYTON)

MONTVERDE ACADEMY (Orlando, Fla.)
James Bell (VILLANOVA)
Jamail Jones (MARQUETTE)
Ugo Okam (HARVARD)
Papa Samba Ndao (BOSTON COLLEGE)
Haukur Palsson
2012 Michael Avery

MONTROSE CHRISTIAN (Rockville, Md.)
Josh Hairston (DUKE)
Terrence Ross (MARYLAND)
2012 Justin Anderson
2012 LeBrent Walker

ST. BENEDICT (Newark, N.J.)
Aaron Brown (TEMPLE)
JP Kambolo
Gilvydas Biruta (RUTGERS)
Mike Poole
2011 Myck Kabongo (TEXAS)
2011 Sidiki Johnson (ARIZONA)

MOUNTAIN STATE ACADEMY (Beckley, W.V.)
Justin Martin (XAVIER)
David Nyarsuk (WEST VIRGINIA)
2012 Obij Aget
2012 Anthony Bennett