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Classic (from a year ago today!) 1997 N.B.A Draft Prospects



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>Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:39:08 -0400 (EDT)
>From: RAMANI_R@bentley.edu
>Subject: 1997 N.B.A Draft Prospects
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>                1997 N.B.A. Draft Prospects (65)
>                        
>        Centers (10)
>        
>1. Tim Duncan*         6-10   245   Sr.   Wake Forest
>2. Adonal Foyle*       6-10   260   Jr.   Colgate
>3. Alexander Koul      7-1    265   Jr.   George Washington
>4. Jason Lawson*       6-11   240   Sr.   Villanova
>5. Michael Doleac*     6-11   260   Jr.   Utah
>6. Kelvin Cato*        6-11   245   Sr.   Iowa State
>7. Garth Joseph        7-1    290   Jr.   St. Rose (N.Y.) [Div. II]
>8. Lorenzo Coleman     7-1    295   Sr.   Tennessee Tech
>9. Tim Young           7-1    245   So.   Stanford
>10.Scot Pollard*       6-10   250   Sr.   Kansas
>  * - can play PF
>
> Notes: Young was a medical redshirt.
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Serge Zwikker, 7-2 265 Sr. North Carolina; Lee Wilson, 6-11 260
> Sr. Arkansas; Rahsaan Smith, 7-0 220 Sr. Fresno State; Pat Burke,
> 6-11 250 Sr. Auburn; Gerald Eaker, 6-11 240 Sr. Kansas State; Nate
> Wilbourne, 6-11 255 Sr. South Carolina; Brad Miller, 6-11 240 Jr.
> Purdue; Keith Closs 7-3 206 not attending college following soph-
> omore season.  
> 
>       
>          Power Forwards (17) 
> 
>1. Danny Fortson       6-7    245   Jr.   Cincinnati
>2. Brian Skinner**     6-10   240   Jr.   Baylor
>3. Tim Thomas*         6-10   235   Fr.   Villanova
>4. Kenny Thomas**      6-9    260   So.   New Mexico
>5. Jerald Honeycutt*   6-9    245   Sr.   Tulane
>6. Marc Jackson**      6-9    270   Jr.   Temple
>7. Danya Abrams        6-7    265   Sr.   Boston College
>8. Tony Battie         6-11   225   Jr.   Texas Tech
>9. Jelani McCoy        6-9    220   So.   U.C.L.A.
>10.Peter Aluma**       6-10   240   Sr.   Liberty
>11.Winfred Walton*     6-9    220   Fr.   Syracuse
>12.Austin Croshere*    6-9    230   Sr.   Providence
>13.Maurice Taylor      6-8    235   Jr.   Michigan
>14.Zendon Hamilton-x   6-11   225   Jr.   St. John's
>15.Raef LaFrentz       6-11   220   Jr.   Kansas
>16.Andrae Patterson    6-8    230   Jr.   Indiana        
>17.Damion Walker       6-8    220   So.   Texas Christian
>  * - can play SF
> ** - can play C
>  x - recovering from injury
>
> Notes: Walton may be ruled ineligible. Rayshard Allen, 6-7 245   
>        Tulane will redshirt this season, and he'll be a senior   
>        during the 1997-98 season. 
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Kebu Stewart, 6-8 240 Sr. California-State Bakersfield; Terquin
> Mott, 6-8 230 Sr. Coppin State; Eddie Elisma, 6-9 210 Sr. Georgia
> Tech; Maceo Baston, 6-9 215 Jr. Michigan; Thaddeous Delaney, 6-8
> 250 Sr. College of Charleston; Avondre Jones, 6-11 225 transfer
> (will be senior in 97-98) Fresno State; Corey Louis, 6-9 215
> Jr. Florida State; Shaun Igo, 6-11 225 Sr. Rice, Otis Hill, 6-8
> 255 Sr. Syracuse; Odell Hodge, 6-9 260 Sr. Old Dominion; Jared
> Prickett, 6-9 230 Sr. Kentucky; Greg Newton, 6-10 220 Sr. Duke;
> Mikki Moore, 6-11 210 Sr. Nebraska; DeMarco Johnson, 6-8 235 Jr.
> North Carolina-Charlotte.
>
>
>        Small Forwards (13) 
>
>1. Keith Van Horn*     6-9    235   Sr.   Utah
>2. J.R. Henderson*     6-9    215   Jr.   U.C.L.A.
>3. Ron Mercer          6-7    215   So.   Kentucky
>4. Johnny Taylor       6-8    215   Sr.   Tennessee-Chattanooga
>5. Matt Harpring       6-7    225   Jr.   Georgia Tech
>6. Charles O'Bannon**  6-6    205   Sr.   U.C.L.A.
>7. Reuben Patterson    6-7    225   Jr.   Cincinnati
>8. Paul Pierce**       6-6    220   So.   Kansas
>9. Antawn Jamison      6-7    210   So.   North Carolina
>10.Carlos Williams**   6-7    200   Sr.   Alabama-Birmingham
>11.Rodrick Rhodes**    6-7    220   Sr.   Southern California
>12.Ace Custis-x        6-7    215   Sr.   Virginia Tech
>13.Devin Davis         6-7    215   Sr.   Miami (Ohio)
> * - can play PF
> ** - can play OG
> x - recovering from injury
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Mark Sanford, 6-8 200 Jr. Washington; Horatio Webster, 6-7 235
> Jr. Mississippi State; Sam Okey, 6-7 230 So. Wisconsin; Jess
> Settles, 6-7 220 Sr. Iowa; Tunji Awojobi, 6-6 230 Sr. Boston
> University; Bubba Wells, 6-5 225 Sr. Austin Peay; Todd Burgan,
> 6-7 210 Jr. Syracuse; Cedric Henderson, 6-7 215 Sr. Memphis; 
> Kirk King, 6-8 235 Sr. Connecticut.
>
>
>          Off Guards (13)
>        
>1. Anthony Parker      6-5    185   Sr.   Bradley
>2. Shea Seals          6-5    200   Sr.   Tulsa
>3. Toby Bailey         6-5    185   Jr.   U.C.L.A.
>4. Reggie Freeman      6-5    200   Sr.   Texas
>5. Derek Anderson      6-4    195   Sr.   Kentucky
>6. James Collins       6-4    190   Sr.   Florida State
>7. Dedric Willoughby   6-3    180   Sr.   Iowa State
>8. James Cotton        6-5    200   Jr.   Long Beach State
>9. Cory Carr           6-4    200   Jr.   Texas Tech
>10.Eric Washington     6-4    190   Sr.   Alabama
>11.Isaac Fontaine      6-4    210   Sr.   Washington State
>12.Miles Simon         6-5    195   Jr.   Arizona
>13.Charles Smith       6-4    180   Sr.   New Mexico
>
> Notes: Charles Smith, 6-6 200 Rider, who would have been a senior,
>        has been suspended for the season.
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Felipe Lopez, 6-5 180 Jr. St. John's; Courtney Alexander, 6-6 187
> So. Virginia; Vince Carter, 6-5 185 So. North Carolina; Ronnie
> Fields, 6-3 185 not eligible for freshman season; Ricky Price, 6-5
> 185 Jr. Duke; Damon Flint, 6-5 200 Sr. Cincinnati; Alvin Sims, 6-4
> 220 Sr. Louisville; Bonzi Wells, 6-5 200 Jr. Ball State; Kendric
> Brooks, 6-5 190 Sr. Fresno State; Tom Pipkins, 6-3 185 Sr.
> Duquesne; Ed Gray, 6-3 210 Sr. California; Monty Wilson, 6-4 195
> Sr. Tennessee State; Stais Bozeman, 6-4 200 Sr. Southern Cal
> ifornia; Jason Cipolla, 6-7 190 Sr. Syracuse; Larry Davis,
> 6-3 195 Sr. South Carolina; Andrell Hoard, 6-3 195 Sr. North-
> eastern Illinois. 
>
>                     
>        Point Guards (12)
>
>1. Brevin Knight       5-10   170   Sr.   Stanford
>2. Jacque Vaughn-x     6-0    195   Sr.   Kansas
>3. Chauncey Billups    6-3    195   So.   Colorado
>4. Andre Woolridge     6-1    190   Sr.   Iowa
>5. DeJuan Wheat        6-0    160   Sr.   Louisville
>6. Alvin Williams      6-4    180   Sr.   Villanova
>7. Kiwane Garris       6-2    180   Sr.   Illinois
>8. Edgar Padilla       6-2    175   Sr.   Massachusetts
>9. Harold Deane        6-1    175   Sr.   Virginia
>10.Dominick Young      5-10   170   Sr.   Fresno State
>11.Tyson Wheeler       5-10   155   Jr.   Rhode Island
>12.Geno Carlisle       6-2    185   Jr.   Northwestern
> * - can play OG
> x - recovering from injury
>
> Notes: Deane has taken a leave of absence. Curtis McCants, 6-0
>        175 George Mason, who would have been a senior, has been
>        released from the team. 
>
> Honorable Mention:
> Mike Bibby, 6-2 180 Fr. Arizona; Bryce Drew, 6-3 180 Jr.
> Valparaiso; Louis Bullock, 6-2 175 So. Michigan; Kareem Reid, 5-10
> 165 So. Arkansas; Jeff Capel, 6-4 195 Sr. Duke; Anthony Epps, 6-2
> 180 Sr. Kentucky; Jeff Myers, 6-2 185 Sr. Drexel; Damien Smith,
> 5-10 165 Sr. Southern Mississippi; Chris Garner, 5-10 154 Sr.
> Memphis. 
>
>
>          Foreign Prospects:
>
> Name                    Team                 Country
>
> Frangiskos Alvertis                          Greece
> Dimitris Papanikolaou   Olympiakos           Greece
> Arturas Karnishovas                          Lithuania
> Arjan Komazec                                Croatia
> Alberto Herreros                             Spain
> Giorgos Sigalas                              Greece
> Samir Gouda                                  Egypt
> Marko Milic             Olimpija Lubljana    Slovania
> Vladi Bogojevic         Giessen              Germany
> Alexander Cubrilo       Partizan Belgrade    Yugoslovia
> Giannis Giannoulis      PAOK                 Greece
> Roberto Duenas          Barcelona            Spain
> Dejan Tomasevic         Partizan Belgrade    Yugoslavia
> Frederick Weis          Limoges              France
> Denis Wucherer          Bayer Leverkusen     Germany
> Gregor Fucka                                 Italy
> Vassili Karassev        CSKA Moscow          Russia
> Yevgeny Kissourine      CSKA Moscow          Russia
> Nikos Ikonomou          Panathinaikos        Greece
>
>
>          Top 30 Players Overall
>
>1. Tim Duncan           C-PF   6-10  245  Sr.   Wake Forest
>2. Keith Van Horn         F    6-9   235  Sr.   Utah
>3. Adonal Foyle         C-PF   6-10  260  Jr.   Colgate
>4. Danny Fortson         PF    6-7   245  Jr.   Cincinnati
>5. Brian Skinner        PF-C   6-10  240  Jr.   Baylor
>6. Alexander Koul         C    7-1   265  Jr.   George Washington
>7. J.R. Henderson        SF    6-9   215  Jr.   U.C.L.A.
>8. Tim Thomas             F    6-10  235  Fr.   Villanova    
>9. Ron Mercer            SF    6-7   215  So.   Kentucky
>10.Brevin Knight         PG    5-10  170  Sr.   Stanford
>11.Jacque Vaughn         PG    6-0   195  Sr.   Kansas
>12.Anthony Parker        OG    6-5   185  Sr.   Bradley
>13.Johnny Taylor         SF    6-8   215  Sr.   Tenn.-Chattanooga 
>14.Kenny Thomas          PF    6-9   260  So.   New Mexico
>15.Jerald Honeycutt       F    6-9   245  Sr.   Tulane
>16.Matt Harpring         SF    6-7   225  Jr.   Georgia Tech
>17.Shea Seals            OG    6-5   200  Sr.   Tulsa
>18.Charles O'Bannon     SF-OG  6-6   205  Sr.   U.C.L.A.
>19.Reuben Patterson      SF    6-7   225  Jr.   Cincinnati
>20.Paul Pierce          SF-OG  6-6   220  So.   Kansas
>21.Toby Bailey           OG    6-5   185  Jr.   U.C.L.A.
>22.Jason Lawson         C-PF   6-11  240  Sr.   Villanova
>23.Marc Jackson         PF-C   6-9   270  Jr.   Temple
>24.Danya Abrams          PF    6-7   265  Sr.   Boston College
>25.Tony Battie           PF    6-11  225  Jr.   Texas Tech
>26.Jelani McCoy          PF    6-9   220  So.   U.C.L.A.
>27.Antawn Jamison        SF    6-7   210  So.   North Carolina
>28.Peter Aluma          PF-C   6-10  240  Sr.   Liberty
>29.Reggie Freeman        OG    6-5   200  Sr.   Texas
>30.Michael Doleac         C    6-11  260  Jr.   Utah
>


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