The Top Junior College Prospects Not Yet Committed

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From the Jucojunction rankings....here are the ones from their Top 150 who are NOT yet signed nor verbally committed...


Overall ranking..name........
1 Gary Flowers Marianna (FL) Chipola J.C. F 6-8/215
4 Justin Brownlee Marianna (FL) Chipola J.C. F 6-7/230
5 Cliff Dixon Hutchinson (KS) Hutchinson C.C. F 6-10/215
11 Jarrid Famous Valhalla (NY) C 6-10/240
12 Jon Kreft Marianna (FL) Chipola J.C. C 6-11/260
13 Anthony Harrison Sterling (CO) Northeastern J.C. F 6-7/225
15 Lenny Daniel Coffeyville (KS) Coffeyville C.C. F 6-7/210
19 Ridge McKeither Wahpeton (ND) North Dakota State College of Science F 6-5/240
20 Monie Hudson Harrisburg (IL) Southeastern Illinois C.C. G
24 Jack Crowder III Arkansas City (KS) Cowley County C.C. F 6-4/205
25 Kashiff Carr Lufkin (TX) Angelina C.C. F 6-5/208
26 DeAndre Neely Flint (MI) Mott C.C. F 6-6/225
29 Greg Hill Midland (TX) Midland C.C. G 6-2/215
32 Laquantis Stewart (TN) F 6-8/216
36 Alvin Thomas Paris (TX) Paris J.C. G 5-11/165
37 Ahmad Grant Olney (IL) Olney Central C.C. G 6-3/175
38 James Beatty Miami (FL) Miami Dade C.C. G 6-2/190
39 Marquis Mathis Cincinnati (OH) Cincinnati State C.C. F 6-8/200
43 Kevon Lytch Midland (TX) Midland C.C. F 6-7/240
45 Devin McDonald Pasadena (TX) San Jacinto C.C. G 6-1/185
46 Jamel Jackson New York (NY) G 6-3/185
47 Daequon Montreal Twin Falls (ID) College of Southern Idaho F 6-8/215
49 Jenirro Bush Fort Smith (AR) Arkansas-Fort Smith J.C. G 6-6/170
51 Devon Hills Oroville (CA) Butte C.C. G 6-4/170
52 Antoine Watson El Reno (OK) Redlands C.C. G 6-4/200
53 Mohamed Ntumba Harrisburg (IL) Southeastern Illinois C.C. F 6-7/230
54 Troy Lambert Las Positas (CA) F 6-7/
55 Torye Pelham Marianna (FL) Chipola J.C. F 6-6/225
56 Rory Patterson Ephraim (UT) Snow College F 6-5/
59 Chris Poellnitz Council Bluffs (IA) Iowa Western C.C. G 6-3/195
61 DeAntre Jefferson Vincennes (IN) Vincennes C.C. F 6-8/225
66 Maurice McNeal San Jacinto (TX) San Jacinto C.C. F 6-8/190
67 David Terrell Midland (TX) Midland C.C. F 6-5/211
68 David Jefferson Cincinnati (OH) Cincinnati State C.C. F 6-7/190
72 Ian Parks Santa Ana (CA) Santa Ana C.C. F 6-8/
73 Nafis Ricks Overland Park (KS) Johnson County C.C. G 6-2/180
74 Jeff Smith (AL) G 6-2/180
76 Douglas Kurtz Marshalltown (IA) Marshalltown C.C. C 7-0/250
77 Vernon Taylor Spartanburg (SC) G 6-4/193
78 Alexander Garcia Sterling (CO) Northeastern J.C. G 6-2/210
79 LaDustin Williams Fort Smith (AR) Arkansas-Fort Smith J.C. G 6-1/165
80 Charles Funches Rochester (NY) Monroe C.C. F 6-8/210
81 Stephen Franklin Price (UT) College of Eastern Utah F 6-5/205
83 Julius Hearn Pratt (KS) Pratt C.C. G 6-0/190
84 Moustapha Diarra Sheridan (WY) Sheridan C.C. F 6-9/225
87 Michael Boyd Borger (TX) Frank Phillips C.C. G 6-3/180
89 Brandon Wood Freeport (IL) Highland C.C. G 6-3/180
90 Tommie Sykes Odessa (TX) Odessa C.C. F 6-4/205
91 Thijin Moses Liberal (KS) Seward County C.C. F 6-8/185
93 Dominique Sanders Coolidge (AZ) Central Arizona C.C. G 6-3/175
96 Kevin Menner Mission Viejo (CA) Saddleback C.C. F 6-5/
97 Tim Flowers Chicago (IL) F 6-4/250
100 Paul Crosby Corsicana (TX) Navarro J.C. F 6-7/
116 Leon Powell Ottumwa (IA) Indian Hills C.C. F 6-6/

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67 David Terrell Midland (TX) Midland C.C....

David Terrell, a one time recruiting target of Bradley's and a high school friend and AAU teammate od Eddren's
has signed with Morehead State. He, unfortunately, had a bit of a disappointing juco sophomore season - but he played well enough to help lead Midland to the NJCAA Championship Title game.........
but because he was kinda forced to play out of position as a small forward (at only 6-4) he wasn't high on a lot of schools' lists......otherwise he'd have gone higher.

http://www.msueagles.com/index.asp?display=news&newsid=2742

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61 DeAntre Jefferson Vincennes (IN) Vincennes C.C. F 6-8/225

Jefferson, a native of Bloomington, Illinois, has signed with Chattanooga. I would have loved to get this kid.

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I saw that you thought highly of him, scout....
here's what you said a few weeks ago...

DeAntre Jefferson may be the junior college level's biggest sleeper.
He's about 6-8 230 and very athletic. Jefferson grew eight inches from his freshman year of high
school to his first year of junior college. He's physical, very skilled around the rim, runs the floor well,
and just has a solid overall game. Ohio, Chattanooga, Missouri State, Eastern Illinois,
and plenty other schools have extended scholarship offers. Purdue and UAB are two schools
that are heavy on him as well. There are questions whether or not he will qualify though.
In my opinion, he's a Big Ten caliber player.

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread...398#post116398


But Da Coach also thought he was going to be a good chance of ending up DI, and posted this earlier.......

In other juco recruiting- DeAntre Jefferson, a big 6'8", 230 pound center who is originally from Bloomington, IL,
committed to Tennessee-Chattanooga.
He had been recruited by Illinois State and Southern Illinois.

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2009/04/13/usports/doc49e3bb04d1b12096494998.txt

http://jucojunction.rivals.com/viewp...2&pr_key=85840

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread...909#post129909



so I guess my question is.....when we near the end of the spring signing period, schools with open scholarships
seem to spring wildly for kids with size and kids who have PG skills...........
some zero-star and one-star recruits end up getting BCS offers....
so.........why didn't DeAntre Jefferson wait a bit....was he afraid the offer from Chattanooga was going to get pulled???

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Former BU recruit Tim Flowers from Chicago Simeon, who spent part of a year at UW-Milwaukee, then a year at Kennedy-King Junior College, was rumored to be headed to UIC.
But today he committed to Chicago State University.

http://jucojunction.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=88718

http://jucojunction.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=936735

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I saw that you thought highly of him, scout....
here's what you said a few weeks ago...

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=116398#post116398

But Da Coach also thought he was going to be a good chance of ending up DI, and posted this earlier.......

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=129909#post129909

so I guess my question is.....when we near the end of the spring signing period, schools with open scholarships
seem to spring wildly for kids with size and kids who have PG skills...........
some zero-star and one-star recruits end up getting BCS offers....
so.........why didn't DeAntre Jefferson wait a bit....was he afraid the offer from Chattanooga was going to get pulled???

Chattanooga is a very good basketball school. They are usually the dominant team in the Southern Conference (except for 2 of the past 3 years because of a kid named Steph Curry). ESPN rated Chattanooga a top 50 national program this past summer and their NCAA tournament history has proven it. In addition, they send at least two kids to the professional ranks in Europe each year. With them losing their top two post players, I'd say Jefferson made a very good choice. He'll definitely have a pro career after his college years are through. Illinois State and Southern Illinois have been better in recent years and play in a better conference, but the storied history of Chattanooga is much strong.