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Published Apr 2, 2008
Parade All-American Boys Basketball Team
Stacey Davis
NYCHoops.net Staff Writer
2008 Parade All-American Boys Basketball Team
Parades 52nd annual All-American Boys basketball team, where the nations best are listed and the players that are inducted become forever part of the rich history of high school basketball.
This year only four New Yorkers made the list Sylven Landesberg, Kevin Jones, Lance Stephenson, and Kemba Walker.
Univrsity of Arizona bound 6-2 Brandon Jennings, has been named the 2008 Player of the Year on PARADE's 52nd annual All-America Boys Basketball Team.
Meet the players of the First Team All-Americans
Louisville bound power forward is from Newark, N.J.averaged 24.2 points, 10.7 rebounds and 4.1 blocks a game
The 6-foot-6 guard will choose a college this April16, 2008, this season averaged 32.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4 steals a game
UCLA bound is the 6-foot-4 guard averaged 25.9 points, 11.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 4.8 steals a game.
North Carolina-bound 7 foot center averages 32.2 points and 10 rebounds a game.
Wake Forest bound forward Aminu averaged 23.1 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists a game.
Ohio State bound Mullens averages 26.2 points and 14.5 rebounds a game.
USC bound forward DeRozan, averaged 29.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3 steals a game.
Ohio State bound 6-5 forward with more than 1900 career points, Ohio Mr. Basketball honoree is the second-leading scorer in Toledo history.
Georgetown bound power forward, averaged 21 points and 14 rebounds while shooting 65% from the floor and 75% at the foul line.
Meet the Teams
FIRST TEAM (Name, School, City, Height)
Brandon Jennings - Oak Hill Academy - Mouth of Wilson, Va. - 6'2"
Samardo Samuels - St. Benedict's - Newark, N.J. - 6'9"
Tyreke Evans - American Christian - Aston, Pa. - 6'6"
Jrue Holiday - Campbell Hall - North Hollywood, Calif. - 6'4"
Tyler Zeller - Washington - Washington, Ind. - 7'0"
Al-Farouq Aminu - Norcross - Norcross, Ga. - 6'9"
B.J. Mullens - Canal Winchester - Canal Winchester, Ohio - 7'1"
Demar DeRozan - Compton - Compton, Calif. - 6'6"
William Buford - Libbey - Toledo, Ohio - 6'5"
Greg Monroe - Helen Cox - Harvey, La. - 6'10"
SECOND TEAM
Ed Davis - Benedictine - Richmond, Va. - 6'9"
Derrick Favors - South Atlanta - Atlanta, Ga. - 6'9"
Kemba Walker - Rice - New York, N.Y. - 6'2"
Lance Stephenson - Abraham Lincoln - Brooklyn, N.Y. - 6'6"
Luke Babbitt - Galena - Reno, Nev. - 6'8"
Elliot Williams - St. George's - Collierville, Tenn. - 6'4"
Sylven Landesberg - Holy Cross - Flushing, N.Y. - 6'6"
Scotty Hopson - University Heights - Hopkinsville, Ky. - 6'7"
Xavier Henry - Putnam City - Oklahoma City, Okla. - 6'6"
Mike Rosario - St. Anthony - Jersey City, N.J. - 6'3"
THIRD TEAM
Willie Warren - North Crowley - Fort Worth, Tex. - 6'4"
Michael Dunigan - Farragut Academy - Chicago, Ill. - 6'10"
JaMychal Green - St. Jude - Montgomery, Ala. - 6'9"
Chris Singleton - Dunwoody - Dunwoody, Ga. - 6'9"
Larry Drew - Taft - Woodland Hills, Calif. - 6'0"
Iman Shumpert - Oak Park & River Forest - Oak Park, Ill. - 6'4"
Leslie McDonald - Briarcrest Christian - Eads, Tenn. - 6'4"
Dexter Strickland - St. Patrick - Elizabeth, N.J. - 6'3"
Howard Thompkins - Wesleyan - Norcross, Ga. - 6'9"
Darius Miller - Mason County - Maysville, Ky. - 6'7"
FOURTH TEAM
Kenny Boynton - American Heritage - Plantation, Fla. - 6'2"
DeQuan Jones - Wheeler - Marietta, Ga. - 6'6"
Tony Woods - Rome - Rome, Ga. - 6'11"
Renardo Sidney - Fairfax - Los Angeles, Calif. - 6'11"
Terrelle Pryor - Jeannette - Jeannette, Pa. - 6'6"
Yancy Pryor - Withrow - Cincinnati, Ohio - 6'9"
Draymond Green - Saginaw - Saginaw, Mich. 6'7"
Kevin Jones - Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon, N.Y. - 6'7"
Malcolm Lee - J.W. North - Riverside, Calif. - 6'5"
Henry Sims - Mount St. Joseph - Baltimore, Md. - 6'11
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