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How Are The Top Class of 2001 Prospects Doing Now?
Chicago Hoops January 22, 2004 Email Questions/Comments To [email protected] Here is a progress report on the top prospects from the Illinois Class of 2001. Thornwood’s Eddy Curry was the #1 prospect, and he went straight from high school to the NBA. Nearly half of the Top 12 prospects have transferred from their original collegiate selection. 1. Eddy Curry (Thornwood) 6-11 Center Chicago Bulls Went straight from high school to the NBA. Averaging 12.4ppg and 6.0rpg. 2. Will Bynum (Chicago Crane) 5-10 Guard Georgia Tech Started career at Arizona before transferring to Georgia Tech. Averaging 11.0ppg and 3.0apg. 3. Najeeb Echols (Chicago Morgan Park) 6-7 Forward Illinois State Started career at Missouri before transferring to Illinois State. 4. Pierre Pierce (Westmont) 6-3 Point Guard Iowa Iowa’s best player. Averaging 16.6ppg and 3.1apg. 5. Roger Powell, Jr. (Joliet Township) 6-6 Forward Illinois Averaging 12.5ppg and 4.9rpg. 6. Luther Head (Chicago Manley) 6-2 Guard Illinois Averaging 9.6ppg and 2.4rpg. 7. Marcellus Sommerville (Peoria Central) 6-6 Forward Bradley Started career at Iowa before transferring to Bradley. Averaging 15.9ppg and 7.2rpg. 8. Kelly Whitney (Chicago Marshall) 6-8 Power Forward Seton Hall A big time player for Seton Hall. Averaging 13.3ppg and 6.1rpg. 9. Neil Plank (Mt. Zion) 6-5 Shooting Guard Illinois State Started his career at Wisconsin before transferring to Illinois State. Averaging 7.3ppg and 2.3apg. 10. Ron Howard (Chicago Whitney Young) 6-5 Shooting Guard Valparaiso Started career at Marquette before transferring to Valparaiso. Averaging 7.4ppg and 1.7apg. 11. Quinnell Brown (Chicago Morgan Park) 6-5 Guard/Forward Auburn Played for two years at Wabash Valley before transferring to Auburn. Averaging 5.9ppg and 2.9rpg. 12. Jason Straight (Chicago Dunbar) 6-2 Point Guard Wyoming Leads Wyoming in both scoring and assists with averages of 14.5ppg and 3.6apg. |
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