RISE magazine has released its late-season top 50 national basketball prospects. Scotty Hopson (left) of University Heights, whose commitment to Mississippi State is shaky, is No. 12. UK signees DeAndre Liggins (right) of Findlay Prep (Nev.) is No. 27, and Darius Miller (far right) of Mason County is No. 31.
Player | School | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | College
1. Samardo Samuels | St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, N.J.) | PF | 6-9 | 270 | Louisville
2. Tyreke Evans | American Christian (Aston, Pa.) | PG | 6-4 | 204 | Undecided
3. Jrue Holiday | Campbell Hall (North Hollywood, Calif.) | SG | 6-4 | 195 | UCLA
4. Brandon Jennings | Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) | PG | 6-2 | 165 | Arizona
5. Greg Monroe | Helen Cox (Harvey, La.) | PF | 6-10 | 233 | Georgetown
6. B.J. Mullens | Canal Winchester (Canal Winchester, Ohio) | C | 7-1 | 255 | Ohio State
7. DeMar DeRozan | Compton (Compton, Calif.) | SG | 6-6 | 207 | USC
8. Al-Farouq Aminu | Norcross (Norcross, Ga.) | PF | 6-8 | 205 | Wake Forest
9. Ed Davis | Benedictine (Richmond, Va.) | PF | 6-8 | 215 | North Carolina
10. John Riek | The Winchendon School (Winchendon, Mass.) | C | 7-2 | 222 | Undecided
11. Delvon Roe | St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) | SF | 6-7 | 220 | Michigan State
12. Scotty Hopson | University Heights | SF | 6-5 | 195 | Mississippi State
13. Malcolm Lee | J.W. North (Riverside, Calif.) | PG | 6-5 | 175 | UCLA
14. William Buford | Libbey (Toldeo, Ohio) | SG | 6-5 | 190 | Ohio State
15. Devin Ebanks | St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Conn.) | SF | 6-8 | 185 | Indiana
16. Elliot Williams | St. George’s (Collierville, Tenn.) | SG | 6-4 | 175 | Duke
17. Luke Babbitt | Galena (Reno, Nev.) | SF | 6-9 | 215 | Nevada
18. Tyler Zeller | Washington (Washington, Ind.) | C | 6-11 | 220 | North Carolina
19. Iman Shumpert | Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, Ill.) | PG | 6-2 | 180 | Georgia Tech
20. Kemba Walker | Rice (New York, N.Y.) | PG | 5-10 | 172 | UConn
21. Ty Walker | New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.) | C | 7-0 | 220 | Wake Forest
22. JaMychal Green | St. Jude (Montgomery, Ala.) | PF | 6-8 | 205 | Alabama
23. Mike Dunigan | Farragut (Chicago, Ill.) | C | 6-9 | 253 | Oregon
24. Willie Warren | North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas) | SG | 6-3 | 197 | Oklahoma
25. Trey Thompkins | Wesleyan (Norcross, Ga.) | PF | 6-8 | 220 | Georgia
26. Rashanti Harris | New Hope (Columbus, Miss.) | PF | 6-8 | 240 | Undecided
27. DeAndre Liggins | Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) | SF | 6-6 | 180 | Kentucky
28. Drew Gordon | Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) | PF | 6-8 | 235 | UCLA
29. Henry Sims | Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.) | C | 6-10 | 235 | Georgetown
30. Chris Singleton | Dunwoody (Dunwoody, Ga.) | PF | 6-8 | 205 | Florida State
31. Jerime Anderson | Canyon (Anaheim, Calif.) | PG | 6-1 | 165 | UCLA
32. Darius Miller | Mason County | SF | 6-7 | 200 | Kentucky
33. Anthony Jones | Yates (Houston, Texas) | PF | 6-10 | 200 | Baylor
34. J’Mison Morgan | South Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas) | C | 6-10 | 260 | LSU
35. Travis Releford | Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) | SG | 6-4 | 204 | Kansas
36. Mike Rosario | St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) | SG | 6-2 | 178 | Rutgers
37. Sylven Landesberg | Holy Cross (Flushing, N.Y.) | SG | 6-5 | 195 | Virginia
38. Sean Mosley | St. Frances (Baltimore, Md.) | SG | 6-4 | 222 | Maryland
39. Yancy Gates | Withrow (Cincinnati, Ohio) | PF | 6-8 | 230 | Cincinnati
40. Kevin Jones | Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) | PF | 6-8 | 215 | West Virginia
41. Eloy Vargas | American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) | PF | 6-10 | 205 | Florida
42. Kenny Kadji | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) | C | 6-10 | 255 | Florida
43. Xavier Gibson | Northview (Dothan, Ala.) | PF | 6-9 | 225 | Florida State
44. Kris Joseph | Archbishop Carroll (Washington, D.C.) | SF | 6-7 | 190 | Syracuse
45. Larry Drew Jr. | Taft (Woodland Hills, Calif.) | PG | 6-0 | 170 | North Carolina
46. Jeff Withey | Horizon (San Diego, Calif.) | C | 7-0 | 215 | Arizona
47. Terrence Jennings | Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Mass.) | C | 6-10 | 230 | Louisville
48. Tony Mitchell | Swainsboro (Swainsboro, Ga.) | SF | 6-6 | 185 | Alabama
49. Tony Woods | Rome (Rome, Ga.) | C | 6-10 | 230 | Wake Forest
50. Scott Suggs | Washington (Washington, Mo.) | SG | 6-6 | 220 | Washington
