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KY SPORTS | -journal.com/sports COURIER-JOURNAL | SUNDAY,MAY 6, 2012 | C7

2012 {}SUPER FIVE

SHABAZZ MUHAMMAD LAS VEGAS LAST YEAR’S SUPER FIVE

he 6-foot-6 Muhammad was the con- sensus No. 1player in the 2012 class until reclassified sev- eral months ago. While some analysts moved Muham- mad down aspot in their rankings, Hoop Scoop and Rivals.com were among those keeping him on top. “Shabazz has proven at every step of the way that he’sthe best player in the class,” Rivals.com analyst Eric Bossi said. “Whether it’sall-star games, during the summer or with his high school team, he’s done it. Nobody has built up the kind of body of work that he has.” Muhammad, who spurned Kentucky and others to sign with UCLA, averaged 29.4 points,10.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists as asenior at Bishop Gorman. He helped lead the Gales to athird 4-A state title in four years, scoring 36 points in the final. Afirst-team USA Today All-American, Muhammad was named Naismith Boys’ High School Player of the Year.Hewas “Anybody that can’tfigureout he’sthe voted MVP of the McDonald’sAll Ameri- best player in this class should get out of can game, won the Powerade Jam Fest the business,” Hoop Scoop editor Clark dunk contest and scored an event-record Francis said of . AP 35 points playing for the USA Junior Na- tional Select team in the Nike Hoop Sum- points as ajunior. mit. “Anybody that can’tfigure out he’sthe Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, left, and backed up their 2011 Super Five selections The left-hander was atwo-time Gato- best player in this class should get out of with super seasons for national champion Kentucky. SCOTT UTTERBACK/THE COURIER-JOURNAL rade Player of the Year in Nevada and be- the business,” Hoop Scoop editor Clark came the all-time leading scorer in Bishop Francis said. “It’slike Secretariat winning ranked in the top 20. Gorman history.Hehad 30-plus points in the Belmont. He’ssofar and away the best Anthony Davis The skinny: He was one of the key 10 games as asenior after averaging 25.7 right now,it’snot even close.” 6-10,,Kentucky playersinthe Wildcats’ run to an eighth Key stat: Davis led the Wildcats in national title, earning All-America selec- scoring (14.2), rebounding (10.4), blocks tion by multiple media outlets. He ranked (4.7) and field-goal percentage (.623) second on the team in rebounding aver- while helping lead them to their eighth age (7.4), third in total blocks (37) and FOURTH TEAM national championship. steals (37) and fourth in scoring average DaJuan Coleman, Dewitt,.. 6-9 21.5 14.1 Syracuse The skinny: Selected as National (11.9). Freshman of the Year,Defensive Player Outlook: He’sexpected to be one of ,Raleigh, N.C.6-4 28.0 7.5 N.C. State of the Year and consensus Player of the the top picks in the . Rasheed Sulaimon, Houston 6-4 27.7 5.2 Duke Year,Davis was one of the most dominant one-year guys in college histo- BradleyBeal ,Lithonia, Ga. 6-9 16.2 10.9 UCLA ry.Hebroke the school and Southeastern 6-4,,Florida Devonta Pollard, DeKalb, Miss. 6-7 23.8 15.7 Undecided Conference records and the NCAA fresh- Key stat: Beal started all 37 games for man records for blocks in aseason. the Gators and led them in minutes per FIFTHTEAM Outlook: Expected to be the No. 1pick game at 34.2. , New London, Conn. 6-3 31.4 12.0 Providence in the NBA draft. The skinny: He was second on the Marcus Paige, Marion, Iowa 6-1 28.4 4.0 North Carolina team in scoring (14.8 ppg), shot 44.5 per- cent overall and almost 34 percent from Sam Dekker,Sheboygan, Wis. 6-7 32.5 13.2 Wisconsin 6-4,G,Duke the 3- line and led the team in re- Yogi Ferrell, 5-11 17.8 5.2 Indiana Key stat: River became just the third bounding (6.7). He also shot 76.9 percent player to lead the Blue Devils in scoring from the free-throw line. Perry Ellis, Wichita, Kan. 6-8 25.8 9.4 Kansas (15.5 ppg) as afreshman, following John- Outlook: He’sprojected as alottery Dawkins (1983) and Bill Sapp (1945). pick in the upcoming draft. The skinny: He scored in double fig- ures 30 times, with eight game over 20 James McAdoo FiatUSAofLouisville.com points, and also averaged 3.4 rebounds 6-9,,North Carolina while finishing second on the team in as- Key stat: McAdoo played in all 38 sists (70) and steals (33). He ranked third games, averaging 6.1points and 3.9 re- on the school’sall-time list in points by a bounds. freshman. The skinny: He started three games Outlook: He’sturning pro and is pro- and shot 48.3 percent from the field but jected as alottery pick. averaged just 15.6 minutes agame. He had 33 steals and 13 blocked shots. MichaelKidd-Gilchrist Outlook: McAdoo announced he’s 6-7,F,Kentucky sticking around for his sophomore season Key stat: Kidd-Gilchrist ranked sec- and will be ahuge key to the TarHeels’ ond on the teamwithseven double-dou- front line. bles, including three againstteams —Jody Demling

To the wire. ALL-TIME SUPER FIVE SELECTIONS Starting at $14,988. Ht. Player,Hometown Next stop 6-10 ,Alief,Texas NBA 1985 2010 6-8 Jason Capel,Frederick, Md. N. Carolina 6-10 , Hyattsville,Md. Duke 6-8 ,Ames,IowaNorth Carolina 6-5 , Hampton, Va.N.Carolina 6-8 Tony Kimbro,Louisville Louisville 6-9 ,Columbus,Ohio Ohio State 1997 7-1Tito Horford, Houston Miami 6-3 , West Orange,N.. Duke 6-10 , Troy, N.Y. UNLV 6-3 Jeff Lebo,Carlisle,Pa. N. Carolina 6-4 Brandon Knight, Fort Lauderdale,Fla. Kentucky 6-9 Tracy McGrady, Durham, N.C. NBA 6-6 Kevin Madden, Staunton, Va.N.Carolina 6-2 Josh Selby, ,Kansas 6-9 , Peekskill,N.Y.Duke 1984 2009 6-8 , Duke 6-11 , Lawrence,Kan. Kansas 6-4 ,Raleigh, N.C. Kentucky 6-2 ,Santa Monica, Calif.UCLA 6-11 , Laurinburg, N.C. N.C. State 6-9 ,Atlanta, Ga. Tech 1996 6-8 John Williams, LSU 6-11 DeMarcus Cousins,Mobile,Ala. Kentucky 6-6 , Wynnewood, Pa.NBA 6-4 ,Michigan City, Ind. Indiana 6-10 , Tampa, Fla. N. Carolina 6-9 TimThomas,Paterson, N.J. Villanova 6-2 , Canton, Ohio Michigan 6-2 , Henderson, Nev.Texas 6-9 Winfred Walton, Flint, Mich. Syracuse 1983 2008 6-3 , None 6-7 Reggie Williams,Baltimore Georgetown 6-1Brandon Jennings,Mouth of Wilson, Va.Italy 6-2 MikeBibby, Phoenix Arizona 6-7 , Louisville Kentucky 6-9 ,Newark, N.J. Louisville 1995 6-5 , Detroit Michigan 6-6 TyrekeEvans,Aston, Pa.Memphis 6-6 ,Inglewood, Calif.Kansas 6-3 James Blackmon, Marion, Ind. Kentucky 6-3 , N. Hollywood, Calif.UCLA 6-7 ,Nashville,Tenn. Kentucky 6-2 Dwayne Washington, , N.Y. Syracuse 7-0 .J. Mullens,Canal Winchester,Ohio Ohio State 6-10 , Chicago NBA 1982 2007 6-6 ,Daytona Beach, Fla. N. Carolina 6-8 Billy Thompson, Camden, N.J. Louisville 6-5 .J. Mayo,Huntington, .Va.USC 6-2 , Brooklyn, N.Y. Ga. Tech 6-9 ,Tulsa, Okla. Oklahoma 6-10 ,LakeOswego,Ore.UCLA 1994 7-0 , Monroe,La. Creighton 6-4 , Indianapolis Indiana 6-9 ,Columbus,Ohio Louisville 6-8 ,Chicago Illinois 6-9 , Fitchburg, Mass.Kansas St. 6-8 , Abilene,Texas Indiana 6-5 Curtis Hunter,Durham, N.C. N. Carolina 6-3 ,Chicago Memphis 6-11 Raef LaFrentz, Montona, IowaKansas 1981 2006 6-9 , Clinton, Miss.Michigan 7-0 PatEwing, Cambridge,Mass.Georgetown 7-0 , Indianapolis Ohio St. 6-5 Felipe Lopez, New York St. John’s 6-7 Manuel Forrest, Louisville Louisville 6-10 , Suitland, Md. Texas 1993 7-1Greg Dreiling, Wichita, Kan. Wichita St. 6-9 , Brentwood, Tenn. N. Carolina 6-6 ,Kinston, N.C. N. Carolina 6-6 Anthony Jones,Washington, .C. Georgetown 6-11 , Washington 6-11 , N. Carolina 6-4 , Wichita, Kan. Wichita St. 6-4 , Merion, Pa.N.Carolina 6-11 , Emeryville,Cal.Arkansas 1980 2005 6-3 , LSU 6-9 Bret Bearup,Greenlawn, N.Y. Kentucky 6-11 Josh McRoberts,Carmel,Ind. Duke 6-0 , Pasadena, Calif.Kansas 6-8 Charlie Sitton, McMinnville,Ore.Oregon St. 6-2 ,Jackson, Miss.NBA 1992 7-0 PatEwing, Cambridge,Mass.Georgetown 6-8 , Houston NBA 6-7 , Russellville,Ark. Arkansas 6-3 Glenn Rivers,Maywood, Ill.Marquette 6-9 , Poplar Bluff,Mo. N. Carolina 6-7 ,Jersey City, N.J. Kentucky 6-5 , Astoria, N.Y. Georgia 6-7 ,Seattle NBA 6-9 , Jackson, Miss.Georgetown 1979 2004 6-4 , Alameda, Cal.California 6-7 , Cleveland Ohio State 6-11 , Atlanta NBA 6-3 , Brownsville,Tenn. Kentucky 7-3 , Harrisonburg, Va.Virginia 6-7 , Peoria, Ill.NBA 1991 6-8 Sidney Green, Brooklyn, N.Y. UNLV 6-9 , Powder Springs,Ga. NBA 6-9 ,Detroit Michigan 6-6 Derrick Hord, Bristol,Tenn. Kentucky 6-9 , Prentiss,Miss.NBA 6-10 , Chicago Michigan 6-8 ,Wichita, Kan. Wichita St. 6-0 ,Brooklyn, N.Y. NBA 6-11 ,Huntington Bch., Cal.Duke 1978 2003 6-9 , Gary, Ind. Purdue 6-8 Scooter McCray, Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Louisville 6-8 LeBron James,Akron, Ohio NBA 5-11 , Springfield, Mass.Ga. Tech 6-3 Dwight Anderson, Dayton, Ohio Kentucky 6-3 , Maywood, Ill.Michigan St. 1990 6-6 ,Chicago DePaul 6-8 , Blairstown, N.J. Duke 6-8 Ed O’Bannon, Lakewood, Calif.UCLA 6-11 ,Bryan, Texas Texas A& 6-9 ,Houston NBA 6-7 , Louisville Louisville 6-4 Darryl Mitchell,W.Palm Beach, Fla. Minnesota 6-10 , Blairstown, N.J. UConn 7-0 ,Indianapolis N. Carolina 1977 2002 6-3 , Heltonville,Ind. Indiana 6-6 Gene Banks,Philadelphia Duke 6-2 , Latta, S.C. N. Carolina 6-7 Anfernee Hardaway, Memphis Memphis St. 6-6 , Brooklyn, N.Y. 6-4 J.J. Redick, Roanoke, Va.Duke 1989 6-8 , Lansing, Mich. Michigan St. 6-7 , Mouth of Wilson, Va.Syra- 6-6 Jimmy Jackson, Toledo,Ohio Ohio St. 6-1Wes Matthews,Bridgeport, Conn. Wisconsin cuse 6-9 Doug Edwards,Miami Florida St. 6-10 Jeff Ruland, Long Island, N.Y. Iona 6-10 Amare Stoudemire,Orlando,Fla. NBA 6-11 Shaquille O’Neal, Antonio LSU 1976 6-11 Paul Davis,Rochester Hills,Mich. Michigan St. 6-6 Allan Houston, Louisville 6-6 MikeO’Koren, Jersey City, N.J. N. Carolina 2001 6-2 Kenny Anderson, Jamaica, N.Y. Ga. Tech 6-10 Ricky Brown, Atlanta Mississippi St. 6-3 ,Camden, N.J. Memphis 1988 6-10 Stuart House,Detroit Washington St. 6-11 , South Holland, Ill.NBA 6-9 ,Carlisle,Pa. Syracuse 6-4 , Louisville Louisville 6-8 ,St. Louis Florida 6-10 , Chesapeake, Va.George- 6-1Jay Shidler,Lawrenceville,Ill.Kentucky 6-4 , Flint, Mich. Michigan St. town 1975 6-9 ,Montgomery, Ala. None 6-11 Shawn Kemp,Elkhart, Ind. Kentucky 6-9 ,Orlando,Fla. NBA 2000 7-0 ,Hopkins,S.C. LSU 6-7 Bill Willoughby, Englewood, N.J. NBA 6-9 , Marion, Ind. Michigan St. 6-10 Kenneth Williams,Eliz. City, N.C. N. Carolina 6-9 James Hardy, Long Beach, Calif.San Fran. 6-9 ,East St. Louis,Ill.NBA 1987 6-5 Sam Drummer,Muncie,Ind. Ga. Te Sam Swope Fiat 6-9 Eddie Griffin, Philadelphia Seton Hall 6-8 , Chicago Illinois 6-2 Brad Holland, Glendale,Calif.UCLA 6-7 ,Childersburg, Ala. Alabama 6-6 Dennis Scott, Falls Church, Va.Ga. Tech 1974 6-3 ,Lansing, Mich. Michigan St. 6-6 Eric Manuel,Macon, Ga. Kentucky 6-11 ,Petersburg, Va.NBA Now Open 1999 6-3 LaBradford Smith, Bay City, Texas Louisville 6-10 Robert Miller,Louisville Cincinnati 6-9 DerMarr Johnson, Washington, D.C. Cincinnati 6-7 Larry Johnson, Dallas UNLV 6-5 Audie Matthews,Chicago Illinois 6-8 , Cuthbert, Ga. Florida 1986 7-0 , Provo,Utah UCLA 4311 Shelbyville Rd, Louisville KY 40207 6-7 LaVell Blanchard, Ann Arbor,Mich. Michigan 6-10 J.. Reid, Virginia Beach, Va.N.Carolina 6-4 Steve Collier,Hanover,Ind. Cincinnati 6-4 ,Greenbelt, Md. N. Carolina 6-10 ,Romulus,Mich. Michigan 1973 6-2 Jason Williams,Metuchen, N.J. Duke 6-4 , Owensboro Kentucky 6-5 Wesley Cox, Louisville Louisville 1998 6-4 Anthony Pendleton, Flint, Mich. Southern Cal 6-9 , Portland, Ore.UCLA 6-9 , Elizabeth, N.J. NBA 6-2 , Cambridge,Mass.Michigan 6-10 , New Castle,Ind. Indiana 888-377-5566 6-7 , Wichita, Kan. NBA 6-10 TomLaGarde,Detroit N. Carolina 6-7 Eddie Owens,Houston UNLV