Starting sophomore guard Tony Bethel of
Rockville-Montrose Christian, Md., will transfer from Georgetown to North Carolina State. He started all 34
games during 2002-03 for the Hoyas and averaged 10.8 points.
Georgetown has signed Class 2003 forward
Sead Dizdarevic of Yugoslavia/North
Highlands-Highlands, Cal. The Hoyas recently gained guard Rayshawn Reed of Inglewood, Cal.
Class 2004 center Todd Follmer of Santa Margarita, Cal.,
has committed to Washington over interest from Gonzaga,
Stanford, California, Utah, New Mexico and Texas Tech.
Western Kentucky signed Class 2003 guard
Antonio Hayes of Camilla,
Ga/Hutchinson CC, Kan/Georgia Perimeter College, Ga.
Doug Penno, a Class 2003 guard
from Kettering-Achbishop Alter, Ohio, will walk-on at Miami-Ohio with a promised scholarship
in 2004.
UMass has signed two Class 2003
prospects, including guard/forward Maurice Maxwell of
Phildelphia-Lutheran Christian Academy, Pa., and guard Chris Chadwick of Union, NJ/Globe
CC, NY/Cecil CC, Md.
Rice signed Class 2003 guard Rodney Foster of Houston-Mayde
Creek, Tex., who averaged 22 points as a senior.
James Parker, a Class 2003
guard from Chicago, Ill/Eastern Oklahoma CC, Okla., will play at Butler.
Class 2004:
Search the early list of Prospects/Commitments.
Early list of Top 100 Prospects/Commitments/Remaining Top 100 Prospects.
Early Top 100 Prospects by Position:
Centers/Forwards/Guards.
More players projected to make an impact: Super Prospects.
Class 2003:
Over 1060 Class 2003 prospects have made commitments or signed scholarship papers. Signings and
commitments by conferences. The early period ran Nov. 13-20 and the
late
period was Apr. 16-May 15. Although the period for signing letters-of-intent
which binds both parties has ended, players may still sign
letters-of-agreement, which binds the school and not the athlete.
Arizona, Duke, Maryland, Illinois and Kansas lead the Early 2003
Top
Classes.
Remaining uncommitted Top 100 Prospects (2): C-Darryl Watkins; F-Linas Kleiza.
Remaining committed/unsigned Top 100 Prospects (2): C-Jackie Butler (Mississippi
State); F-Marquis Kately (California)
*Search the list of Prospects/Commitments.
*Post-Summer list of Top 100 Prospects/Commitments
a>/Remaining Top 100 Prospects.
*Top 100 Prospects by Position:
Centers/Forwards/Guards.
*More players projected to make an impact:
Super Prospects.
*Check out the Top
Classes.
*Check out the Top 100 JC Prospects.
*Top 100 JC Prospects by Position: Centers/Forwards/Guards.
*Basketball Signing Periods: Early: Nov. 13-20; Regular: Apr. 16-May
15.
2003 NBA Draft: (May 12-early deadline; June 19-last withdraw;
June 26-Draft Day)
High School/Prep School entries. Prospects may withdraw if they do not
sign with an agent:
*Top 100 forward LeBron James of Akron/St.
Vincent-St. Mary, Ohio (has agent, uncommitted).
*Top 100 center Kendrick Perkins of
Beaumont-Ozen, Tex (signed with Memphis).
*Top 100 forward Charlie Villanueva of
Blairstown-Blair Academy, NJ (decommitted from Illinois).
*Top 100 center James Lang of
Birmingham-Central Park Christian, Ala (decommitted from Louisville).
*Top 100 forward Ndudi Ebi of
Houston-Westbury Christian, Tex (signed with Arizona).
*Top 100 forward Travis Outlaw of
Starkville, Miss (signed with Mississippi State).
2002 NBA Draft:
The NBA selected only one high school and a single junior college
prospect: Center/forward Amare Stoudemire of Orlando-Cypress Creek, Fla., was taken
9th in the first round by Phoenix, while Portland took forward Qyntel Woods of Northeast Mississippi CC, Miss., at No. 21 in
the first round. The NBA passed on three other high school/prep school
prospects and seven JC players (List).
2003 McDonald's All-American Game
LeBron James scored 27 points in leading the East over the West,
122-107, in the 26th annual McDonald's All-American high school basketball
game in Cleveland, Ohio. McDonald's All-American Game stories/Rosters for 2003, 2002,
2001, 2000.
2003 Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team
LeBron James heads roster.
Basketball Commitments/Signings:
OCSN: Main
Recruiting Page.
Class 2004 Men: Database/Top 100.
Class 2003 Men: Database/Top 100/Top
Classes.
Class 2002 Men: Database/Top 100/Top Classes/
Women: Database.
Class 2001 Men: Database/Top 100/Top Classes/Women: Database.
Class 2000 Men: Database/Top 100/Top Classes/Women: Database.
Class 1999 Men: Database/Women: Database.
Class 1998 Men: Database/
Top Classes/Women:
Database.
*McDonald's All-American Game stories/Rosters for 2003, 2002,
2001,
2000
*USA Men's Junior National Team.
Bill Hodge is the executive editor and director of recruiting
coverage at
CollegeSports.com. For daily columns on prospects, commitments and
signings,
plus databases, go to CollegeSports.com's
Recruiting Page.