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Position-by-position rankings

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Posted: Wednesday November 10, 1999 02:17 PM

Duke forward Shane Battier averaged 9.1 points per game for the Blue Devils last season. Todd Warshaw/Allsport

By Stewart Mandel, CNN/SI

Point guards

2. Mateen Cleaves, Sr., 6-2, Michigan State
Two-time Big Ten player of the year out until January.

3. Ed Cota, Sr., 6-1, North Carolina*
1998-99 stats: 7.4 assists per game, 41.2 percent 3-pointers.

4. Khalid El-Amin, Jr., 5-10, Connecticut
Only 3.9 assists, but winning national title counts a bunch.

5. Erick Barkley, So., 6-1, St. John's
1998-99 stats: 13.5 points per game, 4.7 assists per game.

5. Robert O'Kelley, Jr., 6-1, Wake Forest
1998-99 stats: 17.5 points per game, 85 3-pointers made

6. Tony Harris, Jr., 6-0, Tennessee
1998-99 stats: 12.4 points, 4.8 assists, 39.0 percent 3-pointers.

7. Doc Robinson, Sr., 6-2, Auburn
1998-99 stats: 11.5 points, 5.0 assists, 45.2 field-goal percentage.

8. Pepe Sanchez, Sr., 6-4, Temple
1998-99 stats: 5.2 rebounds, 3:1 turnover-to-assist ratio.

9. Jason Hart, Sr., 6-3, Syracuse
1998-99 stats: 13.9 points, 4.3 assists

10. Matt Santangelo, Sr., 6-1, Gonzaga
Best player on team that made Elite Eight last year.

Rest of the Best: Dean Oliver, Iowa; Chico Fletcher, Arkansas State; Jason Williams, Duke; Brett Nelson, Florida; Earl Watson, UCLA; Doug Gottlieb, Oklahoma State; Kenyon Dooling, Missouri; Shaheen Holloway, Seton Hall; Deaundra Tanner, Oregon State; Jeff Boschee, Kansas.
* - suspended indefinitely

Shooting guards

1. Michael Redd, Jr., 6-foot-6, Ohio State
1998-99 stats: 19.7 points per game, 46.6 field-goal percentage.

2. Courtney Alexander, Sr., 6-6, Fresno State
Big-time scorer (21.4 points last year) out early with foot injury.

3. Johnny Hemsley, Sr., 6-5, Miami
1998-99 stats: 17.8 points, 40.0 percent 3-pointers.

4. Lamont Long, Sr., 6-4, New Mexico
1998-99 stats: 16.8 points, 81.2 free-throw percentage.

5. A.J. Guyton, Sr., 6-1, Indiana
1998-99 stats: 16.0 points, 40.6 percent 3-pointers.

6. Eddie House, Sr., 6-1, Arizona State
1998-99 stats: 18.9 points, 38.9 percent 3-pointers.

7. Cory Bradford, So., 6-2, Illinois
Exploded during Illini's improbable run to Big Ten finals.

8. Rayford Young, Sr., 5-11, Texas Tech
1998-99 stats: 15.2 points, 87.7 free-throw percentage.

9. Jeryl Sasser, 6-6, Jr., SMU
1998-99 stats: 18.7 points, 3.5 assists

10. Bootsy Thornton, 6-4, Sr., St. John's
1998-99 stats: 14.9 points, 50.0 field-goal percentage

Rest of the Best: Donnie Carr, LaSalle; Jaraan Cornell, Purdue; Ray Young, UCLA; Charlie Bell, Michigan State; Monty Mack, UMass; Desmond Mason, Oklahoma State; Gee Gervin, Houston; Casey Jacobsen, Stanford.

Small forwards

2. Terence Morris, Jr., 6-9, Maryland
1988-99 stats: 15.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 82.5 free-throw percentage.

3. Pete Mickeal, Sr., 6-6, Cincinnati
1998-99 stats: 14.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 58.3 field-goal percentage.

4. Harold Arceneaux, Sr., 6-6, Weber State
1998-99 stats: 22.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 51.1 field-goal percentage.

5. Morris Peterson, Sr., 6-6, Michigan State
1998-99 stats: 13.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 55.4 field-goal percentage.

6. Mark Karcher, Jr., 6-5, Temple
Underrated swingman key to Owls' hopes.

7. Alex Jensen, Jr., 6-7, Utah
1998-99 stats: 12.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 54.3 field-goal percentage.

8. Chris Carrawell, Sr., 6-6, Duke
One of two key figures back from Devils' national runner-up season.

9. Mike Miller, So., 6-8, Florida
1998-99 stats: 12.2 points, 5.2 rebounds

10. Chris Williams, So., 6-6, Virginia
1998-99 stats: 16.8 points, 7.5 rebounds

Rest of the Best: DerMarr Johnson, Cincinnati; Darnell Williams, Xavier; LaVell Blanchard, Michigan; Jason Capel, North Carolina; B.B. Waldon, South Florida; Isaac Spencer, Murray State; Kenny Gregory, Kansas; Ryan Blackwell, Syracuse; Vincent Yarborough, Tennessee.

Power forwards

2. Shane Battier, Duke, Jr., 6-8, Duke
Only returning starter will become bigger scorer.

3. Mark Madsen, Sr., 6-9, Stanford
1998-99 stats: 13.1 points, 9.0 rebounds, 60.5 field-goal percentage.

4. Hanno Mottola, Sr., 6-10, Utah
1998-99 stats: 15.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 83.3 free-throw percentage.

5. Troy Murphy, So., 6-9, Notre Dame
1998-99 stats: 19.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.4 blocks

6. Eduardo Najera, Sr., 6-8, Oklahoma
1998-99 stats: 15.5 points, 8.3 rebounds

7. Michael Wright, So., 6-7, Arizona
1998-99 stats: 13.9 points, 8.8 rebounds

8. Marcus Fizer, Jr., 6-8, Iowa State
1998-99 stats: 18.0 points, 7.6 rebounds

9. Lance Williams, So., 6-9, DePaul*
1998-99 stats: 13.9 points, 7.8 rebounds, 50.0 field-goal percentage

10. Kevin Freeman, Sr., 6-7, Connecticut
1998-99 stats: 13.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 55.8 field-goal percentage

Best of the Rest: Jason Collier, Georgia Tech; Mike Pegues, Delaware; Gabe Muoneke, Texas; Kris Lang, North Carolina; Luke Axtell, Kansas; Donnell Harvey, Florida; Isiah Victor, Tennessee; Brian Cardinal, Purdue. * - out with foot injury

Centers

2. Kenyon Martin, 6-8. Sr., Cincinnati
1998-99 stats: 10.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.4 blocks

3. Etan Thomas , 6-9, Sr., Syracuse
1998-99 stats: 12.3 points, 3.9 blocks, 61.7 field-goal percentage.

4. Alvin Jones, 6-11, Jr., Georgia Tech
1998-99 stats: 12.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.5 blocks

5. Eric Chenowith, 7-0, Jr., Kansas
1998-99 stats: 13.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.4 blocks

6. Brendan Haywood, 7-0, Jr., North Carolina
1998-99 stats: 12.0 points, 1.8 blocks, 64.8 field-goal percentage.

7. Jake Voskuhl, 6-11, Sr., Connecticut
Enforcer on Huskies' national title team.

8. Mamadou N'diaye, 7-0, Sr., Auburn
1998-99 stats: 7.5 rebounds, 2.3 blocks

9. Loren Woods, 7-1, Jr., Arizona
Wake Forest transfer happy to be out of Tim Duncan's shadow.

10. Joel Pryzbilla, So., 7-1, Minnesota
1998-99 stats: 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 56.0 field-goal percentage.

Best of the Rest: Dan Gadzuric, UCLA; Marcus Griffin, Illinois; Carlos Boozer, Duke; Jamaal Magloire, Kentucky; Chris Young, Princeton; Jabari Smith, LSU.

 

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