Key players: Derrick Rose, Bryant Orange, Timothy Flowers, Kevin Johnson. 72, Mitch Lee, 6-8, Hialeah, Fla., Minnesota. Editor's Note: The HOOP SCOOP has the most in-depth coverage of national player rankings dating back to the 1983-84 season. Key players: Kobe Bryant, Guy Stewart, Dave Rosenberg, Evan Monsky. Tyran Stokes: For the moment, the season of the CSP Limoges is very calm, except for the departure of Darrin Govens. John Thompson became much more well-known as one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time. Last update: 1/16/2023, Minimum Games Played: 5; Learn more about the rankings # School Ovr. At one point in the early 2000s, the basketball and football teams featured a pair of future NFL Pro Bowlers as teammates quarterback Josh Cribbs, who became an elite return specialist in the NFL, and tight end Vernon Davis. No. Key players: Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Moses Moody, Caleb Houstan, Day'Ron Sharpe. 47, Matt Beeuwsaert, 6-6, Santa Ana, Calif., Notre Dame. 1985: Bowen (Chicago) 1109: 82: LaPhonso Ellis: SF: 1993: Lincoln (East St. Louis) 1117: 83: Richie Niemiera: SG: HARVARD-WESTLAKE (13-0); No. Rank Player Pos Ht / Wt Rating Team. It's routinely viewed as one of the worst high schools in the country when it comes to academics. 8 Villanova is the lowest seed to win a national championship, Three Final Four teams came from the same conference (Big East Villanova, Georgetown, St. John's), The higher-seeded team won every game in the East Regional. These are the newcomersboth freshmen and transfers who have made an impact through the first half of the 2022 FCS football season. For all of Mo Bamba's basketball accomplishments, they now pale in comparison to a hit song named "Mo Bamba" written and performed by one of Bamba's childhood friends, rapper Sheck Wes. Key players: Quinn Buckner, Mike Bonczyk, Boyd Batts. Ellis teamed with future Wichita State guard Evan Wessel and future West Virginia running back Dreamius Smith to win four consecutive state championships from 2009 to 2012 under the leadership of head coach Joe Auer. 5 overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft. Collectively, they became legends who burnished their legacies with undefeated seasons, state championships and, in some cases, national championships. Scott was probably a player ahead of his time. 3 overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft. Wilt Chamberlain led Cecil Mosenson's Overbrook High teams to back-to-back Philadelphia city championships in his final two seasons and was never more dominant than in his senior season of 1954-55. Way before Gene Banks lit up the scoreboard and led West Philadelphia High to a mythical national championship in 1977, another star player was doing big things for West Philly. He teamed with Conley to lead Ohio State to the 2007 NCAA championship game, and the two were picked No. 62, Ricky Blanton, 6-5, Miami, Fla., Louisiana State. Key players: Michael Payne, Bruce Douglas. Coming from Jacksonville (Fla.) Riverside, Singletary was one of the nation's top prospects, earning the No. How popular were the Marion High teams in this stretch? 54, Kevin Strickland, 6-5, Mt. You can still watch Long Beach Poly's thrilling 45-44 win over Mater Dei in the CIF championship game and see for yourself why this team made the list. In all, Lone Peak has won eight state championships in boys basketball and all since 2001. Props to The Sentinel for putting together this powerhouse online package about Carlisle High's four consecutive state championship teams that detailed the lives of the school's players and coaches before, during and after their time in the spotlight. 57, Charley Thomas, 6-6, Montgomery, Md., Wake Forest. 1985 State High School Basketball All Tournament Team.pdf: 3/16/2015 8:40 pm: Print. That didn't take away from what the team actually accomplished, winning a second consecutive state championship behind 32 points from future Villanova star Corey Fisher in the championship game. MP Stats for iPad Stat keeping for basketball teams. UCLA coach John Wooden once called Wooten "the finest coach on any level high school, college, or pro. You got to see future NFL All-Pro wide receiver Andre Rison tossing alley-oop passes to future NBA All-Star Glen Rice. Flynn, who played collegiately at Syracuse, had the perfect complement in wing Paul Harris, who earned a reputation as an elite shutdown defender against some of the nation's top players. Key players: Patrick Ewing, Kevin Headley. Teammates Scottie Barnes and Moses Moody were also lottery picks in 2021. 3 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves and was immediately traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. Spector went on to play for Villanova, then became the first player ever signed by the Boston Celtics. Less than a decade after Buckner walked its halls, Thornridge's basketball program placed another player in the NBA with 7-foot center Kevin Duckworth. Capping off the year at the top of the national polls made Lincoln the first Texas team in 27 years to win a mythical national championship, following Kashmere High and grabbing the national title from a Carmelo Anthony-led Oak Hill Academy squad after they suffered an upset loss to Mater Dei (California). They were featured on "Dateline," "Regis and Kathie Lee," and in People Magazine and ended the season on a 50-game winning streak. Ohio High School Athletic Association 4080 Roselea Place, Columbus OH 43214 | FAX: 614-267-1677 Comments or questions: [email protected] Nick Smith North Little Rock (North Little Rock . But we're guessing Magic may have averaged a triple-double. Holmgren is projected as either the No. Oak Forest's Robbie Avila (21) maintains possession of the ball during the game against DePaul Prep at the . Stanley, at 6-foot-6 and 315 pounds, was a consensus All-American at Notre Dame in 2015, and the Baltimore Ravens selected him No. Hunt was one of the standouts on Jerry Tarkanian's famous UNLV teams of the late 1980s and early 1990s and was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player in 1990 after he led the Runnin' Rebels to an NCAA championship. 99, Michael Williams, 6-1, Dallas, Baylor. It's not recency bias to just believe what your eyes tell you. Yates High School gets all the love from us because they were a public school and won a national championship in the modern era of prep schools and diploma mills. In Philadelphia-area prep hoops history, you can count him alongside players like Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant as the all-time greats. Jordan Walsh . First things first. He went from Willowridge to being a Division I head coach at Texas Southern, where he coached for six years before going back to the high school ranks. CG. Chandler and Dominguez delivered and became the first and only California team to win a mythical national title in the era of weekly high school polls, along with their state title. 46, Dwight Boyd, 6-4, Memphis, Tenn., Memphis State. He eventually played two seasons in the NBA three years apart, for the Boston Celtics in 1996 and the Houston Rockets in 1999-2000, where Calvin Murphy nicknamed him "Two Sandwiches" because of his size. This was the third of three consecutive national title teams for McClymonds. "We are extremely proud to announce the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class," said former Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning, NFF Chairman and a 1989 inductee into the College Football . 45, Jeff Grayer, 6-5, Flint, Mich., Iowa State. Robinson is averaging 21.5 points and 14 rebounds a game, not bad for a 202-pounder who is listed at 6-7 but . Basketball blues across the Bluegrass State where do Kentucky and Louisville go from here? Edgerson, a 6-foot-6, 235-pound forward, won a national championship at the University of Arizona and played on two Final Four teams with the Wildcats under the late Lute Olson. In King's 49-46 Public League title victory over Simeon Tuesday, Liberty's perimeter shooting (18 points) and Robinson's inside play (10 points, 6 rebounds) kept the Jaguars ahead most of the way, overcoming Anderson's 16 points and 10 rebounds. Samuel Pierce played for Vanderbilt and became the first Black player in SEC history. Oden was one of the most heralded recruits of the last 30 years and a two-time Parade All-American and the National Player of the Year. Then known as Lew Alcindor, he led New York City's Power Memorial High to a 71-game winning streak and three consecutive city championships and was a two-time Parade All-American. And stories of what some colleges offered him (diamonds, movie roles, cash) are even unbelievable in today's day and age. In a weird twist, Louisville was later stripped of its national title because of rules violations, but Hancock and a group of other players sued the NCAA, won, and his MOP and the team's tournament records stayed in place. The Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team was an annual selection by Parade that nationally honored the top high school boys' basketball players in the United States. Long Beach Poly has won six state championships since 2006, including four consecutive from 2006 to 2009 and back-to-back titles in 2013 and 2014. He, Gill and third-team pick Phil Kunz of Carlyle are headed for the University of Illinois. The Top Ranked Basketball Players of All-Time from Illinois High Schools . 91, Gary Voce, 6-9, New York, Notre Dame. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. Hoover played at Villanova and was the No. 27, Steve Miller, 6-6, Lexington, Ky., Western Kentucky. 16 mins ago 2 min read. Jermel Thomas: New York: 4. Key players: Jerry Stackhouse, Jeff McGinnis, Mark Blount, Makhtar Ndiaye, Alex Sanders, Curtis Staples, Jermaine Smith, Mike Brittain, Tavares Johnson. The Poets went wire-to-wire as the No. Flint Hill only won one more state championship, in 1995, and made it to the state semifinals in 2005. Out of the trio of professional athletes on Bishop Gorman's star-studded team, Ronnie Stanley has been the most successful on the next level. The following double-digit seeds won games: Here are the 1985 NCAA tournament leaders (number of games in parentheses): Andy Wittry has written for Stadium, SI.com, Sporting News, the Indianapolis Star, Louisville Courier-Journal and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. This was the first of three consecutive state championships for Minneapolis North High, but the only one of the three to go undefeated. Head coach Kevin Boyle was named USA Today National Coach of the Year in 2007 as well. 1. "Coach Williams (Lonnie Williams, King's football coach) asked me if I wanted to play football, but I told him no way," said Robinson. Led by back-to-back Utah Mr. Basketball picks Nick Emery and T.J. Haws, they won the Class 6A state championship. Hamilton became a basketball oddity. As of January 17, 2023. If we're trying to pick an all-time greatest player in Lone Peak history, we'd probably have to go with Jackson Emery, who went on to play for BYU and was named MWC Defensive Player of the Year in 2011. FILTER ALL STATE WINNERS BY: BOYS GIRLS She went on to be a 1,000 point scorer in college at Miami of Ohio where she later became the head women's collegiate coach. Marcus Johnson: Ohio: 2. Led by future NBA lottery pick Shabazz Muhammad and a a pair of future NFL players in Ronnie Stanley and Xavier Grimble, Bishop Gorman only lost to California powerhouse Mater Dei and to fellow Nevada standout Findlay Prep before winning the state championship. At the heart of Bloomington South's program was its ever-present head coach, J.R. Holmes. But I know that if one of them isn't having a good game, the other one will come through." Billings Senior vs. Great Falls - February 28, 1980. Followers. Key players: Rasheed Wallace, Rondell Turner, Jamahal Redmond, Lynard Stewart, Reds Smith, Terrel Stokes, Alem Watson. Lincoln beat three other nationally ranked teams on the way to going 40-0 and routing Beaumont Ozen, 71-51, in the Class 4A state championship game. Dominique Wilkins went to the University of Georgia and played three seasons before leaving school early and declaring himself eligible for the NBA draft. 26 at 29-2 after failing to repeat as state champions. Yates won its second straight Class 4A state title in Texas and won games by an average of 40 points on the way to a 32-0 record. High school national championships in boys basketball come with the same momentum as winning a college football national championship. The undefeated Arkansas state championship team reached as high as No. Key players: Jevon Crudup, Deric Cofield, Steve Aldrich, Scott Fidler, Andy Nicholson, Bryan Harris, Jesse Battles. The 1989-90 Raytown South boys basketball team went undefeated and won a state championship despite losing its best player before the season started, when star center and University of Kansas signee Chris Lindley had his foot severed in a train accident. 87, Herbert Crook, 6-7, Louisville, Ky., Louisville. 41, Demetrius Gore, 6-5, Detroit, Pittsburgh. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop chart. 66, Ron Hausley, 6-4, Marion, N.C., Tennessee. Monta Ellis ended up having a 12-year career and averaged 17.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists. That doesn't mean the school hasn't continued to pump out big-time talent, including Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce, Harold "Baby Jordan" Miner and Jason Hart, who starred at Syracuse and played a decade in the NBA. His NBA career technically stretched over seven seasons, but he only played in three because of injuries. Kashmere brought home more than just a Class 4A state title in 1975. Buckner, who was also the Illinois Player of the Year in football, also won a gold medal in the Olympics, led Indiana to an undefeated NCAA championship season in 1976 and won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics. Wooten finished his career with a 1,274-192 overall record and in 2000 became the first exclusively high school basketball coach inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. Julian Phillips Link Academy (Branson, MO) SF. In our wildest dreams we get to see a game between the 1966-67 Booker High state championship team and the 2019-20 Montverde Academy national championship team to determine the greatest high school team in Florida history. Michigan has had a lot of great teams several made this list but a young Rice was truly the show here. 44, Al Lorenzen, 6-8, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Iowa. He played one season at USC before he was the No. Liberty, his brilliant junior teammate who is Robinson's friend off the court and alter ego on it, had to be dragged --almost kicking and screaming -- onto the backlot basketball courts by his older brothers. The history of Parker High School encompasses much more than what happens on a basketball court. Montverde Academy went 25-1 in 2020-21 and repeated as national champions and had another group of stars led by projected future first-round pick Calab Houstan and Creighton star Ryan Nembhard. 1 or No. Football came first with me." Thompson, who was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and the College Basketball Hall of Fame, died in August 2020 at 78 years old. Key players: Malik Sealy, Brian Reese, Adrian Autry. Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor and Dave Bing might have something to say about that. He is a graduate of Indiana University. After Bryant's death in a helicopter crash in January 2020, the school hosted a memorial service in the gym named after the fallen star. 81, Tim Hanson, 6-6, Prior Lake, Minn., Minnesota. Montverde's 2021-22 team was making another push to be the best in school history, with six players ranked in the ESPN Top 25, led by No. 3, Cedric Henderson, 6-9, Marietta, Ga., Georgia. "Marcus could make any kind of shot he wanted to." Ashland Blazer High won three more state championships after the legendary 1928 title team in 1933, 1934 and 1961. Camden High's 1986 team went unbeaten and was rewarded with a national championship from USA Today when it came out on top in the final Super 25 Poll. 28, Charles Smith, 6-9, Bridgeport, Conn., Pittsburgh. Ellis was a three-time All-Big 12 selection and two-time All-American at the University of Kansas. Former Hargrave head coach Kevin Keatts was hired as an assistant coach at Louisville around the same time. Find out where your teams stands. Every state has its high school basketball legends. As a senior in 1989-90, Brandon led King to a 32-0 record and the state championship before being named mythical national champions by USA Today. 1 team in the country in the USA Today poll and beat opponents by an average margin of victory of 36.5 points. Dunbar finished the season 31-0 and beat teams from seven different states in the process. 11 overall pick in 2014. That's what we've got left. The 6-foot-6 big man led the Gaelic Knights to sectional Class A title as a senior. The song was actually released in 2017 and didn't become a hit until 2018, when it went viral and climbed to No. Rose was hardly a one-man show for the Prospectors. High school basketball rankings: Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 opens with Montverde at No. Rankings from AP poll. His No. . 21, Terry Coffey, 6-2, Washington, D.C., Maryland. Key players: Jay Humphries, Ralph Jackson. East Chicago Washington High averaged 95 points per game during the 1970-71 season, led by a bevy of future pro and college talent. 6 overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. 71, Tim Martin, 6-10, Ridgeway, Va., Virginia. Dantley, 6-foot-6, and Carr, 6-7, absolutely terrorized opponents, and Wooten was a master at getting the most out of them. Langdon did it 1994 with a future NFL defensive end in the frontcourt with 6-foot-6 center Mao Tosi a devastating combo, regardless of what state you reside in. Bob Hurley Sr. would be St. Anthony High's coach for 45 years, staying at the school until the day it closed in 2017. 7 overall recruit in the country. Porter Jr.'s father was hired as an assistant coach by the University of Washington before the season and brought his five-star recruit son with him to Seattle. McClymonds went 32-0 that season, becoming the first high school basketball team from the East Bay to go unbeaten since Berkeley High in 1969-70. The 2020-21 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2020-21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 1. Earvin "Magic" Johnson led Lansing's Everett High to a state championship in 1977 when he averaged 28.8 points and 16.8 rebounds. The NJSIAA hired a former cop to secretly videotape the team working out. The 64-team format continued until 2001, when the tournament expanded to 65 teams and later 68 teams in 2011. RASHEED WALLACE, Simon Gratz, 6-10, 1993: Incredibly athletic for his size; even ran track. . The other 30 NFL club nominees will receive a $1,000 cash award and will also . Bobby Hurley was one of three future NBA players on the roster alongside Rodrick Rhdes and Terry Dehere, as St. Anthony defeated teams from 10 different states on the way to a 32-0 record. 2023s poised for a boost in the rankings. Arguably the greatest player in Calvert Hall or at least the one that came to be the most well-known was still a generation away when the 1981-82 team won the national title. 38, Kreigh Smith, 6-7, Tipton, Ind., Indiana. The Gators are 0-6 in Quad 1 games with eight of . After the legendary 2012-13 team, Lone Peak repeated as state champs in 2014 and won again in 2018. Harris transferred to Notre Dame Prep in Massachusetts for his final high school season and played for Syracuse for three seasons before declaring himself eligible for the NBA draft and going unselected. 3 in the national rankings and won a Class 4A state championship. "When I was in grade school, all I wanted to do was play football," said Robinson, King High School's burly senior forward. Hurley's son Bobby is now the head coach at Arizona State, and his son Danny is the head coach at the University of Connecticut. 100, Derrick McKey, 6-9, Meriden, Miss., Alabama. Thornridge High never won another state title in boys basketball after Quinn Buckner led them to back-to-back titles in 1971 and 1972. Emery and Haws both went on to play for BYU, where Haws was a two-time All-WCC selection. 67, Carlton Valentine, 6-6, Hyattsville, Md., Michigan State. In basketball-crazy Kansas, one high school team stands above all the rest the 1976-77 Wichita Heights High team led by future NBA first-round draft picks Darnell Valentine and Antoine "Big Dog" Carr. 1. No team from Flint Northwestern has won a state championship in any sport since the girls basketball team won it all in 1993. Gill's team, like King, has reached Champaign for the first time. James would have been the No. While Quincy High has not won a state basketball championship since 1981, the school still holds Illinois records for most appearances at the state tournament (32) and most games played in the state tournament (89). You could take the frontcourt from Archbishop John Carroll High's 1958-59 squad and line it up against any high school team in the country today and come out on top. MaxPreps said Lone Peak High was the top public school team in the country in 2012-13. As in past years, the team was selected on recommendations of prep coaches around the state. Malik Sealy had one of the more amazing backstories of anyone in basketball. Key players:Gene Banks, Joe Garrett, Clarence Tillman, Darryl Warwick, Mike Powell, Vincent Ross, Tyrell Biggs, Pee Wee Thomas. Pocket. 2, John Williams, 6-8, Los Angeles, Louisiana State. 1 1985 Manitowoc 12 0 Ron Rubick Menomonee Falls 9 3 Jim Jeskewitz Madison 7-0 9,770 2 1985 Port Washington 11 0 Al Urness Menomonie 11 1 Gene Hatfield Madison 21 . 6, Derrick Lewis, 6-7, Washington, D.C., Maryland. 1985 NCAA tournament: Scores First Round (Round of 64) East Regional No. McClymonds, which also counts NBA legend Bill Russell among its former players, also featured another star, future MLB outfielder Aaron Pointer. Ellis Johnson was the star for Blazer and went on to become the first All-American for legendary head coach Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky while also starring in football, baseball, and track and field. 12 Old Dominion 68 No. Key players: RoShon Jacobs, Kentrell Gransberry, Darnell Lazare. They've won five state championships since he graduated, in 1995, 1999, 2000, 2013 and 2021 and finished as state runner-up four more times. The wealth of talent extends deep into the top 15. "When I was 9 or 10, all I wanted to do was go out with my friends and throw rocks," he said. SCHOOL (W-L); Comment (rk. For the rest, no fired coach, no internal crisis, no high screams. Rank Player Pos Ht / Wt Rating Team 1 N/A Cameron Boozer Christopher Columbus HS (Miami, FL) PF 6-9 / 215 100 1 1 1 N/A 2 N/A Cooper Flagg Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL) PF 6-8 / 195 99 2 2 2. Just a few years after King College Prep's national championship in 1990, King won another state championship in 1993 behind a pair of 7-footers 7-foot-2 Thomas Hamilton and 7-foot Rashard Griffith. 9, Derek Chievous, 6-6, New York, Missouri. He's the older brother of Ruth, Bonnie, Anita and Joan Pointer. 2 in all the major national polls. Villanova upset defending national champion Georgetown 66-64 in the national championship. 7 with 1,136 wins to start the 2022-23 season. 8 seeded Wildcats remain the lowest seed to win the title. 20.. He also was named to the first team on Parade magazine's high school All-America squad. Cage needed 28 rebounds in the final game of the regular season to beat Chicago Bulls forward Charles Oakley for the rebounding title and grabbed 30. 4 overall in the 2007 NBA draft. Williams, the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2001, was a first-round draft pick by the New York Knicks in 2002 but lasted just three seasons in the NBA. [1] It was part of the Parade All-American series that originated with boys basketball before branching to other sports. Following Niagara Falls High's magical season in 2004-05, he was arrested on drug and domestic violence charges and spent 13 days in jail. Williams, Jamall Walker, Manny Dies, Mark Eck, Robert Lolar. Robert E. Lee High School (VA) North Carolina: United States: Michael Porter--Dublin, VA-Pulaski County High School (VA)-United States: Mark Stevenson: SF: 6-6-Philadelphia, PA-Roman Catholic High . Thumbnail sketches of the Golden Five . 60, Reginald Turner, 6-8, Brimingham, Ala., Alabama. The first five is rounded out by guards Kendall Gill of Rich Central and Larry Smith of Alton. A Findlay Prep player was actually taken No. East's star player on the latest state championship team was Hasaan Herrington, who led his team to an undefeated season and signed with NCAA Division II University of Texas-Tyler, where the head coach is former East star Louis Wilson. Rnk: . Bosh went on to become an 11-time NBA All-Star and won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat, when he was teamed with Dwyane Wade and LeBron James to form arguably the greatest trio in NBA history. Camden High guard Milt Wagner went on to lead Louisville to three Final Fours and the 1986 NCAA championships before winning an NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1988. He starred in basketball for BYU but also played in the majors for the Toronto Blue Jays, where he became the youngest player in franchise history to hit a home run. 85, Matt Palazzi, 6-3, Shrewsbury, Mas., Providence. Five Player Record Book. This year's event is also notable in that it was the last one before the shot clock. High school assists were not a stat they were recording yet. Billings Senior collides with Great . Bishop Gorman High is known for being a football powerhouse, but in 2009-10, it featured one of the best high school teams in the nation. Blazer High is still the only high school from Kentucky to win a national championship in boys basketball, where it capped off the year with a 15-10 win over Canton (Illinois) High at the National Interscholastic Tournament in Chicago. "We're No. Key players: Howard Porter, Hugh Yancy, Arthur Johnson. The three-time Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year and McDonald's All-American had six 40-point games as a senior. 7, Delray Brooks, 6-4, Michigan City, Ind., Indiana. Also on the second team is Danny Jones, Rockford Boylan's all-time leading scorer. Wiley then played more than a decade of professional basketball, including seven seasons in the NBA. Everett did it in 2004 with another future Michigan State star and future NBA draft pick, 6-foot-11 center Goran Suton, who immigrated to the United States from Serbia with his family right before he entered high school. Players and teams so great they took up permanent space in the memories of basketball fans. 1985 high school basketball player rankingshow to cancel execunet membership. 11, Gary Grant, 6-3, Akron, Ohio, Michigan. Beal was the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2011 and played one season at the University of Florida. 1 overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2007 NBA draft and subsequently became one of the biggest busts in professional sports history. The two most sought-after players in the country in 1984-85 resided in the D.C. area with 6-foot-11 DeMatha High forward/center Danny Ferry and Spingarn High point guard Sherman Douglas, just 6-foot-1 and 160 pounds. Robinson is averaging 21.5 points and 14 rebounds a game, not bad for a 202-pounder who is listed at 6-7 but claims he's actually "6-5 1/2, maybe 6-6." It was a player who was on the St. John's Catholic Prep roster a few years before the national championship team in 1998 who we want to single out 6-foot-6 forward Nate James graduated in 1996, then went on to play for Duke, where he capped his career as the co-captain on the Blue Devils' 2001 NCAA championship team. The HOOP SCOOP does not knowingly include fifth . 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