Ten for 2011

This is an early look into my thoughts on the 2011 class. These are PLAYER, not prospect, rankings.

1. Donivine Stewart 5'9" PG Limestone - Isn't much of a "prospect" but is the best player in his class. No freshman has had a better season.
   
   
2. Wayne Blackshear 6'5" WF Curie - Supurb prospect with showstopping athleticism.
   
   
3. Mike Shaw 6'9" PF De La Salle - Skilled, sizey, great potential...A future All-American?
   
   
4. Ryan Boatright 5'10" WG East Aurora (USC) - A great player that can really score the ball.
   
   
5. Chasson Randle 6'1" PG Rock Island - Has been compared to Verdell Jones at the same stage...seems right to me!
   
   
6. Tyler Tarrence 6'8" PF Midland - Big with good footwork. Has the size and game is steadily improving. Could be a high major guy.
   
   
7. Hayden Hoerdemann 6'2" G Blm. Central Catholic - Very skilled guard with nerves of steel...the kid is clutch!
   
   
8. Andrew Wilson 6'4" WF Peoria Woodruff - Skilled perimeter player with size. Work ethic needs improvement but the skills are there.
   
   
9. Brandon Watson 6'5" PF Peoria Manual - He's very good inside but will he grow?
   
   
10. George Marshall 5'8" PG Brooks - Distributing point guard with a very high IQ.

Top 10 Sophomores

The class of 2010 is a pure perimeter class. The bigs are thin but the guards and 3men are very plentiful and talented. Here's my top group of ten.

1. Jereme Richmond 6'6" WF Waukegan (Illinois) - A stat-stuffer. Has the potential to be an All-American.
   
   
2. Crandall Head 6'4" WG Rich South - More athletic than Luther at the same age and just as skilled. Most expect UI to get the commitment.
   
   
3. Anthony Johnson 6'2" G Whitney Young - An excellent scorer that is limited due to amount of talent at WY.
   
   
4. Alex Dragievich 6'4" WG Glenbrook North - Not the next Jon Scheyer but the school's best player since. High major player.
   
   
5. Lavonte Dority 5'10" PG Foreman - Sherron Collins may have a long lost brother.
   
   
6. DeAndre McCamey 6'1" PG St. Joseph - Demetri's brother. More skilled at the same age.
   
   
7. Lenzelle Smith 6'3" WG Zion-Benton - A Ryan Hare type player. Already sporting high major scholarship offers.
   
   
8. Rayvonte Rice 6'2" G Champaign Centennial - A pure scorer with a great body.
   
   
9. Jarod Oldham 6'3" G Decatur Eisenhower - Very smooth. Can score but makes point guard decisions.
   
   
10. Hoopy Jones 6'2" G Mounds Meridian - A true combination guard.

Top 25 Seniors

1. Aziz N’Diaye 7’0” C (Recruited by a lot of Big XII programs)
2. Iman Shumpert 6’4” G Georgia Tech
3. Verdell Jones 6’4” PG (Heavily considering Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Minnesota)
4. Lewis Jackson 5’9” PG Purdue
5. Mike Dunigan 6’10” C Oregon
6. Dion Dixon 6’3” G (Heavily considering Texas A&M-CC, UNLV, and Wyoming)
7. Kevin Dillard 5’11” PG Southern Illinois
8. Ryan Hare 6’4” SF (Recruited by Baylor, Northern Illinois, Ball State, and others)
9. Matt Humphrey 6’5” SG Oregon
10. Matt Roth 6’3” SG Indiana
11. Brett Thompson 6’11” C St. Louis
12. Tyler Storm 6’7” SF Northern Illinois
13. Nick Fruendt 6’5” SF Northwestern
14. Jawan Nelson 6’10” C Texas A&M-CC
15. Jeremy Robinson 6’7” PF Illinois State
16. Donald Stewart 6’5” SG (Heavily considering SIU-Edwardsville and UMKC)
17. Ruben Cotto 6’0” G (Recruited by SEC and ACC programs)
18. John Shurna 6’7” PF Northwestern
19. Elliott Brown 6’0” G (Underrecruited scoring guard)
20. Jeremy Montgomery 6’1” G (Heavily considering MAC schools)
21. Supo Sanni 6’4” SF Illinois (Football recruit)
22. Josh Crittle 6’8” PF Oregon
23. Aaron Garriott 6’3” G SIU-Edwardsville
24. Luke Fabrizius 6’9” PF Dayton
25. Stan Simpson 6’9” PF Illinois

Top 15 Seniors By Position

Point Guards

1. Verdell Jones 6’4” Champaign Central
2. Lewis Jackson 5’9” Decatur Eisenhower (Purdue)
3. Kevin Dillard 5’11” Homewood Flossmoor (Southern Illinois)
4. **Ruben Cotto 6’0” Alton, Sr.
5. **Elliott Brown 6’0” De La Salle
6. **Aaron Garriott 6’3” Blm. Central Catholic (SIU-Edwardsville)
7. John Moran 6’0” Jacobs (Northern Iowa)
8. Mike DiNunno 6’0” Von Steuben (Northern Illinois)
9. A.J. Rompza 5’9” Whitney Young (Central Florida)
10. Kenyon Smith 6’0” Simeon (Illinois State)
11. **Jeremy Leonard 6’2” TF North
12. Isiah Williams 6’1” Farragut
13. Deonte Lundeen 5’8” Von Steuben
14. Darieus Perry 5’7” Bloomington
15. Donovan Foster 5’10” Curie (Detroit)

Shooting Guards

1. Iman Shumpert 6’4” Oak Park-River Forest (Georgia Tech)
2. **Dion Dixon 6’3” Crane
3. Matt Humphrey 6’5” Hales Franciscan (Oregon)
4. Matt Roth 6’3” Washington (Indiana)
5. **Donald Stewart 6’5” Champaign Central
6. Jeremy Montgomery 6’1” Lincoln Park
7. Kenny Leverette 6'3" O'Fallon
   
8. Gozie Umeadi 6’4” Fenton
9. Daniel Barnes 6’2” Oak Park-River Forest (Eastern Michigan)
10. Cornelius Chatt 6’2” Madison
11. Anthony Campbell 6’6” Edwardsville (Austin Peay)
12. Armani Williams 6’3” Elgin
13. Adam Hodge 6’4” South Elgin
14. Pierre Sneed 6'4" Simeon (Ball State)
    
15. Zavion Neely 6'1" Hope (Illinois-Chicago)
    

Small Forwards

1. Ryan Hare 6’4” Marshall
2. Tyler Storm 6’7” Geneseo (Northern Illinois)
3. Nick Fruendt 6’5” Batavia (Northwestern)
4. Supo Sanni 6’4” Homewood Flossmoor (Illinois) (FB RECRUIT)
5. Carl Richard 6’5” Richards (Indiana State)
6. **Isiah Nunn 6’7” Moline
7. Chris Parrish 6’3” Riverside-Brookfield
8. Peter Boehm 6’7” New Trier (Harvard)
9. Isiah Simelton 6’5” West Frankfort
10. Kyle Cassity 6’6” Pinckneyville
11. Kaleb Wright 6’4” Blue Island Eisenhower
12. Marvin Thigpen 6’7” Farragut
13. Mark Yelovich 6’5” Mt. Zion
14. Darius Stowers 6’3” Farragut
15. Rob Belcore 6’5” Loyola Academy (Penn)

Power Forwards/Centers

1. **Aziz N’Diaye 7’0” Lake Forest Academy
2. Mike Dunigan 6’10” Farragut (Oregon)
3. Brett Thompson 6’11” Vienna (St. Louis)
4. Jawan Nelson 6’10” Bloom Township (Texas A&M-CC)
5. Jeremy Robinson 6’7” Decatur Eisenhower (Illinois State)
6. John Shurna 6’7” Glenbard West (Northwestern)
7. Josh Crittle 6’8” Hales Franciscan (Oregon)
8. Luke Fabrizius 6’9” Hersey (Dayton)
9. Stan Simpson 6’9” Simeon (Illinois)
10. Steve Goins 6’10” Curie
11. Byron Woods 6’7” Proviso West
12. Jake Lindfors 6’9” Addison-Driscoll (Albany)
13. Kamil Janton 6’10” Bartlett (Eastern Michigan)
14. Trey McCorkle 6’10” Bismarck-Henning (IPFW)
15. Homer Denson 6'7" Von Steuben
    

**Keep an eye out for this season