High School Basketball Rankings
January 26, 2010 by DotGuap
Filed under Basketball Preps, Streetball
The high school basketball season of 2009-10 has seen some incredible teams thus far. Here are the latest High School Basketball Rankings. Yates is home to 1,200 students, 89 percent of whom qualify for free or reduced lunches. The school landed on the state’s “academically unacceptable” list in 2006 but worked its way off the next year and has maintained an “acceptable” rating since.
1. Yates (Houston, TX) 20-0 (2)
Standouts: Darius Gardner, 5’-9”, SR, G (Stephen F. Austin); Brandon Peters, 6’-2”, SR, G (Western Kentucky); Joseph Young, 6’-2”, SR, G (Providence); Elton Roy, 6’-2”, SR, G.
Top Wins: Columbia (Decatur, GA); Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, PA); Butler (Huntsville, AL); Westbury Christian (Houston, TX).
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2. Northland (Columbus, OH) 11-0 (1)
Standouts: Jared Sullinger, 6’-8”, SR, C (Ohio State); J.D. Weatherspoon, 6’-6” SR, F (Ohio State); Trey Burke, 5’-11”, JR, G (Penn State); Jalen Robinson, 6’-7”, SO, F (West Virginia); Kechaun Lewis, 6’-3”, SO, G.
Top Wins: Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV); Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA); Bishop Luers (Ft. Wayne, IN).
3. Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV) 23-1 (3)
Standouts: Cory Joseph, 6’-3”, SR, G; Tristan Thompson, 6’-9”, SR, F (Texas); Jabari Brown, 6’-3”, JR, G; Nick Johnson, 6’-3”, JR, G; Godwin Okonji, 6’-8”, SR, C.
Top Wins: Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, NC); Winter Park (Winter Park, FL); Christ School (Arden, NC); Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV); Brehm Prep (Carbondale, IL); Huntington Prep (Huntington, WV); Mountain State Academy (Beckley, WV); St. Patrick (Elizabeth, NJ).
Loss: Northland (Columbus, OH).
4. Paterson Catholic (Paterson, NJ) 10-0 (8)
Standouts: Fuquan Edwin, 6’-5”, SR, G/F (Seton Hall); Kyle Anderson, 6’-7”, SO, G; Myles Mack, 5’-10”, JR, G; Derrick Randall, 6’-8”, JR, C; Jermaine Peart, 6’-3”, SR, G.
Top Wins: Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL); Winter Park (Winter Park, FL); Penn Wood (Lansdowne, PA); Huntington Prep (Huntington, WV); St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, NJ).
5. Bloomington South (Bloomington, IN) 14-0 (7)
Standouts: Matt Carlino, 6’-2”, JR, G (Indiana); Erik Fromm, 6-8”, SR, F (Butler); Dee Davis, 5’-11”, JR, G (Xavier); Spencer Turner, 6’-5”, JR, F; Desmond Marks, 6’-5”, JR, F.
Top Wins: New Albany (New Albany, IN); Lexington Catholic (Lexington, KY); Carmel (Carmel, IN).
6. Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, PA) 14-1 (11)
Standouts: Tony Chennault, 6’-1”, SR, G (Wake Forest); Danny Stewart, 6’-6”, SR, F (Rider); Tyreek Duran, 6’-1”, SR, G; Mustafa Jones, 6’-0”, SR, G; Lamin Fulton, 5’-9”, JR, G.
Top Wins: Montrose Christian (Rockville, MD); Christ the King (Middle Village, NY); Simeon (Chicago, IL).
Loss: Yates (Houston, TX).
7. Montrose Christian (Rockville, MD) 11-1 (12)
Standouts: Terrance Ross, 6’-5”, SR, G; Joshua Hairston, 6’-8”, SR, F (Duke); Justin Anderson, 6’-5”, SO, G.
Top Wins: Columbia (Decatur, GA).
Loss: Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, PA).
8. St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, NJ) 11-1 (18)
Standouts: Myck Kabongo, 6’-2”, JR, G (Texas); Gil Biruta, 6’-8”, SR, F (Rutgers); Aaron Brown, 6’-4”, SR, F (Temple), Mike Poole, 6’-5”, SR, F; Sidiki Johnson, 6’-7”, JR, F (Arizona).
Top Wins: St. Frances (Baltimore, MD); Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL); Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, VA); St. Patrick (Elizabeth, NJ).
Loss: Winter Park (Winter Park, FL).
9. St. Patrick (Elizabeth, NJ) 11-2 (4)
Standouts: Kyrie Irving, 6’-2”, SR, G (Duke); Michael Gilchrist, 6’-6”, JR, F; Derrick Gordon, 6’-3”, JR, G (Western Kentucky); Chase Plummer, 6’-5”, SR, F (UMBC).
Top Wins: Newark Memorial (Newark, CA); Centennial (Corona, CA).
Loss: Findlay Prep (Las Vegas, NV); St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, NJ).
10. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) 17-1 (13)
Standouts: Jon Loyd, 5’-9”, SR, G; Anson Winder, 6’-3”, SR, G/F (BYU); Shabazz Muhammad, 6’-5”, SO, G; Taylor Spencer, 6’-2”, SR, G.
Top Wins: Lutheran (La Verne, CA); Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD); Scott County (Georgetown, KY); Columbia (Decatur, GA).
Loss: Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV)
11. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) 20-2 (6)
Standouts: Doron Lamb, 6’-5”, SR, G; Roscoe Smith, 6’-8”, SR, F; Juwan Staten, 6’-0”, SR, G (Dayton); Pe’Shon Howard, 6’-3”, SR, G (Maryland); Baye Keita, 6’-11”, SR, C (Syracuse).
Top Wins: Callaway (Jackson, MS); Princeton (Cincinnati, OH); Dudley (Greensboro, NC); Columbia (Decatur, GA).
Losses: Westchester (Los Angeles, CA); Northland (Columbus, OH).
12. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 17-1 (9)
Standouts: Gary Franklin, 6’-2”, SR, G (California); Keala King, 6’-5”, SR, G (Arizona State); Tyler Lamb, 6’-4”, SR, G (UCLA); Max Hooper, 6’-6”, SR, G.
Top Wins: Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD), DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD).
Loss: Gonzaga Prep (Washington, DC).
13. DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD) 18-1 (10)
Standouts: Victor Oladipo, 6’-4”, SR, G (Indiana); Jerian Grant, 6’-4”, SR, G (Notre Dame); Quinn Cook, 6’-1”, JR, G; Mikael Hopkins, 6’-8”, JR, F; James Robinson, 6’-3”, SO, G.
Top Wins: St. Frances (Baltimore, MD); Benedictine (Richmond, VA); Jefferson (Brooklyn, NY); Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD); Good Counsel (Olney, MD).
Loss: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
14. Christ School (Arden, NC) 25-1 (15)
Standouts: Tony Kimbro, 6’-6”, JR, G; Damarcus Harrison, 6’-5”, JR, G; Eric Smith, 6’-0”, SR, G (South Carolina); Lucas Troutman, 6’-9”, SR, C (Elon).
Top Wins: Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, NC); Grace Prep (Arlington, TX); Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, NC); Norfolk Christian (Norfolk, VA).
Loss: Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV).
15. Ames (Ames, IA) 12-0 (16)
Standouts: Harrison Barnes, 6’-7”, SR, F (North Carolina); Doug McDermott, 6’-7”, F (Northern Iowa); Michael Weber, 5’-9”, SR, G.
Top Wins: Waukegan (Waukegan, IL).
I agree with your list.
One thing of note: I thought St. Pats would have dropped more losing 2, even though the losses were against elite teams without a healthy Michael Gilchrist.
Does Yates play any top shelf programs before their state tournament? They’ve beaten a few quality teams already…just curious as to their chances of running the table.
Yates has played some top teams. What I like about them is that they are a true high school basketball program. No body moves to the hood just to go to their school.