Ranking the various classes for the
west is a difficult job. Many of the programs will sign prospects out of the
west region, and we don't see many national players as much as we'd like.
Therefore, we've had to rely on impressions from people we trust for players
outside of the west. We also don't cover junior college players. With those
caveats in mind, here are the Top 10 West Coast classes as of the early signing
period:
1)
USC**
Robert Swift, 6-11 C Bakersfield
(Calif.) High
Gabriel Pruitt, 6-3 PG Los Angeles (Calif.) Westchester
Nick Young, 6-6 SF Reseda (Calif.) Cleveland
Emanuel Willis, 6-8 PF
Chatham (Virg.) Hargrave Military Academy
2)
UCLA
Jordan Farmar, 6-1 PG Woodland
Hills (Calif.) Taft
Arron Afflalo, 6-5 SG Compton (Calif.) Centennial
Lorenzo Mata, 6-9 PF South Gate (Calif.) High
Josh Shipp, 6-5 SG Los
Angeles (Calif.) Fairfax
3)
BYU
Chris Miles, 6-10 C Provo (Utah)
Timpview
Lee Cummard, 6-6 SG Mesa (Ariz.) High
David Burgess, 6-10 C
Irvine (Calif.) Woodbridge
Trent Plaisted, 6-9 PF San Antonio (Tex.) Tom
Clark
Tai Wesley, 6-7 PF Provo (Utah) High
4)
Oregon
Bryce Taylor, 6-4 SG North
Hollywood (Calif.) Harvard-Westlake
Maarty Leunen, 6-8 PF Redmond (Ore.)
High
Chamberlain Oguchi, 6-4 SG Richmond (Tex.) George Bush
5)
Gonzaga
Josh Heytvelt, 6-9 PF Clarkston
(Wash.) High
David Pendergraft, 6-6 SF Brewster (Wash.) High
Pierre-Marie Altidor-Cespedes, 6-1 PG St. Lambert (Ontario) Champlain School
6)
Arizona
Jawann McClellan, 6-5 SF Houston
(Tex.) Milby
Mohamed Tangara, 6-9 PF Durham (NC) Mt. Zion
Daniel Dillon, 6-3 CG, London (Kent.) North Laurel
7)
Cal
DeVon Hardin, 6-8 PF Newark
(Calif.) Newark Memorial
Sam Rayburn, 6-10 C Portland (Ore.) Sunset
Eric
Vierneisel, 6-7 SF Algonquin (IL) Harry D Jacobs
8) Washington State
Derrick Low, 6-0 PG Honolulu (HI)
Iolani
Daven Harmeling, 6-7 SF Fruita (Col.) Fruita Monument
Chris Henry,
6-8 C Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei
Robbie Cowgill, 6-9 PF Austin (Tex.)
Westwood
9) Stanford
Peter Prowitt, 6-9 C Mclean (Virg.)
The Potomac School
Taj Finger, 6-8 PF Bedford (NY) Fox Lane
10) Arizona State
Tim Pierce,
6-6 SG Hercules (Calif.) High
Craig Austin, 6-9 C Oceanside (Calif.) El
Camino
**If Swift goes pro out of high
school, as some expect he will, then USC's class falls to #6, just ahead of
Arizona.