NBA Drafts/All-Stars

10/1/03

2006 McDonald's High School All-American Game
San Diego State's Cox Arena in San Diego, Cal., on Mar. 27
Kevin Durant scored 11 of his 25 points during a 17-0 run in the second half to help the West rally for a 112-84 victory over the East. Durant and Chase Budinger, who had 11 points, shared the game's MVP award. Daequan Cook scored 17 points, and Spencer Hawes and Sherron Collins both had 11. Greg Oden had 10 points. Gerald Henderson scored 10 points as the East built a 44-24 lead before the West rallied to take a 55-48 halftime advantage. Henderson led the East with 16 points. Thaddeus Young added 14 points and Brandan Wright had 12.
East
Player Ht, Wt., Pos. School College
Earl Clark 6-9, 220, SF Rahway High (NJ) Louisville
Mike Conley 6-1, 170, PG Lawrence North (Ind) Ohio State
Javaris Crittenton 6-5, 195, PG SW Atlanta Christian (Ga) Georgia Tech
Wayne Ellington 6-4, 185, SG Episcopal Academy (Pa) North Carolina
Gerald Henderson 6-5, 190, SF Episcopal Academy (Pa) Duke
Tywon Lawson 6-0, 190, PG Oak Hill Academy (Va) North Carolina
Vernon Macklin 6-9, 225, C Hargrave Military Academy (Va) Georgetown
Greg Oden 7-1, 260, C Lawrence North (Ind) Ohio State
Scottie Reynolds 6-1, 185, SG Herndon (Va) Oklahoma
Lance Thomas 6-8, 200, PF St. Benedict's (NJ) Undecided
Brandan Wright 6-9, 200, PF Brentwood Academy (Tenn) North Carolina
Thaddeus Young 6-8, 215, SF Mitchell High (Tenn) Georgia Tech
Doug Lipscomb Head Coach Wheeler High (Marietta, Ga)
West
Player Ht, Wt., Pos. School College
Darrell Arthur 6-9, 220, PF South Oak Cliff (Tex) Undecided
D.J. Augustin 6-0, 180, PG Hightower (Tex) Texas
Chase Budinger 6-8, 200, SF La Costa Canyon (Cal) Arizona
Demond Carter 5-11, 170, SG Reserve Christian (La) Baylor
Sherron Collins 5-11, 195, PG Crane Tech (Ill) Kansas
Daequan Cook 6-5, 200, SG Dunbar (Ohio) Ohio State
Kevin Durant 6-10, 205, SF Montrose Christian (Md) Texas
James Keefe 6-8, 220, PF Santa Margarita (Cal) UCLA
Spencer Hawes 7-0, 230, C Seattle Prep (Wash) Washington
Brook Lopez 7-0, 245, PF San Joaquin Memorial (Cal) Stanford
Robin Lopez 7-0, 245, C San Joaquin Memorial (Cal) Stanford
Jon Scheyer 6-6, 180, SF Glenbrook North (Ill) Duke
Harvey Kitani Head Coach Fairfax (Cal)

2005 NBA Draft
*Dates: Entry Deadline May 14, Withdraw Day June 21, Draft Day June 28.
*Official High School/Prep/JC Entries:
First Round Picks
# Guard Martell Webster, Seattle-Seattle Prep, Wash (Washington) Rd1-Pick6 to Portland/Lottery.
# Center Andrew Bynum, Metuchen-St. Joseph's, NJ (UConn) Rd1-Pick10 to LA Lakers/Lottery.
# Guard Gerald Green, Houston-Gulf Shores Academy, Tex (Okla State) Rd1-Pick18 to Boston.
Second Round Picks (Contracts not guaranteed/less than 25 percent make an NBA roster)
# Guard/forward CJ Miles, Dallas-Skyline, Tex (Texas) Rd2-Pick34 to Utah.
# Forward Ricky Sanchez, Puerto Rico/IMG Academy, Fla (Memphis) Rd2-Pick35 to Portland/Denver.
# Guard Monte Ellis, Jackson-Lanier, Miss (Miss State) Rd2-Pick40 to Golden State.
# Guard Louis Williams, Snellville-South Gwinnett, Ga (Georgia) Rd2-Pick45 to Philadelphia.
# Forward Andray Blatche, South Kent Prep, Conn (No college choice) Rd2-Pick49 to Washington.
# Forward Amir Johnson, Los Angeles-Westchester, Cal (Louisville) Rd2-Pick56 to Detroit.
Not Drafted
# Forward/center Curtis Brown, Marietta-Mt. Olive Prep, Ga. (No college choice).
# Forward Jermaine Bell, Indian Hills CC, Ia. (No college choice).
# Center Julius Lamptey, Garden City CC, Kan. (No college choice).
# Center Kyle Luckett, Racine-Horlick, Wis/Fort Wayne-South Side, Ind. (No college choice).
Withdrew From Draft
# Guard Brandon Rush, Durham-Mt. Zion Academy, NC (Did not sign with college).
# Forward Keith Brumbaugh, Deland, Fla. (Did not sign with college).
# Tight end/forward Martellus Bennett, Alief-Taylor, Tex. (Signed for football-Texas A&M).

2005 McDonald's High School All-American Game
Notre Dame's Joyce Center in South Bend, Ind., on March 30.
Josh McRoberts was named MVP with 17 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, while Greg Paulus had nine assists and 13 points to help the East to a 115-110 victory. The East opened a 54-27 lead with 6:36 left in the first half and appeared to be headed to an easy victory, holding a 65-43 lead at halftime. But Mario Chalmers scored 14 points as the West closed to 74-69 in the second half. Gerald Green, the game's leading scorer with 24, and Eric Devendorf hit 3-pointers to extend the lead back to 80-69. But the East couldn't put the West away. Calvin Miles hit a 3-pointer to close the lead to 100-96. The West finally pulled even when Monta Ellis drove to the basket with 1:47 left, then scored on a fast-break slam dunk to make it 106-106 with 1:25 left. Green hit a pair of free throws to put the East back on top, then Paulus put the game away with free throws. Louis Williams added 14 points and Devendorf added 13. Chalmers led the West with 20 points, Julian Wright had 14 and Miles had 13.
Three colleges, Duke, Kansas, and North Carolina, each had three future players on the team, and Oklahoma State and Washington both had two. The ACC led in signees selected with seven, followed by the Big 12 with six, the SEC with five, the Big East with four, and the Pac-10 with two.
East Team
32 Korvotney Barber F 6-9 230 Manchester, Ga (Auburn)
52 Eric Boateng C 6-10 240 St. Andrew's School, Del (Duke)
33 Andrew Bynum C 7-0 300 Plainsboro-St. Joseph, NJ (Connecticut)
34 Brandon Costner F 6-9 230 Montclair-Seton Hall Prep, NJ (NC State)
22 Eric Devendorf G 6-4 175 Bay City, Mich/Oak Hill Academy, Va (Syr)
14 Danny Green G 6-6 205 North Babylon-St. Mary's, NY (North Carolina)
25 Gerald Green F 6-8 200 Houston-Gulf Shores Academy, Tex (Okla State)
35 Richard Hendrix F 6-9 255 Athens, Ala (Alabama)
44 Josh McRoberts F 6-10 235 Carmel, Ind (Duke)
50 Tasmin Mitchell F 6-8 235 Denham Springs, La (LSU)
20 Greg Paulus G 6-2 185 Manlius-Christian Brothers Academy, NY (Duke)
24 Louis Williams G 6-3 185 Snellville-South Gwinnett, Ga (Georgia)
Head Coach Jack Keefer, Indianapolis-Lawrence North, Ind
Assistant Coach Ralph Scott, Indianapolis-Lawrence North, Ind
West Team
40 Jon Brockman F 6-8 245 Snohomish, Wash (Washington)
15 Mario Chalmers G 6-2 180 Anchorage-Bartlett, Alaska (Kansas)
22 Micah Downs F 6-8 192 Bothell-Juanita, Wash (Kansas)
00 Byron Eaton G 5-11 200 Dallas-Lincoln, Tex (Oklahoma State)
11 Monta Ellis G 6-4 189 Jackson-Lanier, Miss (Miss State)
42 Bobby Frasor G 6-3 190 Blue Island-Brother Rice, Ill (North Carolina)
50 Tyler Hansbrough F 6-9 250 Poplar Bluff, Mo (North Carolina)
12 Amir Johnson C 6-9 215 Westchester, Cal (Louisville)
34 Calvin Miles F 6-6 207 Dallas-Skyline, Tex (Texas)
32 Martell Webster G 6-7 235 Edmond-Seattle Prep, Wash (Washington)
30 Julian Wright F 6-9 215 Chicago Hgts/Homewood-Flossmoor, Ill (Kansas)
18 Luke Zeller F 6-11 245 Washington, Ind (Notre Dame)
Head Coach Al Rhodes, Logansport, Ind
Assistant Coach Pete Smith, Noblesville-Guerin Catholic, Ind

2005 Roundball Classic
Brandon Rush had 21 points to lead the West to a 136-119 win over the East in the 41st annual Roundball Classic in Chicago. Rush shared West MVP honors with Eric Devendorf, who added 17 points and seven assists. Devendorf made four 3-pointers, a Roundball Classic record. Among other East standouts were Tasmin Mitchell (17 points), Amir Johnson (17), Wilson Chandler (13), Bryan Harvey (13) and Josh McRoberts (11). Nate Minnoy scored 16 points and was named co-MVP for the East with Danny Green (15). Gerald Green led the East with 17. Others for the East were Andray Blatche (13), Davon Jefferson (12), Jerel McNeal (12) and DeAndre Thomas (11).

2004 NBA Draft
June 24-NBA Draft; A record 13 preps entered the draft. Second round selections do not receive guaranteed contracts.
Official High School/Prep School Entries
F Dwight Howard 6-10 Atlanta-SW Atla Christian, Ga (No college choice). Draft: 1st in first round by Orlando
G Shaun Livingston 6-7 Peoria-Central, Ill (Duke). Draft: 4th in first round by L.A. Clippers
C Robert Swift 7-0 Bakersfield, Cal (USC Trojans). Draft: 12th in first round by Seattle
G Sebastian Telfair 5-11 Brooklyn-Abraham Lincoln, NY (Louisville). Draft: 13th in first round by Portland
F Al Jefferson 6-9 Prentiss, Miss (Arkansas). Draft: 15th in first round by Boston
F Josh Smith 6-8 Mouth of Wilson-Oak Hill Academy, Va (Indiana). Draft: 17th in first round by Atlanta
G J.R. Smith 6-6 Newark-St. Benedict's Prep School, NJ (UNC). Draft: 18th in first round by New Orleans
F Dorell Wright 6-7 South Kent Prep, Conn (DePaul). Draft: 19th in first round by Miami
C Jackie Butler 6-10 Virginia Beach-Coastal Christian, Va. (Tenn). Draft: Not selected
---C Jermaine Bell 6-11 Notre Dame Prep, Mass. *Withdrew from draft.
---F Maurice Shaw 6-9 Bridgton Academy, Maine. *Withdrew from draft.
---C Robert Rothbart 7-1 Sacramento-Natomas, Cal (Indiana). *Withdrew from draft.
---C LaMarcus Aldridge 6-11 Seagoville, Tex (Texas). *Withdrew from draft.
Official Junior College Entries
F Donta Smith 6-7 SE Illinois CC, Ill (Louisville). Draft: 5th in second round by Atlanta
C Randall Orr 6-11 Georgia Perimeter CC, Ga. Draft: Not selected
F Jason Parker 6-8 Kentucky (2000-01). Draft: Not selected
C Sani Ibrahim 6-10 Gulf Coast CC, Fla. Draft: Not selected
F Brandon Bender 6-9 Robert Morris CC Ill. Draft: Not selected
---G Kelvin Pena 6-3 Southeastern CC, Iowa. *Withdrew from draft.
---C Tremayne Singletary 6-8 Southwestern CC, Cal. *Withdrew from draft.
2003 NBA Draft
The most heralded high school player in years, forward LeBron James of Akron/St. Vincent-St. Mary, Ohio, was chosen No. 1 in the first round of the 2003 Draft by Cleveland. He averaged 20 points and was Rookie of the Year. The other three preps taken in the first round, all late picks, played a combined 86 minutes during the entire season: Forward Travis Outlaw of Starkville, Miss., 23rd pick by Portland; forward Ndudi Ebi of Houston-Westbury Christian, Tex., 26th pick by Minnesota; center Kendrick Perkins of Beaumont-Ozen, Tex., 27th pick by Memphis, then traded to Boston.

#2004 Capital Classic:
Apr. 17 at the University of Maryland Comcast Center.
Dwight Howard scored 18 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks to lead the Black team to a 107-96 victory over the White squad in the Jordan Capital Classic and was named the outstanding player. Malik Hairston led the Black team with 23 points, while Robert Vaden added 21. Dorell Wright led the White team with 24 points, while Al Jefferson added 17 points and 10 rebounds.
White Team
Pos. Name Hgt Hometown High School College
G Rajon Rondo 6-1 155 Mouth of Wilson-Oak Hill Academy, Va (Kentucky)
G A.J. Price 6-2 Amityville, NY (Connecticut)
G Sebastian Telfair 6-0 160 Brooklyn-Abraham Lincoln, NY (Louisville)
G Jason Rich 6-2 Orlando-Dr. Phillips, Fla (FSU)
G Joe Crawford 6-4 205 Detroit-Renaissance, Mich (Kentucky)
F Rudy Gay 6-8 215 Severn-Archbishop Spalding, Md (Connecticut)
F Josh Smith 6-9 215 Mouth of Wilson-Oak Hill Academy, Va (Indiana)
F Corey Brewer 6-7 180 Portland, Tenn (Florida)
C LaMarcus Aldridge 6-11 215 Seagoville, Tex (Texas)
C Alexander Kaun 6-10 Melbourne-Florida Air Academy, Fla (Kansas)
C Al Jefferson 6-10 265 Prentiss, Miss (Arkansas)
Black Team
G Jordan Farmar 6-2 170 Woodland Hills-Taft, Cal (UCLA)
G Russell Robinson 6-1 New York-Rice, NY (Kansas)
G Daniel Gibson 6-2 190 Houston-Jones, Tex (Texas)
G Isaiah Swann 6-1 Hargrave Military Academy, Va (FSU)
F Malik Hairson 6-5 190 Detroit-Renaissance, Mich (Undecided)
F Robert Vaden 6-5 North Bridgton-Bridgton Academy, Maine (Indiana)
F D.J. White 6-9 230 Tuscaloosa-Hillcrest, Ala (Indiana)
F RaSean Dickey 6-9 Bennettsville-Marlboro County, SC (GT)
C Brian Johnson 6-8 Oak Hill Academy, Va (Louisville)
C Dwight Howard 6-10 225 Atlanta-SW Atlanta Christian, Ga (Undecided)

2004 Nike Hoop Summit:
Apr. 4 at the Texas-San Antonio Convocation Center, San Antonio, Tex.
The 2004 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Select team defeated World Select, 99-79, in the Hoops Summit game in San Antonio. Josh Smith led all scorers with 27 points, J.R. Smith added 17, while Rudy Gay and Al Jefferson had 14 and 13. Sebastian Telfair scored six. Luka Bogdanovic led the World team with 20 points. Churchill Odia and Juan Diego Palacios each scored 10.
USA
(Dwight Howard and LaMarcus Aldridge selected, but will not play)
G Jordan Farmar 6-2 170 Woodland Hills-Taft, Cal (UCLA)
F Rudy Gay 6-8 215 Severn-Archbishop Spalding, Md (Connecticut)
F Malik Hairson 6-5 190 Detroit-Renaissance, Mich (Undecided)
F Al Jefferson 6-10 265 Prentiss, Miss (Arkansas)
G J.R. Smith 6-6 220 Newark-St. Benedict's Prep School, NJ (North Carolina)
F Josh Smith 6-9 215 Mouth of Wilson-Oak Hill Academy, Va (Indiana)
G Sebastian Telfair 6-0 160 Brooklyn-Abraham Lincoln, NY (Louisville)
F Mike Williams 6-7 225 Camden-Wilcox Central, Ala (Texas)
F D.J. White 6-9 230 Tuscaloosa-Hillcrest, Ala (Indiana)
G Daniel Gibson 6-2 190 Houston-Jones, Tex (Texas)
C Joseph Jones 6-9 250 Normangee, Tex (Texas A&M)
World Select
G 6-3 170 Sergio Rodriquez, Spain-Estiudiantes Club Madrid
G 6-6 185 Roko Leni Ukic, Croatia-KK Split
G 6-6 160 Churchill Odia-Ehis, Nigeria/Montrose Christian Rockville, MD (Xavier)
F 6-9 215 Marcus Vinicius Vieira De Souza, Brazil-Mogi das Cruzes/Corinthians
F 6-10 235 Woyceck Barycz, Poland-Basket Rimini Crabs
F 6-11 225 Andrea Bargnani, Italy-Benetton Treviso
F 6-8 245 Juan Diego Palacios, Columbia/Our Savior New American School-Centereach, NY
C 6-11 275 Michael Schroeder, Germany-Goettingen
C 6-11 220 Luka Bogdanovic, Serbia and Montenegro-Red Star Belgrade
C 7-1 230 Yi Jian Lian, China-Guangdons Tigers

2004 McDonald's All American Game:
Mar. 31 at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City at 9 p.m. EST on ESPN.
J.R. Smith and Dwight Howard helped the East rout the West, 126-96, at the 27th McDonald's All American Basketball Boys Game in Oklahoma City, Okla. The John Wooden Award which is given to the most valuable player of the game was given to co-winners Smith and Howard. Smith led all scorers with 25 points, while Howard contributed 19 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots. For the East, Arkansas signee Al Jefferson added 16 points and 11 rebounds. Rajon Rondo had 14 points and Sebastian Telfair added two points and 11 assists. Duke signee DeMarcus Nelson had 22 points to lead the West. Joe Crawford contributed 15, Malik Hairston added 11 and Robert Swift had 10. The Morgan Wooten Award which is given to the National High School Player of the Year, was won by Howard. The Texas Longhorns had three McDonald's All-Americans in the 2004 class. Duke, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina and UCLA all had two players. Prep teammates Crawford and Hairston were on the West roster. McDonald’s All-American Game stories/Rosters for 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
East
Pos. Name Hgt Wgt Hometown High School College
G Corey Brewer 6-7 180 Portland, Tenn (Florida)
F Rudy Gay 6-8 215 Severn-Archbishop Spalding, Md (Connecticut)
C Dwight Howard 6-10 225 Atlanta-SW Atlanta Christian, Ga (Undecided)
F Al Jefferson 6-10 265 Prentiss, Miss (Arkansas)
C Randolph Morris 6-11 245 Fairburn-Landmark Christian School, Ga (Undecided)
G Rajon Rondo 6-1 155 Mouth of Wilson-Oak Hill Academy, Va (Kentucky)
G J.R. Smith 6-6 220 Newark-St. Benedict's Prep School, NJ (North Carolina)
F Josh Smith 6-9 215 Mouth of Wilson-Oak Hill Academy, Va (Indiana)
G Sebastian Telfair 6-0 160 Brooklyn-Abraham Lincoln, NY (Louisville)
G Darius Washington 6-0 165 Orlando-Edgewater, Fla (Memphis)
F D.J. White 6-9 230 Tuscaloosa-Hillcrest, Ala (Indiana)
F Mike Williams 6-7 225 Camden-Wilcox Central, Ala (Texas)
Head Coach - Bob Flynn, Baltimore-Cardinal Gibbons School, Md
Assistant Coach - Neil Jones, Baltimore-Cardinal Gibbons School, Md
Assistant Coach - Leroy Combs, Noble, Okla
West
Pos. Name Hgt Wgt Hometown High School College
G Arron Affalo 6-5 190 Compton-Centennial, Cal (UCLA)
C LaMarcus Aldridge 6-11 215 Seagoville, Tex (Texas)
G Joe Crawford 6-4 205 Detroit-Renaissance, Mich (Kentucky)
F Glen Davis 6-8 320 Baton Rouge-University Lab, La (LSU)
G Jordan Farmar 6-2 170 Woodland Hills-Taft, Cal (UCLA)
G Daniel Gibson 6-2 190 Houston-Jones, Tex (Texas)
F Malik Hairson 6-5 190 Detroit-Renaissance, Mich (Undecided)
G Shaun Livingston 6-7 180 Peoria-Central, Ill (Duke)
F Jawann McClellan 6-5 200 Houston-Milby, Tex (Arizona)
G DeMarcus Nelson 6-3 195 Sacramento-Sheldon, Cal (Duke)
C Robert Swift 7-0 230 Bakersfield, Cal (Southern California)
F Marvin Williams 6-8 215 Bremerton, Wash (North Carolina)
Head Coach - A.D. Burtschi, Oklahoma City-Putnam City, Okla
Assistant Coach - Gary Wright, Oklahoma City-Northwest Classen, Okla
Assistant Coach - Don Tuley, Oklahoma City-Capitol, Okla

2003 McDonald's All-American Game
LeBron James scored 27 points in leading the East over the West, 122-107, in the 26th annual McDonald's All-American high school basketball game. McDonald’s All-American Game stories/Rosters for 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000

2003 NBA Draft:
The most heralded high school player in years, high school forward LeBron James was chosen No. 1 by the NBA. All four other preps were selected, while three junior college prospects were not picked: Forward LeBron James of Akron/St. Vincent-St. Mary, Ohio, top pick in first round by Cleveland; forward Travis Outlaw of Starkville, Miss., 23rd pick in first round by Portland; forward Ndudi Ebi of Houston-Westbury Christian, Tex., 26th pick in first round by Minnesota; center Kendrick Perkins of Beaumont-Ozen, Tex., 27th pick in first round by Memphis, then traded to Boston; center James Lang of Birmingham-Central Park Christian, Ala., 19th pick in second round by New Orleans (not guaranteed contract). Forward Charlie Villanueva of Blairstown-Blair Academy, NJ., and center/forward Sani Ibrahim of Southern Idaho CC, Id., withdrew from draft. (List).

2002 NBA Draft:
The NBA selected only one high school and a single junior college prospect: Center/forward Amare Stoudemire of Orlando-Cypress Creek, Fla., was taken 9th in the first round by Phoenix, while Portland took forward Qyntel Woods of Northeast Mississippi CC, Miss., at No. 21 in the first round. The NBA passed on three other high school/prep school prospects and seven JC players (List).

2003 Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team
LeBron James heads roster.

Parade All-Americans
Check out the teams: Lists.

USA Men's Junior National Team.