With the beginning of the spring signing period, we thought we'd take a look at the top uncommitted high school seniors and get a feel for what they're thinking about their futures.

It seems pretty obvious what 6-foot-7 small forward Lenny Cooke is going to do.

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In recent weeks, he withdrew from Northern Valley Regional High School in Old Tappan, N.J. (where the former Brooklyn resident had been attending for nearly two years), moved to Flint, Mich., enrolled in a public school there and began working with a trainer. Why would someone who has yet to qualify academically (for NCAA freshman eligibility) leave a school, where reportedly he'd made positive strides academically, in the middle of the spring semester, to move to the Midwest? Don't be shocked if and when Cooke puts his name into this year's NBA draft.

And don't be shocked if Cooke is joined as an early NBA draft entry by the best center in the class, 6-10 Amare Stoudamire (Cypress Creek H.S./Orlando, Fla.). Though he made an early verbal announcement for Memphis last year, there hasn't been much talk about college from the Stoudamire camp for quite some time. His recent impressive postseason play in all-star games seems to only fuel the fire that he'll be making the walk on the NBA podium this June to shake hands with David Stern. Count on it.

While this year's NBA draft has been mentioned as a strong possibility for 6-9 power forward DeAngelo Collins (Inglewood H.S./Inglewood, Calif.), it now appears likely that Collins will be headed to college.

"He's focusing on going to college," said Patrick Roy, the head coach at Inglewood. "He's waiting on the results of a test which he took recently, he should qualify on his core grade point average. It all depends on him qualifying on his SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)."

"DeAngelo is looking forward to going to college," continued Roy. "He hasn't taken any official visits yet (he's yet to go through the NCAA Clearinghouse process), but I'd say that he's looking at Georgia, Connecticut and Southern Cal right now. Nothing will be decided for a few weeks, he's probably committed to those three schools for official visits. Fresno State is out."

The 230-pound Collins averaged 21 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks this season for Inglewood. NBA scouts were present for many of his final high school games. Roy stated that propping at a school (failing to become an academic full-qualifier, enrolling at a college and paying one's own way for the first year while sitting out athletically) may also be an option.

It'll be a waiting game to see what 6-10 center Sani Ibrahim (Oak Hill Academy/Mouth of Wilson, Va.) decides for his future. Ibrahim doesn't appear to be thinking about a four-year college (it's long been alleged that the African native would be a non-qualifier). He has been thinking about putting his name into the NBA draft for some time, but there are questions regarding his stock with NBA teams. So, don't expect any closure on Ibrahim's immediate future at least until May, while Ibrahim and his confidants determine his draft stock.

With more college underclassmen putting their names into the upcoming draft each week (many of whom are rated higher than Ibrahim by NBA personnel), don't be surprised if Ibrahim plays on the junior college circuit next season. And don't be surprised if the front-runner among the two-year schools is JUCO powerhouse College of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls, Idaho). Southern Idaho assistant coach Jay Cyriac, one of the best recruiters in the college game regardless of level, has been quietly paying CSI's respects to Ibrahim for quite some time. Cyriac is tight with several within Ibrahim's inner circle, including Atlanta Celtics club coach Wallace Prather.

The 5-11 point guard Daryll "Showtime" Hill has to be considered a late bloomer. Whereas nearly everything he does on the basketball court seems to be near-perfectly timed, his timing off the court has been a little later than most.

Hill had a tremendous showing at the adidas Big Time Tournament, helping lead the Long Island Panthers to the championship of the 344-team event in Las Vegas last summer. He caught the eyes of recruiters there and they followed him this year to a post-graduate season at Milford Academy (Milford, Conn.).

"Daryll is a partial qualifier right now, " said Ron Naclerio, his high school coach at Cardozo High (Bayside, N.Y.). "He's got two more shots at the ACT and SAT, and he's taking them with extended time.

"Florida State has called and offered. North Carolina State has called and offered. And Providence, Seton Hall and Pitt will take him as a partial qualifier. And Oklahoma and Hofstra have been calling. It's just a waiting game to see if he's gonna be a full or partial qualifier and where he ends up."

One young man who knows where he's headed is 6-6 small forward Kennedy Winston (Blount H.S./Prichard, Ala.). Winston, who was recently released from his national letter of intent from Cal, has decided to attend Alabama.

Another native of the South, 6-4 shooting guard Antonio Lawrence (San Joaquin Memorial H.S./Fresno, Calif.), will be visiting Fresno State, Miami (Fla.) and Mississippi State in the coming weeks. Lawrence, who is a partial qualifier and awaiting his latest ACT test results, had attended high school in Jacksonville, Fla., for three years before making the move out West for his senior year of high school. Lawrence is also considering Florida State and Georgia.

Armondo Surratt, a 5-9 point guard who was recently released from his letter of intent from Fresno State, is considering San Diego State, Miami (Fla.), Arkansas, Louisville, USC, Gonzaga and Georgetown. Surratt visited Georgetown last week.

One of the top unsigned seniors who is definitely headed to junior college is 6-2 shooting guard Greg Brown (Vincent H.S./Milwaukee, Wis.). Brown, who averaged 23 points per game this season, led Vincent to the state quarterfinals, where they suffered their lone defeat of the 23-1 season.

"Greg is as good a player as there is in the country," said Tom Diener, head coach at Vincent. "He plays extremely physical and he's tough on both ends of the court. He has a tremendous handle, sees the floor, shoots the 3, goes to the pull-up jumper and he can dunk it anyway you want. He's flawlessly skilled in a NBA body. I'd put him up against any senior in the country."

Brown, who already has visited Vincennes JC (Vincennes, Ind.), is visiting Coffeyville JC (Coffeyville, Kan.) this weekend. He's also getting strong recruitment from Wabash Valley (Mount Carmel, Ill.).

Another uncommitted super athlete is 6-5 small forward Marquise Kately (Riordan H.S./San Francisco, Calif.). Kately, who had previously verballed to Cal, but has since taken an official visit to Utah, is a non-qualifier. He destined for either the prep school or as a Prop. 48 recruit, where he'd sit out his freshman campaign on his own dime and then attend the four-year college on scholarship for three years.

While Cal is still Kately's first choice, the Pac-10 schools do not take Prop. 48s. And, while Worcester (Worcester, Mass.) and Brewster (Wolfeboro, N.H.) were previously mentioned as possible prep school destinations for Kately, Maine Central Institute (Pittsfield, Maine) is now a more likely choice.

If he chooses to Prop. 48 (which might be more realistic, given the high cost of prep school tuition -- prep schools do not offer athletic scholarships, but there is financial aid, which is dependent upon availability and eligibility), Utah is likely the leader, especially with their track record (NBA star Andre Miller is the most celebrated of the previous Utah Prop. 48 athletes). UNLV and Fresno State are other possibilities if he goes Prop. 48.

Expect 6-3 shooting guard Ricardo Solivar (All Hallows H.S./Bronx, N.Y.) to go the prep school route. He's a non-qualifier, though Iona has been mentioned with him (Prop. 48 possibility). And 6-6 small forward Andre Igoudala (Lanphier H.S./Springfield, Ill.), who just got released from his Arkansas letter of intent, has decided to attend Arizona next season. Igoudala is a tremendous athlete who should thrive in the Wildcats' high-octane offense.

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