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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

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