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1.) Perry Jones (6'11'' 235-BU)
Highest-rated recruit in program history and fourth consensus top-50 recruit under head coach Scott Drew • Both Rivals.com and Scout.com list Jones as five-star recruit • Second signee in program history -- joining departed point guard Tweety Carter -- named to Parade, McDonald's and Jordan Brand All-America teams • Played in 33rd McDonald's All-American Game in April 2010 • Only second Baylor player (Carter) to play in McDonald's All-American Game • Overall Rankings -- No. 2 (Sporting News), No. 4 (Scout.com), No. 6 (Rivals.com), No. 7 (MaxPreps.com), No. 9 (ESPNU Top 100) • Position Rankings -- No. 2 PF (Rivals.com), No. 2 Center (Scout.com), No. 4 PF (ESPNU Top 100).
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quxsxSe1YTo[/ame]
2.) Tristan Thompson (6'9'' 240-UT)
Mcdonalds All-American. #6 power forward in country. #17 overall player. A 6-9 forward from Findlay College Prep (Henderson, Nev.) who plays under coach Michael Peck, Thompson is originally from Brampton, Ontario. He has helped Findlay Prep post a 29-2 record during the regular season, averaging 16.1 points and 9.5 rebounds per game while converting over 60 percent from the field. He also has recorded 15 double-doubles in his 31 contests this year.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHjRO5IJ0js&p=90A251B5261AA348&playnext=1&index=2[/ame]
3.) Royce White (6'8'' 240-ISU)
Originally chose to play at Minnesota over offers from Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan State, USC and Wisconsin...enrolled at Minnesota, but left the team in December before competing in any contests. One of the top players in the Class of 2009...ranked No. 19 and No. 2 small forward in the final Rivals.com ratings of 2009...Scout.com ranked him as the 10th-best power forward...was one of 20 preps invited to play in the prestigious Jordan Brand All-Star game in 2009, scoring 10 points...named Mr. Basketball in the state of Minnesota in 2009...led his Hopkins squad to an undefeated 31-0 mark and Class 4A State Championship in 2009...averaged 16.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and shot 60 percent from the field as a senior en route to First-Team All-State honors by the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCS6R_Pc_M8[/ame]
4.) Michael Cobbins (6'8'' 220-OSU)
Michael Cobbins, a 6-8, 215-pound forward out of Palo Duro High School in Amarillo, Texas. He is a consensus four-star and top-50 recruit, ranked as high as 38th nationally by Rivals.com. Scout.com lists him as the 12th-best power forward in the country. As a junior last season, he averaged 18.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, leading the Dons to the Region I-4A finals. He was also named the Player of the Year of the 5A-4A Golden Spread Super Team by the Amarillo Globe-News.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSSK6C7AJGc&feature=related[/ame]
5.) Tyler Neal (6'7'' 209-OU)
Earned Gatorade Oklahoma Player of the Year honors as a senior for a Putnam City West squad that won a school-record 22 games ... Also named state player of the year by the Oklahoma Coaches Association and The Oklahoman ... Helped lead Patriots to Class 6A state tournament semifinals (first state tournament appearance since 1977) ... Averaged 18.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per game his senior season ... Shot .557 from the field, .421 (45-for-107) from 3-point range and .785 (95-for-121) from the free throw line.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz5U7vgQDx8[/ame]
http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/2010-11_blog.html
Highest-rated recruit in program history and fourth consensus top-50 recruit under head coach Scott Drew • Both Rivals.com and Scout.com list Jones as five-star recruit • Second signee in program history -- joining departed point guard Tweety Carter -- named to Parade, McDonald's and Jordan Brand All-America teams • Played in 33rd McDonald's All-American Game in April 2010 • Only second Baylor player (Carter) to play in McDonald's All-American Game • Overall Rankings -- No. 2 (Sporting News), No. 4 (Scout.com), No. 6 (Rivals.com), No. 7 (MaxPreps.com), No. 9 (ESPNU Top 100) • Position Rankings -- No. 2 PF (Rivals.com), No. 2 Center (Scout.com), No. 4 PF (ESPNU Top 100).
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quxsxSe1YTo[/ame]
2.) Tristan Thompson (6'9'' 240-UT)
Mcdonalds All-American. #6 power forward in country. #17 overall player. A 6-9 forward from Findlay College Prep (Henderson, Nev.) who plays under coach Michael Peck, Thompson is originally from Brampton, Ontario. He has helped Findlay Prep post a 29-2 record during the regular season, averaging 16.1 points and 9.5 rebounds per game while converting over 60 percent from the field. He also has recorded 15 double-doubles in his 31 contests this year.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHjRO5IJ0js&p=90A251B5261AA348&playnext=1&index=2[/ame]
3.) Royce White (6'8'' 240-ISU)
Originally chose to play at Minnesota over offers from Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan State, USC and Wisconsin...enrolled at Minnesota, but left the team in December before competing in any contests. One of the top players in the Class of 2009...ranked No. 19 and No. 2 small forward in the final Rivals.com ratings of 2009...Scout.com ranked him as the 10th-best power forward...was one of 20 preps invited to play in the prestigious Jordan Brand All-Star game in 2009, scoring 10 points...named Mr. Basketball in the state of Minnesota in 2009...led his Hopkins squad to an undefeated 31-0 mark and Class 4A State Championship in 2009...averaged 16.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and shot 60 percent from the field as a senior en route to First-Team All-State honors by the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCS6R_Pc_M8[/ame]
4.) Michael Cobbins (6'8'' 220-OSU)
Michael Cobbins, a 6-8, 215-pound forward out of Palo Duro High School in Amarillo, Texas. He is a consensus four-star and top-50 recruit, ranked as high as 38th nationally by Rivals.com. Scout.com lists him as the 12th-best power forward in the country. As a junior last season, he averaged 18.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, leading the Dons to the Region I-4A finals. He was also named the Player of the Year of the 5A-4A Golden Spread Super Team by the Amarillo Globe-News.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSSK6C7AJGc&feature=related[/ame]
5.) Tyler Neal (6'7'' 209-OU)
Earned Gatorade Oklahoma Player of the Year honors as a senior for a Putnam City West squad that won a school-record 22 games ... Also named state player of the year by the Oklahoma Coaches Association and The Oklahoman ... Helped lead Patriots to Class 6A state tournament semifinals (first state tournament appearance since 1977) ... Averaged 18.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per game his senior season ... Shot .557 from the field, .421 (45-for-107) from 3-point range and .785 (95-for-121) from the free throw line.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz5U7vgQDx8[/ame]
http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/2010-11_blog.html