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