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Monday, May 19, 2003
Updated: May 20, 4:45 PM ET
Class of 2003: Top 20 power forwards

By Mark Mayemura
Special to ESPN.com

The spring signing period is over. Here's our rankings of the top high school senior centers in the Class of 2003 and where they have committed to play next fall.

Rankings as of May 19

Top 20 Power Forwards
Player Ht. School/City College
Commitment
1. Charlie Villanueva 6-9 Blair Academy
Blairstown, N.J.
NBA
2. Ndudi Ebi 6-8 Westbury Christian H.S.
Houston, Texas
NBA
3. Brandon Bass 6-7 Capital H.S.
Baton Rouge, La.
LSU
4. Ivan Harris 6-7 South H.S.
Springfield, Ohio
Ohio State
5. Leon Powe 6-7 Oakland Tech H.S.
Oakland, Calif.
California
6. Terrance Roberts 6-8 St. Anthony H.S.
Jersey City, N.J.
Syracuse
7. Trevor Ariza 6-8 Westchester H.S.
Los Angeles, Calif.
UCLA
8. Ousmane Konate 6-8 Bridgton Academy
North Bridgton, Maine
Missouri
9. Ekene Ibekwe 6-9 Carson H.S.
Carson, Calif.
Maryland
10. Kris Humphries 6-8 Hopkins H.S.
Minnetonka, Minn.
Undecided
11. Chris Richard 6-7 Kathleen H.S.
Lakeland, Fla.
Florida
12. Linas Kleiza 6-7 Montrose Christian H.S.
Rockville, Md.
Undecided
13. Lorenzo Thompson 6-7 Crane H.S.
Chicago, Ill.
DePaul
14. Steve Verwers 6-10 Christian Academy
Weatherford, Texas
Colorado State
15. Warren Scott 6-8 Oak Hill Academy
Mouth of Wilson, Va.
Undecided
16. Corey Gibbs 6-7 Redan H.S.
Stone Mountain, Ga.
Georgia
17. Paul Milsap 6-7 Grambling H.S.
Grambling, La.
Louisiana Tech
18. Lamont Hamilton 6-9 Milford Academy
Milford, Conn.
St. John's
19. Omari Isreal 6-7 Good Counsel H.S.
Wheaton, Md.
Notre Dame
20. Emmanuel Willis 6-8 Mendenhall H.S.
Mendenhall, Miss.
Southern Mississippi

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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