Published by The HOOP SCOOP, Inc., P.O. Box 37122, Louisville, KY Copyright 2003 HOOP SCOOP'S RANKING OF THE NATION'S TOP 445 SENIORS (CLASS OF 2004) Published on August 27, 2003 Rank Player Height Class Position Hometown (High School) State College 1. Dwight Howard 6'11 2004 PF Atlanta (Southwest Atlanta Christian) GA 2. Al Jefferson 6'9 2004 C Prentiss (H.S.) MS Arkansas 3. Shaun Livingston 6'6 2004 PG Peoria (Central) IL 4. D.J. White 6'9 2004 C Tuscaloosa (Hillcrest) AL Indiana 5. Josh Smith 6'9 2004 WF Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA Indiana 6. Marvin Williams 6'9 2004 PF Bremerton (H.S.) WA North Carolina 7. Malik Hairston 6'6 2004 WF Detroit (Renaissance) MI 8. RUDY GAY 6'8 2004 PF SEVERN (ARCHBISHOP SPALDING)MD 9. Sebastian Telfair 6'0 2004 PG Brooklyn (Lincoln) NY Louisville 10. Daniel Gibson 6'3 2004 PG Houston (Jones) TX Texas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 Pre-Season Top 100 from TheInsiders.com By Dave Telep, Tracy Pierson August 26, 2003 Here's our pre-season list of the Top 100 high school prospects in the United States: 1 C Dwight Howard (SW Atlanta Christian) Atlanta , GA 6-10/225 2 PG Shaun Livingston (Peoria Central) Peoria , IL 6-7/175 3 PF Al Jefferson (Prentiss) Prentiss, MS 6-9/265 Arkansas 4 PF/SF Marvin Williams (Bremerton) Bremerton, WA 6-8/205 North Carolina 5 SF Josh Smith (Oak Hill Academy) Mouth of Wilson, VA 6-8/210 Indiana 6 PF Lamarcus Aldridge (Seagoville) Dallas , TX 6-11/225 Texas 7 C Robert Swift (Highland) Bakersfield , CA 7-0/230 Southern Cal 8 PG Sebastian Telfair (Lincoln) Brooklyn, NY 5-11/165 9 SF Malik Hairston (Renaissance) Detroit, MI 6-6/185 10 SF/PF RUDY GAY (ARCHBISHOP SPALDING) SEVERN, MD 6-8/210 ----------------------------------------------------------------------