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ESPN 100 SENIORS PAST AND PRESENT

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Player Pos Grade School
1. Nerlens Noel C
Kentucky
2. Shabazz Muhammad SF
UCLA
3. Isaiah Austin C
Baylor
4. Kaleb Tarczewski C
Arizona
5. Kyle Anderson SF
UCLA
6. Steven Adams C
Pitt
7. Anthony Bennett PF
UNLV
8. Cameron Ridley C
Texas
9. Grant Jerrett C
Arizona
10. Marcus Smart SG
Oklahoma State
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Player Pos Grade School
1. Anthony Davis PF
Kentucky
2. Andre Drummond C
UConn
3. Austin Rivers SG
Duke
4. Michael Gilchrist SF
Kentucky
5. Bradley Beal SG
Florida
6. James McAdoo PF
North Carolina
7. Quincy Miller PF
Baylor
8. Marquis Teague PG
Kentucky
9. Adonis Thomas SF
Memphis
10. LeBryan Nash SF
Oklahoma State
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Player Pos Grade School
1. Harrison Barnes SF 98 North Carolina
2. Jared Sullinger PF 98 Ohio State
3. Kyrie Irving PG 97 Duke
4. Brandon Knight PG 97 Kentucky
5. Josh Selby PG 97 Kansas
6. Tobias Harris PF 97 Tennessee
7. Perry Jones PF 97 Baylor
8. Will Barton SG 97 Memphis
9. Terrence Jones SF 97 Kentucky
10. Tristan Thompson PF 97 Texas
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Player Pos Grade School
1. Avery Bradley SG 98 Texas
2. Derrick Favors PF 98 Georgia Tech
3. Xavier Henry SG 98 Kansas
4. DeMarcus Cousins C 98 Kentucky
5. John Wall PG 98 Kentucky
6. John Henson PF 98 North Carolina
7. Renardo Sidney PF 98 Mississippi State
8. Jordan Hamilton SF 98 Texas
9. Kenny Boynton SG 98 Florida
10. Mason Plumlee C 98 Duke
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Player Pos Grade School
1. Brandon Jennings PG 98 None
2. Samardo Samuels C 98 Louisville
3. Tyreke Evans SG 98 Memphis
4. Jrue Holiday SG 98 UCLA
5. B.J. Mullens C 98 Ohio State
6. JaMychal Green PF 96 Alabama
7. Tyler Zeller PF 96 North Carolina
8. Demar Derozan SF 96 USC
9. Scotty Hopson SF 96 Tennessee
10. Willie Warren SG 96 Oklahoma
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RISE ABOVE

Meet some inspiring high school athletes who've triumphed over adversity to excel both in sports and in life.

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            • Ariel Hsing, Lily Zhang and Erica Wu
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ESPNHS GIRL

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  • Teen boxer upset, Olympic dreams on hold

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2011-12 BOYS' HOOP SEASON IN REVIEW

The 2011-12 high school basketball schedule is over. It's time to honor the season's best.

• 2011-12 Boys' Basketball All-Americans
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ESPN 150

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Player Grade Pos School
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ILB Alabama
3. Laremy Tunsil
OT Undecided
4. Vernon Hargreaves III
CB Undecided
5. Carl Lawson
DE Auburn
6. Mackensie Alexander
CB Undecided
7. Ricky Seals-Jones
WR Texas
8. Dee Liner
DT Auburn
9. Tyrone Swoopes
QB Texas
10. Kenny Bigelow
DT USC
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1. Mario Edwards
DE FSU
2. Johnathan Gray
RB Texas
3. Dorial Green-Beckham
WR Missouri
4. Noah Spence
DE Ohio St.
5. Keith Marshall
RB Georgia
6. Landon Collins
S Alabama
7. D.J. Humphries
OT Florida
8. Davonte Neal
ATH Notre Dame
9. Andrus Peat
OT Stanford
10. Eddie Goldman
DT FSU
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1. Jadeveon Clowney
DE South Carolina
2. Anthony Johnson
DT LSU
3. Cyrus Kouandjio
OT Alabama
4. Isaiah Crowell
RB Georgia
5. Karlos Williams
S Florida State
6. Christian Westerman
OT Auburn
7. Malcolm Brown
RB Texas
8. La'El Collins
OT LSU
9. Tony Steward
ILB Clemson
10. Jeff Driskel
QB Florida
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1. Ronald Powell
ATH Florida
2. Jackson Jeffcoat
DE Texas
3. Dominique Easley
DT Florida
4. Jordan Hicks
OLB Texas
5. Michael Dyer
RB Auburn
6. Lamarcus Joyner
CB Florida State
7. Robert Woods
WR USC
8. Seantrel Henderson
OT USC
9. Matt Elam
ATH Florida
10. Jonathan Dowling
S Florida
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Player Pos Grade School
1. Matt Barkley QB 93 USC
2. Manti Te'o OLB 93 ND
3. Russell Shepard ATH 92 LSU
4. Dre Kirkpatrick CB 92 Alabama
5. Jacobbi McDaniel DT 91 FSU
6. Trent Richardson RB 91 Alabama
7. Craig Loston S 90 LSU
8. Bryce Brown RB 88 Tennessee
9. Jelani Jenkins OLB 87 Florida
10. Rueben Randle WR 86 LSU
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2012 THE OPENING

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3. Alexis Jones PG TX Duke
4. Jewell Loyd G IL Notre Dame
5. Bashaara Graves F TN Tennessee
6. Jordan Adams G CA Southern Cal
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2. Elizabeth Williams P 98 Virginia
3. Cierra Burdick F 96 North Carolina
4. Ariel Massengale PG 96 Illinois
5. Krystal Forthan F 96 Texas
6. Briyona Canty SG 96 New Jersey
7. Justine Hartman P 96 California
8. Bria Smith G 96 New York
9. Morgan Jones F 96 Florida
10. Samantha Logic G 96 Wisconsin
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1. Chiney Ogwumike PF 98 Texas
2. Natasha Howard SF 97 Ohio
3. Odyssey Sims PG 97 Texas
4. Chelsea Gray PG 97 California
5. Kaneisha Horn SF 97 Alabama
6. Richa Jackson SF 97 Oklahoma
7. Alyssa Thomas SF 96 Pennsylvania
8. Shoni Schimmel PG 96 Oregon
9. Karla Gilbert C 96 Texas
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6. Monique Oliver P 97 Rutgers
7. Shenneika Smith W 97 St. John's
8. Destiny Williams F 96 Illinois
9. Tierra Ruffin-Pratt G 96 North Carolina
10. Joslyn Tinkle P 96 Stanford
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2. April Sykes F 96 Rutgers
3. Glory Johnson F 96 Tennessee
4. Amber Gray W 95 Tennessee
5. Lynetta Kizer P 95 Maryland
6. Nneka Ogwumike F 95 Stanford
7. Cierra Bravard P 95 Florida State
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RHP KY
4. Oscar Mercado
SS FL
5. Stephen Gonsalves
LHP CA
6. Justin Williams
OF LA
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LHP IN
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RHP TN
9. Chris Okey
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RHP TX
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RHP FL
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LHP CA
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3B NV
6. Matt Smoral
LHP OH
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OF AL
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SS LA
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