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SCOUTING THE NBA.com 06/28/09

2009 NCAA BASKETBALL PLAYER EVALUATION RANKINGS

Version 8.0 Final Edition

All evaluations are done by a computer program with no human influence.

Pos.	Player	Team	Position	NBA Ready	Evaluation
1	Blake Griffin	Oklahoma	Iso-PF - O	40.0	235.8
2	James Hardin	Arizona State	SG	40.0	203.1
3	Ty Lawson	North Carolina	TruePointG	40.0	193.1
4	Hasheem Thabeet	Connecticut	iso -Center	33.4	177.1
5	Terrence Williams	Louisville	CG - Def	32.0	162.0
6	Tyreke Evans	Memphis	CG - Def	39.4	156.7
7	Stephen Curry	Davidson	SG - Iso	38.9	154.6
8	Earl Clark	Louisville	SF - Def	20.3	139.2
9	Jonny Flynn	Syracuse	Pg >phys	34.9	130.2
10	Demar DeRozan	USC	Def-Wing -SF	14.7	128.0
11	B.J. Mullens	Ohio State	Center -high	6.6	126.8
12	Jeff Pendergraph	Arizona State	PF	20.2	125.3
13	Wayne Ellington	North Carolina	SG>neg	23.7	122.4
14	DeJuan Blair	Pittsburgh	Iso-PF - O	15.2	118.4
15	Chase Budinger	Arizona	SF - Range	28.6	109.2
16	James Anderson	Oklahoma State	SG - Iso	21.4	109.0
17	Darren Collison So, 6-1(2007)	UCLA	TruePointG	33.1	107.8
18	Jordan Hill	Arizona	PF - Def	3.7	104.6
19	Tyler Hansbrough	North Carolina	PF	28.2	104.1
20	Eric Maynor	Virginia Commonwealth	PG	31.1	102.0
21	Jodie Meeks	Kentucky	SG - role	23.7	101.9
22	Danny Green	North Carolina	Def-Wing -SF	16.3	101.6
23	Gerald Henderson	Duke	Def-Wing -SF	17.4	99.0
24	Derrick Brown	Xavier	SF - Iso	15.0	93.3
25	Antonio Anderson Sr,	Memphis	CG - Def	18.1	90.6
26	Jrue Holiday	UCLA	CG - Def	8.7	86.8
27	Marcus Thornton	LSU	SG - Iso	14.5	85.2
28	Nick Calathes Fr, 6-5 200(2008)	Florida	Pg = Paint	23.8	82.5
29	Ahmad Nivins	Saint Joseph's	PF	10.2	81.6
30	Luke Nevill	Utah	Center	22.3	81.6
31	James Johnson	Wake Forest	SF - paint	0.8	81.4
32	Daniel Hackett	USC	CG - Def	21.8	80.3
33	Sam Young	Pittsburgh	Def-Wing -SF	6.7	79.9
34	Jerel McNeal	Marquette	Pg >phys	16.9	79.7
35	Alex Ruoff	West Virginia	Pg >phys	25.4	79.1
36	DeMarre Carroll	Missouri	SF - paint	3.9	78.3
36	Dante Cunningham	Villanova	SF - Def	1.6	78.2
37	Josh Heytvelt	Gonzaga	IC/IPF	12.7	77.4
38	Jeff Teague	Wake Forest	SG - Iso	13.9	75.5
39	Shawn Taggart	Memphis	Iso-PF - O	0.3	74.9
40	Dionte Christmas	Temple	SG>neg	19.6	73.8
41	DaJuan Summers	Georgetown	IC/IPF	8.8	72.3
42	Jerome Jordan	Tulsa	Center	3.9	71.0
43	Goran Suton	Michigan State	PF - Def	5.5	69.1
44	Robert Dozier	Memphis	Iso-PF - O	3.3	68.7
45	Aaron Jackson	Duquesne	Pg >phys	10.8	68.3
46	Jermaine Taylor	UCF	SG>neg	10.6	67.5
47	Patrick Beverley Fr, 6-1	Arkansas	Defense-only	25.1	66.4
48	Jack McClinton	Miami (FL)	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	66.4
49	Brandon Costner Fr, 6-9	North Carolina State	IC/IPF	12.8	66.2
50	Wesley Matthews	Marquette	SF - paint	11.7	65.8
51	Luke Harangody	Notre Dame	IC/IPF	14.8	65.7
52	John Bryant	Santa Clara	Center	3.0	64.3
53	Lester Hudson	Tennessee-Martin	Pg >phys	12.8	64.2
54	Patrick Mills	Saint Mary's	Pg >phys	2.9	63.5
55	A.D. Vassallo	Virginia Tech	SG - role	8.7	62.8
56	Taj Gibson	USC	Per/Block	-3.3	62.2
57	Jeff Adrien	Connecticut	SF - paint	0.6	62.0
58	Arinze Onuaku	Syracuse	PF - Def	-3.3	62.0
59	Chinemelu Elonu	Texas A&M	Iso-PF	-3.3	61.9
60	Paul Delany	UAB	sg	6.8	61.7
61	Lee Cummard	Brigham Young	SG>neg	10.7	61.7
62	Jon Brockman	Washington	PF - Def	-3.2	60.8
63	Chester Frazier Soph, 6-2	Illinois	Defense-only	-3.3	60.7
64	Gary Wilkinson	Utah State	PF -wing	8.4	58.9
65	Paul Harris	Syracuse	Def-Wing -SF	-3.3	58.9
66	Toney Douglas	Florida State	SG>neg	12.1	58.6
67	Dominic James So, 5-11(2007)	Marquette	Defense-only	17.5	58.1
68	Tony Gaffney	Massachusetts	Defense-only	-3.3	57.3
69	Russell Robinson Sr, 6-2, 198	Kansas	Defense-only	2.1	57.1
70	Charles Little	Dayton	SF - paint	-3.3	57.0
71	Lawrence Hill, 6-8	Stanford	Def-Wing -SF	8.5	56.4
72	Josh Carter , 6-7	Texas A&M	SG - role	16.6	56.3
73	Byron Eaton	Oklahoma State	Pg >phys	10.3	56.2
74	Jeremy Pargo jr, 6-2, 208	Gonzaga	Pg >phys	4.9	56.2
75	Sherron Collins	Kansas	Pg >phys	14.5	56.0
76	Kyle Spain	San Diego State	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	55.9
77	Austin Daye	Gonzaga	Defense-only	-3.3	55.9
78	Ronald Steele So, 6-3 (2006)	Alabama	3pt-Specialist	10.9	55.7
79	Ben Woodside	North Dakota State	Pg >phys	12.8	55.4
80	Jeff Allen	Virginia Tech	Defense-only	-3.3	54.9
81	Kyle McAlarney	Notre Dame	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	54.7
82	Micah Downs	Gonzaga	SG	-1.6	54.5
83	Leo Lyons	Missouri	PF	-3.3	54.3
84	Chamberlain Oguchi	Illinois State	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	52.8
85	David Padgett Jr, 7-0, 240	Louisville	Center -high	1.1	52.8
86	Aron Baynes	Washington State	Defense-only	3.0	52.6
87	Tyrese Rice So, 6-0	Boston College	Pg >phys	7.5	51.8
88	Josh Shipp So, 6-5	UCLA	Defense-only	-0.9	51.8
89	Connor Atchley	Texas	IC/IPF	-3.3	51.4
90	A.J. Abrams	Texas	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	51.3
91	Alade Aminu	Georgia Tech	Defense-only	-3.3	51.1
92	Ryan Toolson	Utah Valley	SG - role	-1.8	50.7
93	A.J. Price	Connecticut	Pg >phys	7.0	50.0
94	JaMychal Green	Alabama	Per/Block	-3.3	49.5
95	Curtis Jerrells	Baylor	Pg >phys	7.8	49.4
96	Trent Meacham	Illinois	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	48.3
97	Jeremy Chappell	Robert Morris	Utility Player	-3.3	47.7
98	Korvotney Barber	Auburn	Defense-only	-3.3	47.2
99	Chas McFarland	Wake Forest	PF - Def	-3.3	47.0
100	Taylor Rochestie	Washington State	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	46.9
101	Hamady N'Diaye	Rutgers	Per/Block	-3.3	46.6
102	Joe Krabbenhoft	Wisconsin	Defense-only	0.4	46.3
103	Tommie Liddell So, 6-4	Saint Louis	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	45.9
104	Edgar Sosa Fr, 6-1	Louisville	Defense-only	-3.3	44.9
105	Chris Johnson	LSU	Defense-only	-3.3	44.4
106	Ibrahima Thomas	Oklahoma State	Center - Def	-3.3	43.6
107	Michael Bramos	Miami (OH)	Utility Player	1.0	43.3
108	Alfred Aboya	UCLA	PF - Def	-3.3	43.2
109	Bryan Davis	Texas A&M	PF - Def	-3.3	43.0
110	Lorrenzo Wade Jr, 6-6	San Diego State	Defense-only	-3.3	42.3
111	Courtney Fells So, 6-5	North Carolina State	Defense-only	-3.3	42.0
112	Eric Devendorf	Syracuse	SG - role	-3.3	41.9
113	Lorrenzo Wade	San Diego State	Def-Wing-SG	-3.3	41.8
114	Tasheed Carr	Saint Joseph's	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	41.6
115	Trevon Hughes	Wisconsin	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	41.3
116	Garrett Temple	LSU	Defense-only	-3.3	41.1
117	Gavin Grant Jr, 6-8	North Carolina State	SG - role	-3.3	40.7
118	Uche Echefu So, 6-9	Florida State	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	40.6
119	Stefon Jackson	UTEP	SG - role	2.6	40.1
120	JR Inman So, 6-9	Rutgers	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	39.9
121	Lewis Clinch	Georgia Tech	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	39.6
122	Robert Vaden	UAB	SG - role	-3.3	39.0
123	Vernon Goodridge	La Salle	Per/Block	-3.3	38.9
124	Jeremy Wise	Southern Miss	3pt-Specialist	-3.3	38.6
125	Brian Randle So, 6-8	Illinois	Defense-only	-3.3	38.0

Tier I	225.0.+	Has enough strengths to be a 1st team ALL NBA or Defensive Team
Tier II	200.0 - 224.9	Could be 1st - 2nd best player on the team
Tier III	175.0 - 199.9	Could be 2nd - 3rd best player on the team
Tier IV	150.0 - 174.9	These players usually emphasize a strength and become a big part of a team 3rd - 4th best player on team 3rd-4th
Tier V	125.0 - 149.9	Starter capabilities 4th -5th man
Tier VI	100.0 - 124.9	These players are more than likely a 5th - 6th man / usually a lack of separation or strength keeps these players from succeeding early. / Players drafted from this spot normally get a better chance to prove themselves if drafted to a losing team.

Tier VII	65.0 - 99.9	NBA Player 6th - 7th man / more than likely something obvious keeps these players from rating higher
Tier VIII	49.0 - 65.0	Prolonged time trying to make a mark in the NBA 8th - 12th man / Specialty players are big here aka rebounders, defenders - scorers. / These players normally play one side of the court well enough to make a roster spot
Tier IX	49.9 - Below	Prolonged time also just trying to stick on a NBA team as something more than a journeyman. Players that were fully evaluated will be career overseas or D-League playerst Finally if a player turns out ok maybe we did not have sufficient data.

Positions	LEGEND
Iso - Center	These players are isolation defensive and offensive players that have the complete game ready for the NBA.
International C / PF	These players games are more shaped for the international style of play. These players stretch the floor as C / PF and many times these players have really good range and court vision. These players are normally not defensive standouts but some can play a decent amount of defense.
Center - Defense	This player is lacking the offensive go to moves but will definitely have an impact on the defensive end
Center - High	This Center plays best at the free throw or higher. One negative is they are sometimes softer in the paint.
Center - Low	This player will be a liability outside of the block, however he can be very effective around the basket
C / PF - Def	These players can actually play the defensive side of the ball better than the offensive side. These players are normally lacking go-to-moves, range, and court vision. On the positive side its possible some of these players will develop into nice NBA role players after 3 years.
Center - Defense	These players are lacking enough offense in their game due to a lack of a go-to move, able to face the basket and shoot outside 10ft., and finally consistency when they handle the ball.
Iso - PF	These players can play isolation on offensive and defensive and ends. While some may have big advantages on one end of the court compared to the other all meet minimumal historical values to play at the next level.
Iso - PF - O	These players are strictly isolation offensive players, and historically these players will have a tough time at the next level stopping other isolation players in the paint. Players with a long reach can at least begin their NBA careers with their arms raised as a defensive tool. Most of these players are simply missing the basic footwork, athleticism, length, or even defensive fundamentals for the next level. Offensively some of these players can go in and score big at the next level.
PF	These players usually play the traditional power forward position but may lack either a go to move, play mainly with back to the basket, or defensively have proven they can play the block vs. isolation players.
PF / Block	These players have the ability to play in the paint and block but are missing at least 2 major development critieria to contribute at the next level. These players may be lacking in upper body strength, ball handling, foul trouble, back to basket only, or missing go to move in the paint. These players could take 3-4 years to contribute on a play-off team.
SF - Iso	These players have the complete game on both sides of the ball and are above the basics to be ready for the NBA
SF - Iso - O	These players have the offensive games that are ready for the NBA, but are missing some element which exposes them on the defensive end.
SF - Def	These players are athletic and have proven to be ready to get minutes at the NBA level for how they play defense. Some of these players may be decent at offense but none of them qualified for the appropriate offensive categories or isolation categories.
SF or SF>2Neg	These players did not qualify for any of the above isolation, offensive, defensive categories. There are players here that can play at the next level but more than likely none of these players will lead their teams offensively or defensively. They can however contribute good minutes. These players are probably career role players or they are simply not fully developed into the players they could be most due to age at the time of the draft declaration.
Defensive Wing - SF	These players normally play a multitude of positions on the court, there are some factors that show that these players are mostly inclined to play the SF position either due to size, speed, or placement on court.
Defensive Wing - SG	These players normally play a multitude of positions on the court, there are some factors that show that these players are mostly inclined to play the SF position either due to size, speed, or placement on court.
SG - Iso	If a player qualifies for this position he can literally be a hi-light reel waiting to happen. This player can usually explode for points on one end and play competent defense on the opposite side of the court. This is one of the hardest rankings to obtain in the scouting evaluation.
SG - Iso - O	These players are offensively explosive but do not have the defensive makeup at this point to be consider ready to guard isolation players at the next level. These players will rely on their athleticism to make up for any defensive problems they have.
SG - Pass or SG > neg	These players have good court awareness but they are lacking something that will keep them as a backup player their entire career unless they land on a non-playoff team and are allowed time to play and grow. For the most part these players will play about 18-24minutes max.
SG - Role	These players have not shown enough areas of consistency to be anything more than a role player at the next level. It is possible that some players are on a very deep team or they are still very young and their evaluation is not complete. Otherwise it will be tough for any of these players to get more than 18 minutes in a game if they are on a playoff team.
CG - PtFwd	These players have demonstrated some ability to run a teams offense but not at the NBA level as a starting point guard. Some of the players here will really be relied upon due to their versatility.
Guard - Def	These players have a shown a keen sense to play primary defense against other point and shooting guards. Some of these players could run the offense as a point guard under certain circumstances.
PG - Paint	These point guards are really good playmakers but they are limited by their range. This could cause opposing defenders to be able to sag back on defense. Most of these players get their points from fast breaks and attacking the rim.
PG - Range	These point guards are normally missing something that keeps them from being recognized as a true point guard that encompasses all the traits needed as a true point. These point guards also are able to run the break and attack the rim.
True Point Guard	This is the ultimate general on the court. This player will set the offense, run the break, be counted on for isolation situations, his range, and crucial late game free throws. This player also is a decent defender and should hold his own at the next level.
Utility	Most of these players are good at one thing and could play a role as a Utility player.
3pt - Specialist	Just as the name describes, this persons best shot at the NBA is as a 3pt Specialist.
Intangibles	Intangibles are statistical combination of every area that was either +/- range to each category. Some categories players had to many or too few points and were added or subtracted. The amounts left over were listed as intangibles.
(Reb)	These players are literally guaranteed to have a big impact on the rebounding category even when sometimes they do not rate high overall as a total player

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