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Noel and Poythress on All USA Team

Nerlens Noel and Alex Poythress were honored by the USA Today as 2 of the top high school basketball players in the country.

The teams are listed below.

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[TD=”colspan: 5″]All-USA Mens first team[/TD]
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[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos.[/TD]
[TD]Ht., Wt.[/TD]
[TD]College Choice[/TD]
[TD]Details[/TD]
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[TD][B]Nerlens Noel, Tilton School [/B](N.H.)[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6-10, 215[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky[/TD]
[TD]National Player of the Year. Noel averaged 12.6 points, 3.9 blocks and 7.9 rebounds this season at Tilton and he’s being heralded as Anthony Davis 2.0[/TD]
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[TD]Jabari Parker, Simeon (Ill.)[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-8, 220[/TD]
[TD]Undecided (Junior )[/TD]
[TD]Led his team to a third straight state championship while averaging 19.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game[/TD]
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[TD]Kyle Anderson, St. Anthony (N.J.)[/TD]
[TD]G-F[/TD]
[TD]6-7 210[/TD]
[TD]UCLA[/TD]
[TD]Went 93-1 in his last three years of high school, with two consecutive state titles at St. Anthony.[/TD]
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[TD]Shabazz Muhammad, Bishop Gorman (Nev.)[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]6-6, 215[/TD]
[TD]UCLA[/TD]
[TD]Averaged 29.8 points and 9.9 rebounds per game while leading his team to Nevada’s 4A state title[/TD]
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[TD]Marcus Smart, Marcus (Texas)[/TD]
[TD]G[/TD]
[TD]6-4, 200[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD]Led Marcus HS to its second straight Texas 5A state championship this year while averaging 15.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game[/TD]
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[TD=”colspan: 6″]All-USA Mens second team[/TD]
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[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos.[/TD]
[TD]Ht., Wt.[/TD]
[TD]School[/TD]
[TD]Key Statistics[/TD]
[TD]College Choice[/TD]
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[TD]Tyler Lewis[/TD]
[TD]Guard[/TD]
[TD]5-11, 165[/TD]
[TD]Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, Va.[/TD]
[TD]12.1 ppg, 8.1 apg[/TD]
[TD]North Carolina State[/TD]
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[TD]Kasey Hill[/TD]
[TD]Guard[/TD]
[TD]6-1, 170[/TD]
[TD]Montverde Academy,Montverde, Fla.[/TD]
[TD]15.4 ppg, 7.2 apg, 3.4 spg[/TD]
[TD]Undecided (Junior)[/TD]
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[TD]Amile Jefferson[/TD]
[TD]Forward[/TD]
[TD]6-9, 205[/TD]
[TD]Friends Central, Wynnewood, Pa.[/TD]
[TD]19.9 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 2.7 bpg[/TD]
[TD]Undecided[/TD]
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[TD]Anthony Bennett[/TD]
[TD]Forward[/TD]
[TD]6-7, 230[/TD]
[TD]Findlay Prep, Henderson, Nev.[/TD]
[TD]16.8 ppg, 10.3 rpg[/TD]
[TD]Undecided[/TD]
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[TD]Perry Ellis[/TD]
[TD]Center[/TD]
[TD]6-8, 220[/TD]
[TD]Wichita Heights, Wichita, Kan.[/TD]
[TD]25.8 ppg, 9.4 rpg[/TD]
[TD]Kansas[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
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[TD=”colspan: 5″]All-USA Mens third team[/TD]
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[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos.[/TD]
[TD]Ht., Wt.[/TD]
[TD]School[/TD]
[TD]Key Statistics[/TD]
[TD]College Choice[/TD]
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[TD]Rodney Purvis[/TD]
[TD]Guard[/TD]
[TD]6-4, 190[/TD]
[TD]Upper Room Christian, Raleigh, N.C.[/TD]
[TD]26.1 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 4.2 apg[/TD]
[TD]North Carolina State[/TD]
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[TD]Katin Reinhardt[/TD]
[TD]Guard[/TD]
[TD]6-5, 193[/TD]
[TD]Mater Dei, Santa Ana, Calif.[/TD]
[TD]18.6 ppg[/TD]
[TD]UNLV[/TD]
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[TD]Brandon Ashley[/TD]
[TD]Forward[/TD]
[TD]6-9, 215[/TD]
[TD]Findlay Prep, Henderson, Nev.[/TD]
[TD]16.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg[/TD]
[TD]Arizona[/TD]
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[TD][B]Alex Poythress[/B][/TD]
[TD][B]Forward[/B][/TD]
[TD][B]6-8, 225[/B][/TD]
[TD]Northeast, Clarksville, Tenn.[/TD]
[TD]28.2 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 4.3 bpg[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky[/TD]
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[TD]Isaiah Austin[/TD]
[TD]Center[/TD]
[TD]7-0, 210[/TD]
[TD]Grace Prep, Arlington, Texas[/TD]
[TD]19.7 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 5.0 bpg[/TD]
[TD]Baylor[/TD]
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