What is Left in the Class of 2010?

by Alex Schwartz

The early signing period is only about two months away, and top-level recruits seem to be flying off the board every week. As a matter of fact, 85 players in Northstar Basketball's Class of 2010 Terrific 125 have made their college choices. Considering that one player, Shaq Thomas, is now in the class of 2011, there are only 39 ranked players who are still available. Who are these players? What are the trends amongst those available? Check out it out right here:

Who is Left?
Rank. Player, Position, Height, High School (State)

1. Brandon Knight, PG, 6'3, Pine Crest (FL)
3. Harrison Barnes, SF, 6'7, Ames (IA)
6. Kyrie Irving, PG, 6'2, St. Patrick's (NJ)
7. Josh Selby, PG, 6'2, Lake Clifton (MD)
9. Josh Smith, C, 6'10, Kentwood (WA)
11. Jelan Kendrick, SF, 6'6, Wheeler (GA)
14. Doron Lamb, SG, 6'4, Oak Hill Academy (VA)
15. Stacey Poole, SF, 6'5, Providence School (FL)
17. Tobias Harris, PF, 6'8, Half Hollow Hills West (NY)
20. Casey Prather, SF, 6'5, North Side (TN)
21. Justin Coleman, SG, 6'4, Christian Life Center (TX)
23. Adreian Payne, C, 6'10, Jefferson (OH)
24. CJ Leslie, PF, 6'8, Word of God Academy (NC)
26. Tarik Black, PF, 6'8, Ridgeway (TN)
27. Gary Franklin, PG, 6'2, Mater Dei (CA)
28. Ray McCallum, PG, 6'1, Detroit Country Day School (MI)
29. Terrence Jones, PF, 6'8, Jefferson (OR)
31. Cory Joseph, PG, 6'1, Findlay Prep (NV)
32. David Nyarsuk, C, 7'1, Mountain State Academy (WV)
34. Tony Mitchell, PF, 6'7, Pinkston (TX)
35. Roscoe Smith, SF, 6'8, Oak Hill Academy (VA)
38. Dwight Powell, C, 6'9, IMG Academy (FL)
44. Vander Blue, SG, 6'3, Memorial (WI)
49. Trey Zeigler, SG, 6'4, Mount Pleasant (MI)
53. Luke Cothron, PF, 6'8, Flora MacDonald Academy (NC)
69. Jordin Mayes, SG, 6'1, Westchester (CA)
72. Chris Crawford, SG, 6'4, Sheffield (TN)
78. Jayvaughn Pinkston, SF, 6'5, Bishop Loughlin (NY)
80. Anthony Brown, SG, 6'6, Ocean View (CA)
85. Khyle Marshall, SG, 6'5, Flanagan (FL)
91. Carson Desrosiers, PF, 6'10, Central Catholic (MA)
98. Jason Morris, SF, 6'5, Hotchkiss School (CT)
99. JJ Moore, SF, 6'6, South Kent (CT)
100. Jonathan Graham, PF, 6'8, Calvert Hall College HS (MD)
101. Julian Washburn, SF, 6'7, St. Patrick's (NJ)
104. Kyle Collinsworth, SF, 6'6, Provo (UT)
110. Alex Kirk, C, 6'11, Los Alamos (NM)
118. Devon Collier, PF, 6'7, St. Anthony's (NJ)
121. Rod Odom, SF, 6'8, Middlesex School (MA)

What is Still There?
- Twelve small forwards, eight shooting guards, eight power forwards, six point guards, and five centers.
- Players from 22 states, including 11 with multiple ballers on the list, which are Florida (4), California (3), New Jersey (3), Tennessee (3), Virginia (3), Connecticut (2), Massachusetts (2), Maryland (2), Michigan (2), North Carolina (2), and New York (2).
- Five players who have previously decommitted; Josh Selby (Tennessee), CJ Leslie (North Carolina State), Gary Franklin (USC), Tony Mitchell (Kansas State), and Vander Blue (Wisconsin).
- The top three point guards (Brandon Knight, Kyrie Irving, and Josh Selby) and the top small forward (Harrison Barnes).
- Not the top four power forwards, top two shooting guards, or the top center.
- Six players 6'9 or bigger.
- Three players who are not originally from America, in Cory Joseph (Canada), David Nyarsuk (Sudan), and Dwight Powell (Canada).
- Five players in the top 10, 10 in the top 20, 17 of the top 30, 22 inthe top 40, 24 of the top 50, 30 in the top 90, and 34 players in thetop 100.
- The sons of two DI head coaches; Trey Zeigler (Ernie Zeigler, Central Michigan) and Ray McCallum (Ray McCallum, Sr., Detroit).
- The sons of two former NBA players: Stacey Poole (Stacey Poole, Sr.) and Julian Washburn (Chris Washburn)
- Two schools with multiple players, with two from St. Patrick's (NJ) and two from Oak Hill Academy (VA).

Where Will They Go?
Check out my projections for 30 of the 39 players, including all 17 in the top 30:
- Click here for B. Knight, H. Barnes, K. Irving, J. Selby, J. Smith, J. Kendrick, D. Lamb, S. Poole, T. Harris, and C. Prather.
- Click here for J. Coleman, A. Payne, C. Leslie, T. Black, G. Franklin, R. McCallum, and T. Jones.
- Click here for C. Joseph, R. Smith, D. Powell, T. Zeigler, L. Cothron, J. Mayes, J. Pinkston, C. Desrosiers, J. Morris, J. Moore.
- Click here for A. Kirk, D. Collier, R. Odom, and six other unranked players.

Note- photo is of Brandon Knight and is from http://scouthoops.scout.com/
 

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