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April 16, 2007 Final look at the Class of 2007 (Ranked 1-50) TX Hoops.com staff Rank Name High School Ht Position College 1 Gary Johnson Aldine 6'7" 4 Texas 2 Anthony Randolph Dallas W Wilson 6'10" 3/4 LSU 3 John Roberson Plano 5'11" 1 Texas Tech 4 D'Walyn Roberts Duncanville 6'8" 3 Texas Tech 5 Jai Lucas Houston Bellaire 5'10" 1 6 Mike Singletary Kingwood 6'6" 3/4 Texas Tech 7 Carleton Scott San Antonio Madison 6'8" 4/3 Notre Dame 8 BJ Holmes Alief Hastings 5'11" 1 Texas A&M 9 Nathan Walkup Deer Park 6'6" 3 Texas A&M 10 Toney McCray Fort Bend Elkins 6'6" 3 11 Kris Richard Beaumont Ozen 6'3" 2 Tulane 12 Brokeith Pane Dallas Carter 6'2" 2/1 Houston 13 Alonzo Edwards Klein Forest 6'7" 4 Nebraska 14 Devin Gibson Cy Falls 6'1" 1 Texas - San Antonio 15 Cliff Tucker El Paso Chapin 6'5" 3/1 Maryland 16 Ryan Harp Abilene Cooper 6'4" 2 SMU 17 AJ Hardeman Del Valle 6'8" 5/4 Texas Tech 18 Biko Paris Cypress Christian 6'0" 1/2 Boston College 19 Justin Reynolds Pearland 6'8" 4/5 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 20 Kyron Stokes Mansfield Summit 6'4" 3 Oral Roberts 21 Josh Simmons Spring Westfield 6'5" 2/3 22 Cameron Johnson Lake Highlands 6'6" 3/4 Texas State 23 Clinton Houston Flower Mound Marcus 6'6" 4 San Diego 24 Alex Malone Mansfield Timberview 6'8" 4/3 SMU 25 Anthony Thompson Klein Forest 6'10" 5 Bradley 26 Sterling Melville Plano West 6'4" 3 27 Russ Permenter Temple 6'9" 5 28 Sei Paye Houston Strake Jesuit 6'3" 2 Louisiana - Monroe 29 Albert Turley Spring Westfield 6'8" 5 30 Shannon Shorter Houston Westside 6'4" 2 31 Robert Nyakundi Arlington Bowie 6'8" 5 SMU 32 Cooper Land Flower Mound Marcus 6'8" 4 Wright State 33 Jasen Williams Aldine Nimitz 6'1" 2/1 Rice 34 Kevin Hayden Dallas Spruce 6'1" 1/2 35 Brett Royster Arlington Martin 6'7" 5/4 Florida Atlantic 36 Kevin Perkins LaPorte 6'3" 3/2 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 37 Kem Nweke Fort Bend Marshall 6'9" 5 38 Darrick Thomas Dallas Samuell 6'6" 4 39 Edgar Segura Weslaco 6'3" 1/2 Wisconsin - Green Bay 40 DeMarcus Wilson Carrollton Creekview 6'2" 2 41 Ty Gough Pharr San Juan Alamo 6'10" 4/5 Texas State 42 JB Conley Richardson 6'5" 4 43 Jonathan Sloan Richardson Pearce 6'8" 4/5 Texas State 44 John Mark Ludwick San Antonio Reagan 6'8" 4 45 LaMarcus Reed Dallas Skyline 6'5" 3 Texas - Arlington 46 Ryan White Alief Elsik 5'10" 1 Texas State 47 James Graham Mesquite Horn 5'11" 1 48 Isaiah Jackson New Braunfels Canyon 6'6" 3 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 49 Jereal Scott LaPorte 6'7" 4/5 Stephen F Austin 50 Richard Netherly West Orange Stark 6'6" 4 51 Jerrod Tillmon Channelview 6'3" 2/1 Angelina JC 52 Eddie Thompson Cypress Springs 6'3" 2 53 Isaiah Rusher Houston Kashmere 6'8" 5/4 54 Eric Lewis Brenham 6'3" 4/3 Collin County CC 55 Courtney Dunn Lake Highlands 6'8" 5 Boston College 56 David Terrell Houston Worthing 6'4" 3 57 Ryan Donahoe Sour Lake Hardin Jefferson 6'1" 2/1 58 Michael Martin Seguin 6'6" 3/4 59 Trumaine Johnson Kingwood 6'2" 2 60 Jeremy Smith DeSoto 5'11" 1 Texas - Arlington 61 Jeremy McCarty Houston Westside 6'6" 3 62 Trevin Harris Kingwood 6'7" 4 63 DeAndre Brown Fort Worth Dunbar 5'11" 1 Texas - Arlington 64 Preston Davis Mansfield Summit 6'1" 1 Stephen F Austin 65 Brent Stanton Duncanville 5'10" 1 66 Jeremy Fonteneaux DeSoto 6'6" 5/4 67 Lindsey Hughey South Grand Prairie 6'3" 2/1 68 Dauntea Williams Fort Bend Elkins 6'6" 3 69 Anthony Gatlin Pearland 6'9" 5/4 Centenary 70 Barry Honore South Garland 6'7" 4/5 Oral Roberts 71 Dean Pele Lake Travis 6'3" 2 Stephen F Austin 72 Nathan Hedgecock El Paso Montwood 6'5" 2/3 Army 73 Devin McDonald Houston Milby 6'0" 1 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 74 Braxton Adamson Rockwall 6'0" 2/1 Dallas Baptist 75 Isaac Reid Angelton 6'6" 4 Loyola (MD) 76 Gary Nichols Fort Bend Marshall 6'2" 2 77 Wesley Dipperey Shallowater 6'7" 5 78 Peter Rice Round Rock Stony Point 6'5" 3 79 Ricky Simon LaMarque 5'11" 1 80 Rico Wilkins DeSoto 5'10" 2 81 Tyler Jefferson North Crowley 6'6" 4 82 Francisco Rodriguez Weslaco 6'10" 5 83 Stephon Mudiay Mansfield Summit 6'7" 4 84 Landon Tatum San Antonio O'Connor 5'11" 1/2 85 Larry Wilkins San Antonio Madison 6'5" 3/4 86 Bryant Williams Austin Johnston 6'8" 5 87 Ryland Allen Everman 6'0" 1/2 John Brown 88 Kenny Hewitt North Mesquite 6'6" 3/4 Lubbock Christian 89 Warren Webb Pasadena Dobie 6'0" 1 Tarleton State 90 Zach Urbanus Austin Bowie 6'1" 1 The Citadel 91 Deron Anderson Wichita Falls 6'5" 3 Western Texas JC 92 Tyrone Williams Alief Elsik 6'6" 3 93 Brian Lockett Garland Lakeview 6'1" 1 94 Cannon Earp Crockett 6'2" 2 95 Romeo Garcia Cy Creek 6'3" 3 Navy 96 Eric Martin Houston Chavez 6'5" 3/2 97 PJ Alawoya Alief Hastings 6'7" 4/5 McNeese State 98 Murray Shaw DeSoto 6'4" 4 99 BJ Wortham Lewisville Hebron 6'4" 3/2 100 Kendrell Thompson Clear Lake 6'3" 2 101 Fred Gipson Dallas South Oak Cliff 5'9" 1 102 Mark Politte Houston BT Washington 6'1" 2/1 103 Sadiel Rojas Arlington Grace Prep 6'3" 2/3 104 Tim Price Klein 6'10" 5 Centenary 105 Mike Martinez San Antonio Lanier 5'11" 1 106 Cameron Wells Houston Bellaire 6'2" 2/1 The Citadel 107 Antoine Williams Garland Naaman Forest 5'11" 1 108 Sean Jones A&M Consolidated 6'7" 4 109 Adam Brown San Antonio Churchill 6'4" 3/2 Collin County CC 110 Andrew Gonzales Pasadena Sam Rayburn 6'6" 3/2 The Citadel 111 Matthew Friday Colleyville Heritage 6'8" 5/4 Samford 112 Keith Huggins South Garland 6'0" 1 113 Malcolm Vincent Austin LBJ 6'4" 3 114 Billy Van Harp North Crowley 6'9" 5 Army 115 Wale Ogunoye Cedar Hill 6'6" 4 Tarleton State 116 Cedric Henderson Houston Furr 5'11" 1 Collin County CC 117 Cameron Clemons Lewisville 6'0" 1 118 Julian Simmons Katy Cinco Ranch 6'1" 2/1 Army 119 George Murphy Houston Lamar 6'3" 3/4 Santa Barbara 120 Brent Taylor Tyler Lee 6'3" 3 121 Clay Sears Fredericksburg 6'4" 3 122 Landon Skinner Plano 6'1" 1/2 123 Greg Mammel San Antonio FEAST 6'1" 1 124 Charles Brame Dallas Lincoln 6'4" 3 125 Justin Ledet Alvin 6'5" 3/2 Texas A&M - Kingsville 126 Chibuzu Elonu Alief Elsik 6'7" 4 127 Rodney Meadows Crowley 6'2" 2/1 Prairie View A&M 128 Taurus Bailey Houston Milby 6'4" 3 129 Anthony Wells Mesquite 6'6" 4/5 130 Darren Dillard Garland Lakeview 6'3" 2 Texas State (football) 131 Duran Diaz Kennedale 6'2" 2 132 JuVon Demerson Midland Lee 6'9" 5 133 Andre Sharp Aldine 6'3" 4 134 Jeff Crocker Fort Bend Elkins 5'11" 2/1 135 Chris Ellison Pflugerville 6'2" 2/3 136 Kendrick Collins Richland 6'1" 1 137 Mike Williams Huntsville 6'1" 1 138 Luke Calderera Katy Taylor 6'5" 4 139 Travis Mosley Lake Travis 6'7" 4 Virginia Military 140 David Thompson Hurst LD Bell 6'6" 4 141 Brodrick Walker Everman 6'0" 1 142 Ashton Caesar The Woodlands 6'1" 1 143 Brandon Webb Terrell 6'5" 4 144 Richard Jones Dallas Lincoln 6'4" 3/2 Texas A&M - Commerce 145 Rye Olson Houston Westbury Christian 6'2" 2/1 146 Jordan Michelson Houston Bellaire 6'7" 4/5 147 Tony Bishop Rowlett 6'5" 3 148 Quinn Brownfield Austin Anderson 6'4" 3 Virginia Military 149 Quintin Branch Euless Trinity 6'1" 1 150 Troy Phillips Fort Bend Bush 5'11" 1 Unranked due to injury/5th year players Larry Davis Alief Hastings 6'3" 2 Cincinnati Melvin Goins Humble Life Christian 5'11" 1 Ball State Josh Johnson Cy Falls 6'5" 4/3 Nicholls State DeAndre Jordan Humble Life Christian 6'10" 5 Texas A&M Thomas Matthews Van Alstyne 6'8" 5 Dallas Baptist

Don't forget the name Labryan "LB" Nash. The kid is 6-5 and has the entire package. Can play either 1-5 positions. Will be the next phenom to come out of the Dallas area. Saw the kid yesterday after hearing so much about him. The real deal! Coaches are already after his services, for next year. No, not the colleges but high school coaches. L.B. is presently in the 8th grade at T. W. Browne Middle School in Dallas. Currently residing in the Kimball HS district. Playing AAU ball for the Dallas Mustangs (16U) Favorites for his services appear to be Cedar Hill, Kimball & maybe SOC. Plays like Rashard Lewis of the Seattle Supersonics. (But maybe better at this stage) A sure fire NBA lottery pick in 2013! (Assuming he continues to work, grow & maintain a great attitude)

April 13, 2007, 11:45PM Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — The complicated system used to provide competitive balance in Texas high school football could get a radical overhaul under a plan being considered by the University Interscholastic League. The UIL redraws competitive districts every two years. The plan, to be formally presented in June, would carve all UIL classifications into two divisions for football. The split-division system would need approval from superintendents and coaches. It could be in place for the 2008-09 school year. Charles Breithaupt, UIL athletic director, said the proposal would increase competitive balance by grouping more schools of similar size together. "I think this plan has a lot of merit," Breithaupt told the San Antonio Express-News in a story published Friday. "There might be problems we haven't seen or thought of. But it looks pretty solid at this point. "It just makes more sense to put teams into the same division at the beginning of the year instead of the end." The UIL split Class 5A postseason teams into two divisions in 1991 and that system grew to cover playoff teams in all classes.

February 4, 2007 Blue Zertuche TexasHoops.com 6'3", shooting guard, Jordan Smith had one year of credits to finish before graduating from his high school, Colleyville Heritage. But when the UIL ruled him ineligible to participate as a senior, he opt to attend God's Academy. At the beginning of the year it was known that he was reclassified as 2008, but just a few hours short of completing his high school degree, Smith wants college coaches to know that he is part of the class of 2007, and his recruitment is open. "I will graduate in May," said Smith. "I want coaches to know that I am wide open with my recruiting. I think that I have shown that I can play and so I don't know why I am not getting many calls." An Illinois native, Smith made his way south to Austin where as a freshman, he attended Round Rock McNeil, where he was a post player. Unhappy with playing on the block, Smith made his way north to Colleyville where he emerged as a top shooting guard in Texas. But after learning that he was unable to compete at the UIL level, Smith had to once again take a different route. "I looked at going to Brewster Academy and San Antonio Cornerstone, but that would mean that my family and I would have to move again. I felt that it wouldn't be a wise thing to do for just one year. God's Academy was the best option for me and that meant that I could stay close to home, play basketball and finish my degree." Smith mentioned that God's Academy does have a curriculum and certified teachers. "It is like going to any other school. It is certified by the state and I will graduate in May." By the end of last year's basketball season at Colleyville Heritage and heading into the summer, Smith was receiving letters and a few calls. "Liberty, Lamar, Ball State, Wichita State, Illinois State, and Drake, sent me letters. Texas Tech had sent me a questionnaire." But that list has diminished. "I am not sure why more colleges aren't looking at me," said a confused Smith. "I am a qualifier and will be willing to go anywhere to play ball at any level." Smith has heard from North Texas and Colin County, and took an official visit to Liberty which he really enjoyed. "I would like to talk to them (Liberty) again. I am not ruling anyone out at this point." Smith just wants the chance to play basketball next year and will prove it to a college program. "I want to earn my chance to play. If it is at a D-I, D-II, or Junior College, I am willing to keep all doors open." Head coach Tim Miller, of God's Academy, says that he has gotten calls on Smith's recruitment. "Baylor, Iowa State, Texas A&M, and Arizona have all shown interest in him," said Miller. "He has visited Baylor and will be heading to A&M to see them play." Texas Hoops Analysis:JORDAN is an outstanding shooter with range beyond the three point line, can put the ball on the floor to get by a defender. Can lead the break, has good handles, will rebound, has a nice long body with length, is a good perimeter defender.

Busby-Hayden scored 16 for Dallas while Brockeith Pane (U of H) was high point man with 21

Smith played in a series of all-star games in Houston last weekend for unsigned seniors. I understand that UNT was there to watch him. A summary of Smith and other unsigned seniors. (courtesy of TRB) The Usual Suspects: Mark Politte, Jordan Smith, Cedric Henderson, and Adam Brown were thought to be the best four players in the event going into Saturday and none of them disappointed on the 7th. Politte, a 6-2 PG from Houston Washington is one of the more gifted players in the state. He's extremely long and athletic, and blessed with great court vision and ball skills. He repeatedly drilled treys from 25-30 feet on Saturday afternoon like it was nothing. If he's not the best guard in the state right now, he certainly has the highest upside. Jordan Smith, a 6-4 SG from Dallas God's Academy didn't put up huge numbers on Saturday but he was solid. He's a big time scorer with deep range, and he handles and passes it well enough to play some 1. Henderson, a 5-11 PG from Houston Furr continued to show that he's the best pure point in the '07 class. His ball handling and passing skills are in the elite range right now. He shoots it well enough and he's athletic enough to make a case for being the best guard in the class as well. Brown continued his assault on anyone and everyone. The 6-4 San Antonio Churchill product is a tremendous athlete with a great skill set. He's a tremendous jump shooter especially on mid-range pull ups. 6-1 Huntsville PG/SG Michael Williams checked in for a 3 game stint and left no doubt that he too should be mentioned among the elite in the class. He's a tremendous athlete with great range and good guard skills. A trio of 6-6 top 50 seniors had fine showings on Saturday as well. Waco University 6-6 wing LaDunn Huckaby showed off his versatile, skilled perimeter game. He's tough to defend and he has the mid-range pull up down. DeSoto 6-6 PF Jeremy Fonteneaux had a huge day on Saturday. He was impossible to guard at the event. He tallied 36 points in 24 minutes in one game. College Station A&M Consolidated 6-6 PF Sean Jones finished strong on Saturday. He's very long and skilled and should be a great college player. 6-6 Seguin SF/PF Michael Martin is just outside the top 50. He played great on Saturday as well. He's a great combination of skill, strength and athletic ability. 6-6 Houston Sharpstown PF/SF Jeremy Dean came into the event ranked 113th (and ranked ONLY by TexasRoundball) in the '07 class. He'll leave it easily among the top 50. We knew Dean could shoot, handle and that he was very athletic, but no one knew he was so smooth and that he'd be able to do it on this stage. He brought down the house several times with huge dunks and followed them up by knocking down jumpers. 6-5 Dallas Lincoln SF Leonard Donnell missed the 2nd half of the season with a broken foot. His comeback party was definitely a party on Saturday. The lefty shot it well, handled it well and finished drives. He's a great athlete and clearly is coming on strong as a prospect. 6-0 Houston Kashmere PG/SG Patrick Hughey was one of the most impressive players at the event. He's a great shooter who gets great lift and rotation. He excels at creating his own shot and has a lethal first step. Definitely a top 50 player in the state. 6-4 DeSoto PF/SF Murray Shaw has dropped 10-15 pounds and it shows. He's still a tweener but he's solid at both spots. He shot it well and played extremely hard (averaging well over 22 ppg.). 5-11 Rockwall PG/SG Braxton Adamson drilled 8 threes in one game and six in another. He's always been a big time shooter and he did enough other things to earn some new recruiting interest. 6-2 Grand Prairie Shady Grove SG Shay Wilson showed off a nice skill set and great athleticism. He's long and lean and blessed with a tremendous handle. He left everyone off the dribble and finished some tough drives including some with dunks. 6-6 Lytle PF/SF Justin Berry had a huge day as well. He's a good athlete who shoots it well. If he continues to improve his ball skills, he could play some on the wing. 6-7 San Antonio Reagan PF John Mark Ludwick had a solid day as well. He played much quicker and showed that he can play inside as well as out (where he nailed some of his patented spot up j's). Top 10 Prospects By Position: PG/ Combo Guards 1. Mark Politte 6-2 Houston Washington 2. Cedric Henderson 5-11 Houston Furr 3. Michael Williams 6-1 Huntsville 4. Darious Jones 5-11 Fort Worth Dunbar (2008) 5. Patrick Hughey 6-0 Houston Kashmere 6. Rico Wilkins 5-11 DeSoto 7. Karlos Richard 6-0 Austin LBJ 8. Michael Hart 5-11 Austin Reagan 9. Joe Anderson 5-8 San Antonio Churchill 10. Braxton Adamson 5-11 Rockwall Wings 1. Jordan Smith 6-4 Dallas God's Academy 2. Adam Brown 6-4 San Antonio Churchill 3. LaDunn Huckaby 6-6 Waco University 4. Doogie Brown 6-4 Henderson 5. Leonard Donnell 6-5 Dallas Lincoln 6. Peter Rice 6-5 Round Rock Stony Point 7. Shay Wilson 6-2 Grand Prairie Shady Grove 8. Landon Skinner 6-2 Plano 9. Byron Harrison 6-3 Houston Washington 10. Murray Shaw 6-4 DeSoto Bigs (Combo Forwards/PF/C) 1. Jeremy Fonteneaux 6-6 DeSoto 2. Michael Martin 6-6 Seguin 3. Sean Jones 6-6 College Station A&M Consolidated 4. Jeremy Dean 6-6 Houston Sharpstown 5. Justin Berry 6-6 Lytle 6. John Mark Ludwick 6-7 San Antonio Reagan 7. Wes Dipprey 6-7 Shallowater 8. Tim Harrison 6-6 Fort Worth Dunbar 9. Marques Foreman 6-4 Waco University 10. Kevin King 6-5 Schertz Clemens Brandon Webster and A&M have parted ways. Up to 2 weeks ago, Bryan Coach Reese and Ambassadors Coach Ivany had been led to believe that A&M wanted Webster. When Gillispie left or even before, something obviously changed. The 6-9 Webster from Bryan High is on the market looking for a new school.

He may go out of state as there's not much left in Texas (without grade issues) Locally, the 2 best players are undersized guards: Kevin Busby-Hayden, Dallas Spruce 6-1 Will play tonight in an All-Star Game against Ft. Worth. His dad told me during the HS playoffs that UNT was really after him Rico Wilkins, DeSoto 5-9 Outstanding outside shooter. Best I've seen in awhile Trumaine Johnson, Humble Kingwood Transferred from Diboll this past year. Could be a starter in 08-09 Darrick Thomas, Dallas Samuel 6-6 JB Conley, Richardson 6-4

I'd rather JJ not sign anyone just to sign someone. His success has been with D1 transfers: Shawnson Johnson (LSU) Kendrick Davis (Arkansas) Roderick Flemings (on paper) (Oklahoma St) Collin Dennis (South Florida) Keith Wooden (Arizona State) 3-4 scholarships to offer disgruntled or homesick mid-major prospects wouldn't be too bad. Signing lower level kids to round out the roster would.

I wanted Fulce to help soften the blow of Flemming leaving. However, Fulce is not a franchise player to build a program around. He is a very good complimentary player on a good team. A natural 3, he would have been better than what we had (Edwards, Stewart & Young) Anyway, the jury is very much still out on this class.

Yes, kid out of New Orleans

March 26, 2007 TexasHoops.com Recruiting Staff TexasHoops.com For the past six years, Texas hoop fans have been treated to the deep threes of Booker Woodfox - first at Lewisville High School and then the past two seasons at San Jacinto College. But for the next two years, they'll have to watch the high-scoring 6-foot-1 shooting guard from afar. After considering staying in the Lone Star State, Woodfox came back from an official visit up north and instead will be going to the Missouri Valley Conference. SJCC "I committed to Creighton yesterday," Woodfox said. "I went on my visit there and I fell in love with the coaching staff really. They were really interested in me and they said that they were looking for a shooter since Nate Funk is leaving. So I think I can come in and play a lot of minutes next year." Woodfox, who was also getting looks from North Texas and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, really liked the environment he experienced up in Omaha, Nebraska. "I kind of wanted to get out of Texas, and the weather there was nice - and the cold, I kind of like it," Woodfox said. "I like the players there too." Woodfox felt comfortable making his decision even though there's been speculation that Creighton head coach Dana Altman could be a candidate for the head job at Iowa. "I talked to him about it, and for the most part and I think he wants to stay at Creighton," Woodfox said. "But even if he leaves, if one of the assistants moves up then I'll stay - they were all very nice." Known best for his parking lot range at Lewisville High School, Woodfox continued to launch daggers at San Jacinto these past two years - but also diversified his game. "I think I've improved a lot," Woodfox said. "I've worked on my defense - in my four years at Lewisville I took maybe one charge, and when I came to San Jac I took 17 charges my freshman year and 15 this past year. I can get to the free throw line a lot more now too." Texas Hoops Analysis: BOOKER is a pure shooter with deep 3 point range. He can catch and shoot with a quick release, knows how to work without the ball to get open, has a good understanding of the game at the offensive end and uses fakes to create space and get open for mid-range jumpers.

Creighton Head Coach Dana Altman is getting ready to take the Arkansas Razorback gig!

2006-2007 Rundell Mauge , 7/1 Arlington St Albans , Jr David Verwers , 7/0 Home School , Sr. Anton Korolev , 7/0 Plano , Sr J'Mison Morgan , 6/11 Dallas SOC , Jr Daniel Ford , 6/10 Aledo , Sr Damone Coleman , 6/10 Cedar Hill , Jr Bryan Hornstein , 6/10 Dallas Lake Highlands , So Jeffrey Steven , 6/10 Forney , Sr Anthony Randolph , 6/10 Dallas Woodrow Wilson , Sr Jarred Shaw , 6/9 Dallas Carter , So Andre' Jackson , 6/9 Dallas Pinkston , Jr Perry Jones , 6/9 Dallas Woodrow Wilson , So Ben Lewis , 6/9 Forney , Jr Cameron Spencer , 6/9 God's Academy , Sr Kyle Hix , 6/8 Aledo , Sr Brett Royster , 6/8 Arlington Martin , Sr Chess Whinery , 6/8 Arlington Martin , Jr Chris Widerman , 6/8 Arlington Sam Houston , Jr Steven Werner , 6/8 Birdville , Jr Preston David , 6/8 Carrollton RL Turner , Sr Matthew Friday , 6/8 Colleyville Heritage , Sr William Brown , 6/8 Duncanville , Jr D'walyn Roberts , 6/8 Duncanville , Sr Terrance Brown , 6/8 FW Poly , Sr Andrew Davis , 6/8 Garland Christian , So James Valladares , 6/8 Kaufman , Sr Brandon Sebirumbi , 6/8 Keller Central , Jr Cameron Frazier , 6/8 Mansfield , Jr Drew Ondich , 6/8 Mesquite , Sr Quincy Acy , 6/8 Mesquite Horn , Jr Zach Peters , 6/8 Prestonwood , Jr Jonathan Sloan , 6/8 Richardson , Sr Cedric Langston , 6/8 S. Grand Prairie , So Collin Perkins , 6/8 Sanger , Sr Brandon Webb , 6/8 Terrell , Sr Cory Dixon , 6/7 Argyle , Jr Robert Nyakundi , 6/7 Arlington Bowie , Sr Ricardo Rose , 6/7 Arlington Lamar , Sr Greg Wiemas , 6/7 Arlington Martin , Jr Deremy Steptoe , 6/7 Arlington Sequin , Sr Aaron Thompson , 6/7 Burkburnett , Wale Ogunoye , 6/7 Cedar Hill , Sr Kenny Farah , 6/7 Colleyville Heritage , Sr Trey Baysinger , 6/7 Dallas Carter , Sr Courtney Dunn , 6/7 Dallas Lake Highlands , Sr James Williams , 6/7 Dallas Pinkston , Jr Derrick Thomas , 6/7 Dallas Samuel , Sr Kaysun Alexis , 6/7 Dallas Spruce , Sr Trenton Williams , 6/7 Dallas Spruce , Jr Alex Dimick , 6/7 Denton Guyer , Sr Nathan Gibbs , 6/7 DeSoto , Jr Chris Marshall , 6/7 Duncanville , So Shawn Williams , 6/7 Duncanville , So Jeff Georgotis , 6/7 Episcopal Dallas , So Devan Fagan , 6/7 Everman , Jr Kyle Kager , 6/7 Flower Mound , So Travis Rhodes , 6/7 Flower Mound , Jr Cooper Land , 6/7 FM Marcus , Sr Nick Hinton , 6/7 Frisco Wakeland , Fr Bonner McDermott , 6/7 Highland Park , Jr Scott Sherrill , 6/7 Keller Central , Jr Robert Griffin , 6/7 Keller Fossil Ridge , JR Kodie Cadenhead , 6/7 Kennedale , So Chris Carley , 6/7 Lewisville , Sr Chris Brown , 6/7 Mansfield , Sr Alex Malone , 6/7 Mansfield Timberview , Sr Nick Bechtol , 6/7 Mesquite , Jr Keaton Williams , 6/7 Mesquite Horn , Sr John McKiddy , 6/7 Mesquite Poteet , Sr Billy Van Harp , 6/7 North Crowley , Sr David Thompson , 6/7 Plano ISD , Fr Julian Perkins , 6/7 Plano West , Jr Rob Boese , 6/7 Richardson Berkner , Sr Phillip Roth , 6/7 Richardson Berkner , So Adrian Cambell , 6/7 Richardson Berkner , Sr Cedric Langston , 6/7 S. Grand Prairie , So Neil Duval , 6/7 Southlake Carroll , Jr Thomas Matthews , 6/7 Van Alstyne , Sr Kirby Myers , 6/6 Aledo , Sr Darius Bolling , 6/6 Allen , Sr Easton Braithwalte , 6/6 Allen , Jr Malte Kramer , 6/6 Allen , Jr Brett Buzzard , 6/6 American Heritage , So Casey Perkins , 6/6 Arlington Lamar , Fr Michael Evans , 6/6 Arlington Sequin , Fr Brian Lee , 6/6 Arlington St Albans , Jr Adrick McKinney , 6/6 Bedford Christian , So Chad Williams , 6/6 Cedar Hill , So Tony Frazier , 6/6 Coppell , Sr Jamil Thompson , 6/6 Crowley , Jr Jamal Thompson , 6/6 Crowley , Jr Travonte Prater , 6/6 Dallas Carter , So Julian Washburn , 6/6 Dallas Kimball , Fr Mike Webb , 6/6 Dallas Kimball , Jr Richard Jones , 6/6 Dallas Lincoln , Sr Terrance Dellums , 6/6 Dallas Roosevelt , So Kenneth Wright , 6/6 Dallas Skyline , Sr Brandon Jones , 6/6 Dallas SOC , Jr Mark Weber , 6/6 Denton Guyer , Sr Jerry Fonteneaux , 6/6 DeSoto , Sr Tony Jerrod , 6/6 DeSoto , Jr Corey Houston , 6/6 Episcopal Dallas , Jr Andrew Singleton , 6/6 Everman , Sr Clint Houston , 6/6 FM Marcus , Sr Victor Leak , 6/6 FM Marcus , Jr Victor Leak , 6/6 FM Marcus , Jr Chris Burks , 6/6 Frisco Liberty , Fr Eric Allen , 6/6 FW Calvary , Sr. Ryan Williams , 6/6 Garland Lakeview , Fr Dustin Massey , 6/6 Granbury , Sr Trevor Noack , 6/6 Keller Central , So Dylan Fife , 6/6 Keller Fossil Ridge , Jr Brad Hubenak , 6/6 Kennedale , Jr Regelio Olivas , 6/6 Kimball , Fr Ben Whorton , 6/6 Lake Country , Sr Michale Kyser , 6/6 Lancaster , Fr Stephan Mudiay , 6/6 Mansfield Summit , Sr Jonathan Smith , 6/6 Mansfield Summit , Jr Landon Thomas , 6/6 Mansfield Summit , Sr Tremuir Fuller , 6/6 Mesquite Poteet , Jr Tony Jackman , 6/6 Mesquite Poteet , Sr Nick Shain , 6/6 Mesquite Poteet , Jr Jarred Flowers , 6/6 Nevada Community , Sr Amos Wilson , 6/6 Newman Smith , So Tyler Jefferson , 6/6 North Crowley , Sr Larry Stitle , 6/6 North Crowley , So Shedrick Ferrell , 6/6 North Dallas , Jr Kenny Hewitt , 6/6 North Mesquite , Sr Adam Chisholm , 6/6 Plano , Sr LaCris Anyiam , 6/6 Plano East , So Kevin Smith , 6/6 Plano East , Jr John West , 6/6 Plano East , Jr Julian Perkins , 6/6 Plano West , Jr Ross Self , 6/6 Plano West , Jr Cliff Mishler , 6/6 Princeton , Sr Chase Spruiell , 6/6 Princeton , Jr Chris Buttermore , 6/6 Rockwall Heath , Jr Tucker Dailey , 6/6 Rockwall Heath , Jr Avery Piper , 6/6 Rowlett , Sr Trey Allen , 6/6 S. Grand Prairie , Sr Barry Honore , 6/6 South Garland , Sr Scott Straley , 6/6 The Colony , Jr Eric Swanson , 6/6 The Colony , Sr Relus Chance , 6/6 Waxahachie , So Gary Mason , 6/6 Waxahachie , Jr Deron Anderson , 6/6 Wichita Falls ,

Looks like McCoy visited UNT back in the fall (before the NCAA title run). Not sure if JJ is interested now. March 29, 2007 Chaps surprise everyone but themselves on the way to NJCAA National Title Oscar Leroy<br>Sports Writer Midland Reporter-Telegram Going against the odds and defying skeptics, the Chaps capped an improbable run through the NJCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Championship Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan., with the school's second national championship. The week ended with a resounding 94-75 victory against Chipola (Fla.) Junior College in Saturday's title game. It was impressive run for an unranked team that had to play four games in four days. MC won its four games by an average of 19 points a game. The 19-point victory margin in the title game was the third highest ever in a title game. The Chaps also set a new title game record with 13 3-pointers, and Tournament MVP Rodrigue Mels' six 3-pointers also set a title game record. "This is one of the few times I've been a part of a team where the collective will was greater than the other teams," said McCasland, who was named Coach of the Tournament. "We knew it even before we went on the floor. We knew we were going to win. All coaches talk about being a team, playing together, playing hard, but this is the first time I've been a part of a team, as far as playing or coaching, where they truly put the team above themselves." The Chaps, which ended the season with a 29-8 record, won 12 of their last 13 games, including seven straight in the postseason. The Chaps played their best ball at the right time of year. "I thought we played really hard and for the most part we didn't turn the ball over, we took shots we knew we could make and made people earn baskets on every possession," McCasland. The way the Chaps finished was a contrast to the way they started the season in November. They were placed with the hard-to-live-up-to expectation of being the preseason No. 1-ranked team. Injuries along with getting the new players acclimated to the system equaled a 1-3 start. The Chaps played well in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference and had a chance to wrap up the league title at home in the regular season finale against Frank Phillips College on March 1. MC had a seven-point lead with 1:06 remaining in the game but blew it and eventually lost 94-91 in overtime, dropping the Chaps to third place in the WJCAC. "What was crazy was that was one of the lowest points in my coaching career," McCasland said. "Losing at home in the last game that would have given us a conference championship was tough. But I wouldn't have traded it for the national championship." Ironically, it was playing Frank Phillips in the Region V Tournament semifinals that probably brought the Chaps closer together. A tight, back-and-forth contest ended when Mels delivered on a putback dunk at the buzzer to give MC an 86-85 victory. McCasland said his team took on a different attitude to winning as a team after that game. He said players such as sophomore Kyle Victoria were an example of how the they cared more about winning and the team than they did about themselves. Victoria probably could have shut down his season at the Christmas break after suffering a crack in a bone above his right knee. It is an injury that takes time to heal, but Victoria chose to play instead. "Players like him didn't impact the stat sheet as much but had a great impact on our team because they wanted to win," McCasland said. "He was prepared as anybody to contribute." Then there is Jordan Brooks and Ryan McCoy. The pair accomplished a rarity in JUCO basketball by winning a national championship last season at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and then winning one at MC. Brooks, an all-tournament selection for the second consecutive year, was the spark plug whose motor continuously ran on and off the court. "Jordan's got a fire about him that needs to be directed and controlled," McCasland said. "But you can't say enough about his will to win." McCasland said the recruitment of Brooks, Victoria and Mels have all skyrocketed since the tournament, although no visits have been set up until after this weekend's NCAA Final Four in Atlanta. All-tournament selection Nemanja Calasan has signed a letter of intent with Utah, while McCasland said McCoy visited North Texas in the fall and will likely go there. ©MyWestTexas.com 2007

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Nunley , Jereld - 6'4 - BG - 1990-1991 - Biloxi HS , Mississippi - Jimmy Gales Ratliff , Jesse - 6'7 - SF - 1990-1991 - Biloxi HS , Mississippi - Jimmy Gales

Johnny Jones PG….. (none) SG…..Kendrick Davis SF….. (none) PF…..Keith Wooden C……Shawnson Johnson Never Showed up Team SG…..Mark Wilson SF…..Josh Richardson PF…..Curtis Muse C……Sam Byrd Vic Trilli PG…..(none) SG…..Leonard Hopkins SF…..Chris Davis PF…..Deginald Erskin C……Jason Miller Never Showed up Team PG…..Jamal Brown SF…..Shawn Mason PF/C..Chris Jackson Tim Jankovich PG…..(none) SG…..(none) SF…..David Miller PF…..Adam Smith C……Sean Riley Jimmy Gales PG…..Donnell Hayden SG…..(none) SF…..Jesse Ratliff PF…..(none) C……Ronnie Morgan Tommy Newman PG…..Deon Alexander SG…..(none) SF…..Tony Worrell PF…..(none) C……(none) Never showed up (Recruited by Blakeley) Spud Webb Bill Blakeley PG…..Weasel Johnson SG…..Jon Manning SF…..Kenneth Lyons PF….. (none) C…… (none) Gene Robbins PG….. SG…..Carl Jones SF…..Bobby Iverson PF…..Melvin Davis C……Kenneth Williams

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Spring National Letter of Intent (April 11, 2007) One of the most under recruited point guards in the country has to be San Jacinto’s 6’0” David Devezin of Houston, TX. The Texas A&M transfer needs to be looked at by any mid major program that needs an experienced point guard to run the show. He can score off the dribble or get others involved. He can penetrate to score or dish off. Flat out runs the show. Booker Woodfox 6’1” 2G/PG Lewisville, TX - Can play either guard spot. One of the top scorers in juco basketball. Excellent off the dribble or off the catch. High major/upper mid major prospect. Woodfox can put up points in the board in a hurry. Lets the game come to him. Can shoot it from deep or at mid range. Strong body allows him to get into the lane. Signed out of high school with the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. The native of Lewisville, TX will be a good mid major signee again Tyrone Scott 5’10 2G Tyler. The native of Waterloo, IA may be the best 3 pt. shooter in the US. He has a “picture perfect” stroke. Much better suited for the off guard spot. Is a definite mid major prospect. Loyola-Chicago, North Texas, and Northwestern State have been after him. (Verballed to Bradley) Ryan McCoy, 6-0 PG Midland JC (Houston Madison) signed with Tulsa, currently at Fort Smith JC in Arkansas. UNT was in the hunt after his senior year in HS 6’1” PG/BG Kevin Busby-Hayden, Dallas Spruce. UNT has been after him the longest and the hardest. (Donnell Hayden) Joseph Fulce, 6’7” SF Plano HS. Signed with A&M but went to Prep School in Woodstock (VA) Massanutten Military Academy (Va.) Likes the East Coast. UNT has offered. Cooley’s Favorite Targets: Cliff Tucker 6-5190 PG/SG El Paso, TX Chapin Trumaine Johnson, 6-2/170 PG Humble Kingwood Isaiah Rusher 6-7/220 C/PF Houston Kashmere Joseph Fulce Kevin Busby-Hayden Cliff Tucker 6-5/190 PG/SG El Paso, TX Chapin Toney McCray 6-6/185 SF/SG Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Elkins Jai Lucas 5-8/ 140 PG Houston, TX Bellaire (McDonald’s AA) Jerrod Tillmon 6-3/175 SG Channelview, TX Channelview Trumaine Johnson 6-2/170 PG Kingwood, TX Kingwood Isaiah Rusher 6-7/220 C/PF Houston, TX Kashmere Adam Brown 6-4/190 SG/SF San Antonio, TX Churchill Ryland Allen 6-2/165 SG/PG Everman, TX Everman David Terrell 6-4/190 SF Houston, TX Worthing Jeremy McCarty 6-5/200 SF Houston, TX Westside Cedric Henderson 5-11/160 PG Houston, TX Furr LaDunn Huckaby 6-6/190 SF/SG Waco, TX University Eddie Thompson 6-3/180 SG Cypress, TX Cypress Springs Richard Netherly 6-6/200 PF/SF Orange, TX West Orange-Stark Sean Jones 6-6/190 PF/SF College Station, TX A&M Consolidated Michael Berry 6-2/170 SG/PG Dallas, TX South Oak Cliff Shannon Shorter 6-4/190 SG Houston, TX Westside Jeremy Fonteneaux 6-6/190 PF DeSoto, TX DeSoto Darrick Thomas 6-6/190 PF Dallas, TX Samuell Peter Rice 6-5/190 SF/SG Round Rock, TX Stony Point Michael Martin 6-5/200 SF Seguin, TX Seguin Sterling Melville 6-4/190 SF Plano, TX West Josh Simmons 6-4/180 SF/SG Spring, TX Westfield Dauntae Williams 6-4/190 SF Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Elkins James Graham 5-9/160 PG Mesquite, TX Horn Quincey Doffney 6-5/190 SF San Antonio, TX Sam Houston Albert Turley 6-7/240 C Spring, TX Westfield Karlos Richard 6-0/165 PG Austin, TX L.B.J. Russ Permenter 6-7/225 C/PF Temple, TX Temple Landon Tatum 5-11/160 PG San Antonio, TX O' Connor Andre Sharp 6-4/185 SF/SG Houston, TX Aldine Malcolm Vincent 6-4/180 SF/SG Austin, TX L.B.J. Mark Politte 6-1/165 PG/SG Houston, TX Washington Landon Skinner 6-2/170 SG Plano, TX Plano Cameron Clemons 5-10/155 PG Lewisville, TX Lewisville Cedric Robinson 6-3/180 SG Dallas, TX Roosevelt Kendrell Thompson 6-4/185 SG Houston, TX Clear Lake Rico Wilkins 5-11/160 PG/SG DeSoto, TX DeSoto Joe Anderson 5-8/155 PG San Antonio, TX Churchill Kendrick Collins 5-8/160 PG N. Richland Hills, TX Richland Michael Martinez 6-0/160 PG San Antonio, TX Lanier Damien Winters 6-4/185 SG/SF San Antonio, TX East Central Erik Martin 6-5/185 PF/SF Houston, TX Chavez David Thompson 6-6/185 PF/SF Hurst, TX L.D. Bell Troy Phillips 6-0/160 PG Richmond, TX Fort Bend Bush Sadiel Rojas 6-2/170 SG Arlington, TX Grace Prep Kevin Busby Hayden 5-11/160 PG Dallas, TX Spruce Charles Brame 6-3/185 SF/SG Dallas, TX Lincoln Kenny Hewitt 6-6/200 PF Mesquite, TX North Mesquite Bryant Williams 6-7/220 C/PF Austin, TX Johnston Tyrone Williams 6-5/190 SF Houston, TX Alief Elsik Nathan Hedgecock 6-5/210 SF El Paso, TX Montwood Michael Gallo 6-7/210 PF Houston, TX Alief Elsik Quinston Reggins 6-0/165 PG/SG Houston, TX Aldine Nimitz Brion Stafford 6-7/210 PF Palestine, TX Humble Christian Life Adam Chisholm 6-7/200 PF Plano, TX Plano Kentrelle Fletcher 5-8/150 PG Killeen, TX Harker Heights Will Patchell 6-7/230 PF Houston, TX Memorial Travis Dotson 6-0/170 PG Houston, TX Jones Marcus Martin 6-7/240 PF Austin, TX Akins Lindsey Hughey 6-3/180 SG Grand Prairie, TX South Grand Prairie Marcus Tyler 6-3/180 SG Burnet, TX Burnet Chris Warren 6-3/180 SG San Antonio, TX MacArthur Jason Smith 6-0/165 PG Houston, TX Bellaire Ladaria Brown 6-4/185 SF/SG Henderson, TX Henderson Daniel Gonzalez 6-5/190 SF San Antonio, TX Warren Brian Lockett 5-10/160 PG Garland, TX Lakeview Centennial Anthony Starling 6-0/165 SG/PG San Antonio, TX Holmes Chris Ellison 6-2/170 SG Pflugerville, TX Pflugerville Jeremy Dean 6-5/190 PF/SF Houston, TX Sharpstown Brandon Bryant 6-3/175 SG Houston, TX Worthing Cordell Carpenter 5-8/160 PG Hurst, TX L.D. Bell Will Baker 6-8/230 C/PF San Antonio, TX Warren Anton Korolev 7-0/230 C Plano, TX Plano Vernon Cash 5-9/160 PG San Antonio, TX Jefferson Daniel Sanders 6-2/165 SG Austin, TX Travis Alex Elizondo 5-9/165 PG San Antonio, TX Churchill Brent Stanton 5-8/150 PG Duncanville, TX Duncanville Leonard Donnell 6-4/190 SF Dallas, TX Lincoln Deron Anderson 6-4/180 SF/SG Wichita Falls, TX Wichita Falls Armie Lewis 5-10/155 PG Houston, TX Clear Lake Kem Nweke 6-8/250 C Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Marshall B.J. Wortham 6-3/170 SG Lewisville, TX Hebron Mike Ross 6-3/180 SG Fort Worth, TX South Hills Andre Williams 6-3/175 SG San Antonio, TX Warren Greg Holiday 6-2/170 SG Houston, TX Kashmere Michael Darden 6-2/170 SG San Antonio, TX Sam Houston Richard Jones 6-5/190 SF/SG Dallas, TX Lincoln J.B. Conley 6-5/210 PF Richardson, TX Richardson Marquis Fitchett 6-5/190 PF Fort Worth, TX Dunbar Jonathan Bowers 5-10/160 PG Pflugerville, TX Connally Fred Gipson 5-8/150 PG Dallas, TX South Oak Cliff Keith Huggins 5-11/160 PG Garland, TX South Garland Mike Hart 5-11/180 PG Austin, TX Reagan Sherman Jones 5-10/160 PG Houston, TX Alief Hastings Julian Olubuyi 5-10/160 PG Klein, TX Klein Collins Brandon Criss 6-1/170 SG Fort Worth, TX Dunbar Francisco Rodriguez 6-9/260 C Weslaco, TX Weslaco Justin Morgan 6-10/220 C Cypress, TX Cypress Ridge Justin Nibbs 6-0/165 PG/SG Houston, TX Westbury Ricky Simon 6-0/160 PG La Marque, TX La Marque Larry Wilkins 6-4/210 PF San Antonio, TX Madison Chibuzo Elonu 6-6/190 PF Houston, TX Alief Elsik Roman Antoine 5-10/160 PG Beaumont, TX West Brook Mike Brown 6-3/170 PG Houston, TX Worthing Tyler Hall 6-2/165 SG Pampa, TX Pampa Eric Lewis 6-3/210 PF Brenham, TX Brenham Jimmy Anderson 5-10/160 PG Round Rock, TX Round Rock Trey Carmouche 5-10/155 PG Houston, TX Aldine Nimitz Cody Lara 6-0/160 SG/PG San Antonio, TX Madison Josh Collins 6-0/170 SG/PG San Antonio, TX MacArthur Chris Weldon 6-0/165 SG Magnolia, TX Magnolia Preston Campbell 5-11/160 PG Magnolia, TX Magnolia Bennie Cloud 5-10/155 PG Brenham, TX Brenham Brandon Boast 6-0/165 SG/PG Copperas Cove, TX Copperas Cove Patrick Hughey 6-0/160 SG Houston, TX Kashmere Gary Nichols 6-0/160 SG Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Marshall Horace Hicks 6-1/165 SG Fort Worth, TX Dunbar Deandray McDaniel 5-10/155 PG Brownwood, TX Brownwood Tahaun Hayes 5-9/155 PG Irving, TX MacArthur Brad Rogers 6-4/185 PF/SF Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Willowridge Jeff Francis 6-6/190 PF Houston, TX Westbury Christian Mitch Davis 6-3/175 SG El Paso, TX Americas Lance Johnson 5-8/155 PG Denton, TX Denton Evan Randall 5-8/160 PG Mansfield, TX Summit Duran Diaz 6-2/180 SG Kennedale, TX Kennedale Ryan Donahoe 6-2/170 SG Hardin, TX Hardin-Jefferson Julian Simmons 6-1/160 SG Katy, TX Cinco Ranch Eric Rowe 6-1/165 SG Houston, TX Jones Murray Shaw 6-4/210 PF/SF DeSoto, TX DeSoto Chris Saunders 5-10/160 SG/PG Killeen, TX Killeen High Jordan Mickelson 6-7/210 PF/C Houston, TX Bellaire Clifford Wallace 6-5/190 PF/SF San Antonio, TX Holmes Stephon Mudiay 6-7/210 PF/C Mansfield, TX Summit Ben Lewis 6-8/190 PF/C Forney, TX Forney Josh Johnson 6-5/190 PF Cypress, TX Cypress Falls Shiloh McFadden 6-2/165 SG Houston, TX Chavez J.D. Lane 6-0/160 SG/PG Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Hightower .Josh Davis 6-4/185 SF/SG Lubbock, TX Monterrey Kevin Gilliam 6-3/190 SF Fort Worth, TX Dunbar Travares Peterson 6-3/175 SF El Paso, TX Chapin Riley Battle 6-2/170 SG Waxahachie, TX Waxahachie Dionelle Rucker 6-4/185 SF San Antonio, TX New Life John Mark Ludwick 6-6/210 PF San Antonio, TX Reagan Luke Caldarera 6-5/210 PF Katy, TX Katy Taylor Jon Jackson 5-7/150 PG San Antonio, TX Clark Jeff Crocker 5-11/160 PG Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Elkins Ashton Caesar 5-10/155 PG The Woodlands, TX The Woodlands Stanley Morrison 5-10/155 PG Denison, TX Denison Rayshadrick Johnson 6-4/190 PF Huntsville, TX Huntsville Tyler Jefferson 6-5/190 PF Fort Worth, TX North Crowley Barry Honore 6-6/220 PF Garland, TX South Garland Trevin Harris 6-5/200 PF Kingwood, TX Kingwood Dominique Gaines 6-5/200 PF Austin, TX L.B.J. Tim Harrison 6-6/190 PF Fort Worth, TX Dunbar Oliver Jefferson 6-7/220 C/PF Killeen, TX Ellison Chad Smith 6-2/170 SG Frisco, TX Frisco Centennial C.J. Busby 6-4/190 PF Kountze, TX Kountze Howard Stirgus 6-3/175 SF Denton, TX Denton Brandon Webb 6-4/190 PF Terrell, TX Terrell Andy Moore 6-0/165 PG/SG Austin, TX St. Stephen's Greg Mammel 6-1/170 PG/SG San Antonio, TX FEAST Dane Nielson 6-4/180 SF Houston, TX Strake Jesuit Justin Berry 6-6/200 PF Lytle, TX Lytle Charlie Logan 6-6/210 PF Wichita Falls, TX Wichita Falls John Hutton 6-1/165 SG Austin, TX Lake Travis Jackson Kajander 5-11/160 PG Houston, TX Memorial D' Andre Jennings 5-11/160 PG Killeen, TX Killeen High Derick Gibson 6-0/160 PG/SG Mansfield, TX Summit Austin New 6-6/230 PF/C New Braunfels, TX N.B. Canyon Nick Stanford 6-3/175 SG Midlothian, TX Midlothian Cannon Earp 6-1/165 SG Crockett, TX Crockett Davis Cole 6-3/180 SF/SG Dallas, TX Highland Park Braxton Adamson 5-10/160 SG Rockwall, TX Rockwall Dun Milhouse 6-4/190 PF/SF Pflugerville, TX Pflugerville Chris Ellis 6-4/190 PF Killeen, TX Harker Heights Darius Boling 6-6/190 PF Allen, TX Allen Ryan Patterson 6-4/200 PF/SF Killeen, TX Ellison Chris Nwoke 6-4/190 PF Austin, TX L.B.J. Dustin Massey 6-6/200 PF Granbury, TX Granbury Billy Van Harp 6-7/220 C/PF Fort Worth, TX North Crowley Joe Firova 6-1/165 SG Laredo, TX United Roland Espinosa 5-6/150 PG San Antonio, TX East Central Curtis Bowens 5-9/160 PG Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Hightower Spencer Shipley 6-5/190 PF San Antonio, TX Reagan Joel Gonzalez 5-11/155 PG San Antonio, TX Marshall Kenny Graves 5-11/155 SG/PG Dallas, TX North Dallas Lance Murphy 6-5/210 PF Pflugerville, TX Pflugerville Jay Pena 6-6/210 PF New Braunfels, TX N.B. Canyon Prizell Brown 6-4/220 PF Pflugerville, TX Connally Walker Person 6-8/185 C/PF Austin, TX Austin High Marshall Carrell 6-7/220 C/PF Paris, TX Paris Sidney Jones 6-9/220 C Houston, TX Lee Charles Harris 6-4/190 PF Cypress, TX Cypress Springs Landon Thomas 6-6/220 PF Mansfield, TX Summit Casey Moore 6-7/215 PF/C Schulenberg, TX Schulenberg Fred Hinnenkamp 6-6/185 PF Houston, TX Westside

Don’t understand why anyone would call out Kendrick Davis? JJ didn't anoint him to be the star of the team over his other recruits? Give me a leader with the fire to punch a door, after a last second disputed loss; than some other kid that's OK with losing or content riding the bench. North Texas doesn't smell the NCAA's without Kendrick's contribution this year and all of last year. This kid cheered on his future teammates behind the bench while he sat out 2 years ago. Davis could have developed the same big head that Roderick Fleming had and bolted UNT during the middle of his redshirt season. How many other mid to high major kids would agree to sit out an entire year at UNT? Davis had better options. Any thoughts on where the highly recruited Harold Edwards was all year? (Make that career) Who told Harold Stewart to be a role player coming of the bench? Why is an "often injured" Jonathan Jackson on this team? Supposedly Justin Howerton was a steal from Texas A&M. How long is his development? Should we expect more from Juco transfers like Rich Young? Let's spread the love around! Like many, I'm a little frustrated that we didn't pull out an upset over Memphis but to knock a major contributor is not fair. Kendrick Davis was an immediate impact on this team from day one. In fact, was Newcomer of the Year in the Sun Belt. The kid became ill during a bad time during the conference tournament and was never able to get back in the groove, at his high level. Come on, this is not the NBA and Davis and others, are not paid millions to overcome injuries and sickness to be our star performer anymore than the other guys on this team. When UNT starts selling tickets for $50.00 for the top bleachers seats rather than $5; to sit wherever you want, I'll cut the players some slack. Kudos to Kendrick and the rest of the Mean Green for helping build the foundation of what should bring sustained growth to this program. The label "disappointing" doesn't apply to Kendrick Davis and others. They took care of their academics (to at least stay eligible) or were never distractions caused by disciplinary actions by the coach. (Save for Michael Sturns)

Updated: Nov. 2, 2006, 8:02 PM ET Team preview: MemphisBlue Ribbon Yearbook (Information in this team report is as of October 1.) COACH AND PROGRAM Anyone surprised by Memphis' success in 2005-06 hasn't been paying very close attention. When John Calipari returned to the college basketball ranks in 2000-01 and called Memphis a "national program," many ill-informed basketball fans thought his statement brash, or at least overstated. But Calipari was right. Long before he came Memphis had already established a national reputation, going back to the days of Gene Bartow. Much like Louisville and Cincinnati, and occasionally DePaul or Marquette to a certain extent, Memphis had earned a place on the national college basketball landscape. All Calipari did was talk about it out loud and use it to bring in some of the nation's top recruits. The problem was that some of those recruits never fulfilled their potential as college basketball players -- not because they fell short of expectations at Memphis, but because they either never played for the Tigers or didn't stay very long. One can only imagine how good the Tigers would have been in their first five seasons under Calipari if Memphis signees such as Amare Stoudemire, Qyntel Woods, Kendrick Perkins and Ricky Sanchez had actually suited up for the Tigers instead of going straight to the NBA draft, or if Dajaun Wagner had played more than one season at Memphis before going pro. Last year, for the first time in Calipari's six seasons at Memphis, that didn't happen. Everyone who mattered stuck around, and they were joined by six talented newcomers who made an immediate impact on the program. The results -- the best season in school history, with 30 regular-season wins, three more in the NCAA Tournament, a No. 1 seeding in the NCAA Tournament, a trip to the Elite Eight and both the Conference USA regular-season and tournament championships. A national program, indeed. "We've been a national program, even before last year," Calipari said. "But what happened last year was that every kid who was supposed to come be part of the program actually came and every kid who should have stayed, stayed. We didn't have anyone like Amare Stoudemire or Dajaun Wagner go to the NBA. The kind of stuff that happened to us for the past few years didn't happen. We kind of had everything fall into place with the roster. "But when you have two kids drafted by the NBA and you lose another to the pros and you're graduating nine of our last 12 seniors like we have, those are some big holes to fill. But we've still got three or four prospects in the program now with NBA potential, so I think we're still going in the direction we want them to go into. "We'll be on national television something like 13 times before our conference tournament, and that's the kind of stuff that keeps driving the program in the direction we want it to go." National success also brings its own unique consequences. Star forward Rodney Carney stayed long enough to complete his eligibility before going to the NBA as the No. 16 pick in the first round. However, forward Shawne Williams followed his freshman season by entering the draft, with Calipari's blessing, and followed Carney as the No. 17 pick. Point guard Darius Washington Jr. took stock of his two seasons at Memphis and also entered the draft. Unfortunately for Washington and the Tigers, he ignored Calipari's advice and signed with an agent just before the draft. When no NBA team selected him, he had no chance to return to Memphis and improve his stock on the college level. Now, Washington is gone for good, along with Carney, Williams and three replaceable reserves, as well as two assistants -- Tony Barbee, who left Memphis to become the head coach at UTEP in August, and Milt Wagner, the coordinator of operations who followed Barbee to El Paso. Just don't expect the Tigers to waste any time or energy looking back or worrying about departed players and assistants. Not with the return of two starters (junior forward Joey Dorsey and sophomore guard Chris Douglas-Roberts) and eight lettermen and the addition of five more players who should make their own immediate impact, if they'll just accept the way things are done at Memphis and buy into Calipari's winning ways. "On a national level, will we be as good as last year? Well ... I want to us to be a better team," Calipari said. "I don't know if we're going to be deeper or more talented or win as many, but let's try to be a better team. "Last year one of the things that made us so good was our defense. In field-goal percentage defense we were third in the country. In shots blocked, I believe we were fifth in the country. We were in the top 10 in the country in rebounding. So we were really a good defensive team. "We were one of the top-three scoring teams and one of the most efficient teams in the country in terms of points per possession, but we had more turnovers than we had assists for the first time in my coaching career. Yet, we still won 33 games. Think about that. "We averaged more turnovers than assists and still win that many? That starts with defense." Even the discrepancy between the turnovers (15.59 per game) and assists (15.29 per game) comes with a reasonable explanation. Some of it had to do with Washington's natural inclination toward playing the two and all that comes with it (his 111 turnovers and 110 assists provide one clue why he went un-drafted). Another reason, however, has something to do with the system Calipari installed last season. At a time in his career when many veteran coaches in the spotlight seem to be tightening the leash on their players and micromanaging every offensive possession, 47-year-old Calipari opened his mind and his program to the possibilities of a new approach. Calipari turned to Vance Walberg before Walberg was emerging from relative obscurity to become the head coach at Pepperdine and adopted many of the principles associated with Walberg's mix of frenetic full-court style of play, characterized by its aggressive, attacking approach on both ends of the floor. As Calipari told CBS Sportsline.com this summer, "What Vance has created might be some of the most innovative stuff I've seen in the 20 years that I've been coaching. It's a heck of a way to play." It certainly proved to be a heck of a way for Memphis to play. The Tigers finished second in the nation in defensive field-goal percentage (.380), eighth in blocked shots (6.4 per game), ninth in rebound margin (6.7 per game) and used it all to score 80.0 points per game, 12th nationally. What Calipari liked about Walberg's system was the spacing, the way it opened up room for perimeter penetration that led to lay-ups or kick-out passes for open 3-pointers. For a team with athletic guards capable of creating havoc with opposing defenses and a coach with the vision to the see its potential, the system was the right fit. Eventually, Calipari found himself changing everything he had learned from Larry Brown and moving in a direction that defied the coaching norm. "I've won a lot of games over the past 15 years doing what I do, so for me to toss it all and say that I'm doing this different stuff, you can imagine how much I think of it," Calipari said. "I've watched it. I've studied it. It took me three years to do it, but now it's the way we play." With one year of experience in the new system, Calipari expects his team to be even more productive and efficient this time around. "A lot of that had to do with our style of play," Calipari said. "We just [installed] our offense in a year ago, so we made some decisions that weren't great and some of the things we struggled with were because it was new to us, but I'll say this: it's helped us recruit and we've got kids around the country watching us play, saying, 'man, he lets you play. He lets you create, he lets you shoot, he lets you play.' "What they don't understand is there's still a real structure to what we're doing. It's not chaos. There are sound principle to what we're doing, but the system gives you freedom to do the things you're good at and the things you like to do." In addition to doing a more effective job of creating shots with penetration and passing and taking better care of the ball in the process, Calipari is looking for a higher shooting percentage from this season's team. "I hope we make better choices, better shot selection, those kinds of things that will give us a better shooting percentage," Calipari said. "Our shooting percentage was only about 45 percent last year and we still scored 80 points a game. If we can score in the 80s and only shoot 45 percent and about 36 percent from the 3 and average more turnovers than assists, what happens if we shoot it better, make a higher percentage of 3s and have more assists than turnovers? You're talking another four, five, six more points per game." PLAYERS PG Andre Allen (5-10, 205 lbs., JR, #15, 4.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 3.0 apg, 0.2 bpg, 1.4 spg, 15.6 mpg, .383 FG, .357 3PT, .453 FT, Booker T. Washington HS/Memphis, Tenn.) Allen signed with Memphis two years ago, but was academically ineligible as a freshman and sat out the 2004-05 season, unable to practice with the Tigers. He did spend the time shedding about 25 unnecessary pounds, preparing for a regular role off the bench and one start in 2005-06. Despite playing 10 fewer minutes per game, he nearly averaged as many assists per game as Washington and finished the season with nearly twice as many assists (111) as turnovers (58). He isn't the same type of creative or explosive scorer as Washington, but he's more of a pure point guard who can break down opponents with penetration and make the right pass to the right player at the right time. He also knows how to get after opponents on the other end, finishing second on the team with 51 steals last season. Even though his overall shooting percentage wasn't impressive, he shot the same percentage from beyond the 3-point line by making 20-of-56 3-point shots. He also needs to improve his free throw shooting to make his drives to the basket more meaningful. As Allen takes on a more significant role with the team, he'll have to keep his head on straight and his ears closed to outsiders attempting to influence his attitude and his game. As Memphis coaches over time have learned, there are always plenty of local "coaches," "agents" and others hanging around to "advise" the players with local ties. Those people tend to be more concerned with themselves and individual players, rather than what's best for the program. If Allen gets caught up in worrying about his points or his notoriety, it could be dangerous for team chemistry. Allen will also be pushed by freshman Willie Kemp, who was signed and brought in to compete for the starting job right away rather than ease into the job. If Kemp is everything the Tigers think he can be, Allen might be a better fit in the role he played last season as a bulldog off the bench. SG Antonio Anderson (6-6, 190 lbs., SO, #12, 7.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.8 apg, 0.3 bpg, 1.5 spg, 27.3 mpg, .421 FG, .365 3PT, .633 FT, Laurinburg Prep/Laurinburg, N.C. and Maine Central Institute/Pittsfield, Maine) Anderson was one of four players from Laurinburg, along with Shawne Williams, Robert Dozier and Kareem Cooper, to come in and make an immediate impact as first-year players last season. Anderson isn't officially listed as a returning starter and actually served as a versatile sixth man, but with 21 starts in 37 games as a freshman and as many minutes per game as any player on the 2005-06 season, he might as well be considered a starter. Like Douglas-Roberts, Anderson is capable of playing both guard and forward and brings a wide variety of skills and abilities to the court. However, while Douglas-Roberts might lean more toward the three position, Anderson is better suited for the two than Douglas-Roberts because of his ball handling, passing, shooting and defensive skills. It was Anderson who led the team with 56 steals and finished third with 105 assists last season (compared to 59 turnovers). On a team looking for new players to step up and providing consistent scoring, Anderson is another probable candidate for more shots and points in 2006-07 after finishing second on the team in 3-point shooting percentage last season, making 42-of-115 shots from behind the arc. With the loss of 541 3-point attempts after the departure of last season's three primary long-distance shooters, Anderson is the player who will most likely step up from the perimeter. SF Chris Douglas-Roberts (6-6, 180 lbs., SO, #3, 8.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.4 apg, 0.4 bpg, 0.8 spg, 22.6 mpg, .531 FG, .310 3PT, .745 FT, Northwestern HS, Detroit) Memphis lost 56 percent of its scoring and Calipari is still convinced the Tigers can be as productive as they were last season on the offensive end. Douglas-Roberts is one of the reasons for that confidence. Douglas-Roberts can play both guard and forward on both ends of the floor, and even though he's yet to prove he can be the long-distance shooter Carney became for the Tigers, he still has the ability to score baskets in several different ways and create his own scoring opportunities. Douglas-Roberts also has the potential to replace Carney as the Tigers' most electric player after watching Carney wow crowds with his high-flying dunks last season. Now, as Memphis' leading returning scorer and someone who shot better than 50 percent from the field last season, Douglas-Roberts will be expected to increase his production in 2006-07. Even more important, after making 25 starts in 34 games last season he will also be expected to become more of a leader and dependable player instead of a mere role player relying on his talent. PF Robert Dozier (6-9, 205 lbs., SO, #2, 5.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.6 apg, 1.1 bpg, 0.6 spg, 18.4 mpg, .404 FG, .222 3PT, .750 FT, Laurinburg Prep/Laurinburg, N.C. and Lithonia HS/Lithonia, Ga.) Dozier came to Memphis from Laurinburg with Williams, Anderson and Cooper, giving the Tigers yet another long, lanky, versatile player with multiple talents and the ability to play various roles. Dozier's ability to run, jump and move make it possible for him to play some at the three or the five and a whole lot at the four. He's added more than 15 much-needed pounds to his lean frame since he arrived at Memphis. Although he's never going to remind anyone of the rugged, physical power forwards many teams prefer at the four, he's better able to bang in the low post than at any time in his career. Dozier's 7-foot-3 wingspan allowed him to block 42 shots last season, third on the team. Now, with some muscle to go with that impressive reach, Dozier is a put-back or a blocked shot just waiting to happen. While his versatility proved to be valuable off the bench, just wait and see what happens when he eventually finds himself as part of the starting lineup. C Richard "Joey" Dorsey (6-9, 265 lbs., JR, #32, 6.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 0.9 apg, 1.8 bpg, 1.2 spg, 21.1 mpg, .631 FG, .633 FT, Laurinburg Prep/Laurinburg, N.C., Mt. Zion Christian Academy/Durham, N.C., and Douglas HS/Baltimore, Md.) After making an immediate impact in 2004-05, earning freshman all-conference honors, finishing second on the team with 6.0 rebounds per game and leading the team in field-goal percentage (.546) despite playing just 15 minutes per game, Dorsey developed from a raw, physical force into a key contributor who started 35-of-37 games and finished third in C-USA in rebounding, led the conference in blocked shots (66) and led the Tigers in field-goal percentage. On a squad loaded with quick playmakers, his 44 steals finished sixth on the team, just one steal behind Washington. Of course, Dorsey also dominated the team stats in both fouls (137) and disqualifications (eight) and emerged as the team's unofficial leader in enigmatic performances. On some nights, like his 16-point, 13-rebound performance against Purdue or his 12-point, 16-rebound performance against UAB, Dorsey might dominate the low post. The next night, such as his two-point, one-rebound outing against Marshall followed by no points and three rebounds against Southern Miss, Dorsey would seem to all but disappear into the background. Calipari, who compares Dorsey to Denver Nuggets standout Reggie Evans, would like to think Dorsey will be more consistent and more dependable this season, but that's something only Dorsey can prove over time. In the meantime, here's a warning: The Tigers are 16-1 when Dorsey grabs 10 or more rebounds. If Dorsey comes to play on a daily basis, in practice and games, he could be the most dominating big man in the conference and one of the nation's best post players. "He's just got to play like it matters every time out," Calipari said. "He's got to accept that level of commitment and play that way every night. It's just one of those things where's got to make the decision to be a relentless player and do whatever he's got to do. If he does those things he's going to be really good." G Willie Kemp (6-2, 165 lbs., FR, #1, 18.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 7.7 apg, Bolivar Central HS/Bolivar, Tenn.) A pure point guard signed to step right in and compete for the starting job, Kemp is a playmaker who led Bolivar Central to a 117-25 record in four varsity seasons. In the process, Kemp earned 2006 Tennessee's Class AA Mr. Basketball honor. He can put the ball in the basket, having scored 1,900 points in his prep career, but he's even better at running the show and helping his team put the ball in the hole. That's why both Rivals.com and Scout.com rated him the nation's sixth-best prep point guard last year, and why Calipari thinks he will make an immediate impact as a freshman. If he doesn't start, he'll play a key role in the playing rotation. G Jeremy Hunt (6-4, 206 lbs., SR, #5, 9.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.5 spg, 24.9 mpg, .354 FG, .275 3PT, .652 FT, in 2004-05, Craigmont HS/Memphis, Tenn.) Yes, he's back, and only time will tell if Calipari did the right thing by allowing Hunt to rejoin the program this past summer. Hunt has had his share of chances before and he's needed them all. He missed 10 games during his freshman season when a stress fracture and infection in his foot led to surgery. Late in his sophomore season, he suffered a torn ACL in his left knee during a practice session, contributing to Memphis' late-season slide. He experienced problems of a different kind as a junior in 2004-05, suffering a broken wrist that put him out for four weeks and then earning a two-game suspension for an arrest on misdemeanor assault charges after an incident involving an ex-girlfriend. In the NIT quarterfinals, he suffered a torn ACL in his right knee, putting his career back on hold again. When Hunt was finally kicked off the team on Oct. 4, 2005, after being involved in a physical altercation on Beale Street, the official statement from Calipari said Hunt had been "permanently dismissed" from the program. Yet, Hunt was allowed to keep his scholarship, continued to attend practices and games during the 2005-06 season and graduated with a bachelor's degree in University College/African-American community and sports education. On Aug. 23, he returned to the program. "For a year, he's done all the right things. The kid has changed. He's been humbled," Calipari said. "He knows he did wrong. He's been repentant and he's gone out and tried to make amends to give himself another chance. That's why he got that opportunity, and that gives you an indication of where this will go. It's not because he's gonna help the team." It's easy to dismiss Calipari's claim, but then again, "We've got five or six guys coming back who play his position," Calipari said. "It's about doing what's right whether the kid is good or whether he's a walk-on." What it means for Hunt is one more chance to be part of something positive. What it means to the Tigers is anyone's guess. Given Hunt's injury history, it remains to be seen what sort of role he can earn with this team. But remember this -- when Carney was struggling late in the 2003-04 season and became the team's sixth man, Hunt's improved play made it easier for Calipari to make the move with Carney. C Kareem Cooper (6-11, 285 lbs., SO, #42, 4.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.4 apg, 0.2 bpg, 0.2 spg, 11.1 mpg, .526 FG, .840 FT, Laurinburg Prep, Laurinburg, N.C.) While Cooper did some positive things as a freshman, even starting a game and leading the Tigers in free-throw shooting percentage, he also showed he has a ways to go to find his role on the team. Off the floor, Cooper served a four-game suspension in late January and early February after an arrest for marijuana possession. On the floor, he often found the move from all-around prep star to low-post role player a difficult transition. Considering his size and Memphis' style of play, he's never going to be able to run with a roster loaded with quicker athletes, so he must adopt more of a big-man mentality. G Doneal Mack (6-5, 175 lbs., FR, #20, 31.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 4.3 apg, Statesville Christian School/Statesville, N.C.) Florida's loss is Memphis' gain. Mack originally signed with Florida but was not granted admission to the school. So he signed with Memphis in July, giving the Tigers yet another long, lean athlete capable of playing multiple positions and roles. When Mack played in the Capital All-Star Classic in April, he produced evidence of his all-around talents, with 13 points, six rebounds and three assists in helping the U.S. team win, 120-117. Given his size and skills, it's easy to see him following in the footsteps of Douglas-Roberts and Anderson and providing some valuable minutes off the bench. "This makes us a little different than people thought because we get one more 6-5 athlete," Calipari said. "We lost Rodney, but we get this guy, who can jump 41 inches and he's a lefty who can shoot it pretty good, wants to defend and do a lot of things." First things first, Mack needs to add weight and strength. Eat a pizza or two. Lift some weights. "He's 170 pounds ... maybe 165 if you take the rocks out of his pocket," Calipari said. F Pierre Niles (6-8, 270 lbs., FR, #4, 19.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, The Patterson School/Lenoir, N.C. and Ridgeway HS/Memphis, Tenn.) After leading the Ridgeway Roadrunners to a 34-5 record and the 2005 Tennessee Class AAA state championship, producing 16 points and 12 boards in the state title game, Niles decided it was time to move on. He transferred to The Patterson School the second half of the 2005-06 season and helped the team to a 34-3 overall record and a No. 3 national ranking from Scout.com. Now he brings his wide-body scoring and rebounding to the Memphis low post. Niles is most often listed at 290 pounds, but Calipari said in August that Niles had already lost 20 pounds and would continue to lose weight and work his way into a better shape. Until he does, he won't be able to keep up with his teammates. F/C Hashim Bailey (6-10, 290 lbs., FR, #35, 14.7 ppg, 10.1 rpg, The Patterson School/Lenoir, N.C. and Passaic County Tech/Paterson, N.J.) Like Niles, Bailey found his way to the Patterson School to elevate his prep career. He averaged 18.4 points, 14.4 rebounds and 4.8 blocked shots in his final season at Passaic before combining with Niles to lead Patterson to national prominence. Bailey may be a big fella, but he can run the floor, moves well around the block and possesses a soft touch that gives the Tigers yet another scoring option. Memphis insiders are saying if Cooper doesn't pick up his intensity, Bailey will take his minutes. G Tre'von Willis (6-4, 200 lbs., FR, #3, 23.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 7.0 apg, 0.9 bpg, 2.3 spg, Washington Union HS/Fresno, Calif.) On a team with so many versatile players, Willis is another good fit with his combination of point guard skills, shooting guard scoring touch from the perimeter and small forward size. Willis definitely knows to score, finishing his prep career with 2,842 points, the fifth-highest total in California state high school history. "He's got a great feel for the game and great skills," Calipari said. "So when you look at my team, that's what we have right now: a bunch of guys like that. He has the ability to shoot the 3 and score the ball, the ability to make teammates better. And he's a wonderful kid, like they all are. You're just adding to the mix another guy who is skilled ... a great kid, great teammate, great heart." Only one problem: Willis has been nagged by a hairline fracture in his left shin the last two seasons. Willis said the injury has slowed him down at times and it's possible he will need extra caution in practice. He might even need surgery at some point. The one thing he won't need now, Calipari insisted, is a year off. "Tre'Von is too good a player to redshirt," Calipari said. BLUE RIBBON ANALYSIS BACKCOURT: A BENCH/DEPTH: A- FRONTCOURT: B+ INTANGIBLES: A- How can any team that loses players as talented as Carney, Williams and Washington expect to be as good the next season? If you're Memphis in the John Calipari era, you reload. "We lose Darius, who's a heck of a player, but all of a sudden we add Willie Kemp at the point," Calipari said. "Then we lose Shawne, but we bring in Pierre Niles and Hashim Bailey. And then we also bring in Tre'Von Willis, another guard, so I think we're going to be pretty good. "We're going to miss those guys who left -- they were really good for us -- but one of the best things we had going for us last year was our depth. Shawne Williams averaged 23 minutes per game and 10 shots per game and he was the 17th pick of the draft. Rodney Carney played two less minutes per game than the year before and he was the 16th pick of the draft. "That tells me we had a lot of players seeing a lot of valuable minutes, minutes when the game was still on the line, learning what it was like to take control of a game and finish. I've got to think that's going to pay off this year." On a team loaded with so many talented and interchangeable parts, one of the biggest keys will be finding a way to fit the puzzle pieces together. Practices and competition for starting jobs and playing time should be highly competitive, so that should help. The addition of 6-10, 230-pound Shawn Taggert, an Iowa State transfer who must sit out the season, will give the Tigers yet another big body to go up against in practices. Another difficult schedule should also help Calipari get this team moving in the right direction sooner than later. In addition to scheduled non-conference games against Arizona, Gonzaga and Cincinnati, the Tigers will play Oklahoma in the Maui Invitational and could possibly face Kentucky, UCLA, Georgia Tech, Purdue or DePaul in the tournament field. "We're going to play somebody great right out of the gate," Calipari said. As for the actual conference schedule, C-USA will most likely be deeper and more competitive this season, but it's still not what it was with Louisville, Cincinnati, Marquette and DePaul. Memphis will be the class of C-USA once again, so the Tigers can't afford to let the rest of the conference drag them down in February and March when it's time to get ready for the NCAA Tournament. "This is the first time in the history of the program that the school has had a No. 1 seed," Calipari said. "The tournament had two No. 1 seeds from two programs not considered BCS schools, the Atlantic 10 and Conference USA. It proves what I keep saying -- what leagues do is give you schedules in January and February. Some of them are stronger schedules, some of them are weaker schedules. "The point is to keep a national focus, to be a national team and recruit nationally and get on national television and we're able to do that. Sure, we'd like to have more teams in the NCAA Tournament, but the reality, even with the teams that left, is that on average we had about four teams in the tournament. We had six one year but that was because we went to one league instead of divisions. "Our goal is to win a national title and I still believe we can do it out of Conference USA, so I'm not really very worried about it."

JJ's former team in his home state. Should help recruiting!

Comerica Stadium in Denton

March 6, 2007 TexasHoops.com Recruiting Staff When Joseph Fulce made the decision to head to prep school, he went in with the intention of improving his grades and his game for the next level. Little did the slashing 6-foot-7, 180-pound swingman originally from Plano know that he'd also be working on his college recruitment. Now done with a successful campaign at Massanutten Military Academy in Virginia, Fulce is focused on figuring out whta will be the next step for him. "The season ended up finishing pretty good," Fulce said. "We ended our last four-to-five games good and picked up some wins - we did well in a tournament where we lost in the finals to Hargrave (Military Academy). I've been doing pretty good myself, putting up numbers and all that. In a game against the UNC JV team, I had something like 21 points and 15 rebounds, and that was a great experience." Over the entire year, Fulce knew he made serious progress with his game. "I improved a lot," Fulce said. "I got stronger and got a better nose for the ball - alot of it is just looking and paying close attention to detail. I got better on my footwork and my defense, knowing how defenses are and how to play zone." "Also, I learned that practice time is very valuable," he continued. "With all the games and teams that we played, I really learned a lot. Plus, with all the discipline of being at a military school, that helped too." Now that the year is over, Fulce is simply concentrating on his schoolwork - and his recruitment. "Right now, there are still a lot of different schools calling and talking to me," Fulce said. "I'm about to start narrowing downt he schools that I really want to look at and visit." Fulce indicated that he's received offers from Providence, UNC-Wilmington, Illinois State, and North Texas, and others such as Illinois, Baylor, Texas Tech, Virginia, and Virginia Tech have been in contact. "What they're all saying is that they're looking for someone at the three-four spot," Fulce said. "I'm trying to go where I can fit in, especially with my style of play. I'm still trying to figure out if I want to go mid or high-major. I need to start narrowing it down pretty soon, so I'm starting to get serious about it." Once the NCAA Tournament winds down and schools start really hosting prospects on campus, things will really heat up with Fulce so stay tuned. Texas Hoops Analysis: JOSEPH is a fluid athlete who glides to the hole and finishes with very good body control in the lane. He has a nice stroke from 16 feet and can hit the 3 point shot. He runs the floor well, is active without the ball, has good hands, is a nice rebounder and has a long and lean basketball build.

He should! He's trying to graduate at Trinity Valley Community College to have 3 years of eligibility left.