Rick Bolus' High Potential® Basketball Recruiting Service, Inc.
Boys ~ September 2009 Edition
Introducing Kentucky’s Top Seniors For 2009-2010
| NAME | HT | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL |
| Top 12 | ||||
| Curtis Washington | 6-9 | Sr. | C-F | Elizabethtown |
| Ricardo Johnson | 6-4 | Sr. | SM | Covington Holmes |
| Elijah Pittman | 6-7 | Sr. | SM | Covington Holmes |
| Chad Jackson | 6-4 | Sr. | PG | Georgetown Scott County |
| Ge-Lawn Guyn | 6-3 | Sr. | 2G | Georgetown Scott County |
| Donovan Gibbs | 6-7 | Sr. | WF | Louisville Iroquois |
| Elisha Justice | 5-11 | Sr. | PG | Pikeville Shelby Valley |
| Josh Sewell | 6-4 | Sr. | SM | Louisville Trinity |
| Aaron Watts | 6-2 | Sr. | 2G | Stearns McCreary Central |
| Dakota Euton | 6-8 | Sr. | CF | Georgetown Scott County |
| Matt St. John | 6-8 | Sr. | C | London South Laurel |
| Jomari Bradshaw | 6-4 | Sr. | SM | Louisville Waggener |
| Top Sleeper | ||||
| Sean Samsel | 6-0 | Sr. | 2G | Louisville Manual |
| Second 12 | ||||
| Orlando Rutledge | 6-5 | Sr. | SM | Fern Creek |
| Thomas Jackson | 5-11 | Sr. | PG | Jeffersontown |
| Mike Gabbard | 6-0 | Sr. | PG | Florence Boone County |
| Chris Richard | 6-4 | Sr. | WF | Louisville Southern |
| James Berry | 6-4 | Sr. | SM | Radcliff North Hardin |
| Keisten Jones | 6-3 | Sr. | SM | Louisville Ballard |
| Cameron Hall | 6-1 | Sr. | CG | Glasgow |
| 2Terry Bryant | 6-7 | Sr. | CF | Franklin-Simpson |
| Reginald Breeden | 6-1 | Sr. | PG | Louisville Moore |
| Tate Cox | 6-1 | Sr. | CG | Hindman Knott Co. Central |
| Colt Barnhill | 6-7 | Sr. | CF | Grayson East Carter |
| Delquan Thomas | 6-2 | Sr. | 2G | Louisville Eastern |
| Second Sleeper | ||||
| Tim Harrison | 6-2 | Sr. | 2G | Louisville Moore |
| The Next Best Grouping of Seniors (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Ian Chiles | 6-1 | Sr. | PG | Louisville Ballard |
| Daniel Croft | 6-9 | Sr. | C | Madisonville Hopkins Co. Central |
| Will Evans | 6-6 | Sr. | F | Lexington Christian Academy |
| Kevin Glenn | 6-0 | Sr. | 2G | Louisville Male |
| Blaine Green | 6-3 | Sr. | SM | Middlesboro |
| D'Carlo Hayes | 5-10 | Sr. | PG | Louisville Male |
| Jeremiah Johnson | 6-3˝ | Sr. | SM | Covington Holmes |
| Travis Johnston | 5-10 | Sr. | PG | Leitchfield Grayson County |
| Mickey Lewis | 6-5 | Sr. | CG | Franklin-Simpson |
| Cody Miller | 6-5˝ | Sr. | SM | Barbourville Knox Central |
| Quintrel Morris | 6-3 | Sr. | CF | Fairdale |
| John Mullins | 6-5˝ | Sr. | WF | Hazard Perry County Central |
| Aleksandar Nikolic | 6-10 | Sr. | C | Louisville Manual |
| Jarrod Polson | 6-0 | Sr. | PG | Nicholasville West Jessamine |
| D. J. Ray | 6-3 | Sr. | SM | Bowling Green |
| Will Skaggs | 5-11 | Sr. | PG | Ashland Paul Blazer |
| Stuart Stamper | 6-2 | Sr. | CG | Hindman Knott County Central |
| Jamal Stephenson | 6-8 | Sr. | C | Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park |
| Clint Stepp | 6-2 | Sr. | 2G | Pippa Passes June Buchanan |
| Josh Whitaker | 6-0 | Sr. | CG | Hazard |
| Shaquille Wilson | 6-4 | Sr. | 2G | Hopkinsville Christian County |
| Five D-1 Darkhorses (Listed alphabetically) | ||||
| Phil Barner | 6-6 | Sr. | F | Lexington Bryan Station |
| Vance Hall | 6-3 | Sr. | PG | Frankfort Franklin Co. |
| Tristan Hicks | 6-2 | Sr. | CG | Louisville Brown |
| Christian Jernigan | 6-1 | Sr. | CG | Elizabethtown John Hardin |
| Bryton Taylor | 6-2 | Sr. | 2G | Campbellsville Taylor Co. |
| The Next Best Grouping of Seniors (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Thomas Blakemore | 5-11 | Sr. | CG | Louisville Butler |
| Martez Boards | 6-3 | Sr. | F-C | Bowling Green Warren Central |
| Kevin Bunton | 6-4 | Sr. | SM | Scottsville Allen Co. |
| Andy Earls | 6-6 | Sr. | CF | Florence Boone County |
| Roosevelt Emerson | 6-6 | Sr. | C | Radcliff North Hardin |
| James Haire | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Elizabethtown |
| Caleb Hardy | 6-5 | Sr. | SM | Bardwell Carlisle County |
| Jerrod Harper | 6-3 | Sr. | SM | Horse Cave Caverna |
| Ashley Hatfield | 6-6 | Sr. | WF | Pikeville Shelby Valley |
| Tim Henderson | 6-3 | Sr. | SM | Christian Academy of Louisville |
| Donovan Johnson | 6-6 | Sr. | CF | Shelbyville Shelby Co. |
| Madison Johnson | 6-4 | Sr. | 2G | Corbin |
| Stephen Kowolonek | 6-2 | Sr. | SM | Ft. Thomas Highlands |
| Deonte Maddox | 6-2 | Sr. | SM | Louisville Seneca |
| Taylor Maze | 6-3 | Sr. | SM | Owingsville Bath County |
| Zach McElwein | 6-2 | Sr. | PG | Louisville Seneca |
| Mitch McLeish | 6-2˝ | Sr. | 2G | Union Ryle |
| Cody Rich | 6-4 | Sr. | SM | Brownsville Edmonson County |
| Brandon Ritchie | 6-4 | Sr. | WF | Louisville DeSales |
| Jordan Shelton | 6-8 | Sr. | C | Owenton Owen County |
| Derek Thornberry | 6-2 | Sr. | 2G | Louisville DeSales |
| Chris Ulis | 6-3 | Sr. | CF | Elizabethtown |
| The Next Best Grouping of Seniors (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Kenton Aubrey | 6-2 | Sr. | 2G | Shepherdsville North Bullitt |
| Boomer Beckley | 5-8 | Sr. | PG | Shelbyville Shelby Co. |
| Kyle Campbell | 6-2 | Sr. | SM | Carlisle Nicholas County |
| DeMarcus Collins | 6-2 | Sr. | F-C | Bardstown Nelson County |
| Azrey Crisp | 6-3 | Sr. | 2G | Mt. Sterling Montgomery County |
| Matt Gilbert | 6-2 | Sr. | PG | London South Laurel |
| Jevonte Hughes | 5-8 | Sr. | PG | Madisonville Hopkins Co. Central |
| Tim Jackson | 6-3 | Sr. | CF | Jeffersontown |
| Chris Muse | 6-1 | Sr. | PG | Somerset Pulaski County |
| Taylor Newsome | 6-3 | Sr. | CF | Pikeville Shelby Valley |
| Chris Noble | 6-2 | Sr. | 2G | Hazard Perry County Central |
| Grant Pangallo | 5-6 | Sr. | PG | Newport Central Catholic |
| Justin Raque | 6-4 | Sr. | SM | Louisville St. Xavier |
| Kendale Reed | 6-2 | Sr. | 2G | Manchester Clay County |
| Robert Sargent | 5-6 | Sr. | PG | Elkton Todd County Central |
| Ben Watson | 6-3 | Sr. | CF | Ft. Thomas Highlands |
| Will Yager | 6-2 | Sr. | SM | Carrollton Carroll County |
| Best of the Rest Seniors (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Dee Anderson | 6-2 | Sr. | Bowling Green Greenwood | |
| Brad Bargo | 6-5 | Sr. | Corbin Lynn Camp | |
| Justin Bollenbecker | 6-5 | Sr. | Russellville | |
| Michael Burchett | 6-2 | Sr. | Prestonsburg | |
| Caleb Carver | 6-3 | Sr. | Scottsville Allen Co. | |
| Caleb Collins | 6-2 | Sr. | Ashland Fairview | |
| Cole Cornett | 6-4 | Sr. | Whitesburg Letcher Central | |
| Ron Cotton | 6-3 | Sr. | Florence Boone County | |
| Logan Crowder | 6-3 | Sr. | Eastern Allen Central | |
| Taylor Epley | 6-5 | Sr. | Louisville Trinity | |
| Austin Flannery | 6-2 | Sr. | Georgetown Scott County | |
| T. J. Flener | 6-1 | Sr. | Shepherdsville Bullitt Central | |
| Alex Foley | 5-10 | Sr. | Goshen North Oldham | |
| Joe Gabbard | 6-2 | Sr. | Greenville Muhlenberg North | |
| Matthew Gilland | 6-6 | Sr. | Paducah St. Mary | |
| Dwayne Gordon | 6-0 | Sr. | Louisville Atherton | |
| Keaton Hall | 5-10 | Sr. | Bardstown | |
| Tony Horne | 6-3 | Sr. | Louisville Male | |
| Ben Hubbard | 6-1 | Sr. | Glasgow Barren Co. | |
| Casey Jackson | 6-4 | Sr. | Crestwood South Oldham | |
| Richard Kennedy | 6-0 | Sr. | Jeffersontown | |
| Neil Lanham | 6-5 | Sr. | Owensboro Catholic | |
| Tyreese Murrell | 5-9 | Sr. | Mayfield | |
| Aaron Nance | 6-4 | Sr. | Louisville Seneca | |
| Daniel O'Connor | 6-7 | Sr. | Taylor Mill Scott | |
| Tim Patterson | 6-4 | Sr. | Louisville Central | |
| Tanner Peurach | 6-7 | Sr. | Lexington Catholic | |
| James Pillachafske | 6-2 | Sr. | Louisville Male | |
| Brayton Ratliff | 6-4 | Sr. | Hindman Knott County Central | |
| Jacob Rieger | 6-4 | Sr. | Alexandria Bishop Brossart | |
| Hunter Rowe | 6-3 | Sr. | Owensboro Apollo | |
| Will Ruggles | 6-3 | Sr. | Lawrenceburg Anderson County | |
| Jacob Russell | 6-3 | Sr. | Lawrenceburg Anderson County | |
| Kyle Sandusky | 6-3 | Sr. | Columbia Adair Co. | |
| Hayden Simon | 6-6 | Sr. | Owensboro Daviess County | |
| Evan Skaggs | 6-1 | Sr. | Louisville Holy Cross | |
| Jeremiah Stinnett | 6-4 | Sr. | Harned Breckinridge County | |
| Devon Thompson | 6-0 | Sr. | Louisville Shawnee | |
| Cedric Vaughn | 5-10 | Sr. | Munfordville Hart Co. | |
| Ryan Vogt | 6-6 | Sr. | Mayfield Graves Co. | |
| Michael Walker | 5-11 | Sr. | Lexington Lafayette | |
| Matt Watkins | 6-0 | Sr. | London South Laurel | |
| Tyrone Willis | 6-2 | Sr. | Murray Calloway Co. | |
| D. J. Wilson | 6-3 | Sr. | Manchester Clay County | |
PREPHOOPS Note: Rick Bolus player rankings are based on college potential and not meant to be an indicator for awards such as Mr. Basketball. A player's college caliber could change over the season and players can move up or down in rankings over a period of time.
Introducing Kentucky’s Top Underclassmen For 2009-2010
| NAME | HT | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL |
| Top 6 | ||||
| Chane Behanan | 6-7 | Jr. | PF | Bowling Green |
| George Fant | 6-6˝ | Jr. | CF | Bowling Green Warren Central |
| Jaylen Beckham | 6-0 | So. | PG | Lexington Catholic |
| Vinny Zollo | 6-9 | Jr. | C | Winchester Clark County |
| Remy Abell | 6-3 | Jr. | 2G | Louisville Eastern |
| Timmy Knipp | 6-7˝ | Jr. | WF | Sandy Hook Elliott County |
| Top Sleeper | ||||
| Darryl Hicks | 6-4 | Fr. | 2G | Shelbyville Shelby Co. |
| Second 6 | ||||
| Desmond Dorsey | 6-2 | So. | CG | Jeffersontown |
| Robbie Stenzel | 6-4 | Jr. | CG | Winchester Clark County |
| Trey Williams | 6-6 | Jr. | SM | Greenup Greenup County |
| Jordan Shanklin | 6-0 | Jr. | PG | Bowling Green Warren Central |
| Josh Stroud | 6-4 | Jr. | SM | Fairdale |
| Josh Forrest | 6-4 | Jr. | 2G | Paducah Tilghman |
| Second Sleeper | ||||
| Donovan Kates | 6-5 | Jr. | SM | Hopkinsville Christian County |
| The Next Best Grouping of Underclassmen (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Jordan Brewer | 6-1 | So. | 2G | Hodgenville LaRue County |
| Tanner Broughton | 6-1 | So. | G | Barbourville Knox Central |
| Charles Foster | 6-0 | So. | 2G | Louisville Trinity |
| Ryan Fucci | 6-1 | Jr. | PG | Lexington Tates Creek |
| Lyonell Gaines | 6-6 | Jr. | SM | Louisville Eastern |
| Anthony Hickey | 5-11 | Jr. | PG | Hopkinsville Christian County |
| Lamont Johnson | 6-3 | Jr. | SM | Lexington Paul Dunbar |
| 3Isaiah Jones | 6-0 | Jr. | CG | Louisville Iroquois |
| Veontae Lewis | 5-11 | Jr. | PG | Hopkinsville Christian County |
| Arman Marks | 6-2 | Jr. | SM | Louisville Eastern |
| B. J. Moore | 6-1 | So. | PG | Inez Sheldon Clark |
| 1Larry Morton | 6-3 | Fr. | WF | Lexington Catholic |
| Jermaine Rutley | 6-2 | So. | CG | Radcliff North Hardin |
| Treg Setty | 6-8 | Jr. | CF | Maysville Mason Co. |
| Leonard Smith | 6-4 | Jr. | CF | Hickman Fulton County |
| Hayden Sweat | 6-0 | Jr. | CG | Mt. Washington Bullitt East |
| Jacody Taylor | 5-8 | Jr. | PG | Danville |
| The Next Best Grouping of Underclassmen (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Chancellor Armstrong | 6-5 | Jr. | PF | Louisville Trinity |
| Stephen Atkinson | 6-4 | Jr. | SM | Benton Marshall County |
| Dylan Basham | 6-5 | Jr. | PF | Madisonville North Hopkins |
| B. J. Combs | 6-2 | So. | SM | Hazard |
| Damien Elam | 5-9 | Jr. | PG | Russellville |
| Michael Hampton | 6-5 | Jr. | PF | Greenup Greenup County |
| Kyle King | 6-2 | Jr. | G | Mt. Olivet Deming |
| Jake McClanahan | 6-7˝ | Jr. | C | Lick Creek East Ridge |
| Cody Parker | 6-6 | Jr. | C-F | Paintsville Johnson Central |
| Jarrod Robinson | 6-1 | Jr. | SM | Lost Creek Riverside Christian |
| Kameron Woods | 6-7 | Jr. | C | Louisville Eastern |
| Best of the Rest Underclassmen (Listed mostly alphabetically) | ||||
| Zach Adair | 5-10 | Jr. | Bedford Trimble County | |
| Jesse Anderson | 5-11 | Jr. | Mayfield Graves Co. | |
| Hobert Asher | 6-5 | So. | Hyden Leslie County | |
| Robbie Barber | 6-4 | Jr. | Georgetown Scott County | |
| Marcellus Barksdale | 6-2 | Jr. | Lexington Tates Creek | |
| Taylor Barnette | 6-0 | So. | Lexington Christian | |
| Seth Beckham | 6-1 | Jr. | Lexington Catholic | |
| Jonathon Black | 6-0 | Jr. | Louisville Ballard | |
| Michael Bradley | 6-0 | Jr. | Glasgow | |
| Cody Chambers | 6-1 | So. | Independence Simon Kenton | |
| Michael Civils | 5-10 | Jr. | Greenville Muhlenberg South | |
| Blake Clark | 5-10 | Jr. | Benton Marshall County | |
| Boo Crabtree | 6-2 | Fr. | Fairdale | |
| Zach Davis | 6-1 | So. | Hindman Knott Co. Central | |
| Matt Day | 6-6 | So. | Buckhorn | |
| Austin Disney | 6-0 | Jr. | Bowling Green Greenwood | |
| Jacob Dixon | 6-5 | Jr. | Stearns McCreary Central | |
| Gavin Dunagan | 6-3 | Jr. | Monticello Wayne County | |
| Jake Giesler | 6-6 | Jr. | Newport Central Catholic | |
| Trenton Gilbert | 5-11 | 8th | Campton Wolfe County | |
| Jeron Harris | 6-1 | Jr. | Louisville Seneca | |
| Jonathan Higdon | 5-10 | Jr. | Owensboro Catholic | |
| Lavone Holland | 5-10 | So. | Louisville Waggener | |
| Ryan Hudson | 5-10 | Jr. | Hopkinsville University Heights | |
| Luke King | 6-2 | Jr. | Mt. Olivet Deming | |
| Tamron Manning | 6-3 | So. | Georgetown Scott Co. | |
| Taylor Martin | 6-3 | Jr. | Lexington Catholic | |
| Matt McCowan | 5-10 | Jr. | Hopkinsville University Heights | |
| Deondre McWhorter | 6-6 | Jr. | Louisville Moore | |
| Jay Middleton | 6-3 | Jr. | Barlow Ballard Memorial | |
| Corey Rogers | 6-4 | Jr. | Winchester Clark County | |
| Landon Savoy | 5-9 | Jr. | Elizabethtown John Hardin | |
| Scott Schuette | 6-3 | Jr. | Lexington Catholic | |
| Marcel Williams | 6-2 | Jr. | Louisville Central | |
| Adam Wing | 6-3 | So. | Morehead Rowan County | |
| Two Late Additions for Kentucky (Listed alphabetically) | ||||
| Darnall Davis | 6-4 | Sr. | WF | Hopkinsville |
| Brayson Mason | 6-1 | Sr. | PG | Hopkinsville |
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| Additional Kentucky Newcomers (listed alphabetically) | ||||
| Logan Baumann | 6-0 | So. | CG | Hartford Ohio County |
| Zach Chaykowsky | 5-8 | 8th | PG | Barlow Ballard Memorial |
| Jermaine Jackson | 6-4 | Jr. | SM | Louisville Iroquois |
| Connor Jefferies | 6-3 | Sr. | CG | New Castle Henry County |
| Grant Kindred | 6-8 | Jr. | CF | Edmonton Metcalfe County |
| Aaron Rayburn | 6-5 | Jr. | SM | Olive Hill West Carter |
| Mike Smith | 5-7 | Fr. | PG | Lexington Sayre |
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| Malcolm Foster | 6-1 | Jr. | 2G | Elizabethtown John Hardin |
| Mitchell Henry | 6-5 | Jr. | C-F | Elizabethtown |
| Russell Kindred | 6-8 | Jr. | CF | Edmonton Metcalfe County |
| Stone Warren | 6-9 | Jr. | C | Fern Creek |
PREPHOOPS Note: Mr. Bolus has communicated to me that the college caliber for players was determined by his own personal observations along with communications with high school and college coaches. A player's college caliber could change over the season and these changes will be reflected in future rankings.
Player Rankings are provided by Rick Bolus bolus@insightbb.com
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