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Class of 2008 Player Rankings

We are going to release our class of 2008 player rankings next week that will be expanded to 200 players, but we have a very good idea of what the top-75 is going to look like and decided to give our readers a preview.

There are a handful of players in this class that have made a push at dethroning Brandon Jennings from the top spot, but after a stellar high school season with Oak Hill Academy and an MVP performance at the Easter Classic earlier this spring, Jennings has held down the #1 ranking… for now.  Greg Monroe, Ed Davis, Jrue Holiday, Al-Farouq Aminu, Tyreke Evans, and Delvon Roe are the biggest threats to steal top honors from Jennings.

Greg Monroe has the most upside of any player in the class with his hard-to-find combination of size and skill, but we feel that he hasn’t begun to reach his potential yet, and until Monroe proves that he can be the dominant big man we believe he can become, he is going to have to settle for #2.

Ed Davis is having the best AAU season of any big in the country and he proved that he’s going to make a case for the top spot when he went head-to-head with Monroe and more than held his own in a showdown at the Boo Williams Invitational. 

Jrue Holiday has proved to be the most complete shooting guard in the country while having Pump ‘n Run looking like the most dangerous AAU squad in the nation. 

Al-Farouq Aminu led the Georgia Stars to the championship of the King James Classic, and his coach, Bo Bell, told us that same weekend that there is no doubt in his mind that Aminu is the best prospect in the country.

Tyreke Evans has always held down the 1-2 or 3 spot in our rankings but after big springs by his peers and Team Final’s no-show at the King James, he was the player that had to drop.  Don’t be surprised to see him back in the top-5 (or higher) real soon.

Delvon Roe was big-time at King James and even outplayed Aminu in their matchup.  He’s a consistent jump shot away from making a climb back into the top-5.

And now what you’ve all been waiting for…

The Top-75 Juniors in the Country

1.  Brandon Jennings 6’1 PG Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill
2.  Greg Monroe 6’10 PF Harvey (LA) Helen Cox
3.  Ed Davis 6’9 PF Richmond (VA) Benedictine
4.  Jrue Holiday 6’3 SG North Hollywood (CA) Campbell Hall
5.  Al-Farouq Aminu 6’8 SF Norcross (GA) High
6.  Tyreke Evans 6’5 CG Aston (PA) American Christian
7.  Delvon Roe 6’7 CF Lakewood (OH) St. Edward MICHIGAN STATE
8.  Samardo Samuels 6’8 PF Newark (NJ) St. Benedict Prep
9   BJ Mullens 7’0 C Canal Winchester (OH) High OHIO STATE
10. Howard Thompkins 6’8 PF Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill
11. William Buford 6’4 SG Toledo (OH) Libbey OHIO STATE
12. Willie Warren 6’3 SG Fort Worth (TX) Crowley
13. Ty Walker 7’0 Wilmington (NC) New Hanover WAKE FOREST
14. Malcolm Lee 6’4 PG Riverside (CA) John W. North UCLA
15. Devin Ebanks 6’8 SF Oakdale (CT) St. Thomas More
16. Elliott Williams 6’4 SG Memphis (TN) St. George
17. Drew Gordon 6’9 PF San Jose (CA) Archbishop Mitty UCLA
18. JaMychal Green 6’8 PF Montgomery (AL) St. Jude
19. Darius Miller 6’6 SF Maysville (KY) Mason County
20. Troy Gillenwater 6’7 PF Los Angeles (CA) Stoneridge Prep
21. Kenny Kadji 6’10 C Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy
22. Iman Shumpert 6’4 SG Oak Park (IL) Oak Park & River Forest
23. Xavier Gibson 6’9 PF Dothan (AL) Northview
24. Terrelle Pryor 6’5 GF Jeannette (PA) High
25. Angel Garcia 6’10 PF East Chicago (IN) Central
26. Romero Osby 6’8 SF Meridian (MS) Northeast Lauderdale
27. Tyler Zeller 6’10 PF Washington (IN) High
28. Sylven Landesberg 6’6 SF Flushing (NY) Holy Cross
29. DeAndre Liggins 6’6 GF Chicago (IL) George Washington
30. Yancey Gates 6’8 PF Cincinnati (OH) Withrow CINCINNATI
31. Larry Drew 5’11 PG Woodland Hills (CA) Taft
32. Terrence Jennings 6’10 PF Durham (NC) Mt. Zion
33. Nate Miles 6’6 SG San Antonio (TX) Cornerstone Christian UCONN
34. J’Covan Brown 6’2 SG Port Arthur (TX) Memorial
35. Michael Dunigan 6’9 FC Chicago (IL) Farragut
36. Kenny Frease 6’11 C Massillon (OH) Perry XAVIER
37. Chris Braswell 6’8 PF Hyattsville (MD) DeMatha Catholic GEORGETOWN
38. Tony Woods 6’11 C Rome (GA) High
39. J’Mison Morgan 6’9 FC Dallas (TX) South Oak Cliff
40. Andre Jones 6’2 CG Suffolk (VA) Nansemond River
41. Travis Releford 6’3 SG Shawnee Mission  (KS) Bishop Miege
42. Demar DeRozan 6’5 SF Compton (CA) High USC
43. Anthony Jones 6’10 SF Houston (TX) Yates
44. Murphy Holloway 6’7 SF Irmo (SC) Dutch Fork
45. Chris Singleton 6’7 PF Canton (GA) Cherokee
46. Cordell Passley 6’2 PG Indianapolis (IN) Pike
47. Nasir Robinson 6’5 SF Chester (PA) High PITT
48. Emmanuel Negedu 6’7 PF Wolfeboro (NH) Brewster Academy
49. Drazen Zlovaric 6’8 SF Chicago (IL) Boys To Men Academy
50. Frankie Sullivan 6’1 PG Uniontown (AL) RC Hatch
51. JT Thompson 6’6 CF Kings Mountain (NC) Hope Christian Academy VIRGINIA TECH
52. Jeff Withey 7’0 San Diego (CA) Horizon LOUISVILLE
53. Sean Mosley 6’4 SG Baltimore (MD) St. Frances Academy
54. Travis Leslie 6’5 SF Atlanta (GA) Columbia
55. Jerime Anderson  6’1 PG Anaheim (CA) Canyon UCLA
56. Matt Simpkins 6’9 PF Sacramento (CA) Capital Christian
57. Scotty Hopson 6’5 SF Hopkinsville (KY) University Heights Mississippi State
58. Luke Babbitt 6’8 PF Reno (NV) Galena OHIO STATE
59. Eloy Vargas 6’9 PF Plantation (FL) American Heritage
60. Jeremy Green 6’3 SG Austin (TX) Bowie
61. Jordan Theodore 6’0 PG Paterson (NJ) Catholic
62. Rotnei Clarke 6’0 PG Claremore (OH) Verdigris
63. Bud Mackey 6’3 CG Georgetown (KY) Scott County INDIANA
64. Kris Joseph 6’7 SF Washington (DC) Archbishop Carroll SYRACUSE
65. John Brandenburg 6’11 C St. Louis (MO) De Smet Jesuit
66. Carrick Felix 6’5 GF Goodyear (AZ) Millennium
67. Calvin Thompson 6’2 PG Harvey (LA) Helen Cox
68. Anthony Crater 6’1 PG Flint (MI) Southwestern Academy OHIO STATE
69. Philip Jurick Chattanooga 6'11 C (TN) East Ridge TENNESSEE
70. DJ Seeley 6’4 SG Modesto (CA) Christian
71. Draymond Green  6’7 PF Saginaw (MI) High
72. Tyreese Breshers 6’7 PF Los Angeles (CA) Frederick KC Price
73. Brandon Crawford 6’6 SF Montgomery (AL) Lee
74. Andy Poling 6’10 PF Portland (OR) Westview GONZAGA
75. Henry Sims 6’10 PF Baltimore (MD) Mount St. Joseph GEORGETOWN

The HoopsReport.com staff will be invading Bloomington, Indiana this weekend for the Adidas May Classic and we will make any necessary adjustments to the rankings after the event.

Do you know of a player that should be on this list? Let us know at Nathan@HoopsReport.com