by Alex Schwartz

The Hoop Group Elite Camp Session Four took place at The College of New Jersey from July 28th-31st and featured some of the best basketball players in America, mainly from the east coast. Here is my ranking of the top players in the NBA East Division at the camp based primarily on in-camp performance:

Notes:
Bold= Top 20 All-Star Game Selection
Underlined= Senior All-Star Game Selection
Italics= Underclassmen All-Star Game Selection
~= Most Outstanding Prospect Award Winner
*= Most Outstanding Player Award Winner
^= First Player Drafted at his Position
$= MVP Award Winner of his All-Star Game

TIER I
1. Aaric Murray '09, Glen Mills (PA)*^
2. Devon Saddlder '09, Aberdeen (MD)^
3. Curtis Loving '09 PG, Wadleigh (NY)
4. Egheosa Edomwonyi '09, The Hun School (NJ)$
5. Ron Giplaye '09, Elkton Christian (MD)
6. Adam Johnson '09, City College HS (MD)

TIER II
7. Shaquille Thomas '10, Paterson Catholic (NJ)
8. Rayner Moquete '09, Our Savior New American (NY)
9. Dave Coley '10, Thomas Jefferson (NY)
10. Will Wise '11, Abington Friends (PA)
11. Anthony Mayo '10, Roman Catholic (PA)
12. Erique Gumbs '09, Caravel Academy (DE)
13. Brandon Romain '09 PG, Boys & Girls (NY)$
14. Isaiah Philmore '09, John Carroll (MD)^
15. Isaiah Epps '10, Paterson Catholic (NJ)^

TIER III
16. CJ Aiken '10, Abington (PA)
17. Jermaine Peart '10, Paterson Catholic (NJ)
18. Calvin Newell '09, Strath Haven (PA)

TIER IV
19. Kellen Jones '09, Hotchkiss School (CT)
20. Anali Okoloji '09, Benjamin Banneker (NY)
21. Carl Johnson '09 PG, St. Thomas More (CT)
22. Corey Spence '10, Dunbar (MD)

TIER V
23. Khalif Wyatt '09, Norristown Area (PA)
24. Lamont McClaurin '11, Cardinal Dougherty (PA)
25. Alex Francis '10, Holderness Prep (NH)$
26. Derrick Randall '11, TBD
27. Andrew McCarthy '09, Northfield-Mt. Hermon School (MA)

TIER VI
28. Billy Luther '10, Hampton (PA)
29. David Laury '09 PG, The Nia School (NJ)
30. Will Adams '09, Imhotep Charter (PA)
31. Tyshawn Bell '10, Caesar Rodney (DE)
32. Shasha Brown '09 PG, Trinity Pawling (NY)

TIER VII
33. Koron Reed '09, Roman Catholic (PA)^
34. Justin Harris '11, Paramus Catholic (NJ)
35. Julio Rosario '09, Cardinal McCarrick (NJ)
36. Tim McKinney '09 PG, Boston College HS (MA)
37. Corey Ford '10, Bishop McDevitt (PA)
38. Gabriel Estrada '09, Gulliver Prep (FL)
39. Michael Spence '09, The Nia School (NJ)
40. Steve Rennard '10, St. Joseph's Metuchen (NJ)

TIER VIII
41. Vaughn Gray '11, Don Bosco Prep (NJ)
42. Josh Chojnacki '10, Mercyhurst Prep (PA)
43. Lorenzo Christmas '09, Norristown Area (PA)
44. Eric Kindler '10, Trinity (PA)
45. Luis Leao '09 PG, Winchendon School (MA)
46. Sam Martin '09, Worcester Academy (MA)
47. Ferguson Myrick '09, Prep Charter (PA)
48. Allen Richardson '09, Harrisburg (PA)
49. Eli Gore '09, The Bullis School (MD)
50. Wayne Griffin '09, Harrisburg (PA)

TIER IX
51. Adam Ahearn '09, Avon Grove (PA)
52. Craig Thomas '10, Cardinal McCarrick (NJ)
53. Sean Rooks '09, Bloomingdale Senior (FL)
54. Kenny Battle '09, Imhotep Charter (PA)
55. Phil Greene '09, DeMatha Catholic (MD)

TIER X
56. Vincent Council '09 PG, Lincoln (NY)
57. Dion Waiters '09, The Nia School (NJ)
58. Tyree Harris '09, Prep Charter (PA)
59. Terrance Daniels '11, Glen Mills (PA)
60. Marcus Rouse '09, DeMatha Catholic (MD)
61. Jason West '09, Florida Air Academy (FL)
62. Jarrod Davis '11, Lakewood (NJ)
63. Josh Turner '10, Sacred Heart (CT)

TIER XI
64. Tom Hart '09, St. Christopher's (VA)
65. Xavier Harris '11, North Catholic (PA)
66. Josh Vital '09 PG, Keansburg (NJ)
67. James Herring '09 PG, Riverdale Country School (NY)
68. Neil Thompson '10, Monmouth Regional (NJ)
69. Will Simonton '10, George C. Marshall (VA)
70. Tajh Turner '10, Susquehanna Township (PA)
71. Jeremi Johnson '09 PG, Wilby (CT)
72. Robert Jackson '09, Cataret (NJ)
73. Josh Malone '09, Deer Park (NY)
74. Paul Miller '09, The Potomac School (VA)
75. Aishon White '10, Union (NJ)
76. Amir Tarif '10, Proctor Academy (NH)

TIER XII
77. Corey Wood '09, Laurel (MD)
78. Henry Smith '09, Monsignor Bonnor (PA)
79. Isaiah Morton '11, St. Augustine's (NJ)
80. Joshua Heyliger '12, The Hill School (PA)
81. Markens Charles '09 PG, The Nia School (NJ)
82. Zach Rose '09, Cannon School (NC)
83. Jesse Krasna '10, Pennsbury (PA)
84. Michael Murray '10, St. Benedict's (NJ)
85. Kevin Janowski '09, New Egypt (NJ)

TIER XIII
86. Greg Benjamin '09, Newark (DE)
87. Daquan Allen '09, Boys & Girls (NY)
88. Boris Jeremic '09, Masters School (NY)
89. Domonic Borelli '09, Westbrook (ME)
90. Brice Jenkins '10, Summitt Christian (FL)

TIER XIV
91. Dwayne Moffatt '09, Queen of Peace (NJ)
92. Eddie Joyner '11, LaSalle HS (PA)
93. Ishmil Raymond '09, Scotch Plains Fanwood (NJ)
94. Jhamir White '11, Paterson Catholic (NJ)
95. LaDante Berry-White '09, Rahway (NJ)
96. Sonny Arp '10, Harrisburg (PA)

TIER XV
97. Hamed Akanni '09, Fitchburg (MA)
98. Mike Gittens '09, Montville (CT)
99. Peyton Mullings '09 PG, Far Rockaway (NY)
100. Craig Clark '09, Hodgson Vo-Tech (DE)
101. Andrew Cressler '09, Plum (PA)
102. Rodney Clark '09 PG, Thomas Stone (MD)
103. Xavier Drake '09, Milford Mill Academy (MD)
104. Cody Williams '09, Harrisburg (PA)

TIER XVI
105. John Greenwald '10, High Tech (NJ)
106. DeShawn Murphy '10, Hyde (CT)
107. Jamaal Gill '09, New Rochelle (NY)
108. Eric Brooks '09, Paramus Catholic (NJ)
109. John Golden '10, Peddie School (NJ)

TIER XVII
110. RJ Zukowski '10, Friends School (MD)
111. Austin Nichols '09, Catholic Central (MI)
112. Isiah Wilkerson '09, The Nia School (NJ)
113. Ishaq Pitt '10, Our Savior New American (NY)

TIER XVIII
114. Dave Memmott '10, Peddie School (NJ)
115. Jerry Coriolan '09 PG, The Nia School (NJ)
116. Tanardro Bogues '09, Centennial (MD)
117. Joey Gripper '11, Abington Friends (PA)

TIER XIX
118. Christian Jordan '10, Cherokee (NJ)
119. Donald Rauchut '09, Penn Charter (PA)
120. Ryan Nalls '10, Delcastle (DE)

TIER XX
121. Joseph Bozzuto '09, Sacred Heart (CT)
122. Anthony Dolphin '09, Worcester Academy (MA)
123. Chaz Hampton '10, Harrisburg (PA)
124. Nari Namizato '09, South Kent School (CT)
125. Kivonte Harrelson '09, Henderson County (KY)

Note:
Ferguson Myrick's ranking is lower than his play indicates, as he played in under five games