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Classic (from a year ago today!) draft rankings
- Subject: Classic (from a year ago today!) draft rankings
- From: Vinny Natale <vnatale@map.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 00:03:24 -0500
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>Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 12:06:10 EST
>From: jwt2@lehigh.edu (Jeff Tepper)
>Subject: draft rankings
>To: celtics@igtc.com
>Sender: owner-celtics@igtc.com
>
>
>I just wanted to pass these draft rankings along. Some of the people on this
>group were referring to Don Levanthal's rankings on ESPNet, but i think that
>these are much better. they are frequently posted on the newsgroups
>rec.sport.basketball.college and rec.sport.basketball.pro
>
>jeff
>
> 1997 N.B.A. Draft Prospects (65)
>
> Centers (10)
>
>1. Tim Duncan* 6-10 245 Sr. Wake Forest
>2. Adonal Foyle* 6-10 260 Jr. Colgate
>3. Alexander Koul 7-1 285 Jr. George Washington
>4. Brian Skinner* 6-10 245 Jr. Baylor
>5. Jason Lawson* 6-11 240 Sr. Villanova
>6. Michael Doleac* 6-11 260 Jr. Utah
>7. Kelvin Cato* 6-11 255 Sr. Iowa State
>8. Scot Pollard* 6-10 250 Sr. Kansas
>9. Tim Young 7-1 250 So. Stanford
>10.Garth Joseph 7-1 290 Jr. St. Rose (N.Y.) [Div. II]
> * - can play PF
>
> Notes: Young was a medical redshirt.
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Lorenzo Coleman, 7-1 295 Sr. Tennessee Tech; Serge Zwikker, 7-2
> 265 Sr. North Carolina; Pat Burke, 6-11 250 Sr. Auburn; Lee
> Wilson, 6-11 260 Sr. Arkansas; Rahsaan Smith, 6-10 235 Sr. Fresno
> State; Gerald Eaker, 6-11 240 Sr. Kansas State; Nate Wilbourne,
> 6-11 255 Sr. South Carolina; Brad Miller, 6-11 240 Jr. Purdue;
> Michael Anderson, 7-0 245 Sr. Rhode Island; Keith Closs 7-3 206
> not attending college following sophomore season.
>
>
> Power Forwards (17)
>
>1. Danny Fortson 6-7 260 Jr. Cincinnati
>2. Tim Thomas* 6-9 230 Fr. Villanova
>3. Kenny Thomas** 6-9 260 So. New Mexico
>4. Jerald Honeycutt* 6-9 245 Sr. Tulane
>5. Marc Jackson** 6-9 270 Jr. Temple
>6. Danya Abrams 6-7 265 Sr. Boston College
>7. Austin Croshere* 6-9 235 Sr. Providence
>8. Tony Battie** 6-11 225 Jr. Texas Tech
>9. Jelani McCoy 6-9 220 So. UCLA
>10.Peter Aluma** 6-10 240 Sr. Liberty
>11.Zendon Hamilton** 6-11 225 Jr. St. John's
>12.Winfred Walton* 6-9 220 Fr.
>13.Raef LaFrentz 6-11 220 Jr. Kansas
>14.Kebu Stewart 6-8 240 Sr. California-St. Bakersfield
>15.Maurice Taylor 6-8 235 Jr. Michigan
>16.DeMarco Johnson 6-8 235 Jr. North Carolina-Charlotte
>17.Keon Clark** 6-11 220 Jr. Nevada-Las Vegas
> * - can play SF
> ** - can play C
>
> Notes: Walton, who signed with Syracuse, has been ruled
> ineligible, and he'll likely transfer. Rayshard Allen,
> 6-7 245 Tulane will redshirt this season, and he'll be
> a senior during the 1997-98 season.
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Andrae Patterson, 6-8 230 Jr. Indiana; Damion Walker, 6-8 220 So.
> Texas Christian; Lester Earl, 6-9 225 Fr. Louisiana State; Eddie
> Elisma, 6-9 210 Sr. Georgia Tech; Maceo Baston, 6-9 215 Jr.
> Michigan; Thaddeous Delaney, 6-8 250 Sr. College of Charleston;
> Terquin Mott, 6-8 230 Sr. Coppin State; Avondre Jones, 6-11 225
> Fresno State (will be senior in 97-98); Corey Louis, 6-9 215 Jr.
> Florida State; Shaun Igo, 6-11 225 Sr. Rice, Greg Newton, 6-10 220
> Sr. Duke; Otis Hill, 6-8 255 Sr. Syracuse; Odell Hodge, 6-9 260
> Sr. Old Dominion; Kirk King, 6-8 240 Sr. Connecticut; Jared
> Prickett, 6-9 230 Sr. Kentucky; Mikki Moore, 6-11 210 Sr.
> Nebraska.
>
>
> Small Forwards (13)
>
>1. Keith Van Horn* 6-9 235 Sr. Utah
>2. J.R. Henderson* 6-9 215 Jr. UCLA
>3. Ron Mercer** 6-7 215 So. Kentucky
>4. Johnny Taylor 6-8 215 Sr. Tennessee-Chattanooga
>5. Matt Harpring 6-7 225 Jr. Georgia Tech
>6. Charles O'Bannon** 6-6 205 Sr. UCLA
>7. Paul Pierce** 6-6 220 So. Kansas
>8. Antawn Jamison* 6-8 215 So. North Carolina
>9. Carlos Williams** 6-7 200 Sr. Alabama-Birmingham
>10.Reuben Patterson 6-7 225 Jr. Cincinnati
>11.Mark Sanford 6-8 200 Jr. Washington
>12.Ace Custis-x 6-7 215 Sr. Virginia Tech
>13.Devin Davis 6-7 215 Sr. Miami (Ohio)
> * - can play PF
> ** - can play OG
> x - recovering from injury
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Rodrick Rhodes, 6-7 220 Sr. Southern California; Horatio Webster,
> 6-7 235 Jr. Mississippi State; Terrance Roberson, 6-7 210 So.
> Fresno State; Sam Okey, 6-7 230 So. Wisconsin; Jess Settles, 6-7
> 220 Sr. Iowa; Tunji Awojobi, 6-6 230 Sr. Boston University; Bubba
> Wells, 6-5 225 Sr. Austin Peay; Martice Moore, 6-7 210 Sr.
> Colorado; Todd Burgan, 6-7 210 Jr. Syracuse; Cedric Henderson, 6-7
> 215 Sr. Memphis; Sunday Adebayo, 6-6 220 Sr. Memphis; H.L.
> Coleman, 6-7 200 Sr. Wyoming; Tyrone Nesby, 6-6 230 Jr. Nevada-Las
> Vegas; Tim James, 6-7 190 So. Miami (Florida); Oliver Saint-Jean,
> 6-6 225 Jr. San Jose State.
>
>
> Off Guards (13)
>
>1. Anthony Parker 6-5 185 Sr. Bradley
>2. Shea Seals 6-5 200 Sr. Tulsa
>3. Toby Bailey 6-5 185 Jr. UCLA
>4. Reggie Freeman 6-5 200 Sr. Texas
>5. Derek Anderson 6-4 195 Sr. Kentucky
>6. James Collins 6-4 190 Sr. Florida State
>7. Dedric Willoughby 6-3 180 Sr. Iowa State
>8. James Cotton 6-5 200 Jr. Long Beach State
>9. Cory Carr 6-4 200 Jr. Texas Tech
>10.Eric Washington 6-4 190 Sr. Alabama
>11.Isaac Fontaine 6-4 210 Sr. Washington State
>12.Miles Simon 6-5 195 Jr. Arizona
>13.Charles Smith 6-4 180 Sr. New Mexico
>
> Notes: Simon has been ruled academically ineligible. Charles
> Smith, 6-6 200 Rider, who would have been a senior, has
> been suspended for the season.
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Felipe Lopez, 6-5 180 Jr. St. John's; Courtney Alexander, 6-6 190
> So. Virginia; Vince Carter, 6-5 185 So. North Carolina; Ronnie
> Fields, 6-3 185 not eligible for freshman season; Ricky Price, 6-5
> 185 Jr. Duke; Damon Flint, 6-5 205 Sr. Cincinnati; Alvin Sims, 6-4
> 220 Sr. Louisville; Bonzi Wells, 6-5 200 Jr. Ball State; Kendric
> Brooks, 6-5 200 Sr. Fresno State; Tom Pipkins, 6-3 185 Sr.
> Duquesne; Ed Gray, 6-3 210 Sr. California; Jason Cipolla, 6-7 190
> Sr. Syracuse; Monty Wilson, 6-4 195 Sr. Tennessee State; Carlos
> Knox, Sr. Indiana/Purdue-Indianapolis (Div. II); Larry Davis, 6-3
> 195 Sr. South Carolina; Andrell Hoard, 6-3 195 Sr. Northeastern
> Illinois; Carmelo Travieso, 6-2 180 Sr. Massachusetts.
>
>
> Point Guards (12)
>
>1. Brevin Knight 5-10 170 Sr. Stanford
>2. Jacque Vaughn-x 6-0 195 Sr. Kansas
>3. Chauncey Billups* 6-3 200 So. Colorado
>4. Andre Woolridge 6-1 190 Sr. Iowa
>5. DeJuan Wheat 6-0 160 Sr. Louisville
>6. Alvin Williams 6-4 180 Sr. Villanova
>7. Kiwane Garris 6-2 180 Sr. Illinois
>8. Edgar Padilla 6-2 175 Sr. Massachusetts
>9. Harold Deane 6-1 175 Sr. Virginia
>10.Dominick Young 5-10 170 Sr. Fresno State
>11.Curtis McCants 6-0 175 Sr. California-St. Bakersfield
>12.Tyson Wheeler 5-10 155 Jr. Rhode Island
> * - can play OG
> x - recovering from injury
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Geno Carlisle, 6-2 185 Jr. Northwestern (withdrew from school);
> Brandun Hughes, 6-0 180 Jr. Michigan; Chris Herren, 6-3 190 So.
> Fresno State; Mike Bibby, 6-2 180 Fr. Arizona; Bryce Drew, 6-3 180
> Jr. Valparaiso; Louis Bullock, 6-2 175 So. Michigan; Kareem Reid,
> 5-10 165 So. Arkansas; Damien Smith, 5-10 165 Sr. Southern
> Mississippi; Anthony Epps, 6-2 180 Sr. Kentucky; Stais Bozeman,
> 6-4 200 Sr. Southern California; Jeff Myers, 6-2 185 Sr. Drexel;
> Aaron Hutchins, 5-10 175 Jr. Marquette; Ricky Moore, 6-2 188 So.
> Connecticut; Mateen Cleaves, 6-2 190 Fr. Michigan State; Chris
> Garner, 5-10 160 Sr. Memphis; LaDrell Whitehead, 5-9 175 Jr.
> Wyoming.
>
>
> Foreign Prospects
>
> Name Team Country Pos. Age
>
> Chris Anstey Melbourne Magic Australia C-PF 21
> Frangiskos Alvertis Panathinaikos Greece SF-OG 22
> Oded Kattache Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel PG
> Sam MacKinnon Melbourne Magic Australia OG-SF 20
> Vladi Bogojevic Giessen Germany PG 20
> Aleksander Cubrilo Partizan Belgrade Yugoslavia 21
> Marko Milic Olimpija Lubljana Slovenia OG-SF 19
> Dimitris Papanikolaou Olympiakos Greece OG-SF
> Nikos Ekonomou Panathinaikos Greece OG-SF 23
>
>
> Top 30 Players Overall
>
>1. Tim Duncan C-PF 6-10 245 Sr. Wake Forest
>2. Keith Van Horn F 6-9 235 Sr. Utah
>3. Adonal Foyle C-PF 6-10 260 Jr. Colgate
>4. Danny Fortson PF 6-7 260 Jr. Cincinnati
>5. Tim Thomas F 6-9 230 Fr. Villanova
>6. Alexander Koul C 7-1 285 Jr. George Washington
>7. Brian Skinner C-PF 6-10 245 Jr. Baylor
>8. Brevin Knight PG 5-10 170 Sr. Stanford
>9. Jacque Vaughn PG 6-0 195 Sr. Kansas
>10.J.R. Henderson F 6-9 215 Jr. UCLA
>11.Ron Mercer SF-OG 6-7 215 So. Kentucky
>12.Anthony Parker OG 6-5 185 Sr. Bradley
>13.Johnny Taylor SF 6-8 215 Sr. Tenn.-Chattanooga
>14.Kenny Thomas PF-C 6-9 260 So. New Mexico
>15.Jason Lawson C-PF 6-11 240 Sr. Villanova
>16.Jerald Honeycutt F 6-9 245 Sr. Tulane
>17.Matt Harpring SF 6-7 225 Jr. Georgia Tech
>18.Shea Seals OG 6-5 200 Sr. Tulsa
>19.Charles O'Bannon SF-OG 6-6 205 Sr. U.C.L.A.
>20.Paul Pierce SF-OG 6-6 220 So. Kansas
>21.Toby Bailey OG 6-5 185 Jr. UCLA
>22.Marc Jackson PF-C 6-9 270 Jr. Temple
>23.Danya Abrams PF 6-7 265 Sr. Boston College
>24.Austin Croshere F 6-9 235 Sr. Providence
>25.Tony Battie PF-C 6-11 225 Jr. Texas Tech
>26.Jelani McCoy PF 6-9 220 So. UCLA
>27.Antawn Jamison F 6-8 215 So. North Carolina
>28.Peter Aluma PF-C 6-10 240 Sr. Liberty
>29.Zendon Hamilton PF-C 6-11 225 Jr. St. John's
>30.Reggie Freeman OG 6-5 200 Sr. Texas
>
>
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