Sunday, September 23, 2012

High School Basketball: Fifty-Years of #1 Recruits!!! (1982-1973)

PATRICK EWING: Class of 1981


Written by: Prospect-Central

When recruiting analysts decide who the best high school basketball players are in the country, it's usually just an opinion and done so subjectively.  Since there are a number of recruiting sites that have put out rankings over the years, opinions have varied as to who the best players were from each class.  With that being said, Prospect-Central has put together a video montage of the #1 high school basketball players in the country over the last fifty-years.

Of the fifty recruits, there were fourteen I felt still deserve their #1 status to this day.  The other thirty-six players had excellent careers in their own right, some of them even making the Basketball Hall of Fame, but there still could have been even better selections in my opinion.  Whenever that was the case, I added the player who's career I felt earned him the right to be called #1 in his high school graduating class.  So sit back, relax and take a ride through the last fifty-years of high school basketball's top recruits. * Below are the #1 high school basketball recruits from the Class of 1982-1973.  Of the ten players, there are two I feel still deserve their #1 status to this day.

Class of 1982
Brad Daugherty c / 7'0'' 240 / Charles D. Owen / North Carolina

Dennis Rodman pf / 6'7'' 215 / S. Oak Cliff / Southeastern OK State / Profile



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Len Bias sf / 6'8'' 200 / Northwestern High / Maryland / Profile



Class of 1981
Patrick Ewing c / 7'0'' 240 / Cambridge Ridge & Latin / Georgetown

Michael Jordan sg / 6'6'' 200 / Laney High / North Carolina / Profile



Honorable Mentions
Karl Malone pf / 6'9'' 250 / Summerfield High / Louisiana Tech / Profile
Charles Barkley pf / 6'6'' 250 / Leeds High / Auburn / Profile
Chris Mullin sf / 6'6'' 200 / Xaverian High / St. John's / Profile
Joe Dumars sg / 6'3'' 190 / Natchitoches Central / McNeese State / Profile



Class of 1980
Earl Jones c / 7'0'' 210 / Spingarn High / District of Columbia

John Stockton pg / 6'1'' 170 / Gonzaga Prep / Gonzaga / Profile



Honorable Mention
Clyde "The Glide" Drexler sg / 6'7'' 210 / Sterling High / Houston / Profile



Class of 1979
Ralph Sampson c / 7'4'' 230 / Harrisonburg High / Virginia

Isiah Thomas pg / 6'1'' 180 / St. Joseph / Indiana / Profile



Honorable Mentions
Dominique Wilkins sf / 6'7'' 200 / Washington High / Georgia / Profile
James Worthy sf / 6'8'' 225 / Ashbrook High / North Carolina / Profile



Class of 1978
Mark Aguirre  sg/sf / 6'6'' 230 / Westinghouse High / DePaul

Class of 1977
Albert King sg/sf / 6'6'' 190 / Fort Hamilton / Maryland


Earvin "Magic" Johnson pg / 6'9'' 220 / Everett / Michigan State / Profile



Class of 1976
Darrell Griffith sg / 6'4'' 190 / Male High / Louisville

Kevin McHale pf / 6'10'' 230 / Hibbing High / Minnesota / Profile



Class of 1975
Darryl Dawkins c / 6'11'' 255 / Evans High / No College

Reggie Theus sg / 6'7'' 190 / Inglewood High / UNLV / Profile



Class of 1974
Moses Malone pf/c / 6'10'' 250 / Petersburg High / No College

Larry Bird sf / 6'9'' 220 / Springs Valley High / Indiana State / Profile



Class of 1973
Adrian Dantley sg/sf / 6'5'' 210 / DeMatha Catholic / Notre Dame

#1 Recruits
Class of 2012-2003
Class of 2002-1993
Class of 1992-1983
Class of 1972-1963

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