socalhoops BIW selections

SoCalHoops Own Predictions Of The
Long Beach P-T's "Best InThe West"--(May 15,1999)

Since the Long Beach Press-Telegram will publish Louis Johnson's Annual "Best in the West" selections tomorrow, SoCalHoops is going to go out on a limb and make our own predictions about who we think will be selected to which teams. The selections below are pretty close to the ballot we submitted more than a month ago, but not exactly. First, we lost our ballot, and second, our own ballot was far heavier with SoCal selections, and what were doing here is not casting our ballot, but making predictions about those players we think a majority of the other balloters selected. Subtle difference, but a difference nevertheless.

Just remember, these are not the actual selections for the PT's Best in the West, but just our predictions. If you want to find out who was actually selected to the Best in the West, you'll have to spend a buck and buy the paper tomorrow.

There's one prediction we're not going to make, and that's the BIW's Player of the Year. No way. But we will venture a guess: It's going to be between three players, and we're willing to bet that the three are listed in the order we've predicted for the BIW First Team.

Because there were so many good players, including others we voted for who might not make the actual selections, we've also included an "Honorable Mention" list. We also hate to leave anyone out, and we're also willing to bet that at least a few of the Honorable Mentions make the top teams too.

SCH-BIW First Team		SCH-BIW Second Team
Casey Jacobsen, Glendora HS, Glendora, CA Jason Kapono, Artesia HS, Lakewood, CA Carlos Boozer, Douglas HS, Juneau, AK Mike Dunleavy, Jr., Jesuit, Portland, OR Donnell Knight , Corona Del Sol, AZ		Andrew Gooden, El Cerrito HS, El Cerrito, CA Justin Davis, St. Joseph-Notre Dame, Alameda, CA Tito Maddox, Compton HS, Compton, CA Gilbert Arenas, Grant HS, Van Nuys, CA Brian Jackson, Knappa HS, Knappa, OR
SCH-BIW Third Team		SCH-BIW Fourth Team
Brian Wethers, Murrieta Valley HS, Murrieta Valley, CA Marlon Parmer, Verbum Dei, Los Angeles, CA Curtis Borchardt, Eastlake HS, WA Kevin Gaines, Clark HS, Las Vegas, NV Julius Barnes, Rowland HS, Rowland Heights, CA		Joe Shipp, Fairfax HS, Los Angeles, CA Rafael Berumen, Simi Valley HS, Simi Valley, CA Shantay Legans, Dos Pueblos HS, Goleta, CA Lance Allred, East HS, Salt Lake City, UT John Oden, Hayden HS, Phoenix, AZ
SCH-BIW Fifth Team		SCH-BIW Sixth Team
James Wright, Manual Arts, LA, CA Marcus Moore, Dominguez HS, Compton, CA Aaron Abrams, Rancho Buena Vista, CA Chris Osborne, Westchester HS, Los Angeles, CA Tanner Shell, Mountain View HS, Mesa, AZ		Kent Dennis, Cleveland HS, Reseda, CA Lance Buoncristiani, Galena HS, Reno, NV Nate Burleson, O'Dea HS, Seattle, WA Keith Kincade, Dominguez HS, Compton, CA Demetrius Hunter, Cheyenne HS, Las Vegas, NV

We don't know whether the P-T will actually include an "Honorable Mention" category, but if they do, we think it's likely that most, if not all of the players we've listed below will be on it. And if the P-T doesn't have such a section, well, then we're including one so we don't look really foolish in the event we've left someone off of our top six team predictions who might have garnered enough votes among the other scouts and writers to make it to one or another of the teams. Just trying to cover all the bases. We've organized our "Honorable Mentions" by state:

Alaska		Arizona
Rahim Abdul-Bassit, E. Anchorage HS, Anchorage, AK Howard Bellamy, E. Anchorage HS, Anchorage, AK Patrick Brisbane, W. Anchorage HS, Anchorage, AK Christian Carponeti, Douglas HS, Juneau, AK		Tony Aguilar, Superior HS, Superior, AZ Adriam Aguayo, Mountain Pinte HS, Phoenix, AZ Greg Ethington, Gilbert HS, Gilbert, AZ Tyler Herr, GILbert HS, Gilbert AZ Bristol Olamua, Red Mountain HS, Mesa, AZ Hakim Rasul, Pueblo HS, Tuscon, AZ Brady Richeson Mountain View HS, Mesa, AZ Tommie Smith, North HS, Phoenix, AZ Sammy Wade, Pueblo HS, Tucson, AZ Kevin Woodberry, Trevor Browne HS, Phoenix AZ
California		California
Shea Anderson, Poly HS, Long Beach, CA Koko Archibong, Poly HS, Pasadena, CA Chaun Ballard, Pacific HS, San Bernardino, CA Kemmy Burgess, El Cajon Valley HS, El Cajon,CA Cardell Butler, San Mateo HS, San Mateo, CA Craig Calloway, Jordan HS, Long Beach, CA Chris Clark, Glendora HS, Glendora, CA Chad Clark, Glendora HS, Glendora, CA Tony Dow, Ocean View HS, Huntington Beach, CA Jerry Dupree, Valley View HS, Moreno Valley, CA Trenell Eddings, Eisenhower HS, Rialto, CA Osa Skip Esene, Inglewood HS, Inglewood, CA Noel Felix, Inglewood HS, Inglewood, CA Blandon Ferguson, St. Joseph, Alameda, CA Chris Ferguson, Irvine HS, Irvine, CA Sandy Fletcher, Inglewood, HS, Inglewood, CA Spencer Gloger, Santa Margarita HS, RSM, CA Emon Garves, Christian Bros. HS, Sacaramento, CA D.J. Hackett, San Dimas HS, San Dimas, CA Nathan Hair, Capistrano Valley HS, Mission Viejo, CA Johnny Hardwick, Manual Arts, Los Angeles, CA Jovan Harris, El Cerrito HS, El Cerrito, CA Gary Holmes, Fontana HS, Fontana, CA Dalron Johnson, Verbum Dei HS, Los Angeles, CA Ronald Johnson, South Gate HS, South Gate, CA Willie Johnson, Edison HS, Fresno, CA		Nick Jones, Santa Clara HS, Oxnard, CA Zack Jones, Horizon Christian HS, San Diego, CA Joe Kirchofer, Laguna Creek HS, Elk Grove, CA Eric Knight, Westchester HS, Los Angeles, CA Derek Lambeth, Bishop O'Dowd HS, Oakland, CA Gary Lenoir, Lynwood HS, Lynwood, CA Michael Malloy, USDHS, San Diego, CA Derrick Mansell, Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana, CA Jack May, Ayala HS, Chino Hills, CA Brandon Moorer, Manual Arts HS, Los Angeles, CA DeWayne Parker, Crenshaw HS, Los Angeles, CA Desmond Penigar, Upland HS, Upland, CA Darren Peterson, Jordan, Long Beach, CA Marquis Poole, Centennial HS, Compton, CA Andre Porter, St. Augustine HS, San Diego, CA Eric Rowher, Burbank HS, Burbank, CA Josh Shavies, Fremont HS, Oakland, CA Shamell Stallworth, Wash. Union HS, Fresno, CA Mike Stowell, Capistrano Valley HS, Mission Viejo, CA Armand Thomas, Crenshaw HS, Los Angeles, CA Stanley Thorne, Fairfax HS, Los Angeles, CA B.J. Ward, Santa Clara HS, Oxnard, CA Ed Washington, Riordan HS, San Francisco, CA Detrick Watts, Horizon Christian HS, San Diego, CA Chris Weideman, San Ramon Valley HS, SR, CA
Colorado		Idaho
Brian Carpenter, Palmer HS, Colorado Springs, CO Joe Dabbert, Platte Canyon HS, CO Richard Fox, Regis HS, Denver, CO Brian Greene, Horizon HS, Thornton, CO Jon Hawk, Mullen HS, Denver, CO Rondrell Lipsey, Westminster HS, Brighton, CO Andy Morrell, Wheat Ridge HS, Wheat Ridge, CO Heath Orvis, Longmont HS, Longmont, CO Darius Pope, Mitchell HS, CO Steve Smiley, Pomona HS, Arvada, CO Brett Starkey, Green Mountain HS, Lakewood, CO D.J. Stelly Orverland HS, Aurora, CO		Josh Bradshaw, Capital HS, Boise, ID
New Mexico		Nevada
Ryan Ashcraft, La Vueva HS, Albuquerque, NM Alvin Broussard, Valley HS, Albuquerque, NM Kelsey Crooks, Onate HS, Las Cruces, NM Victor Garcia, Alguquerque HS, Albuquerque, NM R.T. Guinn, Cibola HS, Albuquerque, NM Kevin Henry, Hobbs HS, Hobbs, NM		James Bayless, El Dorado HS, Las Vegas NV Jason Burns, Durango HS, Las Vegas, NV Adam Henderson, McQueen HS, Reno, NV Brian Lang, Cimarron-Memorial aHS, Las Vegas, NV Cornell Williams, Green Valley HS, Henderson, NV
Oregon		Utah
Boomer Brazzle, Benson Tech, Portland, OR Cameron Carr, West Linn HS, West Linn, OR Ben Coffee, Benson Tech, Portland, OR Tim Euhus, Winston Churchill HS, Eugene, OR Tim Frost, Henley HS, Klamath Falls, OR Terrance Green, Benson Tech, Portland, OR Mike Roberts, South HS, Eugene, OR		Derrick Dawes, Cottonwood HS, Salt Lake City, UT
Washington
David Adams, Lincoln HS, Tacoma, WA Ross Benson, Cascade HS, Everett, WA Josh Fisher, Mercer Island HS, Mercer Island, WA Jimmy Haywood, Franklin HS, Seattle, WA Bryan Whitehead, Mount Vernon HS, Mount Vernon, WA Ryan Wildenborg, Juanita, Kirkland, WA