Rivals Rankings, 2007 Point guards/Maniscalco

[user1]

Among all point guards in the nation in the Class of 2007,
Sam Maniscalco is the third highest Illinois players rated and overall is ranked #37.
(Illinois players are in bold)
Every player among the top 50 who has already committed, has verballed to a BCS school, except Sam!
BU is right there with the "big boys"!
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Point guard ...........Ht/Wt Hometown ...Commited to

FIVE STARS--
1-Jerryd Bayless - 6-3/180 Phoenix, AZ (Ariz. State)
2-O.J. Mayo - 6-4/210 Cincinnati, OH
3-Derrick Rose - 6-4/185 Chicago, IL
4-Chris Wright - 6-1/190 Washington, D.C. (NC State)

FOUR STARS--
5-Keegan Bell - 6-0/160 Huntsville, AL (Georgia)
6-Nick Calathes - 6-5/170 Winter Park, FL (Florida)
7-Mike Coburn - 5-10/170 Mt. Vernon, NY
8-Randy Culpepper - 5-10/150 Memphis, TN
9-LaceDarius Dunn - 6-4/190 Monroe, LA (Baylor)
10-Corey Fisher - 6-1/175 Bronx, NY (Villanova)
11-Johnny Flynn - 5-11/170 Niagara Falls, NY (Syracuse)
12-B.J. Holmes - 5-10/160 Houston, TX
13-Antonio Jardine - 6-1/180 Philadelphia, PA
14-Eshaunte Jones - 6-4/170 Fort Wayne, IN
15-Jai Lucas - 5-10/155 Houston, TX
16-Kalin Lucas - 6-0/165 Orchard Lake, MI (Michigan State)
17-Demetri McCamey - 6-3/200 Westchester, IL
18-Terrell McKenzie - 6-1/170 Paramus, NJ
19-Maurice Miller - 6-1/183 Memphis, TN
20-Tony Neysmith - 6-4/196 Norcross, GA
21-Brockeith Pane - 6-2/195 Dallas, TX
22-Edwin Rios - 6-0/165 Miami, FL (Miami-FL)

THREE STARS--
23-Kevin Anderson - 5-11/150 Atlanta, GA
24-Miles Beatty - 6-1/195 Newark, NJ
25-Kamyron Brown - 6-2/170 Santa Ana, CA
26-DeAndre Brown - 5-11/165 Dunbar, TX
27-Charlie Chapman - 5-11/163 Hartland, WI
28-Malcolm Delaney - 6-3/170 Baltimore, MD
29-Chase Elliott - 6-2/165 Bristow, OK
30-Courtney Fortson - 5-10/175 Montgomery, AL
31-Kelvin Grady - 5-10/156 East Grand Rapids, MI (Michigan)
32-Al Graham - 6-1/160 Jackson, MS
33-LaQuenten Jones - 6-2/160 Fort Stewart, GA
34-Martavis Kee - 6-2/180 Fort Lauderdale, FL
35-James Kirkendoll - 6-0/170 Round Rock, TX
36-Jay Dee Luster - 5-9/165 San Diego, CA
37-Sammy Maniscalco - 6-0/175 Chicago, IL (BRADLEY)
38-Ryan McCoy - 5-11/150 Houston, TX
39-Jamelle McMillan - 6-2/165 Seattle, WA
40-Al Nolen Jr. - 6-2/185 Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota)
41-Biko Paris - 6-1/200 Houston, TX
42-Rico Pickett - 6-4/170 Decatur, AL
43-Joey Rodriguez - 5-11/155 Winter Park, FL
44-Zac Swansey - 6-1/165 Dunwoody, GA
45-Isaiah Thomas - 5-8/160 Tacoma, WA
46-Bradley Wannamaker - 6-3/180 Philadelphia, PA
47-Ryan White - 5-10/165 Grenada Hills, CA
48-Adrian Williams - 6-0/180 Atlanta, GA
49-Keith Wiltz - 5-9/155 Riverside, CA .
50-Jesse Woodard - 5-11/170 Compton, CA

Justin Bocot of Bloomington is ranked #64 and Brandon Dunson of Bloomington Central Catholic is not ranked in the top 150.

[user1]

scout/insiders has Sam at TWO Stars, and rated 6th among point guards in Illinois

Do you think Sam's committment will end Bradley's interest in the guy who is rated 7th in the nation, right behind Maniscalco?

FIVE STARS
1-Derrick Rose (Simeon Vocational HS) Chicago, IL 6-2/180

FOUR STARS
2-Demetri McCamey (St. Joseph HS) Westchester, IL 6-4/190

THREE STARS
3-Jeffrey Jordan (Loyola Academy) Wilmette, IL 6-1/160

TWO STARS
4-Michael Horton (Von Steuben Metro Science Ctr) Chicago, IL 5-9/165
5-Aaron Johnson (Hubbard HS) Chicago, IL 5-8/160
6-Sam Maniscalco (St. Patrick HS) Chicago, IL 6-0/150 Committed to Bradley
7-Brandon Dunson (Central Catholic HS) Bloomington, IL 6-3/170
(Considering: Bradley, Drake, George Washington, Gonzaga, Harvard, Hawaii, Illinois,
Kansas State, Kent State, Miami (Oh), Minnesota, Nevada, Southern Illinois)

Bocot and Pullen are not listed.

[newBUfan]

SM

If SM(#37) is as close to AL Nolen#40 from Minnesota. Bradley has a stud, becuase Al Nolen is a stud

[tornado]

newBUfan, if you have seen some of my posts, you'll be familiar with some of my feelings about the rankings and ratings of the kids from Chicago

Much of what goes on in Chitown is strongly under the control of the AAU coaches and the big event organizers.

chicagohoops.com is one of the most oft-quoted sites in regards to rankings, but they run their own "Exposure Events" for profit and so obviously HYPE and promote the very guys that pay their fee for "Exposure".
Look at today's front page and you'll see how they hype Osiris Eldridge, and the guys from Boys to Men, almost on a daily basis because those guys pay fees for the events and for the hype.
So their rankings can hardly be objective.

BUT--Maniscalco hasn't been one of their frequent guys in their events so wherever he is rated, he's likely a much better prospect but doesn't get thehype because he doesn't pay the fees.

I feel the guys at Rivals and scout are a bit more realistic but you still have to go with caution because they also make money selling their services for profit, so who knows who has the influence there?

Maniscalco lliterally carried his team on his back nearly to state, despite not having a star filled roster on his St. Pat's team.
He can score, he is a top PG, he is known as a great defender, and he will be is an article aboloyal to Bradley as his dad went there!
Here are a couple articles about Sam:

http://www.core1training.com/#12/1/05:__Pioneer_Press_features_Core1_athlete,_Sam_Maniscalco:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-060322prepsrecruit,0,5900635.story?coll=cs-highschool-headlines

[chitownBUB]

Ex-BU star Billy Wright will take over as head coach at Indianapolis Pike High School, in this story that also makes mention of BU recruit Andrew Warren.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060323/ZONES04/603230376/1057/SPORTS02

[user1]

While we are talking about recruits, Rivals just happens to have a brand new report about Xavier Crawford on its Premium site.
here is what they say:

"Bradley big man Patrick O'Bryant came out of obscurity only to see his name mentioned amongst some of the top NBA prospects in college basketball.

Jim Les and his staff may have another hidden gem in Xavier Crawford. The 6-foot-9 athletic forward from Minnesota has a world of potential.

When Crawford is at his best, he is a bouncy big man that plays well around the rim and gives the opposition a hard time because of his length on the defensive end. While Crawford may not be a future NBA draft pick, he will be a player that has a potentially good career ahead of him if he can stay on the right path."

http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=526907

9they also have a nice short blurb on Osiris Eldridge as well)