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From: Owen O'Malley <Owen@library.health.ufl.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro,rec.sport.basketball.college
Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 12:52 PM
Subject: 1998 N.B.A. Draft Prospects (Updated 5-9)
>Owen O'Malley's 1998 N.B.A. Draft Prospects
>May 9th Edition
>
> Top 75 Overall
>
>1. Raef LaFrentz PF 6-11 240 Sr. Kansas
>2. Mike Bibby PG 6-1 180 So. Arizona
>3. Paul Pierce SF 6-7 220 Jr. Kansas
>4. Antawn Jamison F 6-8 220 Jr. North Carolina
>5. Michael Olowokandi C 7-0 265 Sr. Pacific
>6. Lee Nailon PF 6-9 235 Jr. Texas Christian
>7. Vince Carter OG-SF 6-6 210 Jr. North Carolina
>8. Michael Dickerson OG 6-5 190 Sr. Arizona
>9. Miles Simon OG 6-4 200 Sr. Arizona
>10.Pat Garrity F 6-9 230 Sr. Notre Dame
>11.Bonzi Wells OG-SF 6-5 210 Sr. Ball State
> Kenny Thomas PF 6-7 260 Jr. New Mexico
> Richard Hamilton OG 6-6 180 So. Connecticut
>12.Corey Benjamin OG 6-5 200 So. Oregon State
>13.Larry Hughes G 6-5 190 Fr. St. Louis
>14.Keon Clark PF 6-11 220 Sr. Nevada-Las Vegas
>15.*Rashard Lewis F 6-10 215 Sr. Alief-Elsik H.S.
>16.Lamar Odom SF 6-8 220 Fr. No College
> *Al Harrington PF 6-8 235 Sr. St. Patrick H.S.
>17.Robert Traylor PF-C 6-8 300 Jr. Michigan
>18.Nazr Mohammed C-PF 6-10 240 Jr. Kentucky
> Shawn Merion SF-OG 6-7 210 So. Vincennes J.C.
>19.Ansu Sesay F 6-9 220 Sr. Mississippi
>20.Brian Skinner C-PF 6-10 240 Sr. Baylor
>21.Brad Miller C-PF 6-11 240 Sr. Purdue
>22.Michael Doleac C 6-11 270 Sr. Utah
>23.Matt Harpring SF 6-7 225 Sr. Georgia Tech
>24.*Korleone Young F 6-7 220 Sr. Hargrave Mil. Aca.
> *Stromile Swift F 6-8 210 Sr. Fair Park H.S.
> Lari Ketner C-PF 6-10 270 Jr. Massachusetts
> Mateen Cleaves PG 6-2 190 So. Michigan State
> A.J. Guyton PG 6-1 175 So. Indiana
>25.Jason Williams PG 6-1 190 Jr. Florida
>26.Mirsad Turkcan PF 6-9 225 21 Turkey
> Vladimir Stepanija C 7-0 21 Slovenia
> Radoslav Nesterovic C 7-0 21 Slovenia
>27.Roshown McLeod SF 6-7 220 Sr. Duke
>28.Felipe Lopez OG 6-6 190 Sr. St. John's
>29.J.R. Henderson F 6-9 220 Sr. UCLA
>30.Charles Jones G 6-3 180 Sr. Long Island
>31.Cory Carr OG 6-4 200 Sr. Texas Tech
>32.Tyronn Lue PG 6-0 170 Jr. Nebraska
> Tim James SF 6-7 205 Jr. Miami (Florida)
> Kris Clack OG 6-5 215 Jr. Texas
>33.Toby Bailey OG 6-5 205 Sr. UCLA
> *Corey Hightower OG 6-6 185 Sr. Mt. Zion Academy
> Jelani McCoy C-PF 6-10 240 Jr. UCLA
>34.Bryce Drew PG 6-3 185 Sr. Valparaiso
>35.Chris Herren PG 6-3 190 Jr. Fresno State
>36.Torraye Braggs PF 6-8 235 Sr. Xavier (Ohio)
>37.Andrae Patterson PF 6-8 235 Sr. Indiana
>38.Clayton Shields SF 6-8 210 Sr. New Mexico
>39.Jeremy Veal G 6-3 185 Sr. Arizona State
>40.Norman Nolan PF 6-8 245 Sr. Virginia
>41.Ruben Patterson SF 6-6 225 Sr. Cincinnati
>42.Zendon Hamilton C-PF 6-11 240 Sr. St. John's
>43.Saddi Washington G 6-3 180 Sr. Western Michigan
>44.Mike Jones G 6-3 210 Sr. Texas Christian
>45.Greg Buckner OG 6-4 210 Sr. Clemson
>46.Casey Shaw C 6-11 250 Sr. Toledo
>47.Sam Jacobson OG-SF 6-6 210 Sr. Minnesota
> Sam MacKinnon SF-OG 6-6 21 Australia
>48.Randell Jackson F 6-11 210 Jr. Florida State
>49.DeMarco Johnson F 6-7 245 Sr. N.C.-Charlotte
>50.Alexander Koul C 7-1 285 Sr. George Washington
>51.x-Jerome James C 7-0 270 Sr. Florida A&M
>52.Earl Boykins PG 5-5 140 Sr. Eastern Michigan
>53.Shammond Williams G 6-2 180 Sr. North Carolina
>54.Corey Brewer PG 6-1 190 Sr. Oklahoma
>55.Bud Eley PF 6-10 240 Sr. S.E. Missouri State
>56.Bakari Hendrix SF 6-7 225 Sr. Gonzaga
>57.Tyrone Nesby SF 6-6 230 Sr. Nevada-Las Vegas
>58.Brett Robisch C 6-11 255 Sr. Oklahoma State
>59.Corey Louis PF 6-9 225 Sr. Florida State
>60.Jahidi White PF-C 6-9 290 Sr. Georgetown
>61.Anthony Carter PG 6-1 185 Sr. Hawaii
>62.Jeff Sheppard OG 6-3 190 Sr. Kentucky
>63.Tyson Wheeler PG 5-10 165 Sr. Rhode Island
>64.Jarod Stevenson SF-OG 6-7 195 Sr. Richmond
>65.Michael Maddox F 6-8 220 Sr. Georgia Tech
>66.Rodney Elliott F 6-8 220 Sr. Maryland
>67.Maceo Baston PF 6-9 210 Sr. Michigan
>68.Malcolm Johnson OG 6-4 195 Sr. Texas Christian
>69.Cuttino Mobley OG 6-4 190 Sr. Rhode Island
>70.Tremaine Fowlkes SF 6-8 220 Jr. Fresno State
>71.Ricky Davis OG 6-5 195 Fr. Iowa
>72.Andrew Betts C 7-1 250 Sr. Long Beach State
>73.Todd Burgan SF 6-7 225 Sr. Syracuse
>74.Horatio Webster SF 6-7 235 Sr. Mississippi State
>75.Jerod Ward SF 6-9 215 Sr. Michigan
> * - high school player
> x - could have opted for an extra year of eligibility
>
>
> Positional Rankings of Seniors (70)
>
> Centers
>
>1. Michael Olowokandi 7-0 265 Pacific
>2. Brian Skinner* 6-10 240 Baylor
>3. Brad Miller* 6-11 240 Purdue
>4. Michael Doleac 6-11 270 Utah
>5. Zendon Hamilton* 6-11 240 St. John's
>6. Casey Shaw* 6-11 250 Toledo
>7. Alexander Koul 7-1 285 George Washington
>8. Brett Robisch 6-11 255 Oklahoma State
>9. Andrew Betts 7-1 250 Long Beach State
>10.Sean Marks* 6-11 250 California
> * - can play PF
>
>Honorable Mention:
> Daniel Santiago, 7-1 250 St. Vincent's; Evan
> Wiley, 6-11 255 Oklahoma; Antanas Vilcinskas,
> 7-0 250 Valparaiso.
>Note:
> Evan Eschmeyer, 6-11 240 Northwestern, has been granted an
> extra year of eligibility.
>
> Power Forwards
>
>1. Raef LaFrentz* 6-11 240 Kansas
>2. Pat Garrity** 6-9 230 Notre Dame
>3. Keon Clark** 6-11 220 Nevada-Las Vegas
>4. J.R. Henderson** 6-9 220 UCLA
>5. Torraye Braggs 6-8 235 Xavier (Ohio)
>6. Andrae Patterson** 6-8 235 Indiana
>7. Norman Nolan 6-8 245 Virginia
>8. DeMarco Johnson** 6-7 245 North Carolina-Charlotte
>9. Bud Eley* 6-10 240 S.E. Missouri State
>10.Corey Louis 6-9 225 Florida State
>11.Jahidi White* 6-9 290 Georgetown
>12.Maceo Baston 6-9 210 Michigan
>13.Makhtar Ndiaye 6-9 230 North Carolina
>14.Nick Davis 6-9 205 Arkansas
> * - can play C
> ** - can play SF
>
>Honorable Mention:
> Steve Goodrich, 6-10 220 Princeton; Adebayo
> Akinkunle, 6-8 220 Sr. Bradley; Bobby Brannen,
> 6-7 245 Cincinnati; Tyrone Weeks, 6-7 260
> Massachusetts; Sean Daugherty, 6-10 230
> Wisconsin.
>
> Small Forwards
>
>1. Ansu Sesay* 6-9 220 Mississippi
>2. Matt Harpring 6-7 225 Georgia Tech
>3. Roshown McLeod 6-7 220 Duke
>4. Clayton Shields 6-8 210 New Mexico
>5. Ruben Patterson 6-6 225 Cincinnati
>6. Bakari Hendrix 6-7 225 Gonzaga
>7. Tyrone Nesby 6-6 230 Nevada-Las Vegas
>8. Jarod Stevenson** 6-7 195 Richmond
>9. Michael Maddox* 6-8 220 Georgia Tech
>10.Rodney Elliott* 6-8 220 Maryland
>11.Todd Burgan 6-7 225 Syracuse
>12.Horatio Webster 6-7 235 Mississippi State
>13.Jerod Ward 6-9 215 Michigan
>14.Antonio Granger** 6-6 205 Boston College
> * - can play PF
> ** - can play OG
>
>Honorable Mention:
> Carlos Daniel, 6-7 245 Washington State; Louis
> Richardson, 6-8 220 New Mexico State; Ryan
> Bowen, 6-8 215 Iowa; Kelly Thames, 6-8 220
> Missouri; Ryan Perryman, 6-6 220 Dayton;
> Bennett Davison, 6-8 200 Arizona.
>
> Off Guards
>
>1. Michael Dickerson* 6-5 190 Arizona
>2. Miles Simon** 6-4 200 Arizona
>3. Bonzi Wells* 6-5 210 Ball State
>4. Felipe Lopez 6-6 190 St. John's
>5. Charles Jones** 6-3 180 Long Island
>6. Cory Carr 6-4 200 Texas Tech
>7. Toby Bailey** 6-5 205 UCLA
>8. Jeremy Veal** 6-3 185 Arizona State
>9. Saddi Washington** 6-3 180 Western Michigan
>10.Mike Jones** 6-3 210 Texas Christian
>11.Greg Buckner 6-4 210 Clemson
>12.Sam Jacobson* 6-6 210 Minnesota
>13.Jeff Sheppard 6-3 190 Kentucky
>14.Malcolm Johnson 6-4 195 Texas Christian
>15.Cuttino Mobley 6-4 190 Rhode Island
>16.Derrick Dial 6-4 190 Eastern Michigan
>17.Kris Johnson 6-4 220 UCLA
>18.Raymond Tutt 6-4 180 California-Santa Barbara
> * - can play SF
> ** - can play PG
>
>Honorable Mention:
> Gerald Brown, 6-3 210 Pepperdine; Damian Owens,
> 6-5 210 West Virginia; De'Teri Mayes, 6-3 195
> Murray State; Mark Jones, 6-6 205 Central
> Florida; Jerry Hester, 6-6 210 Illinois;
> Billy Thomas, 6-4 205 Kansas; Clint Harrison,
> 6-4 175 North Carolina State; Curtis Staples,
> 6-3 185 Virginia.
>
> Point Guards
>
>1. Bryce Drew* 6-3 185 Valparaiso
>2. Earl Boykins 5-5 140 Eastern Michigan
>3. Shammond Williams* 6-2 180 North Carolina
>4. Corey Brewer* 6-1 190 Oklahoma
>5. Anthony Carter* 6-1 185 Hawaii
>6. Tyson Wheeler 5-10 165 Rhode Island
>7. Marcus Saxon 6-2 200 Utah State
>8. Elijah Allen 6-1 160 Fairleigh Dickinson
>9. Roderick Blakney 5-10 190 South Carolina State
>10.Aaron Hutchins 5-9 170 Marquette
>11.Eric Harris 6-3 195 Minnesota
>12.Chad Austin* 6-2 200 Purdue
>13.Melvin Watson 6-1 195 South Carolina
>14.Sean Colson 6-0 165 North Carolina-Charlotte
> * - can play OG
>
>Honorable Mention:
> Tim Gill, 6-1 190 Oral Roberts; Carlos Knox,
> 6-2 Indiana/Purdue-Indianapolis; Rashid Bey,
> 5-11 160 St. Joseph's; Mark Miller, 6-2 185
> Illinois-Chicago; Alika Smith, 6-2 185
> Hawaii; Steve Wojciechowski, 5-11 170 Duke.
>
>
> Underclassmen Who Have Declared For The Draft (23)
>
>1. Mike Bibby PG 6-1 180 So. Arizona
>2. Paul Pierce SF 6-7 220 Jr. Kansas
>3. Antawn Jamison F 6-8 220 Jr. North Carolina
>4. Lee Nailon PF 6-9 235 Jr. Texas Christian
>5. Vince Carter OG-SF 6-6 210 Jr. North Carolina
>6. Corey Benjamin OG 6-5 200 So. Oregon State
>7. Larry Hughes G 6-5 190 Fr. St. Louis
>8. Rashard Lewis F 6-10 215 Sr. Alief-Elsik H.S.
>9. Lamar Odom SF 6-8 220 Fr. No College
>10.Robert Traylor PF-C 6-8 300 Jr. Michigan
>11.Nazr Mohammed C-PF 6-10 240 Jr. Kentucky
>12.Korleone Young F 6-7 220 Sr. Hargrave Academy
>13.Jason Williams PG 6-1 190 Jr. Florida
>14.Tyronn Lue PG 6-0 170 Jr. Nebraska
>15.Chris Herren PG 6-3 190 Jr. Fresno State
>16.Randell Jackson F 6-11 210 Jr. Florida State
>17.x-Jerome James C 7-0 270 Sr. Florida A&M
>18.Tremaine Fowlkes SF 6-8 220 Jr. Fresno State
>19.Ricky Davis OG 6-5 195 Fr. Iowa
>20.Marcus Bullard PG 6-2 200 Jr. Auburn-Montgomery
>21.Arthur "Yah" Davis OG 6-4 190 So. St. Joseph's
>22.Kenny Brunner PG 5-10 185 Fr. Fresno State
>23.Ellis Richardson OG-SF 6-8 Sr. Polytechnic (Cal.) H.S.
> x - could have opted for an extra year of eligibility
>
>Note:
> Jelani McCoy, who was suspended by UCLA, is expected to
> declare for the draft. Courtney James, PF-C 6-8 290, who
> left Minnesota following his sophomore season and played
> in Europe during the 1997-98 season, is expected to declare
> for the draft.
>
>
> Prospects Playing In Other Countries (15)
>
> Player Country Position Height Age
>1. Mirsad Turkcan Turkey PF 6-9 21
>2. Vladimir Stepanija Slovenia C 7-0 21
>3. Radisav Nesterovic Slovenia C 7-0 21
>4. Sam MacKinnon Australia SF-OG 6-6 21
>5. Wang Zhizhi China C 7-1 18
>6. Frederic Weis France C 7-2 20
>7. Lucas Victoriano Argentina PG 6-3 21
>8. Demitris Papanikolaou Greece OG-SF 6-6 20
>9. Vladimir Bogojevic Yugoslavia G 6-5 22
>10.Nikola Jestratijevic Yugoslavia C 6-11 21
>11.Giannis Giannoulis Greece PF-C 6-9 21
>12.Aaron Trahair Australia PG 6-1 21
>13.Simon Dwight Australia F 6-8 21
>14.Carlos Jimenez Spain SF 6-8 21
>15.Frank Drmic Australia SF-OG 6-7 19
>
>Notes:
> Nesterovic is under contract with Kinder Bologna (Italy) for
> two more seasons. Jerome Moiso, 6-10 PF-C 19 France, has
> committed to UCLA. Dirk Nowitzki, F 6-10 19 Germany, is
> expected to sign with a college team.