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Top 100 Players: Preseason 08-09
November 14th, 2008
by CHN
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The Collegehoops.net Top 100 is the ultimate ranking of college basketball's best players. This is the first of four quarterly editions for the 2008-09 college basketball season. The next edition will be released in April once the NCAA Tournament has been completed.
CHN staffers Jeff Borzello, Jason Brubaker, Jeff Fox, Raphielle Johnson, Ed Lupien, Kevin McNeill, Matthew Ryter, Shawn Siegel, Jon Teitel, Joel Welser, and Joey Whelan voted based on the following four criteria:
A) performance/accomplishments, B) skill/talent, C) pro potential, D) impact/value to team.
This is not an NBA prospect ranking, which can be found here. Let the debates begin..
| # | Overall | Team | Yr | Pos | Was | Top 50 Commentary |
| 1 | Tyler Hansbrough | North Carolina | SR | F | 2 | Only thing missing from resume is title |
| 2 | Stephen Curry | Davidson | JR | G | 14 | Quickly becoming the face of the NCAA |
| 3 | Blake Griffin | Oklahoma | SO | F | 56 | Super-talented PF ready to shine |
| 4 | Luke Harangody | Notre Dame | JR | F | 17 | Relentless competitor is reigning BE POY |
| 5 | James Harden | Arizona State | SO | G | 27 | Will lead ASU back to the tourney |
| 6 | Darren Collison | UCLA | SR | G | 19 | Looking for fourth Final Four trip |
| 7 | Tyler Smith | Tennessee | JR | F | 39 | Versatile SF is more valuable than his stats |
| 8 | Patrick Patterson | Kentucky | SO | F | 36 | Talented big man returning from injury |
| 9 | AJ Price | UCONN | SR | G | 40 | Finally showed what the hype was about |
| 10 | BJ Mullens | Ohio State | FR | C | * | Should continue string of one-and-done bigs |
| 11 | Tyrese Rice | Boston College | SR | G | 30 | Lights-out scorer despite defensive focus |
| 12 | Hasheem Thabeet | UCONN | JR | C | 41 | Future lottery pick is coming along each year |
| 13 | Ty Lawson | North Carolina | JR | G | 20 | Quick PG is a jump shot away from stardom |
| 14 | Chase Budinger | Arizona | JR | G | 18 | Athletic and poised, but needs consistency |
| 15 | Jon Brockman | Washington | SR | F | 26 | 20 & 10 machine needs help from teammates |
| 16 | Sam Young | Pittsburgh | SR | F | 58 | Athletic forward is impossible to guard |
| 17 | Damion James | Texas | JR | F | 84 | Out of Durant and Augustin's shadows |
| 18 | Wayne Ellington | North Carolina | JR | G | 32 | Continues to expand his game each year |
| 19 | Jeremy Pargo | Gonzaga | SR | G | 50 | Steady senior paces the Zag's attack |
| 20 | AJ Ogilvy | Vanderbilt | SO | C | 35 | Big man will have increased role |
| 21 | Kyle Singler | Duke | SO | F | 22 | Played out of position last year |
| 22 | Patrick Mills | Saint Mary's | SO | G | 49 | Olympics proved he's on verge of stardom |
| 23 | Raymar Morgan | Michigan State | JR | F | 48 | Versatile forward is go-to guy for Spartans |
| 24 | Demar DeRozan | USC | FR | G/F | * | Superb athlete will fill in nicely for Mayo |
| 25 | Nick Calathes | Florida | SO | G | 51 | Emerging Gator has high basketball IQ |
| 26 | Jonny Flynn | Syracuse | SO | G | 75 | Thrown into the fire as a freshman |
| 27 | Eric Maynor | VCU | JR | G | 34 | Mid-major standout has high-major talent |
| 28 | Jack McClinton | Miami | SR | G |