Rick Bolus' High Potential® Basketball Recruiting Service, Inc.
Boys ~ June 2008 Edition
America’s Top Rising Seniors For 2008-2009
| NAME | HT | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL |
| Top 12 | ||||
| Derrick Favors | 6-9 | Sr. | PF | Atlanta South Atlanta, GA |
| Xavier Henry | 6-6 | Sr. | WF | Oklahoma City Putnam City, OK |
| Lance Stephenson | 6-4 | Sr. | 2G | Brooklyn Lincoln, NY |
| Renardo Sidney | 6-10 | Sr. | PF | Los Angeles Fairfax, CA |
| Kenny Boynton | 6-3 | Sr. | 2G | Pompano Beach Ely, FL |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 6-10 | Sr. | C | Mobile LeFlore, AL |
| Dexter Strickland | 6-3 | Sr. | 2G | Elizabeth St. Patrick's, NJ |
| Noel Johnson | 6-7 | Sr. | WF | Fayetteville Fayette Co., GA |
| Reeves Nelson | 6-7 | Sr. | CF | Modesto Christian, CA |
| Karron Johnson | 6-7 | Sr. | PF | Durham Mt. Zion, NC |
| Jordan Hamilton | 6-7 | Sr. | WF | Compton Dominguez, CA |
| Dominic Cheek | 6-5 | Sr. | SM | Jersey City St. Anthony, NJ |
| Top Sleeper | ||||
| Carlos Lopez | 6-10 | Sr | C | Henderson Findlay Prep, NV |
| Second 12 | ||||
| Leslie McDonald | 6-4 | Sr. | SM | Eads Briarcrest, TN |
| Clarence Trent | 6-7 | Sr. | CF | Henderson Findlay Prep, NV |
| DaShonte Riley | 6-10 | Sr. | C | Beverly Hills Detroit Country Day, MI |
| Isaiah Armwood | 6-7 | Sr. | PF | Rockville Montrose Christian, MD |
| Daniel Orton | 6-8 | Sr. | C-F | Oklahoma City McGuinness, OK |
| Ari Stewart | 6-6 | Sr. | WF | Marietta Wheeler, GA |
| Terrell Vinson | 6-5 | Sr. | WF | Rockville Montrose Christian, MD |
| Stephen Van Treese | 6-9 | Sr. | C-F | Indianapolis Lawrence North, IN |
| David Wear | 6-9 | Sr. | PF | Santa Ana Mater Dei, CA |
| Travis Wear | 6-9 | Sr. | PF | Santa Ana Mater Dei, CA |
| John Henson | 6-9 | Sr. | PF | Round Rock, TX |
| Farrakohn Hall | 6-8 | Sr. | PF | Memphis White Station, TN |
| Second Sleeper | ||||
| Reginald Buckner | 6-8 | Sr. | CF | Memphis Manassas, TN |
| The Next 25 Best (Listed alphabetically) | ||||
| Lorenzo Brown | 6-3 | Sr. | 2G | Roswell Centennial, GA |
| Nolan Dennis | 6-5 | Sr. | 2G | North Richland Hills Richland, TX |
| Greg Echenique | 6-9 | Sr. | C | Ridgewood St. Benedict's, NJ |
| Abdul Gaddy | 6-3 | Sr. | PG | Tacoma Bellarmine Prep, WA |
| Tyler Griffey | 6-9 | Sr. | CF | Ballwin Lafayette, MO |
| Kenny Hall | 6-9 | Sr. | PF | Stone Mountain Redan, GA |
| Kyle Hardwick | 6-7 | Sr. | PF | Norman, OK |
| Wally Judge | 6-9 | Sr. | PF | Jacksonville ACDS, FL |
| Shawn Kemp | 6-9 | Sr. | C | Canton Cherokee, GA |
| Aaron Moore | 6-7 | Sr. | CF | Compton Dominiquea, CA |
| Erik Murphy | 6-10 | Sr. | C-F | Southborough St. Mark's, MA |
| Alex Oriakhi | 6-8 | Sr. | PF | Tilton Tilton School, NH |
| Deshawn Painter | 6-8 | Sr. | C | Norfork Booker T. Washington, OK |
| Brandon Paul | 6-3 | Sr. | 2G | Gurnee Warren, IL |
| D.J. Richardson | 6-3 | Sr. | 2G | Peoria Central, IL |
| Durand Scott | 6-5 | Sr. | 2G | New York Rice, NY |
| Tristan Spurlock | 6-6 | Sr. | WF | Rockville Montrose Christian, MD |
| Hollis Thompson | 6-6 | Sr. | WF | Los Angeles Loyola, CA |
| Mufon Udofia | 6-2 | Sr. | PG | Lithonia Miller Grove, GA |
| Gerardo Vilarino | 6-1 | Sr. | PG | McKinney, TX |
| John Wall | 6-3 | Sr. | 2G | Raleigh Word of God, NC |
| Royce White | 6-7 | Sr. | CF | Minneapolis DeLaSalle, MN |
| Rodney Williams | 6-5 | Sr. | 2G | New Hope Cooper, MN |
| Shawn Williams | 6-6 | Sr. | WF | Duncanville, TX |
| Jamil Wilson | 6-7 | Sr. | WF | Racine Horlick, WI |
America’s Top Rising Juniors For 2008-2009
| NAME | HT | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL |
| Top 12 | ||||
| Deshaun Thomas | 6-8 | Jr. | CF | Ft. Wayne Luers, IN |
| Brandon Knight | 6-3 | Jr. | PG | Coral Springs Pine Crest, FL |
| Jeremy Tyler | 6-9 | Jr. | PF | San Diego Hoover, CA |
| Joe Jackson | 6-0 | Jr. | PG | Memphis White Station, TN |
| Jereme Richmond | 6-7 | Jr. | WF | Waukegan, IL |
| Jared Sullinger | 6-7 | Jr. | PF | Columbus Northland, OH |
| Trae Golden | 6-2 | Jr. | 2G | Powder Springs McEachern, GA |
| Kendall Marshall | 6-1 | Jr. | PG | Arlington O'Connell, VA |
| C.J. Leslie | 6-6 | Jr. | WF | Holly Springs, MS |
| Reggie Bullock | 6-6 | Jr. | 2G | Kinston, NC |
| K.C. Ross-Miller | 6-0 | Jr. | 2G | Dallas God's Academy, TX |
| Top Sleeper | ||||
| Tristan Thompson | 6-8 | Jr. | WF | Newark St. Benediet's, NJ |
| Second 12 | ||||
| Dwayne Polee | 6-6 | Jr. | WF | Los Angeles Westchester, CA |
| Ralston Turner | 6-4 | Jr. | 2G | Muscle Shoals, AL |
| Dion Waiters | 6-2 | Jr. | 2G | Philadelphia Neumann-Goretti, PA |
| Dominique Ferguson | 6-9 | Jr. | F-C | Indianapolis Lawrence North, IN |
| Cameron Wright | 6-3 | Jr. | 2G | Cleveland Benedictine, OH |
| Ray McCallum | 6-0 | Jr. | CG | Bloomington North, IN |
| Gary Franklin | 6-2 | Jr. | PG | Santa Ana Mater Dei, CA |
| Jayvaughn Pinkston | 6-6 | Jr. | PF | Brooklyn Bishop Loughlin, NY |
| Tony Chenault | 5-11 | Jr. | PG | Philadelphia Neumann Goretti, PA |
| Duran Lamb | 6-3 | Jr. | 2G | Brooklyn Bishop Loughlin, NY |
| Stacey Poole | 6-3 | Jr. | 2G | Jacksonville Raines, FL |
| Trey Zeigler | 6-3 | Jr. | WF | Mt. Pleasant, MI |
| Second Sleeper | ||||
| Jordan Manual | 6-8 | Jr. | C | Indianapolis Howe, IN |
| The Next 25 Best (Listed alphabetically) | ||||
| Evan Anderson | 6-11 | Jr. | C | Eau Claire North, WI |
| James Bell | 6-4 | Jr. | WF | Jacksonville ACDS, FL |
| Taran Buie | 6-2 | Jr. | 2G | Albany Bishop Maginn, NY |
| Aaron Cosby | 6-2 | Jr. | 2G | Jeffersontown, KY |
| Noah Cottril | 6-2 | Jr. | PG | Poca, WV |
| Flavien Davis | 6-4 | Jr. | WF | Milwaukee Wisconsin Lutheran, WI |
| A.J. Derby | 6-3 | Jr. | 2G | Iowa City High, IA |
| Jordan Dykstra | 6-8 | Jr. | PF | Rock Valley, IA |
| Kony Ealey | 6-5 | Jr. | CF | Portageville, MO |
| Jarrell Eddie | 6-6 | Jr. | WF | Concord Cannon, NC |
| Dakota Euton | 6-8 | Jr. | CF | Georgetown Scott Co., KY |
| Ron Giplaye | 6-5 | Jr. | PF | Ashburnham Cushing Academy, MA |
| Crandall Head | 6-3 | Jr. | 2G | Richton Park Rich South, IL |
| Chad Jackson | 6-3 | Jr. | PG | Georgetown Scott County, KY |
| Neiko Hunter | 6-5 | Jr. | WF | Eutaw Greene Co., AL |
| Perry Jones | 6-9 | Jr. | C | Dallas Wilson, TX |
| Tyler Lamb | 6-5 | Jr. | WF | Ontario Colony, CA |
| Allen Payne | 6-5 | Jr. | SM | Cincinnati Winton Woods. OH |
| Myron Respress | 6-7 | Jr. | PF | Niagara Falls, NY |
| Sam Ryan | 6-10 | Jr. | C | The Woodlands Woodlands, TX |
| Josh Selby | 6-3 | Jr. | 2G | Hyattsville DeMatha, MD |
| Patrick Simon | 6-7 | Jr. | PF | Ephrate, WA |
| Shane Southwell | 6-5 | Jr. | 2G | Bronx All Hallows, NY |
| Jamison Stearns | 5-11 | Jr. | 2G | Waxahachie, TX |
| Daryl Trayham | 5-8 | Jr. | PG | Upper Marlboro Henry Wise, MD |
America’s Top 25 Rising Sophomores For 2008-2009
(Listed alphabetically)
| NAME | HT | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL |
| Wayne Blackshear | 6-4 | So. | WF | Chicago Curie, IL |
| Ryan Boatright | 5-10 | So. | PG | Aurora East Aurora, IL |
| Jamal Branch | 6-1 | So. | PG | Humble Atascoscocita, TX |
| Angelo Chol | 6-8 | so. | PF | San Diego Hoover, CA |
| Matt Carlino | 6-2 | So. | 2G | Gilbert Highland, AZ |
| Jevon Clark | 6-0 | So. | CG | Canton Timken, OH |
| Davaris Daniels | 6-2 | So. | 2G | Vernon Hills, IL |
| Ramon Eaton | 6-7 | So. | PF | Sacramento Sheldon, CA |
| George Fant | 6-6 | So. | PF | Bowling Green Warren Central, KY |
| Michael Gilchrist | 6-7 | So. | WF | Elizabeth St. Patrick, NJ |
| C.J. Guerrero | 5-11 | So. | PG | Bosco Bellflower, CA |
| Maiscei Grier | 5-8 | So. | PG | Las Vegas, NV |
| Rodney Hood | 6-6 | So. | WF | Meridian, MS |
| Tyrone Johnson | 5-11 | So. | CG | Plainfield, NJ |
| Tony Kimbro | 6-4 | So. | WF | Louisville Manual, KY |
| Trevor Lacey | 6-3 | So. | PG | Huntsville Butler, AL |
| LaBryan Nash | 6-7 | So. | WF | Dallas Lincoln, TX |
| Marshall Plumlee | 6-8 | So. | PF | Arden Christ School, NC |
| Aaron Ross | 6-6 | So. | PF | Little Rock Academy, AR |
| LaQuinton Ross | 6-6 | So. | WF | Jackson Callaway, MS |
| Jordan Shanklin | 5-11 | So. | PG | Bowling Green Warren Central, KY |
| Mike Shaw | 6-8 | So. | C | Chicago DeLaSalle, IL |
| Donovan Stewart | 5-11 | So. | PG | Bartonville Limestone, IL |
| Stevie Taylor | 5-9 | So. | PG | Gahanna Lincoin, OH |
| Anthony Wroten | 6-3 | So. | PG | Seattle Garfield, WA |
America’s Top 12 Rising Sleepers For 2008-2009
(Listed alphabetically)
| NAME | HT | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL |
| Sheldon Brogdon | 5-11 | Sr. | 2G | Warren Harding, OH |
| Devyn Ervin | 6-8 | Sr. | PF | Aston American Christian, PA |
| George Harper | 6-6 | Jr. | WF | Aston American Christian, PA |
| Deon Mattox | 6-0 | Jr. | CG | Greensboro Page, NC |
| Lee McGee | 6-4 | Sr. | WF | Fern Creek, KY |
| Jonathan Mills | 6-5 | Sr. | WF | Chicago North Lawnsdale, IL |
| Eric Mosley | 5-10 | Sr. | PG | Richmond New Creations, IN |
| James Padgett | 6-8 | Sr. | F-C | Brooklyn Lincoln, NY |
| Jeremy Sexton | 6-1 | Sr. | CG | Chattanooga Tennessee Academy, TN |
| Jamarious Sykes | 7-2 | Sr. | C | Port Gibson, MS |
| Jonathan Thomas | 6-1 | Sr. | 2G | Dallas Bunne, TX |
| Torez Young | 6-1 | Sr. | 2G | Winston Salem Calvary Baptist, NC |
PREPHOOPS Note: These Rankings are provided by Rick Bolus who may be reached at bolus@insightbb.com. Rick Bolus player rankings are based on college potential and are a result of personal observations along with communications with the coaches. Since the rankings are based on college potential, they are not meant to be indicators for Mr. Basketball and other honors. Players can move up or down in rankings over a period of time.
Player Rankings are provided by Rick Bolus bolus@insightbb.com
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