Updated 2010 basketball rankings
The month of July has been a busy one for basketball recruiting evaluators.
Three sets of rankings for the class of 2010 have been updated in the past week. The Rivals 150 and Scout.com Top 100 came out July 3, and the ESPNU 100 was updated today.
Here's a quick look at where local players and Maryland targets were ranked.
Baltimore natives
• Josh Selby (Tennessee), Lake Clifton point guard
Rivals: 7
Scout: 10
ESPN: 24
• Will Barton (Memphis), former Lake Clifton shooting guard
Rivals: 10
Scout: 9
ESPN: 12
• Roscoe Smith, Oak Hill (Va.) small forward
Rivals: 24
Scout: 31
ESPN: 23
• Eric Atkins (Notre Dame), Mount St. Joseph point guard
Rivals: 89
Scout: unranked
ESPN: unranked
• C.J. Fair (Syracuse), City small forward
Rivals: 90
Scout: 86
ESPN: 41
• Jordan Latham (Xavier), City center
Rivals: 112
Scout: 96
ESPN: 85
• Jonathan Graham, Calvert Hall forward
Rivals: 125
Scout: unranked
ESPN: 61
Maryland commitments
• Terrence Ross, Montrose Christian shooting guard
Rivals: 40
Scout: 62
ESPN: 25
• Terrell Stoglin, Tucson, Ariz., point guard
Rivals: 140
Scout: unranked
ESPN: 71
Maryland targets
• Terrence Jones, Portland, Ore., power forward
Rivals: 15
Scout: 34
ESPN: 15
• Roscoe Smith, Oak Hill (Va.) small forward
Rivals: 24
Scout: 31
ESPN: 23
• Tobias Harris, Glen Head (N.Y.) power forward
Rivals: 27
Scout: 29
ESPN: 19
• C.J. Leslie, Holly Springs (N.C.) power forward
Rivals: 34
Scout: 13
ESPN: 11
• Justin Coleman, Richmond, Va., small forward
Rivals: 42
Scout: 20
ESPN: unranked
• James Johnson, San Diego power forward
Rivals: 60
Scout: 21
ESPN: unranked
• Mychal Parker, Washington, N.C., small forward
Rivals: 70
Scout: 55
ESPN: 16
• Damontre Harris, Fayetteville, N.C., forward
Rivals: 83
Scout: 65
ESPN: unranked
• Alex Kirk, Los Alamos, N.M., center
Rivals: 106
Scout: 66
ESPN: 76
• Victor Oladipo, DeMatha shooting guard
Rivals: 107
Scout: unranked
ESPN: unranked
Comments
Matt:
I certainly hope that the Rivals' and Scout's sites updates on the listed schools of interest for recruits lags behind its rankings. Nearly every one of the Terps' "targets" does not list Maryland as an interested school. While I'm not completely discouraged by that circumstance, it does give me some pause for concern as it suggests that the listed schools have been recruting these players longer than Maryland. Any insights?
Posted by: Terp'nTexas | July 9, 2009 2:03 PM
Terp'nTexas -- Those sites don't update school lists all that frequently, so I wouldn't worry about interest levels listed there. Many of those guys are definite longshots, but UM's reportedly been involved with each to one degree or another. Johnson, Harris and Kirk, for example, haven't been Terps targets for too long.
Posted by: Matt Bracken | July 9, 2009 3:50 PM
Matt,
Any idea for when we might start hearing on school selections from these recruits?
I was reading that Parker still has us number 1 on his list and this was the second time he was asked in two weeks. Why can't we just land this guy? Who is the closer down at CP? Does Juan Dixon still have any ties with the school and Gary? I would imagine many of these local kids grew up watching and rooting for him. It would be nice to see him help out like Anthony does for Cuse. Especially with Smith and Parker. I realize Parker is from VA, but close enough. Not sure if this is a recruiting violation though...
I would have to think Harris is probably out of the running since his recent top 5 does not include us.
I agree with TNT that it is sloppy on Rivals part that they don't update the recruiting information when most people look at it for that purpose alone.
Posted by: Rob | July 9, 2009 5:26 PM