NCAA Postseason Awards

National Player of the Year: Blake Griffin (Oklahoma)
National Coach of the Year: Jeff Capel (Oklahoma)
National Freshman of the Year: Tyreke Evans (Memphis)


1st Team All American

Stephen Curry (Davidson)
James Harden (Arizona State)
Luke Harangody (Notre Dame)
Blake Griffin (Oklahoma)
Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)


2nd Team All American

Jeff Teague (Wake Forest)
Jodie Meeks (Kentucky)
Gerald Henderson (Duke)
DeJuan Blair (Pittsburgh)
Hasheem Thabeet (UConn)


3rd Team All American

Toney Douglas (Florida State)
Tyreke Evans (Memphis)
Chase Budinger (Arizona)
Sam Young (Pittsburgh)
Jordan Hill (Arizona)


4th Team All American

Ty Lawson (North Carolina)
Jerel McNeal (Marquette)
Kyle Singler (Duke)
Jon Brockman (Washington)
Patrick Patterson (Kentucky)


5th Team All American

Nick Calathes (Florida)
Jack McClinton (Miami)
Terrence Williams (Louisville)
Craig Brackins (Iowa State)
Cole Aldrich (Kansas)


1st Team All Freshman

Isaiah Thomas (Washington)
Willie Warren (Oklahoma)
Tyreke Evans (Memphis)
Al-Farouq Aminu (Wake Forest)
Greg Monroe (Georgetown)


2nd Team All Freshman

Courtney Fortson (Arkansas)
Sylven Landenberg (Virginia)
DeMar DeRozen (USC)
Luke Babbitt (Nevada)
Samardo Samuels (Louisville)


All ACC Team

Jeff Teague (Wake Forest)
Toney Douglas (Florida State)
Gerald Henderson (Duke)
Kyle Singler (Duke)
Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)


All Big East Team

Jerel McNeal (Marquette)
Sam Young (Pittsburgh)
Luke Harangody (Notre Dame)
DeJuan Blair (Pittsburgh)
Hasheem Thabeet (UConn)


All Big Ten Team

Talor Battle (Penn State)
E’Twaun Moore (Purdue)
Manny Harris (Michigan)
Evan Turner (Ohio State)
DeShawn Sims (Michigan)


All Big 12 Team

Sherron Collins (Kansas)
AJ Abrams (Texas)
Craig Brackins (Iowa State)
Blake Griffin (Oklahoma)
Cole Aldrich (Kansas)


All Pac-10 Team

Darren Collison (UCLA)
James Harden (Arizona State)
Chase Budinger (Arizona)
Jon Brockman (Washington)
Jordan Hill (Arizona)


All SEC Team

Devan Downey (South Carolina)
Nick Calathes (Florida)
Jodie Meeks (Kentucky)
Tasmin Mitchell (LSU)
Patrick Patterson (Kentucky)


1st Team All Mid Major Team

Eric Maynor (VCU)
Stephen Curry (Davidson)
Tyreke Evans (Memphis)
Jermaine Taylor (UCF)
Luke Nevill (Utah)


2nd Team All Mid Major

Josh Akognon (Cal State Fullerton)
Lester Hudson (Tennessee-Martin)
Lee Cummard (BYU)
John Bryant (Santa Clara)
Josh Heytvelt (Gonzaga)


3rd Team All Mid Major

Stefon Johnson (UTEP)
Dionte Christmas (Temple)
Robert Vaden (UAB)
Luke Babbitt (Nevada)
Jerome Jordan (Tulsa)

2009 NBA Mock Draft (Both Rounds)

1. Sacramento - Blake Griffin (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Soph.)
2. Washington - Jordan Hill (6’10’’, PF, Arizona, Jr.)
3. LA Clippers - James Harden (6'5'', SG, Arizona State, Soph.)
4. Oklahoma City - Hasheem Thabeet (7‘3‘’, C, UConn, Jr.)
5. Memphis - Greg Monroe (6'10'', PF, Georgetown, Fresh.)
6. Minnesota - Earl Clark (6'8'', SF, Louisville, Jr.)
7. Golden State - Al-Farouq Aminu (6’9’’, SF, Wake Forest, Fresh.)
8. Toronto - Gerald Henderson (6'5'', SG, Duke, Jr.)
9. Charlotte - BJ Mullens (7'0'', C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
10. Indiana - Tyreke Evans (6'5'', SG, Memphis, Fresh.)
11. New York - Brandon Jennings (6'1'', PG, Europe)
12. New Jersey - Chase Budinger (6‘7“, SG, Arizona, Jr.)
13. Chicago - Craig Brackins (6’10’’, PF, Iowa State, Soph.)
14. Phoenix - Jeff Teague (6’1’’, PG, Wake Forest, Soph.)
15. Milwaukee - Demar DeRozan (6'6'', SG, USC, Fresh.)
16. Detroit - Patrick Patterson (6‘8“, PF, Kentucky, Soph.)
17. Philadelphia - Stephen Curry (6‘3‘’, SG, Davidson, Jr.)
18. Minnesota - Eric Maynor (6'3'', PG, Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.)
19. Atlanta - Andrew Ogilvy (7'0'', C, Vanderbilt, Soph.)
20. Utah - DaJuan Summers (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
21. New Orleans - Terrence Williams (6'5'', SG, Louisville, Sr.)
22. Dallas - DeJuan Blair (6’7’’, PF, Pittsburgh, Sr.)
23. Sacramento - Patrick Mills (6‘0‘’, PG, St. Mary’s, Soph.)
24. Portland - Damion James (6'8'', SF, Texas, Jr.)
25. Chicago - Omri Casspi (6’8’’, SF, Israel)
26. Oklahoma City - Darren Collison (6’1’’, PG, UCLA, Sr.)
27. Memphis - Ty Lawson (5’11’’, PG, North Carolina, Jr.)
28. Minnesota - Jerome Jordan (7’1’’, C, Tulsa, Jr.)
29. Cleveland - Kyle Singler (6'8'', SF, Duke, Soph.)
30. LA Lakers - Tyler Smith (6’7’’, SF, Tennessee, Jr.)

31. Sacramento - Emir Preldzic (6’8’’, SF, Slovenia)
32. Washington - Sam Young (6'6'', SF, Pittsburgh, Sr.)
33. LA Clippers - Tyler Hansbrough (6’8’’, PF, North Carolina, Sr.)
34. Oklahoma City - Josh Heytvelt (6’11’’, C, Gonzaga, Sr.)
35. Memphis - Vyacheslav Kratsov (7’0’’, C, Ukraine)
36. Minnesota - Dionte Christmas (6’5’’, SG, Temple, Sr.)
37. Golden State - Curtis Jerrells (6’1’’, PG, Baylor, Sr.)
38. Toronto - Leo Lyons (6’9’’, PF, Missouri, Sr.)
39. Charlotte - Danny Green (6‘5‘’, SG, North Carolina, Sr.)
40. Indiana - Luigi Datome (6’8’’, SF, Italy)
41. New York - Jeff Pendergraph (6’10’’, PF, Arizona State, Sr.)
42. New Jersey - AJ Price (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Sr.)
43. Chicago - Marcus Fortson (6’4’’, SG, LSU, Sr.)
44. Phoenix - Chris Johnson (6’11’’, C, LSU, Sr.)
45. Milwaukee - Jermaine Taylor (6’4’’, SG, UCF, Sr.)
46. Detroit - Lester Hudson (6’3’’, PG, UT-Martin, Sr.)
47. Philadelphia - KC Rivers (6‘5‘’, SG, Clemson, Sr.)
48. Miami - Luke Nevill (7’1’’, C, Utah, Sr.)
49. Atlanta - Nando De Colo (6’5’’, SG, France)
50. Utah - Henk Norel (6’11’’, PF, Netherlands)
51. New Orleans - AD Vassallo (6’6’’, SG, Virginia Tech, Sr.)
52. Dallas - Taj Gibson (6’9’’, PF, USC, Jr.)
53. Houston - Lee Cummard (6’7’’, SG, BYU, Sr.)
54. Portland - Vladimir Drastic (6’9’’, SF, Serbia)
55. Denver - Jeremy Pargo (6’2’’, PG, Gonzaga, Sr.)
56. San Antonio - Alexey Shved (6'6'', PG, Russia)
57. Orlando - Jack McClinton (6’1’’, SG, Miami, Sr.)
58. Boston - Tyrese Rice (6'0'', PG, Boston College, Sr.)
59. Cleveland - Russell Hicks (7’0’’, C, Florida International, Sr.)
60. LA Lakers - Jon Brockman (6’7’’, PF, Washington, Sr.)

2009 NFL Mock Draft (Post Combine)

1. Detroit - Matthew Stafford (QB, Georgia)
2. St. Louis - Jason Smith (OT, Baylor)
3. Kansas City - Aaron Curry (LB, Wake Forest)
4. Seattle - Michael Crabtree (WR, Texas Tech)
5. Cleveland - Everette Brown (DE, Florida State)
6. Cincinnati - Eugene Monroe (OT, Virginia)
7. Oakland - Brian Orakpo (DE, Texas)
8. Jacksonville - Mark Sanchez (QB, USC)
9. Green Bay - BJ Raji (DT, Boston College)
10. San Francisco - Jeremy Maclin (WR, Missouri)
11. Buffalo - Aaron Maybin (DE, Penn State)
12. Denver - Vontae Davis (CB, Illinois)
13. Washington - Andre Smith (OT, Alabama)
14. New Orleans - Brian Cushing (LB, USC)
15. Houston - Malcolm Jenkins (CB, Ohio State)
16. San Diego - Michael Oher (OT, Ole Miss)
17. New York Jets - Chris Wells (RB, Ohio State)
18. Chicago - Michael Johnson (DE, Georgia Tech)
19. Tampa Bay - Knowshon Moreno (RB, Georgia)
20. Detroit - Eben Britton (OT, Arizona)
21. Philadelphia - Alex Mack (C, California)
22. Minnesota - Tyson Jackson (DE, LSU)
23. New England - Rey Maualuga (LB, USC)
24. Atlanta - Brandon Pettigrew (TE, Oklahoma State)
25. Miami - Larry English (DE, Northern Illinois)
26. Baltimore - Darrius Heyward-Bey (WR, Maryland)
27. Indianapolis - Peria Jerry (DT, Ole Miss)
28. Philadelphia (from Carolina) - Hakeem Nicks (WR, North Carolina)
29. New York Giants - DJ Moore (CB, Vanderbilt)
30. Tennessee - Percy Harvin (WR, Florida)
31. Arizona - LeSean McCoy (RB, Pittsburgh)
32. Pittsburgh - William Beatty (OT, Connecticut)

MMA Rankings

Heavyweight (265 lbs.)

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Josh Barnett
3. Andrei Arlovski
4. Frank Mir
5. Brock Lesnar
6. Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira
7. Randy Couture
8. Tim Sylvia
9. Gabriel Gonzaga
10. Alistair Overeem
11. Fabricio Werdum
12. Ben Rothwell
13. Junior dos Santos
14. Mirko Cro Cop
15. Paul Buentello
16. Aleksander Emelianenko
17. Shane Carwin
18. Cheick Kongo
19. Sergei Kharitonov
20. Heath Herring


Light Heavyweight (205 lbs.)

1. Rashad Evans
2. Forrest Griffin
3. Quentin Jackson
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Dan Henderson
6. Rich Franklin
7. Chuck Liddell
8. Mauricio Rua
9. Thiago Silva
10. Renato “Babalu” Sobral
11. Keith Jardine
12. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
13. Luis Cane
14. Tito Ortiz
15. Valdimir Matyushenko
16. Jon Jones
17. Matt Hamill
18. Stephan Bonnar
19. Emanuel Newton
20. Trevor Prangley


Middleweight (185 lbs.)

1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Rich Franklin
4. Robbie Lawler
5. Yushin Okami
6. Nate Marquart
7. Gegard Mousasi
8. Vitor Belfort
9. Jorge Santiago
10. Michael Bisping
11. Thales Leites
12. Yoshihiro Akiyama
13. Demian Maia
14. Matt Lindland
15. Chael Sonnen
16. Paulo Filho
17. Cung Le
18. Patrick Cote
19. Ricardo Almeida
20. Alan Belcher


Welterweight (170 lbs.)

1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Thiago Alves
3. Jon Fitch
4. Jake Shields
5. Diego Sanchez
6. Josh Koscheck
7. Carlos Condit
8. Matt Serra
9. Matt Hughes
10. Mike Swick
11. Karo Parisyan
12. Marcus Davis
13. Anthony Johnson
14. Jay Hieron
15. Frank Trigg
16. Dan Hardy
17. Nick Diaz
18. Dustin Hazelett
19. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
20. Nick Thompson


Lightweight (155 lbs.)

1. BJ Penn
2. Kenny Florian
3. Shinya Aoki
4. Sean Sherk
5. Joachim Hansen
6. Eddie Alvarez
7. Josh Thomson
8. JZ Calvancante
9. Tatsuya Kawajiri
10. Satoru Kitaoka
11. Tyson Griffin
12. Mitsuhiro Ishida
13. Frank Edgar
14. Takanori Gomi
15. Eiji Mitsouka
16. Gilbert Melendez
17. Joe Stevenson
18. Caol Uno
19. Clay Guida
20. Joe Lauzon


Featherweight (145 lbs.)

1. Mike Thomas Brown
2. Urijah Faber
3. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
4. Hatsu Hioki
5. Wagnney Fabiano
6. Leonard Garcia
7. Akitoshi Tamura
8. Takeshi Inoue
9. Masakazu Imanari
10. Jose Aldo


Bantamweight (135 lbs.)

1. Miguel Angel Torres
2. Masakatsu Ueda
3. Brian Bowles
4. Takeya Mizugaki
5. Manny Tapia
6. Koetsu Okazaki
7. Atsushi Yamamoto
8. Chase Beebe
9. Will Ribeiro
10. Joseph Benavidez


Women (All weights)

1. Tara Larosa
2. Megumi Fujii
3. Gina Carano
4. Yuka Tsuji
5. Takayo Hashi
6. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos
7. Ana Michelle Tavares
8. Miku Matsumoto
9. Rosi Sexton
10. Kelly Kobold


Pound for Pound

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Anderson Silva
3. Georges St. Pierre
4. Miguel Angel Torres
5. Rashad Evans
6. BJ Penn
7. Dan Henderson
8. Mike Thomas Brown
9. Urijah Faber
10. Thiago Alves
11. Kenny Florian
12. Jon Fitch
13. Shinya Aoki
14. Rich Franklin
15. Forrest Griffin
16. Quentin Jackson
17. Josh Barnett
18. Jake Shields
19. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
20. Andrei Arlovski

2009 NBA Mock Draft (Post Trade Deadline)

1. Sacramento - Blake Griffin (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Soph.)
2. Washington - James Harden (6'5'', SG, Arizona State, Soph.)
3. LA Clippers - Jordan Hill (6’10’’, PF, Arizona, Jr.)
4. Oklahoma City - Hasheem Thabeet (7‘3‘’, C, UConn, Jr.)
5. Memphis - Greg Monroe (6'10'', PF, Georgetown, Fresh.)
6. Minnesota - Jrue Holiday (6'4'', SG, UCLA, Fresh.)
7. Golden State - Al-Farouq Aminu (6’9’’, SF, Wake Forest, Fresh.)
8. Toronto - Brandon Jennings (6'1'', PG, Europe)
9. Indiana - Tyreke Evans (6'5'', SG, Memphis, Fresh.)
10. Charlotte - BJ Mullens (7'0'', C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
11. New York - Jeff Teague (6’1’’, PG, Wake Forest, Soph.)
12. Chicago - Gani Lawal (6’9’’, PF, Georgia Tech, Soph.)
13. New Jersey - Earl Clark (6'8'', SF, Louisville, Jr.)
14. Phoenix - Stephen Curry (6‘3‘’, SG, Davidson, Jr.)
15. Milwaukee - Chase Budinger (6‘7“, SG, Arizona, Jr.)
16. Detroit - Patrick Patterson (6‘8“, PF, Kentucky, Soph.)
17. Philadelphia - Gerald Henderson (6'5'', SG, Duke, Jr.)
18. Minnesota - Demar DeRozan (6'6'', SG, USC, Fresh.)
19. Utah - DaJuan Summers (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
20. Atlanta - Andrew Ogilvy (7'0'', C, Vanderbilt, Soph.)
21. Dallas - Eric Maynor (6'3'', PG, Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.)
22. New Orleans - DeJuan Blair (6’7’’, PF, Pittsburgh, Sr.)
23. Sacramento - Patrick Mills (6‘0‘’, PG, St. Mary’s, Soph.)
24. Portland - Darren Collison (6’1’’, PG, UCLA, Sr.)
25. Oklahoma City - Omri Casspi (6’8’’, SF, Israel)
26. Oklahoma City - Terrence Williams (6'5'', SG, Louisville, Sr.)
27. Memphis - Damion James (6'8'', SF, Texas, Jr.)
28. Cleveland - Kyle Singler (6'8'', SF, Duke, Soph.)
29. Minnesota - Jerome Jordan (7’1’’, C, Tulsa, Jr.)
30. LA Lakers - James Johnson (6’8’’, SF, Wake Forest, Soph.)

31. Sacramento - Tyler Smith (6’7’’, SF, Tennessee, Jr.)
32. Washington - Ty Lawson (5’11’’, PG, North Carolina, Jr.)
33. LA Clippers - Emir Preldzic (6’8’’, SF, Slovenia)
34. Oklahoma City - Tyler Hansbrough (6’8’’, PF, North Carolina, Sr.)
35. Memphis - Josh Heytvelt (6’11’’, C, Gonzaga, Sr.)
36. Minnesota - Vyacheslav Kratsov (7’0’’, C, Ukraine)
37. Golden State - AJ Price (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Sr.)
38. Toronto - Dionte Christmas (6’5’’, SG, Temple, Sr.)
39. Indiana - Leo Lyons (6’9’’, PF, Missouri, Sr.)
40. Charlotte - Sam Young (6'6'', SF, Pittsburgh, Sr.)
41. New York - Jeff Pendergraph (6’10’’, PF, Arizona State, Sr.)
42. Chicago - Luigi Datome (6’8’’, SF, Italy)
43. New Jersey - Curtis Jerrells (6’1’’, PG, Baylor, Sr.)
44. Phoenix - Danny Green (6‘5‘’, SG, North Carolina, Sr.)
45. Milwaukee - Taj Gibson (6’9’’, PF, USC, Jr.)
46. Detroit - Chris Johnson (6’11’’, C, LSU, Sr.)
47. Philadelphia - Jermaine Taylor (6’4’’, SG, UCF, Sr.)
48. Miami - Lester Hudson (6’3’’, PG, UT-Martin, Sr.)
49. Utah - Vladimir Drastic (6’9’’, SF, Serbia)
50. Atlanta - Nando De Colo (6’5’’, SG, France)
51. Dallas - KC Rivers (6‘5‘’, SG, Clemson, Sr.)
52. New Orleans - Lee Cummard (6’7’’, SG, BYU, Sr.)
53. Houston - Jeremy Pargo (6’2’’, PG, Gonzaga, Sr.)
54. Portland - Alexey Shved (6'6'', PG, Russia)
55. Denver - Luke Nevill (7’1’’, C, Utah, Sr.)
56. San Antonio - Henk Norel (6’11’’, PF, Netherlands)
57. Orlando - Russell Hicks (7’0’’, C, Florida International, Sr.)
58. Cleveland - Marcus Fortson (6’4’’, SG, LSU, Sr.)
59. Boston - Tyrese Rice (6'0'', PG, Boston College, Sr.)
60. LA Lakers - Jack McClinton (6’1’’, SG, Miami, Sr.)

My Top 50 Draft Prospects Since 2000

1. Lebron James (2003)
2. Yao Ming (2002)
3. Kevin Durant (2007)
4. Greg Oden (2007)
5. Chris Paul (2005)
6. Carmelo Anthony (2003)
7. Derrick Rose (2008)
8. Dwight Howard (2004)
9. Darko Milicic (2003)
10. Andrew Bogut (2005)
11. Emeka Okafor (2004)
12. Chris Bosh (2003)
13. Jay Williams (2002)
14. Michael Beasley (2008)
15. Kenyon Martin (2000)
16. LaMarcus Aldridge (2006)
17. Dwyane Wade (2003)
18. Rudy Gay (2006)
19. Shaun Livingston (2004)
20. TJ Ford (2003)
21. Deron Williams (2005)
22. Andrea Bargnani (2006)
23. Amare Stoudemire (2002)
24. Shane Battier (2001)
25. Al Horford (2007)
26. Caron Butler (2002)
27. Pau Gasol (2001)
28. Brandon Roy (2006)
29. Brook Lopez (2008)
30. Adam Morrison (2006)
31. Marvin Williams (2005)
32. Danny Granger (2005)
33. OJ Mayo (2008)
34. Nickoloz Tskitishvili (2002)
35. Gerald Green (2005)
36. Tyson Chandler (2001)
37. Darius Miles (2000)
38. Drew Gooden (2002)
39. Eddy Curry (2001)
40. Devin Harris (2004)
41. Ray Felton (2005)
42. Ben Gordon (2004)
43. Brandan Wright (2007)
44. Jameer Nelson (2004)
45. DJ Augustin (2008)
46. Nene Hilario (2002)
47. Chris Kamen (2003)
48. Kirk Hinrich (2003)
49. Mike Conley (2007)
50. Andrew Bynum (2005)

2009 NBA Mock Draft (All Star Break)

1. Sacramento - Blake Griffin (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Soph.)
2. Washington - James Harden (6'5'', SG, Arizona State, Soph.)
3. LA Clippers - Jordan Hill (6’10’’, PF, Arizona, Jr.)
4. Oklahoma City - Hasheem Thabeet (7‘3‘’, C, UConn, Jr.)
5. Memphis - Greg Monroe (6'10'', PF, Georgetown, Fresh.)
6. Golden State - Al-Farouq Aminu (6’9’’, SF, Wake Forest, Fresh.)
7. Minnesota - Brandon Jennings (6'1'', PG, Europe)
8. Toronto - Jrue Holiday (6'4'', SG, UCLA, Fresh.)
9. Charlotte - BJ Mullens (7'0'', C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
10. Indiana - Tyreke Evans (6'5'', SG, Memphis, Fresh.)
11. New York - Jeff Teague (6’1’’, PG, Wake Forest, Soph.)
12. Chicago - Gani Lawal (6’9’’, PF, Georgia Tech, Soph.)
13. Milwaukee - Earl Clark (6'8'', SF, Louisville, Jr.)
14. Utah - Gerald Henderson (6'5'', SG, Duke, Jr.)
15. New Jersey - Chase Budinger (6‘7“, SG, Arizona, Jr.)
16. Philadelphia - Stephen Curry (6‘3‘’, SG, Davidson, Jr.)
17. Minnesota - Demar DeRozan (6'6'', SG, USC, Fresh.)
18. Detroit - Patrick Patterson (6‘8“, PF, Kentucky, Soph.)
19. Phoenix - Eric Maynor (6'3'', PG, Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.)
20. Atlanta - Andrew Ogilvy (7'0'', C, Vanderbilt, Soph.)
21. Dallas - DaJuan Summers (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
22. Sacramento - Patrick Mills (6‘0‘’, PG, St. Mary’s, Soph.)
23. Portland - Damion James (6'8'', SF, Texas, Jr.)
24. New Orleans - Terrence Williams (6'5'', SG, Louisville, Sr.)
25. Oklahoma City - Darren Collison (6’1’’, PG, UCLA, Sr.)
26. Oklahoma City - Omri Casspi (6’8’’, SF, Israel)
27. Orlando - Kyle Singler (6'8'', SF, Duke, Soph.)
28. Minnesota - Jerome Jordan (7’1’’, C, Tulsa, Jr.)
29. Cleveland - Ty Lawson (5’11’’, PG, North Carolina, Jr.)
30. LA Lakers - James Johnson (6’8’’, SF, Wake Forest, Soph.)

31. Sacramento - Emir Preldzic (6’8’’, SF, Slovenia)
32. Washington - Josh Heytvelt (6’11’’, C, Gonzaga, Sr.)
33. LA Clippers - AJ Price (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Sr.)
34. Oklahoma City - Tyler Hansbrough (6’8’’, PF, North Carolina, Sr.)
35. Memphis - Tyler Smith (6’7’’, SF, Tennessee, Jr.)
36. Golden State - Curtis Jerrells (6’1’’, PG, Baylor, Sr.)
37. Minnesota - Vyacheslav Kratsov (7’0’’, C, Ukraine)
38. Toronto - Luigi Datome (6’8’’, SF, Italy)
39. Charlotte - Dionte Christmas (6’5’’, SG, Temple, Sr.)
40. Indiana - Leo Lyons (6’9’’, PF, Missouri, Sr.)
41. New York - Sam Young (6'6'', SF, Pittsburgh, Sr.)
42. Chicago - Jeff Pendergraph (6’10’’, PF, Arizona State, Sr.)
43. Milwaukee - Taj Gibson (6’9’’, PF, USC, Jr.)
44. Utah - Danny Green (6‘5‘’, SG, North Carolina, Sr.)
45. New Jersey - Vladimir Drastic (6’9’’, SF, Serbia)
46. Philadelphia - Chris Johnson (6’11’’, C, LSU, Sr.)
47. Miami - Jack McClinton (6’1’’, SG, Miami, Sr.)
48. Detroit - Lester Hudson (6’3’’, PG, UT-Martin, Sr.)
49. Phoenix - Alexey Shved (6'6'', PG, Russia)
50. Atlanta - Jermaine Taylor (6’4’’, SG, UCF, Sr.)
51. Dallas - KC Rivers (6‘5‘’, SG, Clemson, Sr.)
52. Houston - Henk Norel (6’11’’, PF, Netherlands)
53. Portland - Nando De Colo (6’5’’, SG, France)
54. New Orleans - Marcus Fortson (6’4’’, SG, LSU, Sr.)
55. Denver - Luke Nevill (7’1’’, C, Utah, Sr.)
56. San Antonio - Rodrigue Beaubois (6'3'', PG, France)
57. Orlando - Jeremy Pargo (6’2’’, PG, Gonzaga, Sr.)
58. Boston - Tyrese Rice (6'0'', PG, Boston College, Sr.)
59. Cleveland - Lee Cummard (6’7’’, SG, BYU, Sr.)
60. LA Lakers - Russell Hicks (7’0’’, C, Florida International, Sr.)

Top 20 D-League Prospects

1. Courtney Sims
2. Will Conroy
3. Richard Hendrix
4. Ronald Dupree
5. Lance Allred
6. Walker Russell Jr.
7. James White
8. Luke Jackson
9. Blake Ahearn
10. Marcus Williams
11. Trey Johnson
12. Chris Richard
13. Derrick Byars
14. Gary Forbes
15. Patrick Ewing Jr.
16. Othyus Jeffers
17. Antonio Meeking
18. Erik Daniels
19. Joe Crawford
20. Cedric Bozeman

NBA All Star Weekend

With this being NBA All Star Weekend, I thought it would be fun to look back and make a top 10 list of the best Slam Dunk Contest and Three Point Shootout competitors. Here is what I came up with...


Slam Dunk Contest

1. Dominique Wilkins
2. Michael Jordan
3. Vince Carter
4. Jason Richardson
5. Dwight Howard
6. Nate Robinson
7. Spud Webb
8. Gerald Green
9. Josh Smith
10. Shawn Kemp


Three Point Shootout

1. Larry Bird
2. Craig Hodges
3. Peja Stojakovic
4. Mark Price
5. Jason Kapono
6. Jeff Hornacek
7. Ray Allen
8. Dale Ellis
9. Steve Kerr
10. Reggie Miller

2009 NBA Draft Big Board

1. Blake Griffin (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Soph.)
2. Ricky Rubio (6'4'', PG, Spain)
3. James Harden (6'5'', SG, Arizona State, Soph.)
4. Hasheem Thabeet (7‘3‘’, C, UConn, Jr.)
5. Greg Monroe (6'10'', PF, Georgetown, Fresh.)
6. Jordan Hill (6’10’’, PF, Arizona, Jr.)
7. Brandon Jennings (6'1'', PG, Europe)
8. BJ Mullens (7'0'', C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
9. Jrue Holiday (6'4'', SG, UCLA, Fresh.)
10. Gani Lawal (6’9’’, PF, Georgia Tech, Soph.)
11. Stephen Curry (6‘3‘’, SG, Davidson, Jr.)
12. Al-Farouq Aminu (6’9’’, SF, Wake Forest, Fresh.)
13. Jeff Teague (6’1’’, PG, Wake Forest, Soph.)
14. Earl Clark (6'8'', SF, Louisville, Jr.)
15. Eric Maynor (6'3'', PG, Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.)
16. Tyreke Evans (6'5'', SG, Memphis, Fresh.)
17. Demar DeRozan (6'6'', SG, USC, Fresh.)
18. Gerald Henderson (6'5'', SG, Duke, Jr.)
19. Cole Aldrich (6’10’’, PF, Kansas, Soph.)
20. Austin Daye (6'10'', SF, Gonzaga, Soph.)
21. Damion James (6'8'', SF, Texas, Jr.)
22. Chase Budinger (6‘7“, SG, Arizona, Jr.)
23. Patrick Patterson (6‘8“, PF, Kentucky, Soph.)
24. DaJuan Summers (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
25. Patrick Mills (6‘0‘’, PG, St. Mary’s, Soph.)
26. Andrew Ogilvy (7'0'', C, Vanderbilt, Soph.)
27. Kyle Singler (6'8'', SF, Duke, Soph.)
28. Omri Casspi (6’8’’, SF, Israel)
29. Jerome Jordan (7’1’’, C, Tulsa, Jr.)
30. Darren Collison (6’1’’, PG, UCLA, Sr.)
31. Tyler Smith (6’7’’, SF, Tennessee, Jr.)
32. Ty Lawson (5’11’’, PG, North Carolina, Jr.)
33. James Johnson (6’8’’, SF, Wake Forest, Soph.)
34. AJ Price (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Sr.)
35. Victor Claver (6'10'', SF, Spain)
36. Nick Calathes (6'5'', PG, Florida, Soph.)
37. Terrence Williams (6'5'', SG, Louisville, Sr.)
38. Dionte Christmas (6’5’’, SG, Temple, Sr.)
39. Curtis Jerrells (6’1’’, PG, Baylor, Sr.)
40. Josh Heytvelt (6’11’’, C, Gonzaga, Sr.)
41. DeJuan Blair (6’7’’, PF, Pittsburgh, Soph.)
42. Vyacheslav Kratsov (7’0’’, C, Ukraine)
43. Sam Young (6'6'', SF, Pittsburgh, Sr.)
44. Wayne Ellington (6'4'', SG, North Carolina, Jr.)
45. Tyler Hansbrough (6’8’’, PF, North Carolina, Sr.)
46. Danny Green (6‘5‘’, SG, North Carolina, Sr.)
47. Greivis Vasquez (6’5’’, PG, Maryland, Jr.)
48. Lester Hudson (6’3’’, PG, UT-Martin, Sr.)
49. Jermaine Taylor (6’4’’, SG, UCF, Sr.)
50. Nando De Colo (6’5’’, SG, France)
51. Rodrigue Beaubois (6'3'', PG, France)
52. Brandon Costner (6'8'', SF, North Carolina State, Jr.)
53. Jeff Pendergraph (6’10’’, PF, Arizona State, Sr.)
54. KC Rivers (6‘5‘’, SG, Clemson, Sr.)
55. Henk Norel (6’11’’, PF, Netherlands)
56. Taj Gibson (6’9’’, PF, USC, Jr.)
57. Lee Cummard (6’7’’, SG, BYU, Sr.)
58. Leo Lyons (6’9’’, PF, Missouri, Sr.)
59. Marcus Fortson (6’4’’, SG, LSU, Sr.)
60. Jeremy Pargo (6’2’’, PG, Gonzaga, Sr.)
61. Alexey Shved (6'6'', PG, Russia)
62. Vladimir Drastic (6’9’’, SF, Serbia)
63. Luke Nevill (7’1’’, C, Utah, Sr.)
64. Jerel McNeal (6’3’’, SG, Marquette, Sr.)
65. Chris Johnson (6’11’’, C, LSU, Sr.)
66. Dominic James (6'0'', PG, Marquette, Sr.)
67. Alonzo Gee (6'5'', SG, Alabama, Sr.)
68. Joe Ingles (6’8’’, SF, Australia)
69. Tyrese Rice (6'0'', PG, Boston College, Sr.)
70. Josh Carter (6‘7‘’, SF, Texas A&M, Sr.)
71. Toney Douglas (6’2’’, PG, Florida State, Sr.)
72. AJ Abrams (6’0’’, SG, Texas, Sr.)
73. Connor Atchley (6’10’’, C, Texas, Sr.)
74. Robert Vaden (6’5’’, SG, UAB, Sr.)
75. Russell Hicks (7’0’’, C, Florida International, Sr.)

MMA Top 50 (Pound for Pound)

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Anderson Silva
3. Georges St. Pierre
4. Miguel Angel Torres
5. Rashad Evans
6. BJ Penn
7. Dan Henderson
8. Mike Thomas Brown
9. Urijah Faber
10. Thiago Alves
11. Forrest Griffin
12. Quentin Jackson
13. Jon Fitch
14. Lyoto Machida
15. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
16. Rich Franklin
17. Josh Barnett
18. Kenny Florian
19. Shinya Aoki
20. Andrei Arlovski
21. Josh Koscheck
22. Jake Shields
23. Sean Sherk
24. Robbie Lawler
25. Yushin Okami
26. Gegard Mousasi
27. Masakatsu Ueda
28. Chuck Liddell
29. Diego Sanchez
30. Joachim Hansen
31. Eddie Alvarez
32. Frank Mir
33. Brock Lesnar
34. Hatsu Hioki
35. Brian Bowles
36. Mauricio Rua
37. Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira
38. Josh Thomson
39. Leonard Garcia
40. Wagnney Fabiano
41. Thiago Silva
42. Randy Couture
43. JZ Calvancante
44. Nate Marquart
45. Tatsuya Kawajiri
46. Renato “Babalu” Sobral
47. Vitor Belfort
48. Michael Bisping
49. Tim Sylvia
50. Jorge Santiago

2009 NBA Mock Draft (Both Rounds)

1. LA Clippers - Blake Griffin (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Soph.)
2. Washington - James Harden (6'5'', SG, Arizona State, Soph.)
3. Sacramento - Hasheem Thabeet (7‘3‘’, C, UConn, Jr.)
4. Oklahoma City - Greg Monroe (6'10'', PF, Georgetown, Fresh.)
5. Memphis - Jordan Hill (6’10’’, PF, Arizona, Jr.)
6. Golden State - Al-Farouq Aminu (6’9’’, SF, Wake Forest, Fresh.)
7. Minnesota - BJ Mullens (7'0'', C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
8. Toronto - Brandon Jennings (6'1'', PG, Europe)
9. Indiana - Gani Lawal (6’9’’, PF, Georgia Tech, Soph.)
10. Charlotte - Jrue Holiday (6'4'', SG, UCLA, Fresh.)
11. New Jersey - Tyreke Evans (6'5'', SG, Memphis, Fresh.)
12. Chicago - Gerald Henderson (6'5'', SG, Duke, Jr.)
13. New York - Jeff Teague (6’1’’, PG, Wake Forest, Soph.)
14. Utah - Earl Clark (6'8'', SF, Louisville, Jr.)
15. Milwaukee - Stephen Curry (6‘3‘’, SG, Davidson, Jr.)
16. Philadelphia - Chase Budinger (6‘7“, SG, Arizona, Jr.)
17. Phoenix - Patrick Patterson (6‘8“, PF, Kentucky, Soph.)
18. Detroit - Eric Maynor (6'3'', PG, Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.)
19. Minnesota - Demar DeRozan (6'6'', SG, USC, Fresh.)
20. Atlanta - Andrew Ogilvy (7'0'', C, Vanderbilt, Soph.)
21. Dallas - DaJuan Summers (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
22. Sacramento - Patrick Mills (6‘0‘’, PG, St. Mary’s, Soph.)
23. Portland - Damion James (6'8'', SF, Texas, Jr.)
24. New Orleans - Terrence Williams (6'5'', SG, Louisville, Sr.)
25. Oklahoma City - Darren Collison (6’1’’, PG, UCLA, Sr.)
26. Oklahoma City - Jerome Jordan (7’1’’, C, Tulsa, Jr.)
27. Orlando - AJ Price (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Sr.)
28. Cleveland - Kyle Singler (6'8'', SF, Duke, Soph.)
29. LA Lakers - Ty Lawson (5’11’’, PG, North Carolina, Jr.)
30. Minnesota - Omri Casspi (6’8’’, SF, Israel)

31. LA Clippers - Curtis Jerrells (6’1’’, PG, Baylor, Sr.)
32. Washington - Tyler Hansbrough (6’8’’, PF, North Carolina, Sr.)
33. Sacramento - Tyler Smith (6’7’’, SF, Tennessee, Jr.)
34. Oklahoma City - Vyacheslav Kratsov (7’0’’, C, Ukraine)
35. Memphis - Dionte Christmas (6’5’’, SG, Temple, Sr.)
36. Golden State - Sam Young (6'6'', SF, Pittsburgh, Sr.)
37. Minnesota - Vladimir Drastic (6’9’’, SF, Serbia)
38. Toronto - Josh Heytvelt (6’11’’, C, Gonzaga, Sr.)
39. Indiana - Jeff Pendergraph (6’10’’, PF, Arizona State, Sr.)
40. Charlotte - Taj Gibson (6’9’’, PF, USC, Jr.)
41. New Jersey - Alexey Shved (6'6'', PG, Russia)
42. Chicago - Leo Lyons (6’9’’, PF, Missouri, Sr.)
43. New York - Danny Green (6‘5‘’, SG, North Carolina, Sr.)
44. Utah - KC Rivers (6‘5‘’, SG, Clemson, Sr.)
45. Milwaukee - Jermaine Taylor (6’4’’, SG, UCF, Sr.)
46. Philadelphia - Jack McClinton (6’1’’, SG, Miami, Sr.)
47. Phoenix - Nando De Colo (6’5’’, SG, France)
48. Detroit - Chris Johnson (6’11’’, C, LSU, Sr.)
49. Miami - Russell Hicks (7’0’’, C, Florida International, Sr.)
50. Atlanta - Lester Hudson (6’3’’, PG, UT-Martin, Sr.)
51. Dallas - Jeremy Pargo (6’2’’, PG, Gonzaga, Sr.)
52. Houston - Luke Nevill (7’1’’, C, Utah, Sr.)
53. Portland - Henk Norel (6’11’’, PF, Netherlands)
54. New Orleans - Lee Cummard (6’7’’, SG, BYU, Sr.)
55. Denver - Tyrese Rice (6'0'', PG, Boston College, Sr.)
56. San Antonio - Rodrigue Beaubois (6'3'', PG, France)
57. Orlando - Joe Ingles (6’8’’, SF, Australia)
58. Cleveland - Alonzo Gee (6'5'', SG, Alabama, Sr.)
59. LA Lakers - Marcus Fortson (6’4’’, SG, LSU, Sr.)
60. Boston - Dominic James (6'0'', PG, Marquette, Sr.)

National Signing Day Wrap Up

Top 10 Recruiting Classes

1. Alabama (Top Commits: DJ Fluker, Dre Kirkpatrick)
2. LSU (Top Commits: Rueben Randle, Russell Shepherd)
3. Florida (Top Commits: Andre Dubose, Jelani Jenkins)
4. Florida State (Top Commits: Jacobbi McDaniel, Greg Reid)
5. USC (Top Commits: Matt Barkley, Devon Kennard)
6. Texas (Top Commits: Garrett Gilbert, Alex Okafor)
7. Ohio State (Top Commits: Dorian Bell, Corey Brown)
8. Georgia (Top Commits: Aaron Murray, Branden Smith)
9. Michigan (Top Commits: William Campbell, Tate Forcier)
10. Miami (Top Commits: Ray Ray Armstrong, Dyron Dye)


Top 25 Recruits

1. Bryce Brown (RB, Undecided)
2. Matt Barkley (QB, USC)
3. Rueben Randle (WR, LSU)
4. DJ Fluker (OL, Alabama)
5. Jacobbi McDaniel (DT, Florida State)
6. Sheldon Richardson (DT, Missouri)
7. Russell Shepherd (QB, LSU)
8. Andre Debose (WR, Florida)
9. Dre Kirkpatrick (CB, Alabama)
10. Trent Richardson (RB, Alabama)
11. Manti Te’o (LB, Notre Dame)
12. Jelani Jenkins (LB, Florida)
13. Vontaze Burfict (LB, Arizona State)
14. Xavier Nixon (OL, Florida)
15. Greg Reid (CB, Florida State)
16. Ray Ray Armstrong (ATH, Miami)
17. Aaron Murray (QB, Georgia)
18. Willie Downs (ATH, Florida State)
19. Tajh Boyd (QB, Clemson)
20. Craig Loston (S, LSU)
21. Devon Kennard (DE, USC)
22. Garrett Gilbert (QB, Texas)
23. Alex Okafor (DE, Texas)
24. Patrick Hall (ATH, USC)
25. Donte Moss (DE, North Carolina)

MMA Rankings (Post GSP/Penn 2)

Heavyweight (265 lbs.)

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Josh Barnett
3. Andrei Arlovski
4. Frank Mir
5. Brock Lesnar
6. Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira
7. Randy Couture
8. Tim Sylvia
9. Gabriel Gonzaga
10. Alistair Overeem


Light Heavyweight (205 lbs.)

1. Rashad Evans
2. Forrest Griffin
3. Quentin Jackson
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Dan Henderson
6. Rich Franklin
7. Chuck Liddell
8. Mauricio Rua
9. Thiago Silva
10. Renato “Babalu” Sobral


Middleweight (185 lbs.)

1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Rich Franklin
4. Robbie Lawler
5. Yushin Okami
6. Gegard Mousasi
7. Nate Marquart
8. Vitor Belfort
9. Michael Bisping
10. Jorge Santiago


Welterweight (170 lbs.)

1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Thiago Alves
3. Jon Fitch
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Jake Shields
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Matt Serra
8. Carlos Condit
9. Matt Hughes
10. Karo Parisyan


Lightweight (155 lbs.)

1. BJ Penn
2. Kenny Florian
3. Shinya Aoki
4. Sean Sherk
5. Joachim Hansen
6. Eddie Alvarez
7. Josh Thomson
8. JZ Calvancante
9. Tatsuya Kawajiri
10. Tyson Griffin


Featherweight (145 lbs.)

1. Mike Thomas Brown
2. Urijah Faber
3. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
4. Hatsu Hioki
5. Leonard Garcia
6. Wagnney Fabiano
7. Akitoshi Tamura
8. Takeshi Inoue
9. Masakazu Imanari
10. Jose Aldo


Bantamweight (135 lbs.)

1. Miguel Angel Torres
2. Masakatsu Ueda
3. Brian Bowles
4. Takeya Mizugaki
5. Manny Tapia
6. Koetsu Okazaki
7. Atsushi Yamamoto
8. Chase Beebe
9. Will Ribeiro
10. Joseph Benavidez


Pound for Pound

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Anderson Silva
3. Georges St. Pierre
4. Miguel Angel Torres
5. Rashad Evans
6. BJ Penn
7. Dan Henderson
8. Mike Thomas Brown
9. Urijah Faber
10. Thiago Alves