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CollegeHoops.net Top 100 Players: March

March 11th, 2009
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The Collegehoops.net Top 100 is the ultimate ranking of college basketball's best players.  This is the third of four quarterly editions for the 2008-09 college basketball season. The next edition will be released in April, after the completion of the NCAA Tournament.

 

CHN staffers Jason Brubaker, Dan Daitchman, Jeff Fox, Blake Hofstad, Kevin McNeill, Matthew Ryter, Shawn Siegel, and Jon Teitel, (with additional help from Jeff Borzello and Raphielle Johnson) voted based on the following four criteria: 

A) performance/accomplishments, B) skill/talent, C) pro potential, D) impact/value to team.

 

This is not a pure NBA prospect ranking, which can be found here Let the debates begin..  

 

# Player School YR Pos. Jan. Nov.   PPG RPG APG
1  Blake Griffin  Oklahoma SO F 1 3   22 14 2
2  Tyler Hansbrough  North Carolina SR F 3 1   21 8 1
3  James Harden Arizona State SO G 4 5   21 5 4
4  Stephen Curry  Davidson JR G 2 2   29 4 6
5  Ty Lawson  North Carolina JR G 7 13   16 3 7
6  Luke Harangody  Notre Dame SR F 5 4   24 12 2
7  Hasheem Thabeet UCONN JR C 17 12   14 11 1
8  DeJuan Blair  Pittsburgh SO F 18 34   16 12 1
9  Jordan Hill  Arizona JR C 16 60   19 11 1
10  Jeff Teague Wake Forest SO G 9 *   19 4 2
11  Sam Young  Pittsburgh SR F 10 16   19 6 1
12  Jodie Meeks Kentucky JR G 14 *   25 4 2
13  Sherron Collins Kansas JR G 32 53   18 3 5
14  Darren Collison   UCLA SR G 6 6   15 3 5
15  Kyle Singler  Duke SO F 12 21   17 8 3
16  Tyrese Rice  Boston College SR G 13 11   17 4 5
17  Gerald Henderson  Duke JR G/F 34 36   17 5 3
18  Eric Maynor  VCU JR G 25 27   22 4 6
19  Tyreke Evans  Memphis FR G 41 31   17 6 4
20  Jonny Flynn  Syracuse SO G 11 26   17 3 6
21  Tyler Smith Tennessee JR F 15 7   17 6 4
22  Patrick Mills  Saint Mary's SO G 21 22   19 3 4
23  Patrick Patterson Kentucky SO F 8 8   18 9 2
24  Terrence Williams  Louisville SR F 29 32   13 9 5
25  Nick Calathes  Florida SO G 22 25   18 5 6
26  Earl Clark  Louisville JR F 23 35   14 9 3
27  Chase Budinger  Arizona   JR G 24 14   18 6 3
28  Jerel McNeal Marquette SR G 26 39   20 5 4
29  Kalin Lucas Michigan State SO G 46 37   15 2 5
30  Cole Aldrich Kansas SO C 43 97   15 11 1
31  AJ Price  UCONN SR G 28 9   13 3 5
32  Willie Warren  Oklahoma FR G 37 59   15 2 3
33  Damion James  Texas JR F 20 17   16 9 1
34  Jon Brockman  Washington SR F 27 15   15 12 1
35  Lester Hudson  Tenn-Martin SR G 33 29   27 8 4
36  James Johnson Wake Forest SO F 36 52   15 8 2
37  Al-Farouq Aminu  Wake Forest FR F 54 41   13 8 2
38  Greg Monroe Georgetown FR C 19 57   13 7 3
39  Jeff Adrien  UCONN SR F 45 49   14 10 1
40  Dionte Christmas  Temple SR G 35 44   19 6 3
41  Scottie Reynolds  Villanova JR G 52 50   16 3 4
42  Jack McClinton  Miami SR G 50 28   20 3 3
43  Devan Downey  South Carolina JR G 56 48   20 3 5
44  Talor Battle Penn State SO G * *   17 6 5
45  Manny Harris Michigan   SO G 39 78   17 7 4
46  Evan Turner Ohio State SO G/F 40 *   17 7 4
47  Marcus Thornton  LSU SR G 73 56   21 5 2
48  Toney Douglas Florida State SR G 99 *   21 4 3
49  DeMarre Carroll Missouri SR F * *   17 7 2
50  Dante Cunningham Villanova SR F 78 *   16 7 1
51  Levance Fields Pittsburgh SR G 55 66 11 3 8
52  Craig Brackins Iowa State SO F * * 20 9 1
53  Lee Cummard  BYU SR F 53 42 17 6 3
54  BJ Mullens  Ohio State FR C 57 10 9 5 0
55  Gani Lawal Georgia Tech SO F 58 * 15 9 1
56  Sylven Landesberg Virginia   FR G 82 * 17 6 3
57  Trevor Booker Clemson JR F/C 72 * 15 10 2
58  AJ Ogilvy  Vanderbilt SO C 48 20 16 7 1
59  Taj Gibson  USC JR C 44 65 14 9 1
60  Jerome Randle California JR G 60 * 18 3 5
61  Wayne Ellington North Carolina JR G 61 18 15 5 3
62  Greivis Vasquez  Maryland SO G 68 43 17 5 5
63  Raymar Morgan  Michigan State JR F 31 23 11 6 1
64  Wes Matthews Marquette SR G 66 * 19 5 3
65  Robbie Hummel  Purdue SO F 51 33 12 7 2
66  AJ Abrams Texas SR G 30 45 17 2 1
67  Ahmad Nivins St. Joseph's SR F 69 * 19 12 1
68  K.C. Rivers  Clemson SR G 70 64 14 6 2
69  John Bryant  Santa Clara SR C 84 68 18 14 1
70  Samardo Samuels  Louisville FR C 38 47 12 5 1
71  Austin Daye  Gonzaga SO F 62 46 13 7 1
72  Demar DeRozan  USC FR G/F 71 24 13 5 1
73  Stefon Jackson  UTEP SR G 59 62 24 5 2
74  AD Vassallo Virginia Tech SR G 74 99 19 6 2
75  Gordon Hayward Butler FR G * * 13 6 2
76  Jrue Holiday  UCLA FR G 63 38 9 4 4
77  Luke Nevill Utah SR C 75 76 17 9 1
78  E'Twaun Moore Purdue SO G 76 63 14 5 3
79  Jeff Pendergraph  Arizona State SR F 79 51 14 9 1
80  Da'Sean Butler West Virginia JR F 95 * 17 6 2
81  Curtis Jerrells Baylor SR G 42 40 16 5 2
82  Robert Vaden  UAB SR G 49 30 18 5 2
83  Matt Bouldin Gonzaga JR G * * 14 4 3
84  Kyle McAlarney Notre Dame SR G 64 85 16 4 1
85  Derrick Brown Xavier JR F 80 58 14 6 2
86  Chris Wright Dayton SO F 96 67 13 7 1
87  Jermaine Taylor  Central Florida SR G * * 27 5 2
88  James Anderson  Oklahoma St SO G 98 71 19 6 2
89  Luke Babbitt Nevada FR F * * 16 8 1
90  Brandon Ewing Wyoming SR G * * 19 3 5
91  Jon Scheyer Duke JR G 87 * 14 4 3
92  Ben Woodside North Dakota St SR G 88 * 23 3 6
93  Jerome Jordan Tulsa JR C 89 93 15 9 1
94  Booker Woodfox Creighton SR G * * 16 2 1
95  DaJuan Summers Georgetown JR F 47 61 14 4 1
96  Gary Wilkinson Utah State SR F * * 17 7 1
97  Korvotney Barber Auburn SR F * * 13 10 1
98  Nic Wise Arizona JR G * * 15 2 5
99  Wink Adams UNLV SR G 77 55 14 4 3
100  Aaron Jackson Duquesne SR G * * 18 6 6

*Jan. = previous ranking. Nov. = preseason ranking.

 

First in Line - (alphabetical order):

Josh Akognon, Jeff Allen, Patrick Christopher, Malcolm Delaney, Osiris Eldridge, Courtney Fortson, Danny Green, Paul Harris, Jeremy Hazell, Dominic James, Marcus Landry, Jeremy Pargo, Alex Ruoff, DeShawn Sims

 

Next in Line

Jimmy Baron, Seth Curry, Byron Eaton, Alonzo Gee, Lazar Hayward, David Huertas, Josh Heytvelt, Arinze Onuaku, Mike Rosario, Jonathan Tavernari, Isaiah Thomas, Deon Thompson,

 

Further in Line

Jerome Dyson, Kenneth Faried, David Holston, Charles Jenkins, Dior Lowhorn, Tasmin Mitchell, Josh Shipp, Diamon Simpson, Ryan Thompson, Larry Sanders, Goran Suton, Kevin Tiggs, Ryan Toolson, Jarvis Varnado, Michael Washington, Josh Young

 

Injured (for a substantial part of the season)

Chris Warren

 

For Reference:

Preseason Top 100

Mid-Season Top 100

 

Check back in April for the final 2009 Top 100!  How would you rank college basketball's top stars? Post your thoughts below:

 

 

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Comments

Shawn Siegel's picture

Disagreements?

The Top 100 is always good for some heated discussions.. lets hear what you think good or bad. Post the guys that you think deserve to make it.

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Alex Mazzoli's picture

I love you ranking S...

...but I think you don't like Danny Green much! You don't have a player who made 3rd team All ACC as well as the All Defensive squad for the conference, who I think as more potential at the next level than both Hansbrough and Ellington, who I think has been (as head coach Roy Williams describes) a stat stuffer for most of the season, and who in the stretch where the Heels were faultering stepped up very big.

“If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot.” - Dean Smith

"The name on the front of your jersey is a lot more important than the name on the back." -Roy Williams

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Anonymous's picture

Not even in top 100??????

Unanimous SEC defensive player of the year. 1st team all SEC. SEC all defensive team. Jarvis Varnado (SWAT) is not even in the top 100??? Really, He has a chance to break his block record he tied with Shaq last year. Hasheem Thabeet doesn't have anything on shot distruption like "SWAT" He doesn't get all that attention being from a small market like Starkville but I don't know how you can leave this guy out of the top 100. Just look at his stats. games with 9 blocks. games with 30+ points. Double Doubles???

Jeff Wright's picture

James Johnson

Would get drafted higher than his teammate Teague. He is looking like a manchild out on the court these days with dominating performances (including a 28 and 18 performance vs. NC State). He is at worst a first round pick, and possibly a lottery pick this year. At 22 years old (he is a sophomore) I doubt he'll stay another year.

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Anonymous's picture

How does Memphis not have at

How does Memphis not have at least one other player in there?? Antonio Anderson?? while his offensive stats are nothing superb, 10ppg 4apg 5 rpg, he is the best perimeter defender in the country bar none. I mean who kept all those superstars in check last year during their run through the tournament last year? and this year he consecutive games where he held a guy averaging 18 ppg from UAB to 0-17, and the next game the leading scorer went 1-12 or something like that. He consistently makes ridiculous blocks chasing people down and is as tough as they come. Dozier and Taggart aren't bad either.

Dan Daitchman's picture

Tyreke Evans is ranked 19th

Tyreke Evans is ranked 19th

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Jeff's picture

Luke Harangody wasn't named

Luke Harangody wasn't named one of the best 6 players in the Big East, but somehow he is #6 in the nation.

Blue Horseshoe's picture

How is Johnny Flynn ranked

How is Johnny Flynn ranked ahead of Jerel McNeal? McNeal (former Big East defensive player of the year) has more epxerience and better numbers across the board. these lists always piss me off.

Anonymous's picture

How is Johnny Flynn ranked

How is Johnny Flynn ranked ahead of Jerel McNeal? McNeal (former Big East defensive player of the year) has more epxerience and better numbers across the board. these lists always piss me off.

Flynn should be ranked higher than what he is.............Jerel McNeal higher than Flynn, you've got to be kidding me.

Flynn should be the #2 PG behind Lawson.

Anonymous's picture

Top 100

How did Tony Gaffney from Umass not make the top 100? He averages a double double to go along w/ 4 blocks a game.

Anonymous's picture

WSU

It really is comical how biased you are against WSU.

Taylor Rochestie
Klay Thompson
Aron Baynes

But who do we have here?
Demar Derozan
Jrue Holiday

None of those guys even in the honor three groups out, let alone top 100. Maybe you didn't get the memo that Rochestie was 1st team All P10 and Klay was All freshmen and most likely runner up for P10 freshman of the year. Who was 1st? IT, not Derozan or Holiday. And where is he? Second grouping out? Are you serious?

Absolutely laughable.

Anonymous's picture

WSU Bias

haha, the classic anti-wsu bias at work!! seriously, aron baynes is your gripe?

Anonymous's picture

na Baynes is the least

na Baynes is the least ridiculous one. It wouldn't be a big deal that he's not on the list, maybe in the honorable mention, but not suprising.

Derozan and Holiday in lieu of Rochestie and Thompson is just asinine though. and Isiah Thomas not in the top 100? Give me a break...

Anonymous's picture

P10

The fact of the matter is, I know the P10 better than Shawn obviously. You claim it's not an NBA prospects list, then it makes zero sense why Deorozan and Holiday would outrank IT and Thompson. Just from a completely apples to apples comparison standpoint.

PS. Rochestie is making 16ppg in P10 play. 18 adjusted for the slow tempo. second best A/T ratio, 45% behind the arc, 88% FT in P10. All those are p10 play stats. chew on that one for a while...

Shawn Siegel's picture

The best part about doing

The best part about doing these lists is hearing all of the sudden "mind-boggling" but in reality, rather innocuous and obvious players that we didn't include. You guys are outdoing yourselves this year :)

(Klay Thompson is at least a valid one. I fully expect in the future he'll start showing up on these lists.)

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Anonymous's picture

Toney Douglas was almost the

Toney Douglas was almost the ACC player of the year overall, was the ACC defensive player of the year led the conference in scoring (league games, no cupcake games included), led a young FSU team to the tournament for the first time in forever, etc. etc. and you ranked him 49th?

Anonymous2's picture

Toney

48th?

Really?

Wow.

Anonymous's picture

Marcus Thornton

Beat out Meeks for SEC player of the year, in spite of all the publicity Meeks had all year, and still you have him that low? And oh yea, he smoked Meeks today head to head. Again.

Anonymous's picture

really?

gordon hayward of butler but not matt howard the horizon player of the year?

Anonymous's picture

Toney Douglas is 48th

Toney Douglas not in the top 20?!?!? You have to be kidding me i would take him over Eric Maynor or Tyrese Rice.(nothing against either they both can play)Overall the creator of this did really good i thought it was good.

Anonymous's picture

Grevis!!

all i can say is TRIPLE DOUBLE VS UNC IN WHICH HE SCORED 30+. Thats quite top 20ish.

eric's picture

ty lawson

i am having a hard time believing that Blake griffin is the best. I was going to go with either Ty Lawson or Tyler Hansbrough. i think that north Carolina's prospects are way better than oklahoma's, now i am just saying. Just remember that it was Ty Lawson with the foot injury and still he played at his best. he was one of the men that led Carolina to the Championship. Without Ty Lawson, they would have had a tough time making it that far. please take my advice and give him the credit he deserves. i think he is the best point guard in America.

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