The HOOPSCOOP ONLINE by Clark Frances Friday, July 11, 2003 The final rankings are complete from the NIKE All-American Camp and the easy winner as the #1-ranked player in camp was 6'8 Rudy Gay from Severn (Archbishop Spaulding) MD, who did everything but sell tickets on the final evening. Not only is Gay a big time athlete with a killer mentality inside, but he also plays every minute like it will be his last, can step out and hit the mid-range jumper, and is terrific in transition. And, when many of the other top players in camp had either left or wanted leave, Gay just continued to play better. Thursday, July 10, 2003 The results are in from the third day at the NIKE All-American Camp and the #1-ranked player in camp - 6'8 Rudy Gay from Severn (Archbishop Spalding) MD - gets the nod based on consistency. Did you know that Gay finished ranked #2 in camp on the first day behind 6'9 D.J. White from Tuscalooa (Hillcrest) AL, ranked #2 in camp on the second day behind 6'9 Brian Johnson from Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) VA, and ranked #2 in camp on the third day behind 6'8 Al Jefferson from Prentiss (H.S) MS? TOP PLAYERS AT THE NIKE ALL-AMERICAN CAMP by Clark Frances from Hoop Scoops Rank Player Height Class Position Hometown (High School) State 1. RUDY GAY 6'8 2004 PF Severn (Archbishop Spalding) MD 2. Al Jefferson 6'8 2004 C Prentiss (H.S.) MS 3. Brian Johnson 6'9 2004 C Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) VA 4. Joe Crawford 6'3 2004 2G Detroit (Renaissance) MI 5. Isaiah Swann 6'3 2004 2G Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA --------------------------------------------------------------------- From Prep Stars Online AT NIKE: IT'S MESS WITH GAY DAY July 7, 2003 by Prep Stars INDIANAPOLIS -- Rudy Gay nearly got the lead of this report Sunday night, and there was no way he was going to be deprived of it two days in a row. Based strictly on performance, Gay almost unquestionably has been the best player so far at Nike. The 6-7, 204-pound combo forward always has been a top run/jump athlete, and now it appears he's sewn up whatever holes there were in his game. more.... --------------------------------------------------------------------- RivalsHoops: 2004 Power Forward RivalsHoops.com | last sorted on 7/7/2003 Name Pos. Rating Ht/Wt Hometown Schools 1 Dwight Howard F 6-10/225 Atlanta (GA) Southwest Atlanta Christian list 2 Joshua Smith F 6-9/210 Powder Spring (GA) Mceachern Indiana 3 Glen Davis F 6-8/345 Baton Rouge (LA) University Lab list 4 Mike Williams F 6-7/225 Camden (AL) Wilcox Central Texas 5 D.J. White F 6-9/230 Tuscaloosa (AL) Hillcrest Indiana 6 Marvin Williams, Jr. F 6-8/215 Bremerton (WA) Bremerton North Carolina 7 Rudy Gay F 6-8/205 Capitol Heights (MD) Archbishop Spalding list RivalsHoops 2004: The Rivals150 RivalsHoops.com | last sorted on 7/7/2003 Compiled and updated by the staff of RivalsHoops.com, The Rivals 150 is the premier ranking of the top basketball prospects in the nation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- All-Nike Camp 2003 First Team MOP: Rudy Gay, 6-8, 204 WF (2004), Baltimore County (Md.) Archbishop Spaulding HS 2. Al Jefferson, 6-9, 255 PF (2004), Prentiss (Miss.) HS 3. Martell Webster, 6-7, 215 WG (2005), Seattle Prep 4. Malik Hairston, 6-5, 190 WG (2004), Detroit (Renaissance) 5. Darnell Jackson, 6-8, 235 F/C (2004), Midwest City (Okla.) HS 6. Corey Brewer, 6-7, 174 WG (2004), Portland (Tenn.) HS 7. Brian Johnson, 6-8, 240 PF (2004), Glenarden (Md.) O’Connell HS 8. Jordan Farmar, 6-2, 171 PG (2004), Van Nuys (Calif.) Taft HS 9. Jason Rich, 6-2, 183 CG (2004), Orlando (Dr. Phillips) 10. Greg Oden, 6-11, 215 C (2006), Indianapolis (Lawrence North) 2003 Nike All-American Camp Awards Top Senior (2004): RUDY GAY, 6-8 WF Top Junior (2005): Martell Webster, 6-7 WG Top Sophomore (2006): Greg Oden, 6-11 C Best Shot blocker: RUDY GAY, 6-8 WF (2004) Best Athlete: Rico Tucker, 6-0 CG (2004) Best Shooter: Brandon Myers, 6-5 SG (2004) Best Passer: Jordan Farmar, 6-2 PG (2004) Best Playmaker: Mike Gerrity, 6-0 PG (2005) Best Dunker: Rico Tucker, 6-0 CG (2004) Best Rebounder: Mohamed Tangara, 6-9 PF (2004) Best Defender: Alex Gordon, 5-10 PG (2004) Best Leaders: Jordan Farmar and Jason Rich, 6-2 CG (2004) --------------------------------------------------------------------- As of July 7, 2003 Name Pos. Rating Ht/Wt Hometown Schools 1 Shaun Livingston G 6-6/170 Peoria (IL) Peoria Central list Nation's top playmaker ... great handle ... sees the floor well 2 Dwight Howard F 6-10/225 Atlanta (GA) Southwest Atlanta Christian list Excellent NBA potential ... Great frame ... long arms and good offensively around the basket 3 Al Jefferson C 6-9/260 Prentiss (MS) Prentiss Arkansas Dominates opposing big men ... picked right up where he left off as a junior 4 Joshua Smith F 6-9/210 Powder Spring (GA) Mceachern Indiana Big forward with small forward skills ... explosive 5 Sebastian Telfair G 6-0/160 New York (NY) Lincoln list Creative with great handle ... exciting player to watch 6 Glen Davis F 6-8/345 Baton Rouge (LA) University Lab list AAU circuits most dominating player to date 7 Malik Hairston G 6-5/190 Detroit (MI) Renaissance list 8 Mike Williams F 6-7/225 Camden (AL) Wilcox Central Texas 9 D.J. White F 6-9/230 Tuscaloosa (AL) Hillcrest Indiana Proto-typical college power forward ... does everything well 10 Darius Washington, Jr. G 6-0/165 Orlando (FL) Edgewater Memphis Prolific scorer ... undersized shooting guard that can play some point ... great athlete 11 Daniel Gibson G 6-2/200 Houston (TX) Jones Texas 12 Marvin Williams, Jr. F 6-8/215 Bremerton (WA) Bremerton North Carolina Impressive near the basket ... strong and physical 13 Shawne Williams F 6-9/215 Memphis (TN) Hamilton Memphis 14 LaMarcus Aldridge C 6-11/215 Dallas (TX) Seagoville Texas Long and athletic ... room to grow ... potential is the key 15 Earl Smith F 6-5/180 Clarksburg (NJ) St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) list 16 Rudy Gay F 6-8/205 Capitol Heights (MD) Archbishop Spalding -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark Frances Hoop Scoop National Rankings (July 5, 2003) Rank Player Height Class Position Hometown (High School) State College 1. Sebastian Telfair 6'0 2004 PG Brooklyn (Lincoln) NY 2. Dwight Howard 6'11 2004 PF Atlanta (Southwest Atlanta Christian) GA 3. Al Jefferson 6'9 2004 C Prentiss (H.S.) MS Arkansas 4. Shaun Livingston 6'6 2004 PG Peoria (Central) IL 5. Malik Hairston 6'6 2004 WF Detroit (Renaissance) MI 6. D.J. White 6'9 2004 C Tuscaloosa (Hillcrest) AL Indiana 7. Darius Washington 6'0 2004 PG Orlando (Edgewater) FL Memphis 8. Josh Smith 6'9 2004 WF Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA 9. Mike Williams 6'8 2004 PF Camden (Wilcox Central) AL Texas 10. Marvin Williams 6'9 2004 PF Bremerton (H.S.) WA North Carolina 11. Daniel Gibson 6'3 2004 PG Houston (Jones) TX Texas 12. Churchill Odia 6'6 2004 PG Rockville (Montrose Christian) MD 13. Joe Crawford 6'3 2004 2G Detroit (Renaissance) MI Michigan 14. Brian Johnson 6'9 2004 PF Arlington (Bishop O'Connell) VA 15. Randolph Morris 7'0 2004 C Fairburn (Landmark Christian) GA 16. Glenn Davis 6'8 2004 C Baton Rouge (University Lab) LA 17. Earl "J.R."Smith*** 6'6 2004 2G Newark (St. Benedict's) NJ 18. DeMarcus Nelson 6'2 2004 PG Sacramento (Sheldon) CA Duke 19. Jawann McClellan 6'5 2004 WF Houston (Milby) TX Arizona 20. LaMarcus Aldridge 6'10 2004 C Dallas (Seogoville) TX Texas 21. Arron Afflalo 6'4 2004 2G Compton (Centennial) CA UCLA 22. Isaiah Swann*** 6'3 2004 2G Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA 23. A.J. Price 6'2 2004 PG Amityville (H.S.) NY 24. Robert Swift 7'0 2004 C Bakersfield (Highland) CA Southern Cal 25. Juan Diego Tellos Palacios 6'8 2004 PF Centereach (Our Savior New American) NY 26. Justin Cerasoli 6'5 2004 PG Aurora (West Aurora) IL 27. Robert Vaden 6'5 2004 WF Indianapolis (Pike) IN Indiana 28. Jason Horton 6'1 2004 PG Cedar Hill (H.S.) TX 29. Cedric Simmons 6'9 2004 PF Shallotte (West Brunswick) NC N.C. State 30. Kyle Lowry 5'11 2004 PG Philadelphia (Cardinal Dougherty) PA 31. Russell Robinson 6'3 2004 2G New York (Rice) NY 32. John Lucky 6'5 2004 PG Waterbury (Sacred Heart) CT 33. JamesOn Curry 6'2 2004 2G Mebane (Eastern Alamance) NC North Carolina 34. Bryce Taylor 6'4 2004 2G North Hollywood (Harvard-Westlake) CA Oregon 35. RUDY GAY 6'8 2004 PF Severn (Archbishop Spaulding) MD CLASS OF -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 TOP 100 RANKING From Hoop Master 1 Shaun Livingston 6-7 PG Central Peoria, IL Arizona Duke Illinois Florida 2 Dwight Howard 6-11 PF Southwest Atl. Christian Atlanta, GA Alabama Duke Tennessee Kentucky Florida Florida State Georgia Georgia Tech Indiana Louisville North Carolina North Carolina State Texas Notre Dame Oklahoma Syracuse Virginia Wake Forest 3 Glen Davis 6-8 C University Lab Baton Rouge, LA Arizona Auburn Connecticut Cincinnati Kentucky Florida State Georgia Indiana Louisville LSU Marquette Miami (FL) North Carolina Mississippi State Tulane 4 Al Jefferson 6-9 C Prentiss Prentiss, MS ARKANSAS 5 D.J. White 6-8 PF Hillcrest Tuscaloosa, AL INDIANA 6 Earl 'JR' Smith 6-6 WF St. Benedict's Newark, NJ Connecticut Cincinnati Miami (FL) North Carolina North Carolina State Pittsburgh Seton Hall Syracuse Villanova 7 Mike Williams 6-8 PF Wilcox Central Camden, AL TEXAS 8 LaMarcus Aldridge 6-11 C Seagoville Dallas, TX TEXAS 9 Marvin Williams 6-8 WF Bremerton Bremerton, WA Arizona Duke Washington Kansas North Carolina Oregon UCLA 10 Joshua Smith 6-9 PF McEachern Powder Springs, GA INDIANA 11 Sebastian Telfair 6-0 PG Lincoln Brooklyn, NY Arizona Connecticut Duke Kentucky Georgia Tech Iowa State Louisville Pittsburgh Syracuse UCLA 12 Daniel Gibson 6-3 WG Jesse Jones Houston, TX TEXAS 13 Malik Hairston 6-6 WG Renaissance Detroit, MI Connecticut Kentucky Indiana Kansas Michigan State Missouri Ohio State UCLA 14 Jordan Farmar 6-1 PG Taft Woodland Hills, CA UCLA 15 Darius Washington 5-11 PG Edgewater Orlando, FL MEMPHIS 16 Jason Horton 6-0 PG Cedar Hill Cedar Hill, TX Arizona State Arkansas Florida Florida State Kansas Missouri 17 Robert Swift 6-11 C Highland Bakersfield, CA USC 18 Arron Afflalo 6-4 WG Centennial Compton, CA UCLA 19 Randolph Morris 6-10 C Landmark Christian Fairburn, GA Tennessee Kentucky Georgia Georgia Tech Louisville Notre Dame 20 Joe Crawford 6-4 WG Renaissance Detroit, MI Michigan Kentucky Kansas Missouri North Carolina Syracuse 21 RUDY GAY 6-8 PF Archbishop Spalding Severn, MD Arizona Connecticut Maryland North Carolina State Syracuse Villanova Virginia