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Name Pos. Rating Ht/Wt Hometown Schools
1 Greg Oden C 7-0/240 Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence North
2 Kevin Durant F 6-9/204 Suitland (MD) Oak Hill Academy (Va.)
3 Thaddeus Young F 6-8/205 Memphis (TN) Mitchell
4 Spencer Hawes C 6-11/225 Seattle (WA) Seattle Prep
5 Wayne Ellington G 6-4/190 Merion Station (PA) Episcopal Academy North Carolina
6 Brandan Wright F 6-9/201 Nashville (TN) Brentwood Academy
7 Chase Budinger F 6-7/190 Carlsbad (CA) La Costa Canyon
8 Daequan Cook G 6-4/185 Dayton (OH) Dunbar HS Ohio State
9 Davon Jefferson F 6-7/190 Lynwood (CA) Lynwood
10 Darrell Arthur F 6-9/220 Dallas (TX) South Oak Cliff
11 Damion James F 6-8/225 Nacogdoches (TX) Nacogdoches High School Oklahoma
12 Tywon Lawson G 5-11/182 Forestville (MD) Oak Hill Academy North Carolina
13 Vernon Macklin F 6-9/191 Portsmouth (VA) I.C. Norcom
14 Curtis Kelly F 6-9/190 New York (NY) Rice
15 Paul Harris G 6-4/220 Niagara Falls (NY) Niagara Falls
16 Sherron Collins G 5-11/190 Chicago (IL) Crane
17 Earl Clark F 6-9/200 Rahway (NJ) Rahway
18 D.J. Augustin G 5-11/160 New Orleans (LA) Brother Martin
19 Ramar Smith G 6-1/181 Detroit (MI) M.L. King
20 David Lighty G 6-5/180 Cleveland (OH) St. Joseph Ohio State
21 Danny Williams G 6-2/205 Los Angeles (CA) Freemont
22 Lance Thomas F 6-8/195 Fanwood (NJ) St. Benedict's
23 Michael Washington F 6-9/235 McGehee (AR) Heritage Christian (Houston)
24 Keith Clark F 6-8/220 Oklahoma City (OK) Putnam City Oklahoma
25 Wayne Chism F 6-8/230 Bolivar (TN) Bolivar Central
26 Javaris Crittenton G 6-4/180 Atlanta (GA) Southwest Atlanta Christian
27 Obi Muonelo G 6-4/215 Edmond (OK) Santa Fe
28 Willie Kemp G 6-2/170 Bolivar (TN) Bolivar Central
29 Stanley Robinson F 6-9/220 Birmingham (AL) Huffman
30 Mike Jones F 6-6/210 Hopkins (SC) Lower Richland
31 Josh Lomers C 7-0/250 Boerne (TX) Boerne High School Baylor
32 Gary Flowers F 6-8/200 Dallas (TX) Lincoln Texas A&M
33 Patrick Christopher G 6-3/165 Lakewood (CA) Mayfair California
34 Jason Bennett C 7-2/240 Jacksonville (FL) Arlington Country Day
35 Derrick Caracter F 6-8/275 Elizabeth (NJ) St. Patrick
36 Gerald Henderson G 6-5/210 Merion (PA) Episcopal Academy Duke
37 Brian Carlwell F 6-10/235 Maywood (IL) Proviso East
38 Jodie Meeks G 6-4/197 Norcross (GA) Norcross
39 Brook Lopez F 6-11/200 Fresno (CA) San Joaquin Memorial HS Stanford
40 Mike Conley G 6-1/170 Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence North
41 Taj Gibson F 6-8/210 Brooklyn (NY) Stoneridge Prep (CA)
42 Tyler Smith F 6-7/210 Pulaski (TN) Hargrave Military (VA)
43 Quincy Pondexter F 6-7/195 Fresno (CA) Memorial
44 Jerry Smith G 6-1/185 Wauwatosa (WI) East High School
45 Jamil Tucker F 6-9/210 Gary (IN) West
46 Brian Zoubek C 7-0/250 Cherry Hill (NJ) Haddonfield Memorial Duke
47 Bryan Davis F 6-8/225 Grand Prairie (TX) Grand Prairie
48 Pierre Niles F 6-7/250 Memphis (TN) Ridgeway
49 Jon Scheyer G 6-4/170 Northbrook (IL) Glenbrook North Duke
50 DeShawn Sims F 6-7/222 Detroit (MI) Pershing
51 Solomon Tat G 6-5/219 Stockbridge (GA) Community Christian (GA) McDonough
52 Clarence Holloway C 7-1/270 Chicago (IL) Harlan
53 Isaiah Dahlman G 6-6/175 Braham (MN) Braham High School
54 Tom Herzog C 6-11/215 Flint (MI) Flint Powers
55 Edgar Sosa G 6-1/180 New York (NY) Rice Louisville
56 Duke Crews F 6-7/235 Hampton (VA) Bethel
57 Trevon Hughes G 6-2/185 Delafield (WI) St. John's Military Academy
58 Josue Soto G 5-11/173 Miami (FL) Arlington Country Day Florida State
59 James Keefe F 6-8/207 Rancho Santa Margarita (CA) Santa Margarita UCLA
60 Anthony Gurley G 6-3/185 Newton (MA) Newton North
61 Dwight Lewis G 6-5/190 Metairie (LA) Archbishop Rummel Kansas
62 Perry Stevenson F 6-9/190 Lafayette (LA) Northside
63 Lewis Witcher F 6-8/200 Rocky Mount (VA) Franklin County Virginia Tech
64 Matt Bouldin G 6-5/199 Denver (CO) ThunderRidge
65 Jerome Dyson G 6-3/180 Andover (NH) Proctor Academy
66 Alex Tyus F 6-7/210 St. Louis (MO) Hazelwood Central
67 Alex Stepheson F 6-10/215 Studio City (CA) Harvard-Westlake High School
68 James Dews G 6-2/182 Westchester (OH) Lakota East Miami-FL
69 Robin Lopez C 6-11/200 Fresno (CA) San Joaquin Memorial HS Stanford
70 Jordan Hill F 6-8/210 Kennesaw (GA) Kennesaw Mountain Arizona
71 DaJuan Summers F 6-8/225 Baltimore (MD) McDonogh
72 Derrick Jasper G 6-5/200 Paso Robles (CA) Paso Robles
73 P'Allen Stinnett F 6-3/175 Las Vegas (NV) Palo Verde Iowa State
74 Aaron Holmes G 6-5/180 St.Petersburg (FL) Catholic Florida State
75 Doug Wiggins G 6-0/160 Hartford (CT) East Hartford HS St. John's
76 Will Walker G 5-11/160 Bolingbrook (IL) Bolingbrook
77 J.P. Gavinski C 6-10/ Wisconsin Dells (WI) Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin
78 Rob Thomas F 6-6/185 Oakdale (CT) South Kent (CT)
79 Justin Mason G 6-2/175 Amarillo (TX) Palo Duro
80 Luke Harangody F 6-7/250 Shereville (IN) Andrean
81 Larry Davis G 6-3/175 Middle Village (NY) Christ the King NC State
82 D'Adarius Pegues C 6-9/190 Louisville (KY) Western
83 Leon Freeman G 6-3/180 Belleville (MI) Belleville High School
84 Carlos Morias G 6-4/200 Angola (OU) Community Christian School (GA) Kansas State
85 Raymar Morgan F 6-7/210 Canton (OH) McKinley
86 Derrick Roland G 6-4/185 Dallas (TX) Seagoville
87 Kiwan Smith F 6-7/200 Laurinburg (NC) Laurinburg
88 Scottie Reynolds G 6-0/170 Herndon (VA) Herndon Oklahoma
89 Tory Jackson G 5-10/160 Saginaw (MI) Buena Vista
90 Jon Mitchell F 6-6/233 Mount Vernon (NY) Mount Vernon
91 Jeremy Williams F 6-8/210 Memphis (TN) Hamilton
92 Jeremiah Rivers G 6-4/180 Winter Park (FL) Winter Park Georgetown
93 Jeremy Mayfield F 6-10/225 Irving (TX) MacArthur
94 Jujuan Jones G 6-4/170 Douglasville (GA) Douglas Co.
95 Harrison Smith G 6-3/185 Houston (TX) Jones
96 Jarvis Varnardo F 6-9/190 Brownsville (TN) Haywood County
97 Reggie Redding G 6-4/185 Philadelphia (PA) St. Joe Prep Villanova
98 George Odufuwa F 6-8/225 Cedar Hill (TX) Kimball
99 Demond Carter G 5-10/167 LaPlace (LA) Reserve Christian School Baylor
100 Mitchell Carter C 6-11/250 Milwaukee (WI) Rufus King
101 Avery Jukes F 6-8/210 Snellville (GA) South Gwinnett Alabama
102 Deonta Vaughn G 5-11/190 Indianapolis (IN) Arlington Indiana
103 Adrian Oliver G 6-4/185 Modesto (CA) Modesto Christian Washington
104 Lawrence Westbrook G 6-0/193 Chandler (AZ) Chandler
105 Taylor Harrison C 6-9/225 San Clemente (CA) San Clemente High School California
106 Jonathan Mandeldove C 6-11/215 Snelville (GA) Shiloh
107 Bryan Beasley G 5-11/170 Pflugerville (TX) Pflugerville
108 Doneal Mack G 6-5/170 Statesville (NC) Statesville Christian
109 Nigel Munson G 6-1/170 Hyattsville (MD) DeMatha Catholic Virginia Tech
110 Landon Milbourne F 6-6/195 Roswell (GA) St. Francis Maryland
111 Stefan Welsh G 6-3/180 Newport News (VA) Hargrave Military (VA)
112 Trevor Booker F 6-7/215 Union (SC) Union Clemson
113 Bryce Webster F 6-9/245 Mendota Heights (MN) St. Thomas Academy
114 Eric Hayes G 6-3/160 Dumfries (VA) Potomac High School Maryland
115 Dennis Horner F 6-7/190 Absecon (NJ) Holy Spirit
116 Jermaine Beal G 6-3/186 DeSoto (TX) DeSoto High School
117 Bobby Shannon F 6-5/190 Oxon Hill (MD) Potomac
118 Daniel Deane F 6-8/225 Park City (UT) Judge Memorial Catholic
119 John Kreft C 6-10/210 Parkland (FL) Stoneman-Douglas Florida State
120 Armon Bassett G 6-1/170 Terre Haute (IN) South
121 Jawan Carter G 6-0/165 Wilmington (DE) Tatnall HS
122 Eugene Harvey G 6-0/165 Newark (NJ) St. Benedict's Prep
123 Dale Vanwright F 6-6/200 Houston (TX) Bellaire Colorado
124 Heath White G 6-2/170 Cincinnati (OH) Taft
125 Marques Johnson G 6-5/200 Fort Wayne (IN) Snider
126 Marcus Lawrence G 6-0/165 Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman
127 Gilbert Brown G 6-6/190 South Kent (CT) South Kent Prep
128 Jason Bohannon G 6-3/180 Marion (IA) Linn-Mar Wisconsin
129 Luis Guzman G 6-2/185 Paramus (NJ) Paramus Catholic
130 Christian Polk G 6-3/170 Glendale (AZ) Deer Valley
131 Antonio Pena F 6-8/230 Brooklyn (NY) St Thomas Moore
132 Trevon Willis G 6-3/165 Fresno (CA) Washington Union
133 Donald Sloan G 6-2/170 Seagoville (TX) Seagoville
134 Casiem Drummond F 6-10/275 Bloomfield (NJ) Bloomfield Tech
135 Desean Butler F 6-7/205 Bloomfield (NJ) Bloomfield Tech
136 Josh Chichester F 6-8/205 West Chester (OH) Lakota West
137 Mikhail Torrance G 6-3/186 Mobile (AL) Mary G. Montgomery Alabama
138 Demetrius Jemison F 6-6/225 Birmingham (AL) Huffman
139 Seth Tarver G 6-5/190 Portland (OR) Jesuit
140 Dewayne Reed G 5-11/160 Houston (TX) Wheatley
141 Andre McFarland F 6-5/205 Las Vegas (NV) Durango Southern Cal
142 Nic Wise G 5-10/175 Kingwood (TX) Kingwood Arizona
143 John Tiller G 6-3/190 Marietta (GA) Wheeler
144 Kraidon Woods F 6-8/190 Henryville (PA) Pocono Mountain East Villanova
145 K'Len Morris G 6-5/190 Grand Blanc (MI) Grand Blanc Michigan
146 Kodi Augustus F 6-8/200 Pearland (TX) Willowridge
147 Phillip Nelson F 6-8/190 Keizer (OR) McNary High School
148 Earl Pettis G 6-5/200 Philadelphia (PA) St John Nuemann
149 Kevin Coble F 6-8/190 Scottsdale (AZ) Scottsdale Christian
150 Cordell Pope G 6-5/170 Birmingham (AL) Parker



Bold means --- interest in UT
 
#5
#5
.....there's an easy anwser to all of this. Assign Trooper Taylor to Pearl's recruiting team. :rocks:
 
#7
#7
Originally posted by NCGatorBait@Jun 11, 2005 10:30 PM
Heels have the #1 PG and SG in this class..not bad! ;)
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WOOO!! YEA! :bow:
 
#8
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Originally posted by vols1@Jun 11, 2005 10:15 PM
basically pearl cant recruit
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who are you to say pearl cant recruit?? he hasnt even been here 3 months and look at the intrest he is atleast gettin from these guys..why dont you wait and see :thumbsup:
 
#10
#10
Maybe You'all should bring Buzz back since he did such a great job of bringing in the elite talent. Shut Up!!
 
#11
#11
Thats more top 150 talent that has been interested in UTK in many years. Never during Buzz's tenure. Also, the number of 150 players interested in UTK will probably grow more than it is right now. Its really still very early for Pearl to have that much interest, as the year goes on and the season starts and Pearl has more time on the recruiting trial I bet there are at least 2 or 3 more players on this list that show interest in UTK. Remember its basketball, not football, all we need it 2 of these players to make a good class. 3 would be gravy.
 
#12
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sorry guys for being a downer i guess until pearl starts the season ill shut up and let him at least have chance
 
#13
#13
Starts the season? Oh ok I see now, if he doesn't come out and win the SEC with weak talent left over from Buzz then he's a failure! Just as I thought! If you can't give the man 2 or 3 years then I'm thru talking to someone that obviously don't know squat!
 
#15
#15
Dont worry about Bruce or his recruiting
He is gonna do just fine and will develop players very well also
 
#16
#16
For the first time in my life, I am just as excited for basketball season to get here as I am football. I just wish Pearl could get his first really big verbal commit so that the big orange snowball can start rolling down from the Summit of Rocky Top!
 
#17
#17
Originally posted by vols1@Jun 12, 2005 10:24 AM
sorry guys for being a downer i guess until pearl starts the season ill shut up and let him at least have chance
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Oh my god, thank you, Jesus!
 
#19
#19
We are quick to forget that Pearl made it to the Sweet 16 last season with a group of players that I guarantee you NONE were "Top 150" according to rivals. The improvement that most people are not counting on is that Pearl will make the players that we do have the best players they can be. He will be able to get them to reach their full potential and work hard. I think that was Buzz's biggest shortcoming during his tenure...he didn't "develop" his players. Buzz had a number of players with talent, but they didn't develop under his system. The players we have will definately "develop" under Pearl's system.
 
#20
#20
Tennessee got its first 2006 commit...Marques johnson..PG out of Indiana..6-5 200 #125 on rivals list.!!
 
#22
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I've heard he had a good time, but I don't know details.

And, for the love of God, please don't use Rivals' basketball rankings. Choose Dave Telep's at ScoutHoops.com or Brick Oettinger's at PrepStars.com instead.

Here's a piece I did on another board about the various rankings and services (and, of course, this was written before I knew of VolNation's existence):

http://mb7.scout.com/fgridscapefrm2.showMe...1.topic&index=6

Basketball recruiting reference:

Here's what I use. These sites are a great reference for me when I can't get out and see the kids myself:

http://scouthoops.scout.com

Dave Telep is recognized by college coaches as the best in the business these days. His scouting service (which we don't have access to as non-coaches) is the most subscribed-to out there. I don't always agree with his rankings, but nobody sees more kids than Dave does. Plus, he's a genuinely great guy.

http://www.prepstars.com

Brick Oettinger has been doing this as long as anybody (longer than Bob Gibbons) and has a good eye for talent. That being said, his support team of Rob Harrington and Eric Bossi are experienced, knowledgeable, and as good as anyone out there when it comes to identifying talent (and, I'll admit, close friends and colleagues of mine). They cover a tremendous number of events, and the program profiles are particularly helpful. In the interest of full disclosure, I'll tell you that I worked for PrepStars during much of my college tenure and continue to do work for them from time to time. The site is worth the subscription (particularly if you get the print version of the Handbooks, too).

Rob Harrington also does a national column for USAToday on basketball recruiting, which can be found here:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/col...stars-index.htm

http://rivalshoops.rivals.com

The Rivals guys have come a long way since the days of Mike Sullivan. While their rankings aren't (in my opinion) all that good, and their self-promotion can be sickening at times (like writing stories to toot their own horn for being the first to rank Gerald Green #1 in the class of 2005, or having a great unveiling for their new rankings, full of fanfare), nobody beats them for pure volume of stories. Justin Young is truly one of the "good guys" in the business and Jerry Meyer does have a good eye for talent when he doesn't let his ego get in the way.

There are also certain school-related sites that, generally, provide a greater volume of basketball recruiting content on the Scout and Rivals networks. I make it a point to check them daily (with preferred writers in parentheses):

InsideCarolina (Ben Sherman, Jeff Goodman, Eric Bossi): http://northcarolina.scout.com

Phog.net (Eric Bossi): http://kansas.scout.com

Inside Indiana (Mike Pegram): http://indiana.rivals.com

Inside the Ville (Mike Hughes): http://louisville.scout.com

VolQuest (Brent Hubbs, Rob Lewis): http://tennessee.rivals.com

I'll also offer this advice: Don't just use the databases to try and find information. Because they're so voluminous, they aren't updated all that often. Instead, focus on reading stories, familiarizing yourself with player names, and, especially, keeping up with event coverage. That's where you really get to read about how certain players are performing.

Focus on learning to read between the lines and not take praise/criticisms of players literally. What I mean is, take a comment and think about how that translates onto the court at the high school level while considering that most writers (myself included) attempt to be gentle when criticising high school kids and that all praise is relative to the high school level. No matter how good a kid sounds, its all relative to other high school players, not college/NBA players, unless specifically mentioned (and that's rare).

One more thing... When in doubt, Google a player's name. Sometimes you won't find much, but often you'll find fairly good coverage through local newspapers, etc.

Now you all know all of my secrets...;)

Ok, just one more--on choosing a network:

I know that a lot of people out there subscribe to both the Scout and Rivals networks, but for those trying to make a decision, here are some guidelines:

If all you care about is hoops, I think that Scout is well ahead of Rivals on quality, even if it doesn't churn out stories at the rate that Rivals does.

I do recognize, though, that many are looking for both football and basketball coverage, and that's where it gets difficult. I think Rivals' football coverage is probably ahead of Scout's, and when it comes to Tennessee, there's little denying that VolQuest does a better job overall than RTN (sorry guys, I can't hide the truth).

So ultimately, it's a matter of what is most important to you. If basketball is #1, pick Scout. If football is more important, pick Rivals.
 
#23
#23
johnson committed to us and he isnt even listed as having interest in us by this list. hopefully we can land a few others
 
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