BEST IN POLL: DEADEYE JACOBSEN.Byline: Louis Johnson Louis Johnson may refer to:
Glendora High swingman swing·man n. Basketball A team member who can play effectively in two different positions, especially forward and guard. Casey Jacobsen Casey Gardner Jacobsen (born March 19 1981 in Glendora, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies. He has an extensive European basketball career and most recently played for the Brose Baskets, where he won the German Basketball and Artesia forward Jason Kapono Jason Alan Kapono (born February 2 1981 in Long Beach, California) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently with the Toronto Raptors.[1] His previous team was the Miami Heat in 2006-07. have met on the basketball floor often over the past few years, and those meetings usually ended with Kapono and his team walking away with a victory. As a matter of fact, Kapono and the Pioneers have ousted Jacobsen and his Tartans from the CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). Division I Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Regionals the past two seasons. But now that both players are preparing to move on, Jacobsen finally has beaten his rival and good friend. And he didn't even need one of his long-range jump shots to do it. Jacobsen, a 6-foot-6 swingman, amassed 280 points from the 20 ballots sent out to college coaches and prep basketball scouts to outdistance out·dis·tance tr.v. out·dis·tanced, out·dis·tanc·ing, out·dis·tanc·es 1. To outrun, especially in a long-distance race. 2. Kapono and power forward Carlos Boozer of Douglas High in Juneau, Alaska, to become the top vote-getter in the 23rd annual Best in the West boys' basketball poll conducted by the Daily News' sister paper, the Long Beach Press-Telegram The Long Beach Press-Telegram is a major daily newspaper published in Long Beach, California. Tracing its history to 1897, it is currently published by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. External links
Jacobsen, who missed most of the summer recruiting scene while leading the U.S. Junior National Team to the gold medal in the World Youth Games World Youth Games is an international competition among young athletes. Games were held under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee. The first and only games were held in Moscow, Russia in 1998 [1]. References 1. ^ [1] at Moscow, received eight No. 1 prospect votes. The extra votes pushed Jacobsen past the others and gave the sharpshooter the distinction of being the top basketball prospect among high school seniors in the Western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . Michael Dunleavy Jr. of Jesuit High in Portland, Ore., and Andrew Gooden of El Cerrito round out the top five in this year's class. Dunleavy, a 6-8 swingman with an all-around game that rivals Kapono's, is the son of Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise, based in Portland throughout its existence, entered the league in 1970 and has won the NBA Championship once, in 1977. coach Mike Dunleavy. Gooden, who wasn't on any of the top-100 lists of seniors heading into last summer, burst onto the national scene at the Adidas ABCD See CompTIA. camp in Teaneck, N.J., where his combination of size (6-10) and perimeter skills wowed onlookers. Louisville, Ky.-based talent scout Clark Francis of Hoop Scoop thinks the Class of 1999 in the West compares favorably with the 1998 group. He placed the aforementioned players, along with Las Vegas Clark point guard Kevin Gaines, who finished sixth in this year's voting, among the top 40 players in the country, although he was hesitant to anoint a·noint tr.v. a·noint·ed, a·noint·ing, a·noints 1. To apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to. 2. To put oil on during a religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration. 3. Jacobsen the best of the bunch. ``I'm not sure he's better than (Kapono or Boozer), but what he did in the postseason All-Star games proved that he could play with anyone in the class,'' Francis said. ``Six months ago, I thought Casey had to go to the right program. But he could go anywhere and be a factor for any program. The strength of this year's group lies in the frontcourt, where eight of the 15 first-teamers stand 6-8 or taller. Kapono and 6-8 Donnell Knight of Tempe, Ariz., Corona del Sol, a dynamic athlete, are the top small forwards. Boozer and Gooden join 6-9 Justin Davis (Alameda St. Joseph), 6-10 Brian Jackson (Knappa, Ore., Knappa) and 6-11 Curtis Borchardt (Redmond, Wash., Eastlake) as power players in the middle. Tito Maddox, a 6-4 point guard from Compton, became the second Tarbabe in as many years to be named to the first team, joining former teammate David Hamilton (Auburn). Maddox, Gaines and Verbum Dei magician Marlon Parmer are all considered to be among the best floor leaders in the country. There are also plenty of players who can handle the shooting guard or wing forward positions. Dunleavy, 6-4 Gilbert Arenas of Grant, 6-5 Brian Wethers (Murrieta Murrieta Valley) and 6-5 Joe Shipp (Fairfax) are all capable of scoring points in bunches. 23rd ANNUAL BEST IN THE WEST BOYS` BASKETBALL POLL FIRST TEAM PlayerHt Wt Pos Pts City (School) Casey Jacobsen 6-6 205 G-F 280 Glendora Jason Kapono 6-8 210 F 255 Lakewood Artesia Carlos Boozer 6-9 245 F 245 Juneau, Alaska, Douglas Michael Dunleavy 6-8 200 G-F 182 Portland, Ore., Jesuit Andrew Gooden 6-10 220 F-C180 El Cerrito (Ca.) Kevin Gaines 6-4 190 G 150 Las Vegas Clark Donnell Knight 6-8 200 F 139 Tempe, Ariz., Corona del Sol Tito Maddox 6-4 200 G 134 Compton Justin Davis 6-9 220 F 123 Alameda St. Joseph-Notre Dame Brian Jackson 6-10 240 F-C 116 Knappa, Ore., Knappa Curtis Borchardt 6-11 205 F-C 111 Redmond, Wash., Eastlake Marlon Parmer 6-2 185 G 109 Verbum Dei Gilbert Arenas 6-3 195 G 96 Grant Brian Wethers 6-5 205 G 94 Murrieta Murrieta Valley Joe Shipp 6-5 215 G-F 91 Fairfax SECOND TEAM Player Ht Wt Pos Pts City (School) Demetrius Hunter 6-1 200 G 86 Las Vegas Cheyenne Rafael Berumen 6-9 230 F-C 67 Simi Valley James Wright 5-11 170 G 67 Manual Arts Julius Barnes 6-1 170 G 57 Rowland Heights Rowland Dalron Johnson 6-9 215 F 55 Verbum Dei Lance Allred 6-10 235 C 53 Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. , East Brian Greene 6-7 210 F 43 Thornton, Colo., Horizon Keith Kincade 6-5 190 G-F 41 Compton Dominguez Marcus Moore 6-4 185 G 41 Compton Dominguez Noel Felix 6-8 200 F 40 Inglewood John Oden 6-8 225 F 40 Phoenix, Ariz., Hayden Shantay Legans 5-10 160 G 32 Goleta Dos Pueblos Tanner Shell 6-6 210 G-F 31 Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View Ryan Wildenborge 6-10 250 C 30 Kirkland, Wash., Juanita Nate Hair 6-5 190 G 28 Mission Viejo Capistrano Valley THIRD TEAM Player Ht Wt Pos Pts City (School) Chris Osborne 6-9 220 F-C 23 Westchester Tommie Smith 6-9 195 F 20 Phoenix, Ariz., North Cameron Carr 6-7 210 F 19 West Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] , Ore., West Linn Spencer Gogler 6-5 195 G-F 18 Santa Margarita Jimmy Haywood 6-3 180 G 15 Seattle, Wash., Franklin Marquis Poole 6-2 180 G 14 Compton Centennial Willie Johnson 6-4 200 G-F 14 Fresno Edison B.J. Ward 6-0 170 G 13 Santa Clara Cordell Butler 6-5 205 F 13 San Mateo R.T. Guinn 6-9 205 F 12 Albuquerque, N.M., Cibola Nick Jones 6-4 200 G-F 11 Santa Clara Joe Kirchofer 6-9 230 C 10 Laguna Creek Elk Grove Eric Knight 6-1 180 G 10 Westchester Aaron Abrams 6-3 180 G 10 Vista Rancho Buena Vista Derrick Mansell 6-1 165 G 10 Santa Ana Mater Dei Others receiving votes: Johnny Hardwick (Manual Arts) 6 points; Shamell Stallworth (Easton Washington Union) 6; Derrick Dawes (Salt Lake City, Utah, Cottonwood) 6; Sandy Fletcher (Inglewood) 6; Brandon Moorer (Manual Arts) 6; Blandon Ferguson (Alameda St. Joseph-Notre Dame) 5; Ben Coffee (Portland, Ore., Benson Tech) 5; Jerry Dupree (Moreno Valley) 4; Armand Thomas (Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] ) 4; Stanley Thorne (Fairfax) 4; Gary Holmes (Fontana) 4; Kent Dennis (Cleveland) 4; Richard Fox (Denver, Colo., Regis) 4; Tony Dow (Huntington Beach Ocean View) 4; Josh Shavies (Oakland Fremont) 4; Lance Bouncristiani (Reno Galena galena (gəlē`nə) or lead glance, lustrous, blue-gray mineral crystallizing usually in cubes, sometimes in octahedrons. It is the most important ore and the principal source of lead. ) 3; Ronald Johnson (South Gate) 3; Craig Calloway (Long Beach Jordan) 2; Trenell Eddings (Rialto Rialto, city (1990 pop. 72,388), San Bernardino co., S Calif., a residential suburb of San Bernardino; inc. 1911. The city has greatly expanded as a result of the economic and demographic growth of the southern California area. Eisenhower) 2; Nate Burleson (Seattle, Wash., O'Dea) 2; Chaun Ballard (San Bernardino Pacific) 2; Heath Orvis (Longmont, Colo., Longmont) 1; Josh Fisher (Mercer Island, Wash., Mercer Island) 1; Jason Burns (Las Vegas Durango) 1; Ross Benson (Everett, Wash., Cascade) 1; Terrance Green (Portland, Ore., Benson Tech) 1; Jovan Harris (El Cerrito) 1; Hakim Rasul (Tucson, Ariz., Pueblo) 1; Gabriel Hughes (Torrance Bishop Montgomery) 1. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: 23rd ANNUAL BEST IN THE WEST BOYS` BASKETBALL POLL (see text) Long Beach Press-Telegram |
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