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Wednesday, July 3, 2002
Updated: May 15, 4:13 PM ET
Class of 2003: The Top 100

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By Mark Mayemura
Special to ESPN.com

As the spring signing period begins, ESPN.com's Mark Mayemura and David Benezra provide a look at the top 100 players who'll make up the Class of 2003.

Rankings as of Oct. 30:

Top 100 Seniors
Player	Ht.	Pos.	School/City	College Verbal
1. LeBron James	6-6	SF	St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S./ Akron, Ohio	Undecided
2. Luol Deng	6-7	SF	Blair Academy/ Blairstown, N.J.	Duke
3. Charlie Villanueva	6-9	F	Blair Academy/ Blairstown, N.J.	Illinois
4. Travis Outlaw	6-9	F	Starkville H.S./ Starkville, Miss.	Mississippi State
5. Ndudi Ebi	6-8	F	Westbury Christian H.S./ Houston, Texas	Arizona
6. Mustafa Shakur	6-3	PG	Friends Central H.S./ Wynnewood, Pa.	Arizona
7. Olu Famutimi	6-5	SF	Northwestern H.S./ Flint, Mich.	Arkansas
8. Martin Iti	6-11	C	Mount Zion Academy/ Durham, N.C.	Charlotte
9. Kendrick Perkins	6-10	C	Ozen H.S./ Beaumont, Texas	Memphis
10. Bandon Bass	6-7	F	Capital H.S./ Baton Rouge, La.	Undecided
11. Shannon Brown	6-1	SG	Proviso East H.S./ Maywood, Ill.	Michigan State
12. James Lang	6-11	C	Central Park Christian H.S./ Birmingham, Ala.	Louisville
13. Sean Banks	6-7	SF	Bergen Catholic H.S./ Oradell, N.J.	Memphis
14. Vakeaton Wafer	6-4	SG	Heritage Christian H.S./ Cleveland, Texas	Florida State
15. David Padgett	7-0	C	Reno H.S./ Reno, Nevada	Kansas
16. Brian Butch	6-11	C	West H.S./ Appleton, Wis.	Wisconsin
17. J.R. Giddens	6-5	SF	Marshall H.S./ Oklahoma City, Okla.	Kansas
18. Ivan Harris	6-7	F	South H.S./ Springfield, Ohio	Ohio State
19. Ronnie Brewer	6-6	SG	Fayetteville H.S./ Fayetteville, Ark	Arkansas
20. Gary Forbes	6-6	SF	Banneker H.S./ Brooklyn, N.Y.	Virginia
21. Regis Koundjia	6-7	SF	Laurinburg Prep/ Laurinburg, N.C.	LSU
22. Leon Powe	6-7	PF	Oakland Tech H.S./ Oakland, Calif.	California
23. Taurean Minor	5-10	PG	Booker T. Washington H.S./ Houston, Texas	LSU
24. Mike Jones	6-4	SG	Thayer Academy/ Braintree, Mass.	Maryland
25. Terrance Roberts	6-8	F	St. Anthony H.S./ Jersey City, N.J.	Syracuse
26. Kris Humphries	6-8	PF	Hopkins H.S./ Minnetonka, Minn.	Duke
27. Tron Smith	6-2	SG	Canyon Springs H.S./ Moreno Valley, Calif.	Arizona State
28. Major Wingate	6-10	C	Wilson H.S./ Florence, S.C.	Tennessee
29. Elliah Karron Clarke	6-6	SF	Winchendon Prep/ Winchendon, Mass.	Miami (Fla.)
30. Gary Ervin	5-11	PG	Notre Dame Prep/ Fitchburg, Mass.	Mississippi St.
31. Aaron Brooks	6-0	PG	Franklin H.S./ Seattle, Wash.	Oregon
32. Artie Bowers	6-3	SG	St. Benedict's H.S./ Newark, N.J.	UMass
33. Dion Harris	6-3	SG	Redford H.S./ Detroit, Mich.	Michigan
34. Ousmane Kouyate	6-8	PF	Bridgton Academy/ North Bridgton, Mass.	Missouri
35. Darryl Watkins	6-10	C	Paterson Catholic H.S./ Paterson, N.J.	Undecided
36. Trevor Ariza	6-8	PF	Westchester H.S./ Los Angeles, Calif.	UCLA
37. Ekene Ibekwe	6-9	PF	Carson H.S./ Carson, Calif.	Maryland
38. Dameon Mason	6-4	SG	Aurora West H.S./ Aurora, Ill.	Marquette
39. Rodrick Stewart	6-3	SG	Rainier Beach H.S./ Seattle, Washington	USC
40. Ayinde Ubaka	6-1	PG	Oakland H.S./ Oakland, Calif.	California
41. Brandon Jenkins	6-3	SG	Southeastern H.S./ Detroit, Mich.	Louisville
42. Samuel Mejia	6-5	SF	Storm King H.S./ Cornwall on Hudson, N.Y.	DePaul
43. Chris Richard	6-7	PF	Kathleen H.S./ Lakeland, Fla.	Florida
44. Reyshawn Terry	6-7	SF	R.J. Reynolds H.S./ Winston-Salem, N.C.	North Carolina
45. Jackie Butler	6-10	C	McComb H.S./ McComb, Miss.	Mississippi St.
46. Lorenzo Thompson	6-7	PF	Crane H.S./ Chicago, Ill.	DePaul
47. Justin Hawkins	6-6	SF	Mayfair H.S./ Lakewood, Calif.	Utah
48. Marquise Kately	6-6	SF	Maine Central Institute/Pittsfield, Maine	California
49. Brian Randle	6-8	SF	Notre Dame H.S./ Peoria, Ill.	Illinois
50. Demetris Nichols	6-6	SF	St. Andrews Prep/ Barrington, R.I.	Syracuse
51. Daon Merritt	5-9	PG	St. Raymond H.S./ Bronx, N.Y.	Richmond
52. Chris Paul	5-11	PG	West Forsyth H.S./ Clemmons, N.C.	Wake Forest
53. Andrew Lavender	5-7	PG	Brookhaven H.S./ Columbus, Ohio	Oklahoma
54. C.J. Anderson	6-6	SF	Winton Woods H.S./ Cincinnati, Ohio	Undecided
55. Sean Marshall	6-5	SF	Eisenhower H.S./ Rialto, Calif.	Boston College
56. Thomas Gardner	6-4	SG	Jefferson H.S./ Portland, Ore.	Missouri
57. Marquis Webb	6-3	SG	Paterson Catholic H.S./ Paterson, N.J.	Rutgers
58. Marcus Williams	6-2	PG	Oak Hill Academy Mouth of Wilson, Va.	UConn
59. Brandon Cotton	6-0	PG	DePorres H.S./ Detroit, Mich.	Michigan State
60. Justin Cage	6-5	SF	Pike H.S./ Indianapolis, Ind.	Xavier
61. Lorenzo Wade	6-5	SG	Cheyenne H.S./ Las Vegas, Nev.	Undecided
62. Richard McBride	6-2	SG	Lanphier H.S./ Springfield, Ill.	Illinois
63. Ricky Lucas	6-4	SG	Bishop O'Connell H.S./ Arlington, Va.	G. Washington
64. Dwight Brewington	6-4	SG	Worcester Academy/ Worcester, Mass.	Providence
65. Linas Kleiza	6-7	PF	Montrose Christain H.S./ Rockville, Md.	Undecided
66. Gerald Brown	6-3	SG	Hargrave Military/ Chatham, Va.	Providence
67. Quincy Douby	6-3	SG	St. Thomas More Prep./ Oakdale, Conn.	Rutgers
68. Tyler Smith	6-2	G	Philadelphia Lutheran H.S./ Philadephia, Penn.	DePaul
69. Maureece Rice	6-0	PG	Strawberry Mansion H.S./ Philadelphia, Pa.	Undecided
70. Keith Blanks	6-6	SF	Lauringburg Prep/ Lauringburg, N.C.	Texas A&M
71. Cartier Martin	6-7	SF	Nimitz H.S./ Houston, Texas	Kansas State
72. Dorell Wright	6-6	SF	Leuzinger H.S./ Lawndale, Calif.	Undecided
73. Shagari Alleyne	7-3	C	Rice H.S./ New York, N.Y.	Rutgers
74. Chris Taft	6-9	C	Xaverian H.S./ Brooklyn, N.Y.	Pittsburgh
75. Dietric Slater	6-4	SF	Wayne County H.S./ Waynesboro, Miss.	Undecided
76. Brandon Foust	6-6	SF	Brookhaven H.S./ Columbus, Ohio	Oklahoma
77. Steve Verwers	6-10	PF	Weatherford H.S./ Weatherford, Texas	Colorado State
78. Warren Scott	6-8	PF	Oak Hill Academy/ Mouth of Wilson, Va.	Undecided
79. Corey Gibbs	6-7	C/F	Redan H.S./ Stone Mountain, Ga.	Georgia
80. Paul Milsap	6-7	PF	Grambling H.S./ Grambling, La.	Undecided
81. Mitch Platt	6-10	C	Green Valley H.S./ Las Vegas, Nev.	Oregon
82. Kenneth Harris	6-9	C	Green Valley H.S./ Griffith, Ind.	Valparaiso
83. Milton Collins	6-2	SG	O.P. Walker H.S./ New Orleans, La.	Undecided
84. Lodrick Stewart	6-3	SG	Ranier Beach H.S./ Seattle, Wash.	USC
85. Will Blalock	5-11	PG	Notre Dame Prep./ Fitchburg, Mass.	Iowa State
86. Mario Taybron	6-2	G	Ryan Academy/ Norfolk,Va.	Temple
87. Hassan Fofana	6-10	C	Hargrave Military/ Chatham, Va.	Maryland
88. Drew Naymick	6-10	C	North Muskegon H.S./ North Muskegon, Mich	Michigan St.
89. Julius Lamptey	6-11	C	New Hampton School/ New Hampton, N.H.	Arkansas
90. Lamont Hamilton	6-9	PF	Milford Academy/ Milford, Ct.	St. John's
91. Omari Israel	6-7	PF	Good Counsel H.S./ Wheaton, Md.	Notre Dame
92. Curtis Stinson	6-2	SG	Winchendon Prep/ Winchendon, Mass.	Iowa State
93. Louie McCroskey	6-3	SG	St.Raymond H.S./ Bronx, N.Y.	Syracuse
94. Omar Wilkes	6-3	SG	Loyola H.S./ Los Angeles, Calif.	Kansas
95. Ryan Appleby	6-2	PG	Stanwood H.S./ Stanwood, Wash.	Florida
96. Emmanuel Willis	6-8	PF	Mendenhall H.S./ Mendenhall, Miss.	Mississippi
97. Tre Kelly	6-0	PG	Dunbar H.S./ Washington D.C.	South Carolina
98. Akini Adkins	6-9	PF	Leon H.S./ Tallahassee, Fla.	Alabama
99. Will Sheridan	6-7	PF	Sanford H.S./ Hockessin, Del.	Villanova
100. Wendell White	6-5	F	Redondo Union H.S./ Redondo Beach, Calif.	Undecided

David Benezra and Mark Mayemura cover the national college basketball recruiting scene. E-mail at: hoopsusa@mindspring.com or call (818) 783-2244 or (818) 783-2212 for subscription information.

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