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Monday, May 19, 2003
Updated: May 20, 4:20 PM ET
Class of 2003: Top 20 centers

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 Centers
Player	Ht.	School/City	College Commitment
1. Martin Iti	6-11	Mount Zion Academy Durham, N.C.	Charlotte
2. Kendrick Perkins	6-10	Ozen H.S. Beaumont, Texas	NBA
3. James Lang	6-11	Central Park Christian H.S. Birmingham, Ala	NBA
4. David Padgett	7-0	Reno H.S. Reno, Nev.	Kansas
5. Brian Butch	6-11	West H.S. Appleton, Wis.	Wisconsin
6. Major Wingate	6-10	Wilson H.S. Florence, S.C.	Tennessee
7. Darryl Watkins	6-10	Paterson Catholic H.S. Paterson, N.J.	Undecided
8. Jackie Butler	6-10	McComb H.S. McComb, Miss.	Mississippi State
9. Alexander Johnson	6-10	Bridgton Academy North Bridgeton, Maine	Florida State
10. Chris Taft	6-9	Xaverian H.S. Brooklyn, N.Y.	Pittsburgh
11. Shagari Alleyne	7-3	Rice H.S. New York, N.Y.	Kentucky
12. Kenneth Harris	6-9	Griffith H.S. Griffith, Ind.	Valparaiso
13. Hassan Fofana	6-10	Hargrave Military Academy Chatham, Va.	Maryland
14. Drew Naymick	6-10	North Muskegon H.S. North Muskegon, Mich.	Michigan State
15. Julius Lamptey	6-11	New Hampton School New Hampton, N.H.	Arkansas
16. Walter Waters	6-9	Southwestern H.S. Detroit, Mich.	Pittsburgh
17. Longar Longar	6-10	Marshall H.S. Rochester, Minn	Oklahoma
18. Courtney Sims	6-10	Noble and Greenough H.S. Dedham, Mass.	Michigan
19. Wayne Marshall	6-9	King H.S. Philadelphia, Pa.	Temple
20. Mitch Platt	6-10	Green Valley H.S. Las Vegas, Nev.	Oregon

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