JUCO Top Prospects

Arkansas signee Daniel Payne and Kansas recruit Mario Little top the junior college rankings

By Van Coleman

CSTV.com & Hoopmasters.com


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The Junior College season is just getting underway and traditional powers are looking to make runs at their state, regional, and national titles.

Schools in contention for the NJCAA Title this season include: Midland (Texas); Chipola (Fla.); Indian Hills (Iowa); Redlands (Okla.); College of Southern Idaho, Arizona Western; Three River (Mo.), UA-Fort Smith, Vincennes (Ind.), Tallahassee (Fla.); San Jacinto (Texas); Iowa Western; Coffeyville (Kansas), Hutchinson (Kansas), Ventura (Caif.) and Mt. San Antonio (Calif.)

The players will ultimately determine who emerges as the top teams this winter and even though a number of the pundits have written off the junior college talent nationally, there is more talent in the JUCO ranks than those scouts and analysts give it credit for. They are a significant part of the recruiting scene and are in many cases keys to the success of a school's recruiting class.

This year will be no exception to that rule and at the top of our JUCO rankings are a number of players who fit the above description.

Heading our list is explosive 6-foot-7 wing scorer Daniel Payne, who made his decision for Arkansas in the Fall Signing Period and was a key reason they broke into our Top 10 classes nationally.

Pushing Payne for the top spot is 6-foot-5 wing Mario Little, who has inked a letter with Kansas and will join their top five rated group of newcomers next year.

Another top five talent who signed early is 6-foot-4 Derwin Kitchen, the top rated JUCO point guard joining Florida State next fall as part of their Top 10 class.

No doubt this trio is being looked at for immediate help by their highly regarded college squads, so you can see how JUCO talent can affect the national recruiting class rankings.

In the Top 10, the unsigned talent will all be priorities with major schools looking to add that late addition.

Overall, there are 75-plus prospects on our list who are still available and will be recruited for the Spring Signing Period.

JUCO CLASS OF 2008 TOP 125 PROSPECTS

(As of 11-30-2007)

Rk Player Hgt Wgt Pos Junior College, State College Choice

1. Daniel Payne 6-7 200 WF Coffeyville CC, KS ARKANSAS

2. Mario Little 6-5 210 WF Chipola CC, FL KANSAS

3. Juan Patillo 6-7 220 CF CC of Southern Idaho

4. Derwin Kitchen 6-4 185 PG Iowa Western CC FLORIDA STATE

5. Tyrone Appleton 6-3 190 CG Midland CC, TX

6. Ken Bowman 6-9 230 C Hutchinson CC, KS

7. Mont. McDonald 6-6 185 WF Cowley County CC, KS

8. Devron Bostick 6-5 220 WF Southwestern Illinois CC MINNESOTA

9. Keith Ramsey 6-9 210 PF Okaloosa-Walton CC, FL MISSOURI

10. Tay Waller 6-2 189 CG Hutchinson CC, KS AUBURN

11. Sterling Link 6-9 245 C Garden City CC, KS

12. D. Keller 6-7 225 PF Lee CC, TX OKLAHOMA STATE

13. Q. Calhoun 6-8 215 PF Barton County CC, KS

14. Tyree Evans 6-3 210 SG Motlow State CC, TN

15. Bobby Maze 6-2 175 CG Hutchinson CC, KS

16. Artem Valov 6-9 240 PF Three Rivers CC, MO BAYLOR

17. Chop Tang 6-7 215 WF Eastern Arizona CC

18. Joseph Fulce 6-6 220 WF Tyler CC, TX MARQUETTE

19. Jermaine Dixon 6-3 185 SG Tallahassee CC, FL

20. Steven Toyloy 6-10 255 C Miami-Dade CC, FL

21. Kyle Cannon 6-8 230 PF San Jacinto CC, TX OKLAHOMA

22. J. Simmons 6-2 170 CG Mott CC, MI

23. Bobby Hill 6-6 210 WF Lincoln CC, IL ILLINOIS STATE

24. Zvonko Buljan 6-9 220 C Vincennes CC, IN

25. Dee Proby 6-9 250 C Angelina CC, TX OKLAHOMA STATE

26. Joey Shaw 6-7 210 WF CC of Southern Idaho

27. Robert Eppinger 6-8 240 PF Highland CC, IL

28. Buchi Awaji 6-3 175 SG Citrus CC, FL

29. Mehdi Cheriet 6-9 220 C Arizona Western CC SAN DIEGO STATE

30. Darris Santee 6-8 200 PF Midland CC, FL UNLV

31. Jason Bennett 7-2 260 C Tallahassee CC, FL

32. Terry Fields 6-6 185 WF CC of Southern Idaho

33. Robert Arnold 6-6 170 WF Antelope Valley CC, CA BOISE STATE

34. Tyrone McNeil 7-0 240 C Miami-Dade CC, FL UNC WILMINGTON

35. C. Cooperwood 6-7 215 WF Wallace State CC, AL

36. Tiki Mayben 6-3 180 SG Hudson Valley CC, NY BINGHAMTON

37. Calvin Lee 6-7 205 WF Allegany CC, MD

38. J. Holcombe 6-7 200 WF Georgia Perimeter CC, GA

39. Brandon Ross 6-7 210 PF Cincinnati State CC, OH

40. Devon Dumes 6-2 185 CG Vincennes CC, IN

41. Justin Carter 6-4 200 SG Fullerton CC, CA

42. Anthony Brock 5-10 165 PG Itawamba CC, MS

43. Chris Roberts 6-2 185 PG Navarro CC, TX BRADLEY

44. T. Flemming 6-7 210 PF Garden City CC, KS

45. Jerrell Boswell 6-0 180 PG Snead State CC, AL

46. Royal Edwards 6-6 190 WF Yuba CC, CA

47. Jermain Davis 6-4 200 SG Kirkwood CC, IA IOWA

48. Aubrey Coleman 6-3 200 CG Southwest Mississippi CC HOUSTON

49. Tony Dennison 6-2 175 PG Broward CC, FL HOFSTRA

50. Harvey Perry 6-4 190 SG CC of Southern Idaho

51. L. DeSouza 6-7 200 WF South Plains CC, TX SAN DIEGO

52. Jamel Guyton 6-2 185 CG Odessa CC, TX OKLAHOMA

53. Clevin Hannah 6-0 160 PG Chipola CC, FL WICHITA STATE

54. Kevin Galloway 6-6 205 WF CC of Southern Idaho

55. Orlando Allen 6-11 260 C Paris CC, TX OKLAHOMA

56. M. Diakite 6-7 210 WF Antelope Valley CC, CA WYOMING

57. D. Sempter 6-7 265 PF Motlow State CC, TN

58. Greg Truvillian 6-8 225 PF Copiah-Lincoln CC, MS

59. Jonathan Hall 6-4 205 SG South Plains CC, TX

60. Dodie Dunson 6-3 190 CG Vincennes CC, IN

61. Dynile Forbes 6-2 180 CG Cochise CC, AZ

62. Rob Robinson 6-8 220 PF Globe Tech CC, NY

63. M. Haddock 6-4 220 WF Brunswick CC, NC

64. Walt Harris 6-5 185 WF McLennan CC, TX STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

65. J. Vanderbeken 6-10 245 C Tyler CC, TX

66. D. Gaines 6-2 175 SG Northeastern CC, OK

67. Chris Echols 6-6 225 CF Arkansas-Fort Smith CC

68. Zach Atkinson 6-9 235 C Feather River CC, CA UC-IRVINE

69. Ray Miller 6-7 210 PF Iowa Western CC, IA

70. Robert Mafra 6-9 235 C Southeastern CC, IA

71. Kashif Watson 6-4 190 SG Irvine Valley CC, CA SAN DIEGO STATE

72. Eric McKinney 6-7 215 PF Redlands CC, OK

73. Eric Tramiel 6-7 225 PF Paris CC, TX

74. Johnny Lett 6-9 250 C Okaloosa-Walton CC, FL AUBURN

75. Lester Ferguson 6-10 200 C Arkansas-Fort Smith CC LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE

76. Javonte Clanton 6-0 185 PG Blinn CC, TX COLORADO

77. A.J. Nance 6-5 185 SG Southwest Tennessee CC

78. Malik Alvin 5-11 175 PG Chipola CC, FL BINGHAMTON

79. D. Cohadarevic 6-0 240 C Seward County CC, KS

80. Chris Rhymes 6-4 190 SG Cowley County CC, KS

81. Jeremy Barr 6-8 280 C San Jacinto CC, TX LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE

82. Bryce Webster 6-9 240 C Irvine Valley CC, CA UTAH STATE

83. A. Parakhouski 6-11 260 C CC of Southern Idaho, ID RADFORD

84. Rashad Reed 6-0 185 PG Vincennes CC, IN

85. Darren Moore 6-2 185 CG Citrus CC, CA UC-Irvine

86. D. Turner 6-5 205 WF Southwest LA CC, CA

87. R. Flemings 6-7 210 WF Weatherford CC, TX

88. Joey Cameron 6-9 230 PF Chipola CC, FL FRESNO STATE

89. Miklos Szabo 6-9 250 C Broward CC, FL HOFSTRA

90. Josh Davis 6-5 195 WF Casper CC, WY

91. A. Simpson 6-6 210 WF Highland CC, IL

92. T. Kennedy 6-7 220 PF Mott CC, MI

93. Xavier Keeling 6-7 235 PF Wallace State CC, AL

94. Robert Glenn 6-7 210 PF Wabash Valley CC, IL

95. Tyler Troupe 6-7 210 WF Iowa Western CC, IA

96. D. McKinstry 5-11 170 PG Fullerton CC, CA

97. Devin Bawinkle 6-5 195 SG Highland CC, IL

98. Petras Balocka 6-8 260 C Pensacola CC, FL

99. Abdul Herrera 6-11 260 C Hutchinson CC, KS

100. Marcus Hunter 6-0 165 PG St. Petersburg CC, FL

101. Jeron Lewis 6-7 280 C Northeastern CC, CO WRIGHT STATE

102. C. Henderson 6-6 225 PF Connors State CC, OK

103. Josh Hunter 6-6 220 PF Okaloosa-Walton CC, FL APPALACHIAN STATE

104. A. Thompson 6-3 195 SG Cerritos CC, CA CSU-FULLERTON

105. T. Bradshaw 6-8 210 PF Southwestern CC, IL

106. J.J. Seymore 5-10 165 PG Coffeyville CC, KS

107. Marvin Jefferson 6-8 235 PF Modesto CC, CA

108. Leon Spencer 6-7 215 PF Brunswick CC, NC

109. D. Cranston 6-9 240 C Daytona Beach, FL

110. Richard Frohlich 6-9 230 PF Citrus CC, CA TEXAS SAN ANTOINIO

111. K. Robinson 6-2 185 SG Spartanburg CC, SC

112. F. Henry-Ala 6-5 200 WF Motlow State CC, TN

113. Dragoslav Papic 6-8 200 WF Odessa CC, TX

114. Kiwan Smith 6-7 210 CF Redlands CC, OK

115. Francis Aihe 6-9 195 PF Santa Fe CC, FL

116. Nick Okorie 6-0 180 PG South Plains CC, TX

117. Chris Smith 6-2 180 CG Southwest LA CC, CA

118. Derrick Moore 6-6 215 CF Lon Morris CC, TX

119. Sean Coleman 6-8 205 PF Blinn CC, TX HOUSTON

120. Perry Petty 5-11 175 PG Allen County CC, KS

121. K. Johnson 6-10 250 C South Plains CC, TX.

122. Lashun Watson 6-5 195 SG Okaloosa-Walton CC, FL SOUTH ALABAMA

123. Aramie Brooks 6-7 210 PF Arkansas-Fort Smith CC

124. Willis McPhee 6-7 215 CF Central Florida CC, FL

125. Earnest Noel 6-0 160 PG Brown-Mackie CC, KS

126. Nate Flowers 6-5 220 WF Redlands CC, OK

127. Horace Dixon 6-8 215 PF Angelina CC, TX

128. Hugh Barnett 6-9 255 C Iowa Western CC, IA

Note: Junior College Coaches - if you feel we have missed a player that deserves recognition among the nation's top junior college players, please e-mail vcoleman@cstv.com. We will be updating this list throughout the season, so we appreciate your input.