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Oklahoma State has pledged touted Class 2004 guard Jamaal Brown of Chicago-Westinghouse, Ill/Utah Valley CC, Utah/Dixie CC, Utah. Class 2003 center Julius Lamptey of Oklahoma City-Northeast, Okla/New Hampton Prep, NH., will attempt to qualify and play for the Cowboys. He did not qualify for Arkansas in Class 2003 and Georgia in Class 2002.
Washington State has a commitment from Class 2004 forward Robbie Cowgill of Round Rock-Westwood, Tex., over SMU and South Alabama, among others.
St. Joseph's pledged Class 2004 forward Pat Calathes of Winter Park-Lake Howell, Fla., over Northwestern, Providence, George Washington, Creighton and Charlotte, among others.
Class 2004 Top 100 forward Shaun Pruitt of Aurora-West Aurora, Ill., is near a decision between Illinois and Michigan State.
Class 2004 center/forward Matt Hagen of Pekin, Ill., picked Rice over Utah and Northern Illinois.
Akron has pledged Class 2004 guard Adam Walther of Cincinnati-Moeller, Ohio.
Sixty prospects on the early Class 2004 Top 100 have already made commitments.
Texas, Indiana and Alabama lead the very early 2004 Top Classes. Florida State led the 2003 Top Classes.
Class 2004 Basketball Database
* Search the early list of Prospects/Commitments/Schools and Conferences
* Early list of Top 100 Prospects/Commitments/Remaining Top 100 Prospects.
* More players projected to make an impact: Super Prospects.
*Bssketball Signing Periods: Early (Nov. 12-19) and Regular (Apr. 15-May 19).
* Texas, Indiana and Alabama lead the very early 2004 Top Classes.
Class 2003 Basketball Database
* Search the list of Prospects/Commitments/Signed/Schools and Conferences.
* List of Top 100 Prospects/Commitments/Remaining Top 100 Prospects/Super Prospects/Top 100 JC
Prospects.
* Florida State led the 2003 Top Classes.
2003 NBA Draft:
The most heralded high school player in years, high school forward LeBron James was chosen No. 1 by the NBA. All four other preps were selected, while three junior college prospects were not picked: Forward LeBron James of Akron/St. Vincent-St. Mary, Ohio, top pick in first round by Cleveland; forward Travis Outlaw of
Starkville, Miss., 23rd pick in first round by Portland; forward Ndudi Ebi of
Houston-Westbury Christian, Tex., 26th pick in first round by Minnesota; center Kendrick Perkins of
Beaumont-Ozen, Tex., 27th pick in first round by Memphis, then traded to Boston;
center James Lang of Birmingham-Central Park Christian, Ala., 19th pick in second round by New Orleans (not guaranteed contract). Forward Charlie Villanueva of
Blairstown-Blair Academy, NJ., and center/forward Sani Ibrahim of Southern Idaho CC, Id., withdrew from draft. (List).
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.
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