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In this year's Athlon Sports College Basketball Preview, a number of Tennesseans were listed among the top High Schoolers in the Nation......

 

Seniors

Though none in the Top 100,

-Dane Bradshaw

-Lee Humphrey

-Antjuan Koger

-Matt Malone

-Kenyonna Swader

were all listed among the "Next 200 High School Seniors"

 

Juniors

-Shawne Williams

-Jerrell Houston

-Juan Smith

-Tyler Smith (mislisted as a Jr)

were all amongst the "Top 50 High School Juniors"

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Is Juan Smith(Jujuan)from McMinn County? That's pretty nice props being thrown his way. Gomab, how do you feel about the guys getting recognititon in this publication? Who was not mentioned that surprised you? Has Andre Allen played his way out of the elite class of players in the state.......

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Actually, they did a pretty good job this year for TN players, much better than in years past. Yes, Allen was the definite surprise. He is in most National Top 50's. Most years, TN will have very few, if any, players in these publications. And sometimes, the players are a little off. In Athlon two years ago, One of only four TN players listed was Collierville's Kendall Sanders, which was a mistake/surprise......

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I have the past 4 years, so I will break them down for those that are curious.

 

98-99:

 

Top 20 post players in the nation:

15. Charles Richmond Memphis (BT Washington)- Liberty

 

Next 200 Seniors

 

Antonio Burke, Memphis (BT Washington)- Liberty; Memphis

Brian Felts, Knoxville (Austin-East)- VA Tech; Carson Newman

Thomas Jackson, Memphis (Whitehaven)- ???

Brent Jolly, Sparta (White Co.)- Tennessee Tech

Ron Slay, Nashville (Pearl-Cohn, OHA) Tennessee

Terrance Woods, Memphis (Treadwell)- Tenn; Florida A&M

 

Top 50 HS Juniors

 

26. Scooter McFadgon, Memphis (Raleigh-Eygpt) Memphis; Tenn

 

Next 100 Juniors

 

Shawn Davis, Memphis (BT Washington)- George Washington; ??

Billy Richmond, Memphis (Hamilton)- Vanderbilt; Memphis

 

Next 40 Sophmores

 

David Harrison, Nashville (Brent Acad.) Colorado

Terrance Johnson, Memphis (Hillcrest) ????

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Top 20 Shooting Gaurds

 

1. Jerome Harper Limestone(Wash. Coll. Acad.) Cincy; JC

6. Scooter McFadgon, Memphis (Raleigh-Eygpt) Memphis; Tenn

18. Lou Wright, Memphis (Raleigh-Eygpt) Memphis; SW CC

 

Next 200 seniors

 

Shawn Davis, Memphis (BT Washington) George Washington; ??

Josh Hare, Cleveland (Bradley Cent) Appalachian St; Samford

Halston Lane, Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge) Geo Tech; UNC-Wilmington

Billy Richmond, Memphis (Hamilton) Vanderbilt; Memphis

Justin Smith, Memphis (Hamilton) Arkansas St; SEMO; ???

 

Top 50 Juniors

 

39. David Harrison, Nashville (Brentwood Acad) Colorado

 

Next 100 Juniors

 

Terrance Johnson, Memphis (Hillcrest) ???

 

Next 40 Sophmores

 

Sani Ibrahim, Limestone (Wash. Coll. Acad.) NBA

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Top 20 post players

 

7. David Harrison, Nashville(Brentwood Acad.) Colorado

 

Top 20 Shooting Gaurds

 

19. Earnest Shelton, Memphis(White Station) Alabama

 

Next 200 seniors

 

Jason Holwerda, Chattanooga(Christian) Vanderbilt

 

Next 100 juniors

 

Derrick Byars, Memphis(Ridgeway) Virginia

 

Next 40 Sophmores

 

JaMichael Blair, Knoxville (Austin-East) ???

Mario Moore, Nashville (Antioch) Vanderbilt

 

(both these guys should have been jrs)

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Top 20 Small Forwards

 

7. Derrick Byars, Memphis (Ridgeway) Virginia

 

Top 20 Shooting Gaurds

 

16. Jeremy Hunt, Memphis (Craigmont) Memphis

 

Next 200 seniors

 

Boomer Herndon, Nashville (DCA) Tennesee

Jacob McCartney, Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge) Towson U.

Mario Moore, Nashville (Antioch) Vanderbilt

 

Next 100 Jrs

 

Lee Humphrey, Maryville (Maryville) Florida

Nick Stiggers, Memphis (Hillcrest) USC; transferred to Cali

 

Next 40 Sophs

 

Andre Allen, Memphis (BT Washington) Memphis ???

Jerrell Houston, Memphis (East)

Shawne Willians, Memphis (Hamilton)

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