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Class of 2001: Top 100 seniors




The players who will make up the freshman class of 2001-02 -- whether it be in the NCAA or NBA -- have signed their letters of intent or entered the NBA draft.

Here is a look at the top names to remember next season, according to coaches and scouts. Rankings as of May 15:

Top 100 Seniors
1. Dajuan Wagner
Guard 6-2 Camden H.S. (Camden, N.J.) Memphis
2. Kwame Brown
Center 6-11 Glynn H.S. (Brunswick, Ga.) NBA
3. Eddy Curry
Center 6-11 Thornwood H.S. (South Holland, Ill.) NBA
4. Tyson Chandler
Center 7-0 Dominguez H.S. (Compton, Calif.) NBA
5. Julius Hodge
Forward 6-6 St. Raymond H.S. (Brox, N.Y.) NC State
6. Julian Sensley
Forward 6-9 St. Thomas Moore (Oakdale, Ct.) California
7. Kelvin Torbert
Guard 6-3 Northwestern (Flint, Mich.) Michigan State
8. Jonathan Hargett
Guard 5-11 National Christian (Fort Washington, Md.) West Virginia
9. Ousmane Cisse
Forward 6-7 St. Jude (Montgomery, Ala.) NBA
10. Terrance Ford
Guard 5-10 Willowridge H.S. (Sugarland, Texas) Texas
11. Aaron Miles
Guard 6-1 Jefferson H.S. (Portland, Ore.) Kansas
12. Marco Killingsworth
Forward 6-8 Central Park (Birmingham, Ala.) Auburn
13. Rick Rickert
Center 6-11 East H.S. (Duluth, Minn.) Minnesota
14. Jamal Sampson
Center 6-10 Mater Dei H.S. (Santa Ana, Calif.) California
15. Brandon Robinson
Forward 6-8 Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Ma.) Auburn
16. Daniel Ewing
Guard 6-4 Willowridge H.S. (Sugarland, Texas) Duke
17. Harvey Thomas
Forward 6-9 Melrose H.S. (Memphis, Tenn.) Georgetown
18. DeSagana Diop
Center 6-11 Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) NBA
19. Dennis Latimore
Forward 6-8 (Halstead, Kan.) Arizona
20. Chris Charles
Center 7-0 Milford Academy (Milford, Ct.) Villanova
21. Jermaine Watson
Guard 6-2 Tabor Academy (Marion, Mass.) Boston College
22. James White
Forward 6-7 Hargrave Military (Chatham, Va.) Florida
23. Josh Childress
Guard 6-5 Mayfair H.S. (Lakewood, Calif.) Stanford
24. Dijon Thompson
Forward 6-7 Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.) UCLA
25. Ben Gordon
Guard 6-2 (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) Connecticut
26. Rory O'Neil
Center 6-11 Burroughs H.S. (Ridgecrest, Calif.) USC
27. Carlos Hurt
Guard 6-0 Moore H.S. (Louisville, Ky.) Louisville
28. David Lee
Forward 6-7 Chaminade H.S. (St. Louis, Mo.) Florida
29. Maurice Williams
Guard 6-1 Murrah H.S. (Jackson, Miss.) Alabama
30. Jawad Williams
Forward 6-7 St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) North Carolina
31. Hakeem Warrick
Forward 6-8 Friends Central (Wynnewood, Pa.) Syracuse
32. Najeeb Echols
Forward 6-7 Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.) Missouri
33. Quemont Greer
Forward 6-6 Berkshire (Homestead, Fla.) DePaul
34. Deng Gai
Forward 6-9 Milford Academy (Milford, Ct.) Undecided (Prep School likely)
35. Brandon Bender
Forward 6-9 Ballard (Louisville, Ky.) Louisville
36. Will Bynum
Guard 5-11 Crane Tech (Chicago, Ill.) Arizona
37. Rashaad Carruth
Guard 6-3 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) Kentucky
38. Cedric Bozeman
Guard 6-4 Mater Dei H.S. (Santa Ana, Calif.) UCLA
39. Jackie Manuel
Forward 6-6 Cardinal Newman (Boca Raton, Fla.) North Carolina
40. Jermaine Harper
Guard 6-3 Blue Ridge (St. George, Va.) Virginia
41. Keith Langford
Guard 6-3 North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas) Kansas
42. Errick Craven
Guard 6-2 Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.) USC
43. Tony Key
Center 6-10 Centennial (Compton, Calif.) NBA
44. Dommanic Ingerson
Guard 6-2 (Santa Barbara, Calif.) Michigan
45. Ernest Turner
Guard 6-2 Sterling H.S. (Somerdale, N.J.) UNLV
46. Robert Whaley
Forward 6-9 (Benton Harbor, Mich.) Missouri
47. Charles Frederick
Guard 6-0 Pope John Paul II (Boca Raton, Fla.) Washington (football)
48. Brandon Fuss-Cheatham
Guard 6-1 Blackhawk (Beaver Falls, Pa.) Ohio State
49. Marcus Campbell
Center 7-0 Westover (Albany, Ga.) Mississippi State
50. Anthony Richardson
Forward 6-7 Leesville Road (Raleigh, N.C.) Florida State
51. Josh Powell
Forward 6-9 (Riverdale, Ga.) NC State
52. Levi Watkins
Forward 6-7 Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) NC State
53. David Harrison
Center 6-11 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.) Colorado
54. Kenny Adeleke
Forward 6-7 Robeson (Brooklyn, N.C.) DePaul
55. Travis Diener
Guard 6-0 Goodrich (Fond du Lac, Wis.) Marquette
56. Billy Edelin
Guard 6-2 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) Syracuse
57. Melvin Scott
Guard 6-1 Southern (Baltimore, Md.) North Carolina
58. Jaquan Hart
Guard 6-5 Northern (Flint, Mich.) Michigan
59. Taurence Johnson
Forward 6-8 Faith Christian (Collingswood, N.J.) Fla. International
60. Chris Thomas
Guard 6-1 Pike (Indianapolis, Ind.) Notre Dame
61. Rob Little
Center 6-10 Pope Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) Stanford
62. Angelo Estes
Forward 6-7 Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, Okla.) Colorado State
63. John Allen
Guard 6-5 (Coatesville, Pa.) Seton Hall
64. Andre Patterson
Forward 6-7 Washington Prep (Los Angeles, Calif.) UCLA
65. Jason Maxiell
Guard 6-5 Newman-Smith (Carrollton, Texas) Cincinnati
66. Carl Krauser
Guard 6-1 Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburgh, Mass.) Pittsburgh
67. Wayne Simien
Forward 6-7 (Leavenworth, Kan.) Kansas
68. Jamal Levy
Forward 6-8 Berkshire Academy (Homestead, Fla.) Wake Forest
69. Is'mail Muhammad
Forward 6-6 W.D. Mohammed (Atlanta, Ga.) Georgia Tech
70. Keith Jennifer
Guard 6-3 Hargrave Military (Chatham, Va.) Virginia
71. Anton Palmer
Forward 6-7½ Julian (Chicago, Ill.) Prep School
72. Demario Eddins
Forward 6-6 Winchedon Prep (Winchendon, Mass.) Arkansas
73. Chris Hernandez
Guard 6-2 Clovis West (Clovis, Calif.) Stanford
74. Greg Tinch
Forward 6-4 Westover (Albany, Ga.) Louisville (football)
75. Luther Head
Guard 6-3 Manley (Chicago, Ill.) Illinois
76. Chris McRae
Guard 6-4 St. Raymond (Bronx, N.Y.) Hofstra
77. Allan Anderson
Forward 6-5 De La Salle (St. Paul, Minn.) Michigan State
78. Salim Stoudamire
Guard 6-2 (Lake Oswego, Ore) Arizona
79. Dwayne Mitchell
Guard 6-4 Kennedy (New Orleans, La.) Auburn
80. Maurice Hargrow
Guard 6-4 Highland Park (St. Paul, Minn.) Minnesota
81. Winsome Frazier
Guard 6-3 Northwestern (Miami, Fla.) Mississippi State
82. Simplice Njoya
Forward 6-10 (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.) UNLV
83. Chuck Hayes
Forward 6-6 Modesto Christian (Modesto, Calif.) Kentucky
84. Keith Jackson
Guard 6-4 Purcell-Marian (Cincinnati, Ohio) Xavier
85. Antonio Hudson
Forward 6-5 Grambling Lab (Grambling, La.) LSU
86. Che' Christie
Guard 6-3 (Biloxi, Miss.) Clemson
87. Levar Seals
Guard 6-3 Providence-St. Mel (Chicago, Ill.) DePaul
88. Michael Southall
Forward 6-10 Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) Pittsburgh
89. Elton Brown
Forward 6-7 Warwick (Newport News, Va.) Virginia
90. Lawrence Roberts
Forward 6-8 Lamar (Houston, Texas) Baylor
91. Jason Braxton
Guard 6-3 Canyon Springs (Moreno Valley, Calif.) Arizona State
92. Jordan Collins
Forward 6-10 DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) NC State
93. Martin Orsimani
Guard 6-2 Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah, Fla.) Utah
94. Ed Nelson
Forward 6-7 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) Georgia Tech
95. Marcus Spears
Guard 6-4 Southern Lab (Baton Rouge, La.) LSU (football)
96. Rob Sanders
Forward 6-7 St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Ct.) Providence
97. Donald Perry
Guard 6-1 McCall (Tallulah, La.) Indiana
98. Carlos Morban
Guard 6-2 Miami Christian (Miami, Fla.) Florida International
99. Solomon Brown
Guard 6-2 St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Ct.) Iona
100. Wayne Powell
Forward 6-9 Peabody Magnet (Alexandria, La.) Louisiana Tech

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