Here are my choices for the 2009-10 Top 100 JC players in California. The only requirement is that I have to have seen them play (either during the regular season or during the summer - at some point - at the JC level, in HS or in a summer league such as the Say No or the SF Pro-Am).
While this is of course my subjective opinion, mine may be the most informed opinion around since I doubt anyone else has seen as many teams play this year as I have.
Players are listed by the position that they played most of the time at the JC level. Most players in California JCs play one position “larger” than they are likely to play at the 4-year level (since we have so many guards and not so many big men around here).
64 different schools are represented.
Three schools placed four players each on the list. San Bernardino Valley leads the way with 5 players chosen; Citrus and Saddleback have 4 players each.
Players are listed alphabetically.
In addition to the Top 100, the Honorable Mention section is a list of very good players that I seriously considered for inclusion on the Top 100, as well as a post-script with a couple of players who could easily have been on these lists.
Here's a little more info...
By position -
PG - 20
SG - 17
SF - 17
PF - 27
Ctr - 20
(I didn't allocate spots by position - that's just how it worked out)
23 freshmen - noted by (f)
78 sophomores
And yep that's 101...if the Big Ten conference can have 11 teams my Top 100 list can have 101 names, eh?
*Top 100 or Honorable Mention in 2008-09
**Top 100 or Honorable Mention in 2007-08
Top 100 Players:
Kyle Allen, Ctr, Yuba (f)
Alan Alston, PF, Victor Valley
Casey Arent, Ctr, Sierra (f)
Terry Arnold, SG, Solano
*Tim Austin, SG, Cypress
Matt Baker, Ctr, Monterey Peninsula
Jamelle Barrett, PG, Cosumnes River
*Elliott Berry, PF, Pasadena
Antonio Biglow, PG, Mt. San Antonio (f)
**Jordan Block, SG, Pasadena
Austin Bowen, PF, LA Trade Tech
*Brannon Bradley, PF, Canyons
Kevin Bradshaw, Ctr, Riverside
*Orlando Brazier, Ctr, San Bernardino Valley
*Tre Brewer, SG, San Bernardino Valley
Daquan Brown, Ctr, Barstow (f)
Ken Brown, PG, Cerritos
Tony Cali, SF, Mira Costa (f)
*Anthony Cammon, SG, Chaffey
Anthony Carter, PG, Butte
Brandon Chavers, Ctr, East LA (f)
Bryant Crowder, Ctr, Santa Monica (f)
Chris Curtis, PF, Orange Coast
Robert Curtis, Ctr, Saddleback
**Antoine Davis, PG, Desert
*Dan Daviess, PG, Diablo Valley
Cliff Ederaine, PF, Sequoias
James Ennis, PF, Oxnard
Wendell Faines, Ctr, Saddleback (f)
**Bobby Fisher, Ctr, Bakersfield
Matt Fogarty, PF, Shasta
*Blake Francom, PF, Hartnell
Travis Fulton, PF, Irvine Valley (f)
*Tony Gallo, PG, Cabrillo
Devin Golston, Ctr, Cypress (f)
Roger Guardia, SF, Cuesta
Jordan Harris, PF, Ventura
DeAndre Haskins, SF, Citrus
*Randy Hunter, Ctr, Citrus
*Isaiah James, PF, San Jose
Anthony Johnson, PF, Cosumnes River
Laquenten Jones, SF, Mt. San Antonio
Reggie Jones, Ctr, Ohlone
Charles Joseph, Ctr, Southwestern (f)
*Gerrell Knightshead, PF, Santa Rosa
*Christian Koutras, PG, Cuesta
James Lake, Ctr, San Joaquin Delta (f)
*David Lane, PG, Santa Barbara
Eric Lawton, SG, Mt. San Jacinto (f)
Wendell Lee, SF, El Camino (f)
DeShaun Legree, SF, Contra Costa
Ever Lopez, PG, LA Pierce
Jerome Lowe, SF, LA Valley
*Bobby Macias, PG, Foothill
German Madueno, SF, American River
*Nick Marshall, PF, Las Positas
Manny Martin, Ctr, Canada (f)
Brandon May, PF, Diablo Valley
Mike McChristian, SF, Yuba (f)
*Maurice McGee, PF, San Bernardino Valley
Kenny McGowen, PG, Sequoias
Ryan McLucas, PG, Oxnard
Tyler McManaman, SG, Saddleback
Mike Meza, Ctr, Moorpark
*Tyree Murray, PG, Los Medanos
Kiel Myers, Ctr, Sacramento (f)
LaVon Myers, SF, Compton
*Devon Mynhier, PG, West Valley
Shaneel Narayan, SG, San Jose
Durrell Norman, SG, Irvine Valley
Dewayne O'Neal, Ctr, Rio Hondo (f)
Chris Raybon, SG, Mira Costa
*Daniel Redmon, PG, Riverside
*Bennie Rhodes, SF, San Francisco
Jose Rivera, SG, Citrus
*Nate Roth, PG, San Bernardino Valley
Ronnie Sawyer, SG, Ohlone
Evan Scott, SF, Columbia
Ayokunna Shofu, PF, Fullerton (f)
*Anthony Simi, SF, San Joaquin Delta
*Joe Simpson, PF, Los Medanos
*Da'Ron Sims, PF, San Francisco
*Rod Singleton, PG, Antelope Valley
*Mark Stevenson, SG, Chabot
**Marseilles Stewart, PF, Foothill
*Cliff Sutherland, SG, LA Trade Tech
John Sykes, PF, Columbia (f)
*Bryant Taylor, PG, Miramar
Deonte Taylor, PF, Desert
Keith Thompson, PF, Citrus
Harvey T.J. Todd, PF, Monterey Peninsula
*Skyler Vaden, SG, Bakersfield
Matt Wallace, SG, Chaffey
Dunnell Webb Jr., SF, San Diego City
**Perry Webster, PG, Saddleback
Christopher White, SF, San Francisco
Curtis Wilkinson, PF, San Bernardino Valley
Donald Williams, SF, Antelope Valley (f)
Edward Willis Jr., SF, Fresno
Thurman Woods, SG, Santa Ana (f)
Wendell Wright, PF, Santa Ana
Shaheed Young, PG, San Jose (f)
Honorable Mention:
(I didn't note Frosh or Soph on this list - too much time involved!)
Dwight Abad, PG, Las Positas
Chase Adams, PF, Bakersfield
Cliff Adams, PF, San Diego Mesa
*Darryl Alexander, SG, Rio Hondo
Anthony Allen, SF, Southwestern
Yashin Ali, Ctr, LA Trade Tech
Brad Alston, Ctr, Mira Costa
Leo Arnold, SG, Long Beach
*Benji Arvizu, SF, Diablo Valley
Eric Bailey, Ctr, Victor Valley
Terry Beasley, PG, West LA
Gregory Bewernick, SG, Fullerton
Rashad Bias, SG, Mt. San Antonio
Rodney Blackmon, SG, West LA
Richard Boston, SG, Los Medanos
Kenny Bradford, PG, Cuyamaca
Alex Brandon, SG, Monterey Peninsula
Julius Brazzel, Ctr, Modesto
Dominique Brinson, PG, Redwoods
Pierce Brooks, SF, Ventura
Chris Brown, PF, Long Beach
Michael Brown, SG, Contra Costa
Mike Brown, SG, Palomar
Robert Brown, PG, LA Valley
Derrick Bruce, SF, Chabot
Donovan Buford, SG, Riverside
Colton Burgon, Ctr, Hartnell
*James Calhoun, PG, Riverside
Julian Camper, PF, El Camino
Xavier Cannefax, SG, Santa Rosa
*Jordan Cannon, PG, Feather River
Max Carrier, Ctr, Irvine Valley
Terran Carter, PF, LA Pierce
Wayne Chapman, PG, Cerritos
Matt Christman, SG, Foothill
DeAndre Clark, SG, Napa Valley
Scott Clark, SF, Ohlone
Dontae Clark, SF, LA Southwest
*Deon Clay, PG, Sacramento
*Maurice Cole, PG, Rio Hondo
Anthony Cosentino, SF, Southwestern
Christian Couthen, Ctr, Lassen
Marcus Crawford, SG, West Valley
Brandon Curtis, SG, Modesto
Jovan Daniels, PF, Yuba
Devone Davis, PG, Southwestern
Kevin Dawson, PF, LA Harbor
DeWayne Dedmon, Ctr, Antelope Valley
*Kevin Deeb, SG, Palomar
Chad Delaney, SF, Orange Coast
Julian Demalleville, PG, Monterey Peninsula
*Tyler Dixon, Ctr, Napa Valley
Rendon Dominguez, SF, Canyons
*Calvin Douglas, SG, San Francisco
Corey Douglas, Ctr, Los Medanos
Dakota Downs, PF, Mt. San Jacinto
Josh Duckens, Ctr, San Joaquin Delta
Joe Eberhard, SF, Irvine Valley
Narbeh Ebrahimian, PF, Glendale
*Aaron Edwards, PF, San Bernardino Valley
Derek Evans, PG, Shasta
Jordan Freelander, SF, Santa Rosa
Tyler Fricke, SF, Miramar
Jeremy Gerardo, SF, East LA
Anthony Gilchrist, SF, Desert
Daniel Ginn, SF, West Valley
Darell Gordon, PG, Sierra
Tom Granado, Ctr, Citrus
Marsellus Gray, SF, LA Southwest
*Stephan Gwin, SF, Long Beach
Sydney Hall, SG, San Bernardino Valley
Shawn Hampton, SG, Pasadena
Cliff Harrell, SF, Imperial Valley
Marcus Harvey, Ctr, Pasadena
Carl Hauke, SG, Miramar
Bo Henning, PG, Yuba
Quincy Hill, PG, San Jose
Philip Holmes, SF, Oxnard
*Rodney Hudson, SG, Santa Monica
Mo Hughley, Ctr, Chaffey
Beau Hunter, SF, Hartnell
DeAndre Ingram, PF, El Camino
*Marcellus Jackson, Ctr, Cerritos
Trone Jackson, PG, Chaffey
Earl Jefferson, Ctr, Fresno
Ryan Jefferson, PF, Rio Hondo
Isaiah Jenkins, SF, El Camino
Phillip Jimenez, SG, Cuesta
Brandon Johnson, SG, Fresno
Colin Johnson, SG, Sierra
Quaran Johnson, PG, Ohlone
Dario Jokic, SF, Chaffey
Christin Jones, Ctr, Compton
*Steven Jones, PF, Miramar
Brian Kimble, PG, Canyons
E.J. Kirby, SF, Bakersfield
Daniel Koches, PF, Santa Barbara
Seth Koenig, PF, Cuesta
Peter Kortman, SF, Alameda
Bryce Layne, PG, LA Southwest
Craig Lee, SF, Oxnard
Tyquan Lee, PG, Cypress
Percy Lemle, SF, Fresno
Mat Lipski, Ctr, Redwoods
Kevin Loustale, Ctr, Shasta
Kyle Luckett, Ctr, Chabot
Connor Madden, Ctr, Desert
Nico Matthews, SG, Desert
Matt Mazarei, PG, Moorpark
Josh McCarver, Ctr, Cosumnes River
*Tyree McCary, Ctr, San Jose
Bobby McCarthy, PG, Canada
Aaron McGee, PG, Solano
Mike Melonas, Ctr, Ventura
Dante Miller, PG, San Joaquin Delta
Lamar Mitchell, SF, Solano
Ray Mitchell, PF, Barstow
*Arron Mollet, Ctr, Gavilan
Xavier Mylleville, Ctr, Cuesta
Cameron Nettles, PF, Citrus
*Calvin Otiono, PG, San Joaquin Delta
Peter Pappageorge, SG, Canada
De'end Parker, SF, San Francisco
Isaiah Pfister, SF, West Valley
*Jeremy Pope, SG, Cerritos
Keenan Prince, SG, Yuba
Pierre Prince, Ctr, LA Valley
Kaimyn Pruitt, Ctr, Mt. San Antonio
*John Raquel, PG, LA Harbor
Joshua Rayne, Ctr, Fullerton
Harold Reed, SF, Porterville
Jason Rockwell, PG, Chabot
Daniel St. Hubert, SF, LA Pierce
Dontay Sanford, PF, Mt. San Antonio
Brett Sayad, SF, Modesto
Tyler Schreckengost, SF, LA Harbor
Adrian Session, Ctr, LA Southwest
Roosevelt Smith, SF, Napa Valley
Brett Spencer, SF, Cypress
Joel Spriggs, SG, LA Valley
Matt Stern, PF, Antelope Valley
Omar Stewart, SG, Las Positas
Gabe Strong, SF, Cosumnes River
Rashad Stuckey, Ctr, Oxnard
Brandon Thomas, SG, Diablo Valley
Tim Thomas, Ctr, Las Positas
Norman Tidwell, SF, Compton
Will Trimble, SG, Riverside
Luigi Valencia, PG, Napa Valley
*Bracin Walker, SG, American River
Martez Walker, SF, Barstow
Stephon Walker, PF, American River
Rob Walters, Ctr, Seqouias
Don Washington, Ctr, DeAnza
Isaac Waters, SG, Imperial Valley
*Jeffrey West, SF, Mt. San Jacinto
Logan Wiens, Ctr, Merced
Evan Wiley, PG, Las Positas
DeAndrea Williams, PG, Mt. San Jacinto
JerMichael Williams, PF, Merced
Johnathon Williams, Ctr, San Francisco
Malik Williams, SF, Skyline
Travis Wilson, Ctr, San Diego City
Ricky Wofford, PG, Bakersfield
*Diontea Wright, SF, Seqouias
*Deonte Wyatt, SF, Glendale
Henok Yigzaw, PF, Cuesta
Cory Zackery, SG, Cosumnes River
What Might Have Been:
Dallas Rutherford, SG, Moorpark - left the team in February for personal reasons. I've covered Dallas' games since he was a freshman at Hillcrest Christian HS and have always liked his game - kind of a Jason Terry quality - and thought he'd be a good fit at Moorpark. On the court he was, and would have been an easy choice for the Top 100 list. He's had some detours but I hope it all works out for him, partly because I have to pull for preachers' kids with the initials DR.
D.J. Wright, Ctr, Mt. San Jacinto - was preceded by the reputation of being perhaps the best player in all JC basketball (not just California) but arrived overweight and never really found his groove before leaving the team in December. Word is he wants to play overseas. He has the talent, but he'll have to get into a lot better shape and compete a lot harder than he did here to make that work out.
Tyrone Nance, SF, LA Trade Tech - one of my favorites, a guy who really worked to improve his game from his time at Crenshaw HS, and a tough competitor as well. Tyrone was a candidate for the Top 100 list and a shoo-in for the Honorable Mention list, but left the team in January to pursue a career in the ministry. Best of luck to him in his future endeavors!
