Rivals.com NCAA Basketball Recruiting Experts Announce Rivals100Hoops.com State Players of the Year.Sports Editors/Basketball Writers & Columnists SEATTLE--(BW SportsWire)--March 20, 2000 Standout Players Include Chris Duhon Chris Nicholas Duhon (born August 31 1982, in Mamou, Louisiana), is a professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. Duhon was a guard for the Duke University men's basketball team from 2000 to 2004. , Gerald Wallace Gerald Jermaine Wallace (born July 23 1982 in Sylacauga, Alabama) is a 6'7" (201 cm) American professional basketball player starting at small forward for the Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA. and Neil Fingleton; National Player of the Year, All-America For other uses, see All-American (disambiguation). An All-America "team" is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players, those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position, who are referred to as All-American Team to be Announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. March 30 Rivals.com “Rivals” redirects here. For other uses, see Rival. Rivals is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting. The network was started in May 2001 and currently employs more than 300 personnel. (www.rivals.com), a leading online network of sports team and affinity channels, today announced its Rivals100Hoops.com State Player of the Year awards Several sports leagues honor their best player with an award called Player of the Year. In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award. The awards with the "player of the year" phrasing include these. , which honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. the best prep basketball players for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). as selected by the network's experts and publishers. A complete list of the players can be found on Rivals100Hoops.com (www.rivals100hoops.com) with links to additional information and feature articles on FastBreakRecruiting.com (www.fastbreakrecruiting.com). The Rivals.com National Player of the Year and All America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. team will be announced on March 30, also on Rivals100Hoops.com. David Eckoff, senior vice president and executive producer of Rivals.com, said, "We believe our State Player of the Year awards are comprised of future college and NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= greats, and I want to personally congratulate each of these outstanding athletes. Fans are eager to discover these dedicated athletes, who are potentially the next Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant (born July 23 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. or Vince Carter <noinclude></noinclude> Vincent Lamar "Vince" Carter (born January 26, 1977) is an American All-Star basketball player in the NBA. He currently is a starting shooting guard for the New Jersey Nets. He is considered one of the best scoring guards in the game today. . Our network of recruiting experts invested numerous hours personally identifying the senior player who had the best year in each of the 50 states and in Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. D.C. this season. We will announce the winners of our top award, the Rivals100Hoops.com National Player of the Year, and honor the Rivals100Hoops.com All America team in a little more than a week." Steve v. t. 1. To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold. See Steeve. Beck, one of nation's authorities on college basketball College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. History
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Fans can access detailed information about all the Rivals100Hoops.com State Players of the Year and more than 3,000 of the nation's top high school athletes via the free and extensive Rivals.com Player Database by clicking on "Recruiting" or "Prospect Search" from any of the network's college team or recruiting Web sites such as Rivals100Hoops.com. The searchable database Refers to databases on the Web that are searchable by typing in a query. The term is quite redundant because all databases are searchable. In fact, that is one of their major features. includes detailed player information such as height, weight, schools interested in and other news bits as well as Rivals.com analyst notes. Visitors can also access digital video of assessment drills, game footage and interviews of many players. The extensive database of player profiles took more than a year and a half to build and is updated daily. Rivals.com college team sites enable fans to directly access team-specific recruiting information. By clicking on the "recruiting" link on the team site navigation bar A set of buttons or graphic images typically in a row or column used as a central point that link you to major topic sections on a Web site. If the navigation bar is a single graphic image with multiple selections, it is known as an imagemap. See imagemap. , fans can interact with profiles of players who are either interested in or committed to their favorite team. Network sites for schools receiving strong player interest include: Kansas (www.jayhawktalk.com), Duke (www.bluedevilcentral.com), North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. (www.insidecarolina.com), Alabama Alabama, indigenous people of North America Alabama (ăləbăm`ə), indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). (www.bamamag.com), Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). State (www.spartanmag.com), UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX (www.bruinreportonline.com), Florida (www.gatorcountry.com) and Indiana Indiana, state, United States Indiana, midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan (N), Ohio (E), Kentucky, across the Ohio R. (S), and Illinois (W). (www.superhoosier.com). Following is a breakdown of all State Players of the Year for all 50 states and the District of Columbia:
State Player Name/ High School Height/ Schools
Position Weight Considering/
Committed To
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Alabama Gerald Wallace Childersburg 6-7, Alabama
Small Forward High School 212 lbs. (Committed)
Alaska Kyle Bailey Lathrop 6-3, Santa Clara
Shooting Guard High School 195 lbs. (Committed)
Arizona Jamaal Scott Shadow Mountain 6-5, Cal Poly
Small Forward High School 180 lbs. San Luis
Obispo
(Committed)
Arkansas Donnie Williams Turrell 6-2, Southwest
Point Guard High School 148 lbs. Missouri
State
(Committed)
California DeShawn Stevenson Washington Union 6-5, Kansas
Shooting Guard High School 210 lbs. (Committed)
Colorado Cleophus Morris Denver East 6-0, Northwestern,
Point Guard High School 165 lbs. Northeastern,
University of
Maine
Connecticut Jason Benton James Hillhouse 6-6, Manhattan
Power Forward High School 220 lbs. College
(Committed)
District of Deon Saunders Spingarn 6-6, American
Columbia Small Forward High School 200 lbs. University
(D.C.) (Committed)
Delaware Brian Polk Sussex Technical 6-4, Temple,
Shooting Guard High School 185 lbs. American,
St. Joe's,
Villanova,
Delaware
Florida Orien Greene Gainesville 6-5, Florida
Shooting Guard High School 185 lbs. (Committed)
Georgia A.J. Moye Westlake 6-5, Indiana
Shooting Guard High School 215 lbs. (Committed)
Hawaii Jason Mandaquit Hilo 5-9, Hawaii
Point Guard High School 150 lbs. Pacific
University,
Hawaii
Idaho Jesse Smith Mackey 6-9, Idaho State
Center High School 210 lbs. (Committed)
Illinois Darius Miles East St. Louis 6-8, St. John's
Wing Forward High School 212 lbs. (Committed)
Indiana Jared Jeffries Bloomington 6-10, Indiana
Power Forward North H.S. 215 lbs. (Committed)
Iowa Glen Worley West 6-8, Iowa
Power Forward High School 203 lbs. (Committed)
Kansas Brett Wise Emporia 6-7, Idaho
Power Forward High School 220 lbs. (Committed)
Kentucky Scott Hundley Scott County 6-5, Vanderbilt
Small Forward High School 210 lbs. (Committed)
Louisiana Chris Duhon Salmen 6-2, Duke
Point Guard High School 180 lbs. (Committed)
Maine Chris Markwood South Portland 6-5, Notre Dame
Point Guard High School 175 lbs. (Committed)
Maryland Michael Sweetney Oxon 6-9, Georgetown
Center High School 260 lbs. (Committed)
Massa- Neil Fingleton Holy Name 7-6, North
chusetts Center Central Catholic 310 lbs. Carolina
High School
Michigan Marcus Taylor Waverly 6-3, Michigan
Point Guard High School 192 lbs. State
(Committed)
Minnesota Adam Boone Minnetonka 6-2, North
Point Guard High School 185 lbs. Carolina
(Committed)
Mississippi Darius Rice Lanier 6-10, Arkansas,
Power Forward High School 200 lbs. Kentucky,
Miami,
Mississippi
State
Missouri Joel Shelton St. Louis Vashon 5-9, Illinois, St.
Point Guard High School 155 lbs. Louis, Long
Beach State
Montana Dan Luedtke Ronan 6-2, Montana
Shooting Guard High School 180 lbs. State,
Montana
Nebraska Zach Fortune Bellevue West 6-2, Air Force,
Shooting Guard High School 185 lbs. Boston,
Georgia,
South Florida
Nevada Jamaal Brimmer Durango 6-1, UNLV
Guard High School 210 lbs. (Committed -
Football)
New Ryan Stys Manchester 5-10, University of
Hampshire Point Guard Central H.S. 165 lbs. Hartford
(Committed)
New Jersey Arthur Barclay Camden 6-7, California,
Power Forward High School 215 lbs. UConn,
Georgia Tech,
UMass, Temple
New Mexico Alvin Broussard Valley 6-5, New Mexico
Shooting Guard High School 215 lbs. State,
Wyoming
New York Andre Barrett Rice 5-9, Seton Hall
Point Guard High School 165 lbs. (Committed)
North Scooter Sherrill West Rowan 6-3, North
Carolina Shooting Guard High School 180 lbs. Carolina
State
(Committed)
North Jon Godfread Red River 6-11, Utah
Dakota Center High School 232 lbs. (Committed)
Ohio Romain Dayton Christian 6-4, Xavier
Guessagba-Sato High School 202 lbs. (Committed)
Shooting Guard
Oklahoma Terrance Crawford Bishop McGuiness 6-6, Oklahoma
Small Forward High School 205 lbs. State
(Committed)
Oregon Brandon Brooks Jefferson 5-11, Cincinnati,
Point Guard High School 160 lbs. UNLV,
Arizona
State,
Oklahoma,
Georgia
Pennsylvania Eddie Griffin Roman Catholic 6-9, Seton Hall
Power Forward High School 205 lbs. (Committed)
Rhode Island TJ Sorrentine St. Raphael's 5-10, University of
Point Guard High School 170 lbs. Vermont
(Committed)
South Alvin Green Socastee 5-9, Georgetown,
Carolina Point Guard High School 155 lbs. Maryland,
Oklahoma,
Coastal
Carolina
South Jared Reiner Tripp-Belmont 6-11, Iowa
Dakota Center High School 240 lbs. (Committed)
Tennessee Scooter McFadgon Raleigh Egypt 6-5, Memphis
Shooting Guard High School 205 lbs. (Committed)
Texas Alton Ford Jr. Charles H. Milby 6-10, Houston
(Co-Player Power Forward High School 260 lbs. (Committed)
of the
Year)
Texas Brian Boddicker Duncanville 6-9, Texas
(Co-Player Power Forward High School 230 lbs. (Committed)
of the
Year)
Utah Garner Meads Brighton 6-8, BYU,
Power Forward High School 215 lbs. Stanford,
Utah
Vermont Taylor Coppenrath St. Johnsbury 6-7, University of
Power Forward Academy 205 lbs. Vermont
(Committed)
Virginia Cliff Hawkins Oak Hill 6-2, Kentucky
Point Guard Academy 185 lbs. (Committed)
Washington Luke Ridnour Blaine 6-2, Oregon
Point Guard High School 170 lbs. (Committed)
West Greg Davis Tug Valley 5-9, East
Virginia Point Guard High School 160 lbs. Carolina,
VMI, Radford,
University of
Charleston,
Ohio
Wisconsin Mike Wilkinson Wisconsin 6-8, Wisconsin
Power Forward Heights High 220 lbs. (Committed)
School
Wyoming Tony Schamber Lander Valley 6-1, Undecided
Shooting Guard High School 165 lbs.
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