C Greg Oden (All B1G, All-American, Defensive Player of the Year, Butler Assistant Coach)

OSUBasketballJunkie · Jul 9, 2005

rivals.com$

7/8/05

At the ABCD Camp.....

Greg Oden and Derrick Caracter (#7 in the 2006 class)matched up in the evening and Oden was the winner, scoring 12 points and displaying every low post move known to man. He also had three blocks.

rivals.com$

7/8/05

Oden and Conley squared off against Willie Kemp (#6 point guard 2006) and Wayne Chism (#6 power forward 2006), they have met at this event before and this was a battle. Oden and Conley won the game and the individual match-ups with Oden scoring 15 points and grabbing 8 rebounds. Conley finished with 11 points and 6 assists.

Collegehoopsnet.com

7/8/05

A scouting report from Collegehoopsnet at the ABCD camp....

166 - Greg Oden - Indianapolis, IN - 7’0 - 235 - Sonics

Everybody already knows how good Oden is, so there’s little point going into detail. The most obvious comparison in recent years is Dwight Howard, in terms of how he’s simply a man amongst boys.

Day 2 report on Oden....

166 - Greg Oden - Indianapolis, IN - 7’0 - 235 - Sonics

Nothing new on the Oden horizon today. It is amazing though how it seems like he gets fouled by three guys every single time he gets the ball down low. It would be nice to see him try and face the basket and beat his man from that position.

Day 3 report on Oden....

166 - Greg Oden - Indianapolis, IN - 7’0 - 235 - Sonics

In the evening, Oden was up against Caracter in the camp’s feature game. But let’s just be honest folks, this is not a fair match up. Oden is simply too good and too big for Caracter. Beside the fact that Caracter had no chance to guard him one on one, you love how Oden goes about his business without any attitude. Which is not to say that he’s not competitive, because he certainly is, but he takes his emotion out while dunking the ball with force, not while running up and down the court. He’s surprisingly fast, and he goes from block to block very quickly.

OSUBasketballJunkie · Jul 10, 2005

IndyStar

7/10/05

ABCD camp notes
Local stars shine in national events


By Jeff Rabjohns
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TEANECK, N.J. -- If top honors at the top summer camps are an indication, Indianapolis players are off to a strong start in the July evaluation period.

Lawrence North senior center Greg Oden was co-Player of the Week at the Reebok ABCD camp here, and North Central junior shooting guard Eric Gordon shared MVP honors among the underclassmen at the Adidas Superstar camp near Atlanta. Lawrence North point guard Mike Conley also was named to the senior all-star team at ABCD.

The three shoe company camps -- Nike in Indianapolis, Adidas near Atlanta and Reebok in New Jersey -- open the period when college coaches are allowed by the NCAA to watch players in person.

Oden finished as the highest-rated player at ABCD with a rating of 29.2, a formula used to measure a player's overall impact on the game.

In leading his team to a 7-0 record, Oden averaged 12.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks. The top-ranked player in the 2006 class shot 69 percent from the floor, best at the camp, before sitting out most of Saturday's all-star game with a sore lower back.

"It's a great honor," said Oden, who shared the Player of Week with Oklahoma recruit Damion James, a 6-8 forward from Nacogdoches, Texas. "I came here with a good mindset and tried to be nice to everybody."

Oden said his back started hurting after taking two charges on Friday night from Derrick Caracter, a 270-pound forward from New Jersey.

Oden played Saturday morning in the final team game, scoring 12 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a 74-66 victory over a team led by O.J. Mayo, the No. 1-ranked player in the class of 2007.

"They said it was a bruise," Oden said. "They said it was from being beat on all week."

Oden, who missed last year's ABCD all-star game with an ankle injury, said he didn't expect the sore back to keep him out of two upcoming AAU events. His team, Spiece Indy Heat, is scheduled to play in Miami, after he attends the ESPYs in Los Angeles on Wednesday, and in Las Vegas at the end of the month.

The 6-3 Gordon was one of the top scorers and rebounders at Adidas, averaging 18 points and nine rebounds. He shared underclassmen MVP honors with Michael Beasley, a forward from Maryland.

"In these types of camps, you have to learn to score and do other things without the ball. It's helping my game because I'm not used to playing this type of game," said Gordon, the leading scorer on his high school team.

"It boosts my confidence a lot because you're playing the top competition game-by-game and player-by-player."

It was the first major shoe company camp for Gordon, who was one of the standouts at the National Basketball Players Association camp in Richmond, Va., in June.

"He played great," said Tim Watts of rivals.com, who covered the Adidas camp. "There were head coaches all over watching him. He was hitting 3s, making passes. He was one of the most unselfish players there."

Conley was fifth in assists during the week at ABCD, averaging 4.0 per game. The 6-1 point guard averaged 8.3 points and shot 50 percent from 3-point range and drew raves for his defense.

The team that included Oden and Conley won 135-128 in an all-star game that was a joke as a contest. Full of uncontested fast-break dunks and wild shots, the most entertaining sight was Mayo, who played in the underclassmen all-star game, sitting on the bench.

Mayo turned to his right to talk to Pacers scout George Felton, who coached the team, and turned to his left to talk to rapper Jay-Z. Caracter did an on-camera interview while the game was in progress.

Illinois still leads for Gordon

Gordon said the University of Illinois is still his favorite, and word at the ABCD camp was that the Illini want him as the centerpiece to another set of guards similar to the trio of Dee Brown, Deron Williams and Luther Head that led them to the national title game.

In addition to Gordon, Illinois is recruiting 5-10 point guard Sherron Collins of Chicago Crane, and 6-2 Derrick Rose of Chicago Simeon.

Collins graduates in 2006, Gordon and Rose in 2007. Gordon is ranked No. 10 in his recruiting class, Rose No. 2, and Collins No. 16.

Gordon said he likes the idea of playing with Rose and Collins.

"Oh, yeah. You could do a combination of everything, and that's what I'd like to do," Gordon said. "And the guards control the game. That's why I like Illinois that much."

Gordon said his list of colleges has expanded to Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Miami (Fla.), Notre Dame, Kentucky and Duke.

Conley's big game

The anticipation heading into Saturday morning was the spotlight matchup of the nation's best and best-known players: Oden vs. Mayo.

Though Oden is a center and Mayo is a guard, the top-ranked players in each of the next two classes create a buzz anytime they share the court.

When the game was over, the chatter was all about Conley outplaying Mayo.

Though the two have played against each other many times, this was the first time the two went head-to-head at the point guard position. Conley finished with a game-high 15 points on 5-for-9 shooting as his Sonics beat Mayo's 76ers 74-66.

Mayo had nine points, making just 3-of-13 shots. Conley and Mayo guarded each other during the two quarters their groups were on the floor.

"It was fun," Conley said. "I like competition and he likes competition, so we were bumping heads."

Conley was a defensive star all week in a setting when most players focus on offense. In addition to holding Mayo to nine points, Conley held Oklahoma recruit Scottie Reynolds to one point, Willie Kemp to two points, and Edwin Rios scoreless. Reynolds and Kemp are among the top point guards in the 2006 class and Rios is in the 2007 class.

Lefty or righty?

Conley drew considerable praise for a jumper that was both consistent and smooth all week.

"I worked on my jumper all last year," Conley said. "I went through a whole different routine and changed my shot a lot. Now it's starting to work for me. I had to work on it a lot to get it straight, to get my feet straight. Now that I have that down, it's going down."

A natural right-hander -- he writes with his right hand -- Conley shoots mainly left-handed. He started shooting left-handed as a child when he began playing basketball.

He's ambidextrous around the basket, finishing with either hand, but he said he's reluctant to change to his right hand for jumpers at this stage of his basketball development.

"I feel I'm stronger with it," he said of his left hand. "I've been playing this way for so long. I can shoot deeper than I can with my right hand. If I was going to shoot right-handed, I'd have to practice it a lot."

New moves

Oden flashed two new elements to his game in Friday night's matchup with Caracter.

Giving up bulk --245 pounds to Caracter's 270 -- Oden showed he's learned to step toward the basket, away from the angle where a heavier player is pushing. Oden also used his athleticism to jump higher against a heavier player, getting off his jumper almost uncontested.

"The thing I noticed is I learned to shoot the ball with my arms extended, so I like that a lot," Oden said.

There's a story behind that.

Prior to the game, Oden was approached by Derek Brower, a 6-9 power forward on Syracuse's 1987 team that lost in the national title game to Indiana.

Brower, who didn't have the sheer athletic ability of Syracuse stars such as Derrick Coleman, had to lean on technique. Now a coach with one of the top AAU programs in the New York area, the Metro Hawks, Brower gave Oden a quick tutorial.

"I watched the matchup last year and saw what Derrick did to him," Brower said, referring to the 2004 game in which Caracter got the better of the center matchup. "He came up to me and said thanks. I thanked him -- for listening."

Indiana players

A total of five players from Indiana high schools played in the ABCD camp.

Indiana recruit Deonta Vaughn, a 6-1 guard who played at Arlington before transferring to a Cincinnati prep school, averaged 10.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and shot 38 percent.

Fort Wayne Snider's 6-6 guard, Marques Johnson, headed to Tennessee in 2006, averaged 5.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and shot 25 percent from the floor.

Fort Wayne North's 6-4 guard, Eshaunte Jones, heading into his junior year, averaged 5.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and shot 42 percent.

Etc.

Gary (Ind.) West forward Jamil Tucker has said for a while now that he wants to attend Ohio State. He is expected to announce on Monday that he plans to play for the Buckeyes, joining a class that includes Oden and Conley. But the 6-9 Tucker is just one of several forwards the Buckeyes are recruiting. Ohio State has given out four of seven available scholarships. Coach Thad Matta also is in on Memphis forward Thaddeus Young, the top uncommitted player in the class of 2006; Virginia power forward Vernon Macklin, and Andrean power forward Luke Harangody. Recruiting observers said this week they'd be surprised if Harangody doesn't announce for Notre Dame. . . . Expect to see Ohio State on CBS quite a lot in the 2006-07 season. A CBS representative was overheard telling Matta the network wanted the Buckeyes as much as possible when Oden arrives on campus. Expect to see Ohio State schedule a marquee non-conference series with either a Big East or SEC foe for CBS.

Call Star reporter Jeff Rabjohns at (317) 444-6183.

Collegehoopsnet.com

7/10/05

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2005 ABCD Camp: Player Rankings

This is not a complete list of players in camp, but only includes those players scouted during the week. All All-Stars are included. The "AS" category signifies whether the player made the All-Star game or not. For comparisons sake, the Rivals/Scout category indicates whether the player, if a senior, is listed in the Rivalshoops.com 150, or if a junior, the Scout.com Top 40.

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Walker.B

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Clark

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Aldrich

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Arthur

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Fisher

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88

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19

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James

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Texas

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2006

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6-8

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11

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20

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Hackett

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California

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2007

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6-5

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A-

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21

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Randolph

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California

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2007

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6-11

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B+

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B+

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19

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22

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Graham

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Georgia

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2007

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6-5

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A-

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</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

23

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Stephenson.L

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New York

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2009

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6-4

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</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

*

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

24

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Tyus

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Missouri

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-7

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

A-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B+/B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

66

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

25

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Thomas.R

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-6

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

A-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B+/B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

78

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

26

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Kemp

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Tennessee

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-3

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B+/B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

28

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

27

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Jefferson

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

California

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-8

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B+/B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

9

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

28

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Stokes

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New Jersey

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-5

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B+/B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

12

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

29

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Herzog

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Michigan

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

7-0

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B/B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

54

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

30

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Rios

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Florida

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-1

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B/B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

25

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

31

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Jennings

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

California

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2008

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-1

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B/B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

*

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

32

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Walker.W

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Illinois

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-2

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B/B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

76

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

33

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Bawinkel

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Illinois

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-5

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B/B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

34

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Davis.B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Texas

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-9

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

47

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

35

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Wiggins

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Connecticut

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-0

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

75

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

36

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Wallace

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

North Carolina

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-6

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

42

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

37

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Smith.T

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Tennessee

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-7

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

42

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

38

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Robinson

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Pennsylvania

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2008

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-6

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

*

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

39

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Harvey

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-0

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

122

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

40

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Teel

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-2

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

A

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

41

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Ellis

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Ohio

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-11

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

11

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

42

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Thomas.I

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Washington

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

5-8

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

43

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Kaba

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-4

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

44

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Conley

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Indiana

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-1

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B/B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

40

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

45

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Vanwright

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Texas

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-6

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B/B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

123

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

46

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Chism

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Tennessee

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-8

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B/B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

25

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

47

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Hughes

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-1

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B/B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

57

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

48

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Legion

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

California

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-5

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B/B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

8

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

49

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Grady

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Michigan

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

5-11

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B/B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

50

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Gabriel

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2008

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-2

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B/B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

*

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

51

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Sanders

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Rhode Island

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-4

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-/B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

52

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Hall

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Colorado

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

7-0

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-/B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

53

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Nelson

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Oregon

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-8

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-/B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

147

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

54

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Manzano

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-3

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-/B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

55

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Meeks

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Georgia

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-4

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-/B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

38

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

56

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Lewis

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Louisiana

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-6

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

61

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

57

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Collins

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Florida

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-8

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

58

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Jordan

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Texas

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-10

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

18

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

59

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Davis.M

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-9

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

60

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Stepheson

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

California

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-9

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

67

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

61

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

McCamey

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Illinois

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-3

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

62

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Johnson.M

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Indiana

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-6

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

125

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

63

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Koswal

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Illinois

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-9

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

64

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Hoffarber

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Minnesota

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-3

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

65

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Oliver

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

California

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-4

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

103

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

66

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Allen.O

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Ohio

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-10

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

67

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Fotso

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Mississippi

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-8

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

68

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

White

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Ohio

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-2

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

125

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

69

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Stevenson

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Louisiana

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-9

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

62

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

70

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Udoh

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Oklahoma

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-9

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

71

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

DiMaria

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Pennsylvania

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-6

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

72

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Ebanks

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-8

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-/C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

73

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Hilliard

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New Jersey

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-7

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-/C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

74

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Harrison

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

California

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-9

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-/C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

105

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

75

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Chen

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

China

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-1

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-/C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

76

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Skeen

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

North Carolina

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-8

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-/C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

77

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Landesberg

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2008

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-4

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-/C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

*

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

78

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Drummond

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New Jersey

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-10

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

B-/C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

134

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

79

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Harris.W

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

California

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-5

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+/B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

80

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Maguire

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Illinois

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-5

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+/B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

81

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Semrau

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Ohio

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-9

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+/B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

82

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Walker.M

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Louisiana

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2008

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-6

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+/B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

*

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

83

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Tarver

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Oregon

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-5

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

139

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

84

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Glasser

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Califonria

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-2

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

85

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Chandler

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New Jersey

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-1

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

86

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Bell

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Alabama

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-1

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

87

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Horner

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New Jersey

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-8

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

115

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

88

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Green

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-3

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

89

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Moses

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

North Carolina

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-6

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

90

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Lee

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Colorado

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-11

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

91

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Polk

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Arizona

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-4

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

130

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

92

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

McFarland

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Nevada

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-6

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

141

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

93

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Fletcher

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Missouri

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

5-10

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

94

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Flynn

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-4

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0>

AS

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

95

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Smith.J

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

California

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-5

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+/C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

96

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Jones.E

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Indiana

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-4

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+/C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

97

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Butler

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New Jersey

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-7

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+/C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0>

135

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

98

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Wangmene

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Texas

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-8

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

B-

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+/C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

99

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Cunningham

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New Mexico

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-7

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PF

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+/C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

100

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Gibson

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

California

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2006

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-0

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+/C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

101

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Edwards

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-10

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+/C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

102

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Boothe

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

New York

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

5-8

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

PG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C+/C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

103

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Allen.J

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=97 height=0>

Michigan

</TD><TD width=55 height=0>

2007

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=45 height=0>

6-3

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=52 height=0>

SG

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=78 height=0>

C

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=80 height=0>

C/C+

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=26 height=0></TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=76 height=0></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=bottom align=left width=33 height=0>

104

</TD><TD vAlign=bottom width=122 height=0>

Keeling

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bucknut11 · Jul 11, 2005

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Future stars ABCD more than Oden, Mayo -- check these guys out

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Oden and Mayo, Mayo and Oden -- so goes the song of the 2005 summer-camp circuit.

If there are household names in college basketball recruiting, these two are currently it: Ohio State-bound Greg Oden, the 7-foot center from Indianapolis, has been doing pull-ups on the Reebok ABCD camp rims this week, an NBA-ready man dunking on boys. And O.J. Mayo, the unstoppable Cincinnati-area guard, wowed the camp with his 21-point, five-rebound, six-assist, zero-turnover performance in a showdown with fiery Brooklyn 14-year-old Lance Stephenson on Wednesday night. It was Oden and Mayo who stood 1-2 in every overall player ranking at ABCD, and it was only Oden and Mayo who commanded packs of reporters following their opening camp games.

To label the 2005 ABCD a two-man affair, however, would be grossly inaccurate...

Mayo's teammate, Bill Walker is on the list

OSUBasketballJunkie · Jul 12, 2005

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Article talks about Oden, Conley, Cook at the ABCD camp. Oden was ranked #1 overall....Conley #9 overall, second among point guards.....Cook #22 overall, third among shooting guards.

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Some of the college basketball coaches at last week's ABCD camp are taking a wait-and-see approach to the new NBA age minimum.

Under the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement, top high school players cannot enter the draft until they're one year removed from high school and 19 years old.

Previously, players such as LeBron James and Dwight Howard, who were USA TODAY players of the year, weren't even recruited by colleges, which figured they were NBA-bound.

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Arizona coach Lute Olson wishes the NBA had gone even further.

"I was really disappointed they didn't put in the 20-year-old rule," Olson says. "We try to avoid situations where players will be with us for only one year. If a kid's around for at least two years, we'll go after him."

Olson was burned a couple of years ago. He landed All-USA forward Ndudi Ebi during the early signing period, then Ebi surprisingly declared for the NBA Draft after playing his senior season.

Florida Atlantic coach Matt Doherty says the age rule "will give coaches peace of mind because they can recruit a (top) player and have them in the program for at least a year."

Caracter issue: Senior Derrick Caracter, a 6-9 power forward from St. Patrick High in Elizabeth, N.J., says his college choice will be either Memphis or Louisville.

"College is the best choice," he says. "I'll work harder against better competition and play for former NBA coaches (John Calipari and Rick Pitino, respectively) who both know what it takes to reach the next level."

Camp highlights

Reebok ABCD- Center Greg Oden of Lawrence North (Indianapolis), USA TODAY's reigning player of the year, and 6-8 Damion James of Nacogdoches (Texas) were named top seniors. Oden has committed to Ohio State; James says he'll sign with Oklahoma. ... Guard O.J. Mayo of North College Hill (Cincinnati) and forward Kevin Love of Lake Oswego (Ore.), both juniors, were named the camp's top underclassmen. The 6-9 Love was the camp's fourth-leading scorer (14.7) and second in rebounds (8.1). ... Paul Harris, 6-4, of Niagara Falls (N.Y.) held Mayo to two points on 1-for-10 shooting in one game. Harris, who says he'll transfer to a prep school for his senior year, averaged a camp-best 15.6 points.

Nike All-America - Analyst Clark Francis of Hoopscooponline ranks 6-4 junior Jerryd Bayless of St. Mary's (Phoenix) as the Indianapolis camp's top player. Rounding out the top five were seniors 6-8 William Crews of Bethel (Hampton, Va.), 6-0 Tywon Lawson of Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 6-4 Jason Bohannon of Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa) and 6-0 Sherron Collins of Crane (Chicago). ... Michael Jordan's 16-year-old son, Jeffrey, was one of 120 campers. Jeffrey, a 6-0, 170-pound junior, attends Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.). His roommate at camp was Bellaire (Houston)'s Jai Lucas, the son of former NBA coach and player John Lucas.

Adidas Superstar USA - Senior MVPs at the Atlanta camp were Episcopal Academy (Merion, Pa.) teammates Wayne Ellington and Gerald Henderson Jr. The junior MVPs were 6-7 Michael Beasley of Oak Hill Academy and 6-4 Eric Gordon of North Central (Indianapolis). Junior 6-4 Nolan Smith of Oak Hill Academy and 6-11 sophomore Byron Mullins of World Harvest Christian (Canal Winchester, Ohio) also played well.

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Buckeyes recruit sees future OSU teammates in action

The immediate future of the Ohio State men's basketball program wasn't in Columbus this past week.
It wasn't on the playgrounds or in the gymnasiums anywhere in or around the Buckeye State.
Of all the places, the future of OSU hoops was in Teaneck, N.J.
David Lighty was there and got an up-close glimpse of it this past week at the Reebok ABCD Camp.
It is safe to say the star swingman from Villa Angela-St. Joseph likes how bright the Buckeyes' future looks.
The 6-foot-5, two-time All-Ohioan has every right to be excited about the future of the OSU men's program.
After all, he is a major part of it.
Lighty has thought about what it's going to be like stepping on the floor at the Schottenstein Center ever since he gave his verbal commitment to the Buckeyes a little more than two months ago.
A major piece of the OSU puzzle starting in the fall of 2006, Lighty finally got to see what the puzzle is going to look like once it is completed.
For the first time since they all verbally committed to wear the scarlet and gray, Lighty, Dayton Dunbar's Daequan Cook and Lawrence North (Ind.) stars Greg Oden and Mike Conley were all together at the Reebok ABCD Camp.
OSU men's basketball coach Thad Matta's version of the Fantastic Four premiered in New Jersey, even if on the court it was the Fantastic Four minus one. Lighty had to sit out the first chance to run with his three future teammates at the same time for the first time.
since he is still rehabilitating from a torn ACL in his right knee, which he suffered in the Division III district final at Lakeland in March.
Still, even though Lighty said it was "tough" to sit on the sideline while Cook (the No. 2 shooting guard in the country), Oden (the 7-foot Gatorade Player of the Year) and Conley (a highly coveted point guard) took the floor on the same team that he should have been playing on, the Ohio Mr. Basketball finalist said the anticipation is already starting to build.
"It was the first time we were all together like that, and it was real exciting," Lighty said. "We talked about a lot of stuff, like my knee. We thought about what we are going to do when we get to (Ohio State). We all want to create a dynasty, leave a legacy there and get some championships."
They don't have any championships yet, but Lighty said the four have one very important thing already - chemistry. It's not known yet if on the court it will be prevalent, but almost as important with players as talented as this quartet, Lighty said he quickly felt a closeness and a connection with his future teammates off the court.
"I feel like we immediately had great chemistry," Lighty said. "We laughed and just got to talking. And Greg, he is really excited. He's like this big, humongous kid.
"Watching them play together was hard because I wanted very much to be out there with them, but it was nice to see they play the same way I do. They share the ball."
No egos, just big-time games.
Sounds like nightmarish stuff for the rest of the Big Ten, and absolutely dreamy stuff for Matta and his staff.
Of course, everyone associated with OSU - from coaches to fans - is hoping the Fantastic Four soon becomes the Thad Five, but for now, what took place at the Reebok ABCD should have been enough to get Buckeye blood pumping fast and furious.
Lighty reiterated what he said when Conley and Oden - the camp's top-rated player - committed to OSU at the end of June.
"We need just one more," Lighty said of making the Fantastic Four the Thad Five.
There were plenty of nationally ranked players at the camp, and Lighty said the reaction of the others varied when it came to OSU's 2006 recruiting class.
Some players wanted to challenge Matta's Fantastic Four at the camp, and some wanted to follow them to Columbus.
Before he makes the trip south on Interstate 71 to start his college career, Lighty has plenty to be excited about with VASJ this winter. The Vikings are one of the favorites to challenge for a state title in Division III.
But you'll have to excuse the 2005 News-Herald Player of the Year if he had his mind on OSU instead of the Viking Village for at least one week.
"It was exciting for all of us to be together, and right now, it's almost like we are in spring training getting ready to play together," Lighty said.
Being a member of the Fantastic Four, Lighty's power at the Reebok ABCD Camp was looking into the future.
With Cook, Oden and Conley showcasing their talents against some of the best players in the country, it wasn't a hard feat for Lighty to pull off. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

OSUBasketballJunkie · Jul 12, 2005

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Preps talk camps, colleges, NBA

By Christopher Lawlor, USA TODAY
TEANECK, N.J. — The summer high school basketball circuit was in full swing last week as three events — Reebok ABCD Camp, Nike All-America and Adidas Superstar USA — featured the nation's top boys players.
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Six campers shared their thoughts on issues such as recruiting, the value of summer camps and the NBA age restriction.

Taking part:

• Guard O.J. Mayo, North College Hill (Cincinnati), who was at ABCD.

• Guard Javaris Crittenton, Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, Adidas.

• Forward Thaddeus Young, Mitchell (Memphis), Adidas.

• Center Greg Oden, Lawrence North (Indianapolis), ABCD.

• Guard/forward Wayne Ellington, Episcopal Academy (Merion, Pa.), Adidas.

• Guard Tywon Lawson, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), Nike.

Q: Is it necessary to attend one of the top camps to get noticed by colleges?

Crittenton: No doubt. Most of the big schools want to see you play against the best competition.

Ellington: Most definitely. Coaches usually find players they never knew about. Personally, it gave me a lot of recognition when I played well at Adidas a year ago.

Lawson: If you plan on attending a top college you better be there. Camps put you in front of the top Division I coaches, and you're competing against the best players.

Mayo: It's good to play against the top players, but in some cases camps can hurt players. Sometimes there's a point guard that likes to shoot first and that takes away from a shooting guard who's suddenly out of rhythm.

Oden: I think so because it gives you a chance to measure yourself against other players your size. Two years ago I attended Nike camp in Indianapolis, and I was scared to death. I didn't know what to expect, but I had good teammates and that gave me confidence.

Young: More so for the unknown players who have all to gain by performing against the best (players). That's where players make a name.

Q: What do you think about the NBA's (recently adopted) age minimum?

Crittenton: It's unfair, but I understand why it's being done. The NBA is guarding against players that are not ready mentally, physically or spiritually. College (he selected Georgia Tech) will make me a better man.

Ellington: There are two views. First, it's sad for the high schoolers that were ready and capable of making the jump. Then there are the NBA veterans that are trying to hold a job.

Lawson: It's unfair because there are some ready for the NBA. The NBA makes rules for good reasons, but I know a few guys who won't attend college. Instead they'll play a year of prep school ball and then declare. Eventually you'll see someone challenge this in court.

Mayo: At least for me it's not unfair because I want to attend school.

Oden: There's no reason to be mad; it's here and not going away. I know some guys don't like it and those are the same ones that don't like school. They'll probably try the prep school route before jumping to the NBA.

Young: It goes both ways. Some are ready and some aren't (for the NBA). What you will see is more players headed to prep schools for a year before declaring for the draft.

Q: If you could change one thing about recruiting, what would it be?

Crittenton: Coaches need more opportunities to call recruits. As it is, coaches aren't allowed to speak that often with players, but given the opportunity the players could get a better feel for the coach and their program.

Ellington: Leave it alone. It's all good.

Lawson: Lengthen the summer live period for coaches. Give them a full month instead of breaking it up in parts. With more time, coaches and players benefit. Selecting a college is a big decision.

Oden: Change the rules regarding (visits). My two official visits, Ohio State and Wake Forest, went great. I was taken to great restaurants and had a chance to meet with the coaches in a real social setting. When I visited North Carolina, Michigan State and Indiana on unofficial visits, it was different. Basically I sat in the coach's office and talked. It just didn't have the same feel as the official ones.

Young: More restrictions on phone calls. There's this one time of the month when all they do is call ... call ... call. It's crazy, non-stop calls.

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Not every top prospect in high school basketball will head to college as the result of the NBA's new draft entry regulations. But some of the best probably will wear Division I uniforms.

Top talent scouts Dave Telep of Scout.com and Van Coleman of Hoopmasters.com assess the elite from the class of 2006.

1. GREG ODEN Details: 7-0, C, Lawrence North (Indianapolis).
College: Committed to Ohio State.

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Telep's take: "He's a go-to move away from being a completely dominant center. He's a big-time defensive intimidator."

Coleman's take: "We know he would be the No. 1 guy in the draft. With his size, his skill level and his work ethic -- that's a big key for him. His athleticism may be beyond Tim Duncan's. He scores and passes the ball extremely well."

2. KEVIN DURANT

Details: 6-10, SF, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.).
College: Committed to Texas.

Telep's take: "It's almost an anomaly that a guy that big can shoot the ball the way he does. He's starting to really feel himself and become competitive now."

Coleman's take: "He's thin but stronger than most people would think. Normally, he's very consistent from beyond the arc. He can score on the blocks against a smaller wing, and a bigger player cannot guard him on the perimeter because his jumpshot sets them on their heels."

3. BRANDAN WRIGHT

Details: 6-9, PF, Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy.
College: Considering Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke and others.

Telep's take: "I compare him to a younger Chris Bosh. He's got some work to do on his perimeter game, but he's bouncy at the rim and seems to have a nose for the basketball."

Coleman's take: "He's a power forward at the NBA level, with the ability to face up at 15 to 17 feet and score -- especially off the elbow. He's really effective there. He runs the floor really well and beats a lot of people upcourt."

4. THADDEUS YOUNG

Details: 6-8, SF, Mitchell (Memphis).
College: North Carolina seems to be in the lead, but he's looking at nearly a dozen schools.

Telep's take: "One of the top student-athletes to come along in a long time. He's a slasher, a shooter, a scorer -- a terrific perimeter prospect with a lot of tools."

Coleman's take: "He's more of a question mark. He's got to prove himself. The jump shot is still the one thing I would like to see him take to another level. He has the ability to put it on the floor and get to the hoop, no question about that."

5. PAUL HARRIS

Details: 6-4, SG, Niagara Falls (N.Y.) High.
College: Syracuse and Pitt are his top choices.

Telep's take: "I call him the nuclear weapon. You don't exactly know what he is, but you don't want anybody else to get their hands on him. He's a beast, a man, maybe the best 6-4 rebounder I've seen."

Coleman's take: "The jump shot is the major concern. You get a 6-5 guy on him, he'll destroy him on the low block. He does have the ballhandling skills. He really has to be a guy who works at 300 to 500 shots a day until he's ready for the draft." Senior writer Mike DeCourcy covers college basketball for Sporting News. Email him at [email protected].

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Oden will stroll red carpet in Hollywood during taping of ESPYs

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Over the past year, Lawrence North High School star Greg Oden has become more comfortable in interviews, even tossing out Shaq-like one-liners at times.

The national high school basketball Player of the Year figures he'll be nervous today.

Oden is one of five nominees for the male 2005 Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year, to be presented at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., at a luncheon prior to the taping of the ESPYs. The luncheon will be emceed by ESPN's Stuart Scott and attended by such stars as Peyton Manning, Kevin Garnett and Mia Hamm.

All the nominees will attend the taping of the ESPYs this evening and will walk the red carpet.

"I'm going to be star-struck," said Oden, who is entering his senior year. "I don't know what I'm going to say."

The ESPYs will be televised at 8 p.m. Sunday on ESPN.

The Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year award is presented to a male and female athlete. Criteria are athletic performance, academic performance and civic involvement. Oden is the only nominee still in high school.

The other male nominees, all Gatorade winners in their sports, are Greg Paulus (football) of Syracuse, N.Y., who is headed to Duke to play basketball; Lee Nguyen (soccer) of Plano, Texas, headed to Indiana University; Justin Upton (baseball) of Chesapeake, Va., the No. 1 selection in the Major League Baseball draft by Arizona; and Ryan Whiting (track and field) of Harrisburg, Pa., headed to Arizona State.

This is the 20th anniversary of the Gatorade program. The first winner was former Colts quarterback Jeff George, who played high school football at Warren Central.

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7/12/05

BREAKDOWN HOOPS FESTIVAL

Top HS stars to play at UM

An estimated 200 collegiate coaches will be on hand to watch the nation's top high schoolers.

[size=-1]BY JON DEAKINS[/size]

[size=-1]Herald Writer[/size]


Only twice in the 20-year history of the Gatorade National Boys Basketball High School Player of the Year award has a junior ever been honored. In 2002, LeBron James won his first of two as a junior, before silencing all critics with his effortless transition to the NBA's main stage.

This past April, Greg Oden, the 7-foot, 17-year-old sensation that's sweeping the nation by storm, became the second.

Drawing comparisons to Shaquille O'Neal, it is only fitting that Oden, along with hundreds of the nation's top high school stars, will lace up his size-19 high tops this week in Miami at the Breakdown Hoops Festival beginning today at the University of Miami.

Joining Oden, who was a nominee for High School Athlete of the Year for the ESPY awards, is the largest assembled group of high school phenoms South Florida has ever seen, hosted by tournament director Brionne Gillion and Reebok.

''Never has an elite AAU tournament sponsored by a major shoe company been to the city of Miami,'' said Gillion, who runs Breakdownmagazine.com, a high school basketball media outlet.

Gillion said the best of the best are flocking to UM's Convocation Center today in hopes of impressing the estimated 200 collegiate coaches that will be on hand.

''I think the primary reason to having these tournaments has always been to get these kids college exposure,'' Gillion said. ``Every coach from UCLA to North Carolina is going to be at the Convocation Center this week. We're giving South Florida a chance to play on a national stage in front of 200 Division I coaches, where throughout the season they might play in front of 2 or 3.''

Besides playing host to national top 10 talents such as Oden, Darrell Arthur and Daequan Cook of the 2006 class, the festival will see the class of 2007 elite, such as Jerryd Bayless of Phoenix and Miami's own Edwin Rios.

Chris Rivers, Reebok's national grass roots basketball manager, believes this inaugural tournament will finally give the sports fans of Miami a reason to look somewhere other than the football field.

Mike Conley Sr., head coach of Oden's Spiece Indy Heat squad out of Indianapolis and former track Olympian, believes the summer traveling season is important for local athletes to make an impression against the better-known prospects.

''I guarantee there will be a kid from Miami that coaches have never seen play or heard of before who will end up with a scholarship offer,'' he said.

One hopeful heralded recruit from the class of 2007 is Rios, a first-team all-state selection as a sophomore for Miami High this past winter. Rios, who has traveled all summer playing for Team Breakdown, is one of the believers that basketball can evolve into a powerhouse sport in South Florida.

''It feels good to be home now because we'll have somewhat of an home-court advantage,'' said Rios. ``Hopefully everyone from Miami and Miami High will come out and support us.''

OSUBasketballJunkie · Jul 14, 2005

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7/14/05

Stars gravitate toward Oden
7-foot center doesn't win at ESPYs, but he impresses Manning, Garnett and others.

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By Jeff Rabjohns
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LOS ANGELES -- Talk about a power lunch.

Across the table from Greg Oden at the tony Level 3 nightclub in Hollywood on Wednesday was 2004 NBA Most Valuable Player Kevin Garnett. To Oden's right was Jill Smoller, head of sports marketing at the powerhouse William Morris Agency.

A little later, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning sat and chatted with the Lawrence North High School basketball star.

It continued in the evening, when Oden walked the red carpet in front of hundreds of photographers for the taping of the ESPYs at the Kodak Theatre, the same red carpet walked by movie stars each year for the Oscars.

Oden was in the land of stars for the presentation of the Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year award. He was the only one of the five male finalists who is still in high school, and he didn't win; the award went to Greg Paulus of Syracuse, N.Y., the national prep football Player of the Year who will play basketball at Duke this fall.

But Oden was excited nonetheless.

"It was great," he said. "I was surprised Peyton knew me. He was great. K.G. was really cool."

Manning, for one, was impressed with his fellow Hoosier.

"I was in the spotlight somewhat in high school, but nothing like what Greg has experienced," Manning said. "It looks like he has handled it very well."

When Manning was named the Gatorade Football Player of the Year in 1993, there was a ceremony in New Orleans and a presentation at halftime of a Saints game.

"It was nothing like this, where they fly everyone out to Los Angeles and you meet people like Kevin Garnett and Mia Hamm," he said.

"When you're in high school, you win district player of the year or Indy Star player of the year, but when you're a Gatorade High School Player of the Year, that puts in perspective what you've accomplished."

Oden joined NBA star LeBron James as the only juniors to be named Gatorade Player of the Year for boys basketball. He said he wasn't disappointed at not being named Male Athlete of the Year.

"I didn't want to have to go up there and present an award at the ESPYs," Oden said, referring to the winner's duty. "They gave it to a very deserving athlete."

The awards luncheon, emceed by ESPN personality Stuart Scott, included last year's No. 1 NBA draft pick Dwight Howard, WNBA star Lisa Leslie and others. The elaborate setup included ice sculptures surrounded by fresh flowers as table centerpieces. Oden met most of the stars.

Oden nearly met Manning last year when Oden was in Los Angeles after attending the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Sacramento, Calif. He and teammate Mike Conley saw Manning in a crowd.

"From that point, I always wondered if he knew who I was," Oden said.

Oden shared the day with his parents. His dad, Greg Sr., flew in from Buffalo, N.Y., and his mom, Zoe, came with him from Indianapolis. Gatorade provided first-class tickets for each of the athletes, but the parents had seats in coach. Oden had an empty seat next to him and brought his mother up to first class.

Garnett said he knew of Oden after reading several newspaper stories about him. He offered advice for handling stardom to the player who is considered a future NBA star with millions in endorsements only a few years away.

"You want to continue to do the things that got you to this point," Garnett said. "You have to have a sense of who you are."

Garnett, who jumped straight from a Chicago high school to the NBA in 1995, spent most of his lunch talking with the five male nominees, and said Oden made an impression.

"He reminds me a lot of myself," Garnett said. "He's quiet. It seems like he's an observer. He's very bright; you could tell that from the first couple of words. He's a very respectful young man. I was very impressed."

The nominees and their parents were flown to Los Angeles on Tuesday morning. They spent Tuesday bowling and at a mixer to meet each other.

After lunch, Oden's parents, who are divorced, watched as a public relations person guided their son through interview after interview. Soon after, the 7-foot center who is headed to Ohio State in the fall of 2006 was ushered to the ESPYs taping.

"It's great," Greg Oden Sr. said. "We have a lot to be proud of."

Call Star reporter Jeff Rabjohns at (317) 444-6183.

bucknut11 · Jul 14, 2005

Gaining name recognition? This article's not about Greg, but he is mentioned three times simply as "Oden," the writer apparently assuming everyone knows who that is. Didn't do it for anyone else, just him. Welcome to the elite level of one-name wonders :biggrin:

OSUBasketballJunkie · Jul 15, 2005

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7/15/05

Cook shows skills

[size=-1]From Herald Staff Reports[/size]



With superstar Greg Oden arriving in Miami late Thursday night, delayed from his trip to Los Angeles and the ESPY Awards, the focus in the afternoon at the Break Down Hoops Festival shifted on Spiece Indy Heat's backcourt of Daequan Cook and Mike Conley.

Cook and Conley wasted little time proving why they're considered two of the top guards in the country as they propelled Spiece Indy Heat to a 76-68 win over the Worldwide Renegades at the University of Miami Convocation Center.

In front of Illinois coach Bruce Weber, who was given a two-year contract extension Thursday, the 6-5, 185-pound Cook scored 18 points, including five spectacular dunks. Conley had 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals.

Another standout Thursday was junior guard Eric Gordon of the Spiece team. The 6-2 Indianapolis native had 18 points and seven rebounds in a 70-49 win over the Jacksonville Lee Bulls.

''Miami has been recruiting me real hard,'' said Gordon, who also is considering Duke, Indiana, Illinois and Notre Dame. ``I have them in my top five choices.''

Here are some more pics of Oden in action....

Buckeyeskickbuttocks · Jul 15, 2005

Your Matta sig pic.... priceless considering the pics above it.

Bestbuck36 · Jul 16, 2005

The pic of Oden dunking almost looks like he's asleep! It must be really boring dunking on people all the time. :roll2:

This team is a dream come true already. The recognition tOSU is getting alone is worth the recruiting season. I can't wait til these guys hit the court.

OSUBasketballJunkie · Jul 17, 2005

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7/17/05

1-year wonders

College coaches have mixed feelings: Is it worth recruiting a player who will bolt after one college season?

By Michael Marot - Associated Press Sports Writer

Sunday, July 17, 2005

Indianapolis — Roy Williams spent three years recruiting Marvin Williams, but coached him for just one season before the freshman forward left Chapel Hill, N.C., for the NBA.

The North Carolina coach considers himself lucky to have coached Williams at all. In Marvin Williams’ only college season, he helped the Tar Heels win a national championship and went on to become the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft.

“If you ask Roy Williams or our staff or our fans, they’re glad Marvin came to school for one year,” Roy Williams said. “I’m sure if you asked the same people at Syracuse, they’d tell you the same thing about Carmelo Anthony.”

One-year college players such as Marvin Williams and Anthony, who went to Denver with the third pick in the 2003 draft after leading the Orange to an NCAA title, could become more common under the NBA’s new minimum-age limit. The rule requires prep players to wait at least one season after their high school class graduates before entering the draft.

Proponents say the new age limit will help prevent young players such as Indianapolis’ Greg Oden, widely touted as the No. 1 college recruit this year, from making poor decisions and give them a chance to experience college before turning pro. He will attend Ohio State.

But some aren’t convinced a short-timer is worth the investment, even for a team that needs to rebuild quickly.

Darron Cummings/AP Photo

Lawrence (Ind.) North High’s Greg Oden shoots during an Indiana state-tournament game. Oden, shown March 26 in Indianapolis, was widely touted as the top college recruit. But the NBA’s new age limit means Oden must attend college, in his case Ohio State.

“Some coaches would say they would take a kid for one year,” said Arizona coach Lute Olson, who lost four starters, including three underclassmen, after falling to Duke in the 2001 national-championship game. “But it’s really difficult to do that for a program. I look at the program as being more important than one person.”

Critics say the new rule has potential pitfalls.

Not all high school players will go to college. Players could opt for prep school, where their weaknesses may not be exposed; the NBDL, the NBA’s developmental league where they would earn less money; or even European basketball, where they could sign lucrative contracts and endorsement deals.

And one-year players might lack academic dedication, which could affect a program’s annual academic progress.

The NCAA’s new academic measuring stick awards programs one point per semester for each player who is academically eligible and another point each semester for those who remain in school. A player who skips classes could cost the program points; a program that falls below the cut line for two consecutive years risks losing scholarships.

Gerry Broome/AP Photo

From left, North Carolina juniors Sean May and Raymond Felton and freshman Marvin Williams announce their intentions to enter the NBA Draft next to coach Roy Williams on April 22 in Chapel Hill, N.C.. The Tar Heels had four underclassmen declare for the NBA Draft this year.

That’s one reason the National Association of Basketball Coaches wanted a rule requiring players to commit for three years.

Ramar Smith, a standout from Mount Clemens, Mich., who participated in last week’s Nike All-America Camp in Indianapolis, says some coaches have used the new rules to ask for multiyear commitments.

“That’s really what it’s all about. They try to get you,” Smith said.

Illinois coach Bruce Weber, whose team was ranked No. 1 most of last season and lost the national-title game in March, thinks the new age limit will help college coaches retain players.

“A lot of kids think they’re going (to the NBA) and their parents think they’re going. Someone in their neighborhood told them they could go, then they get to college and find out they’re not ready,” Weber said. “Some elite kids have that chance. But how many, nine or 10? It’s a small number.”

Roy Williams knows the lure of the NBA is too strong for some to resist. He lost his top seven scorers from this year’s championship team, including four underclassmen — Williams, Sean May, Raymond Felton and Rashad McCants — who declared for the draft.

“The NBA is not going to do something to help college basketball. It’s going to do something to help the NBA, and we’ve got to understand that,” he said. “I didn’t know if we’d get Marvin for one year, but I’m glad we did.”

NFBuck · Jul 17, 2005

I still think the NCAA should have the same rules for B-Ball as they do for football...minimum 3 years removed from H.S. The 1 and out thing and leaving straight from H.S. has hurt the college game imensely in my opinion.

IndyBucksFan · Jul 18, 2005

Oden and Co. win another AAU tourney.

From Herald.com

[size=-1]BY JON DEAKINS[/size]

[size=-1]Herald Writer[/size]

 Dwane Joshua saved his best performance for last on Saturday afternoon in Miami's Breakdown Hoops Festival sponsored by Reebok. Unfortunately for the Forrest High senior, it just wasn't enough.

Despite a tournament-high 33 points from the 6-2 Jacksonville guard, tournament favorite Spiece Indy Heat (Ind.) strolled to the championship with an 82-64 victory over the Jacksonville Lee Bulls at FIU's Pharmed Arena.

Spiece, whose closest margin of victory was a 16-point quarterfinal win, overcame a two-point deficit with 3:20 to play in the first half to build a 47-42 halftime lead. Just three minutes into the second half, though, Spiece quickly went up by 16 despite the effort of Joshua.

''I was hot out there,'' said Joshua, who nailed six three-pointers in the losing effort. ``But they're the No. 1 team.''

The swift sharpshooter said he wants to play for an in-state college but has yet to pick up any scholarship offers.

Eric Gordon, on the other hand, has offers from nearly every school in the country, including one he's seriously considering from Miami. The 6-3 junior guard teamed with backcourt mate Mike Conley Jr. for 44 points to lead Spiece in the championship victory.

In Spiece's two games Saturday, which included a 77-43 semifinal win over Miami's Team Breakdown, the 7-foot center Oden scored a total of 25 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked eight shots.

Former Miami Senior High guard Jonathan Hall, who already has offers from LSU, Auburn and Cincinnati, scored 10 points for Team Breakdown.

AJHawkfan · Jul 19, 2005

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Ohio State rebounds with top recruits
By Malcolm Moran, USA TODAY
John Groce, an assistant basketball coach at Ohio State, glanced at his watch and smiled as he recognized a milestone. He was sitting in a Boston Market restaurant in Teaneck, N.J., between sessions at the ABCD Camp of prospective recruits. He was living the summertime existence of a college coach: dinner on a plastic plate atop a tray, followed by a quick walk back to a gym for an evening of games, followed by more rushed meals, more games and judgments that determine a program's future.
Mike Conley, left, Daequan Cook, center, and Greg Oden all will attend Ohio State in 2006. The threesome, along with David Lightly, are being compared to the Fab Five.
By Michael Conroy, AP

It was 6:30 p.m. July 7, a year from the moment Groce was hired to work with head coach Thad Matta to repair a program jolted by scandal. In those 12 months, as a frantic start-up pace became a carefully constructed approach, Ohio State has produced the nation's most highly anticipated recruiting class in more than a decade.

"I thought I knew the power of Ohio State and what it meant," Groce said, "but I had no clue."

A team that endured a self-imposed ban from the 2005 NCAA Tournament, one that faces the potential of more sanctions for alleged violations under former coach Jim O'Brien, is being restocked beyond reasonable expectation. Greg Oden, a 7-0, 245-pounder from Lawrence North High in Indianapolis, and Mike Conley, a 6-1 high school teammate with a smooth left-handed jump shot, announced June 29 they would enroll at Ohio State for the 2006-07 season.

Oden, considered a likely No. 1 choice for the 2006 NBA draft, had quietly and consistently maintained he wanted to go to college. Eight days after the June 21 announcement of the league's new collective bargaining agreement and its 19-year-old age minimum for entry to the draft, Oden's intentions were confirmed.

But Ohio State, the place that will benefit from his skill and a dignified bearing reminiscent of a young Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, was not on Oden's list when Matta arrived at camp a year ago.

Say hello to the Thad Five

Daequan Cook of Dayton, Ohio, a 6-5 AAU teammate of Oden and Conley, and 6-6 David Lighty of Cleveland already had committed. Immediately, the group was compared with Michigan's Fab Five, the 1991 signing class led by Chris Webber that produced five starters before the end of their freshman season and reached consecutive NCAA championship games. Several Ohio newspapers already have christened the group the Thad Five, even if it's one player short.

The summertime mating dance demands that adults wear colorful clothing with school logos and strategically position themselves to attract the unspoken attention of teens playing nearby, all without public acknowledgement of a school's interest. Coaches are prohibited from contact with players during the evaluation period through much of July, and they are not allowed to discuss recruits publicly until letters of intent are signed in November.

But the anatomy of a recruiting class can be found in detailed observations of the Buckeyes' prospects that reveal a plan dating from last year, when Matta was hired from Xavier and raced to the first day of ABCD camp. He had not yet been introduced at a news conference.

He had not yet received scarlet and gray Buckeyes gear.

Matta and Groce, newest representatives of the Ohio State basketball tradition, had spent just three hours on the campus. They appeared at the camp in the unfortunate position of Logoless Coaches, dressed for distress, limited to improvised hints of their new allegiance.

Matta wore a gray shirt, and Groce wore one he attempted to describe as scarlet. During his anniversary dinner, he acknowledged it was "maroonish."

Matta returned to Cincinnati to pick up a suit, traveled to Columbus for a news conference, conducted meetings with players until 2 a.m. and was on a flight back to New Jersey by 6 a.m. The coaches were concerned that the players might not know about the change. Conley, whose father, the gold medal winning Olympic triple jumper, coaches their AAU team, began to notice.

"I saw him with an Ohio State shirt on," Conley remembered. "I had already liked Xavier. When he moved over, I basically put Ohio State in mind, and as it went on he became more and more important. Everything he does, little things, I notice."

A statement had been made, but Matta quickly discovered the handicap of being hired in July. By the time the NCAA recruiting calendar allowed contact with players, seniors had plans elsewhere. "They said, 'I didn't know you were there,' " Matta said, "or, 'I didn't know you had an interest, and I've already cut my list.' "

The staff decided to concentrate on underclassmen, an approach that would provide them with added time to establish relationships. They targeted Cook, a charismatic friend of Oden and Conley since eighth grade. Cook was informed he could be the most influential Ohio State recruit since Jim Jackson in 1989, if not earlier. His talent, unselfish effort and economical style were valuable, but as the vision of the coaches was explained to him, his outgoing personality was essential. "I get along with everybody," Cook said. "I give everybody a chance to prove they're a good person. I feel comfortable around players. I always respect them, and they respect me."

When Matta took the Ohio State job, the national perception of the program was dominated by the depth of the NCAA violations and the eventual harshness of the consequences.

Matta's strategy was to provide direct answers to questions from recruits and their families. But the staff would not initiate a discussion of the issue. "I told the staff, 'I'm not going to waste one second worrying about what happened in the past,' " Matta said.

Recruit lends big hand

Now Cook was being enlisted to change the direction of the program. "They were just trying to build family between us three," Cook said. "Since we had the chance of going to the same college, why blow the chance?"

The question would change the national landscape. A program viewed as a liability was now seen as offering a rare opportunity. "The beginning factor," is how Oden described Cook's initial enthusiasm for Matta and the school.

"We already knew he liked Ohio State," Oden said. "We started looking at it a lot harder."

Oden, who last summer evaluated his game by saying, "I really have no offensive skills," was evolving into a dominant player at both ends of the floor. He averaged 20 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.7 blocks for Lawrence North and was named USA TODAY national player of the year.

Oden, an unfailing holder of doors for others, had always been courteous around adults with varying agendas. Now, as he became more comfortable with players he did not know or had just met, his friendship with Cook faced a potential test.

The new reality of the recruiting process and Ohio State's enlistment of Cook could have created an awkward element to the relationship, but the friends did not allow that. "I really never pressured them into making a decision," Cook said. "It was always buddy-buddy. We talked about other things. I'd talk to them about (Ohio State) sometimes, but it wasn't the main topic."

Cook and Conley were scheduled to visit Ohio State for the March 6 game against undefeated, No. 1-ranked Illinois. Conley saw Matta at Lawrence North's sectional championship Saturday night. When he figured the coach would not arrive in Columbus until 1 a.m. Sunday, Conley decided not to make the trip for the Ohio State game.

"I was too tired from the night before," Conley said. "If (Matta) can do it, my hat's off to him. Because I couldn't get up, and I'm young. He's got a lot of energy for a ..."

Conley paused and smiled. "... coach."

Cook was behind the Buckeyes bench that Sunday afternoon, visible on TV to his friends, as Ohio State created its late comeback to wreck the perfect Illini season. It appeared that he was one of the few in the sellout crowd of 19,200 who did not rush the floor. He remembered the cathartic scene in the dressing room. "Loud music. A lot of family and friends. I could just see myself there," Cook said.

Cook told Oden and Conley he planned to make a commitment, and by the end of March it was done. Also, Ohio State agreed to a four-game home-and-home series with Butler, Matta's alma mater and the school in Indianapolis where he first became a head coach. The Buckeyes agreed to play in the 2006 Wooden Tradition in Indianapolis. Oden and Conley could be home for Thanksgiving.

Mike Conley Sr. advised his son and Oden to make their announcement after the NBA settled its collective bargaining agreement.

"We just waited," Oden said. "We already knew we were going to college."

But did they know it would be Ohio State?

Oden stopped to think.

"Yeah," he said.

"Wait. No, actually."

His serious look was replaced by a smile. "Well, yes, I did," Oden said. "It was like a day before, though, because we had talked about it the night before. When it came out, I was like, 'OK, I'm ready.' "

Hold that thought. The Baby Bucks have another year to improve.

"When I get there," Oden said, "I want to be good."

C Greg Oden (All B1G, All-American, Defensive Player of the Year, Butler Assistant Coach)

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Defense still wins Championships

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Kyle Young/Cade Stover man crush. Stomp!

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Total Coverage.

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