I came across this today and thought it was interesting. It should be a good reminder why we shouldn't get all twisted around recruiting rankings. These are the top 100 recruits in the class of 2001 - as ranked by ESPN.com.

Anyone remember Jonathan Hargett? Or Harvey Thomas? Or Of the top 50, other than Ben Gordon, T.J. Ford, Curry and Chandler, who has made a name for themselves in the NBA? I guess Lee and Childress have had some degree of success. Boy, this was a weak class.

1. Dajuan Wagner 6-1, 190 Camden H.S. (Camden, N.J.) Memphis
2. Ousmane Cisse 6-7, 230 St. Jude HS (Montgomery, AL) NBA
3. Julius Hodge 6-6, 180 St. Raymond HS (Bronx, NY) North Carolina State
4. Kelvin Torbert 6-3, 190 Northwestern HS (Flint, Mich.) Michigan State
5. Jonathan Hargett 5-11, 185 National Christian HS (Fort Washington, Md.) West Virginia
6. Julian Sensley 6-9, 230 St. Thomas More Prep (Oakdale, Ct.) California
7. Eddy Curry 6-11, 285 Thornwood HS (South Holland, Ill.) NBA
8. Tyson Chandler 7-0, 215 Dominguez HS (Compton, Calif.) NBA
9. Harvey Thomas 6-9, 215 Has left Montrose Christian HS (Rockville, Md.) Georgetown
10. Kwame Brown 6-11, 235 Glynn Academy (Brunswick, Ga.) Florida
11. Maurice Williams 6-2, 180 Murrah HS (Jackson, Miss.) Alabama
12. Carlos Hurt 6-1, 170 Elsik HS (Alief, Texas) Louisville
13. Terrance Ford 5-10, 170 Willowridge HS (Sugar Land, Texas) Texas
14. Jamal Sampson 6-11, 230 Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.) California
15. Jawad Williams 6-7, 185 St. Edward HS (Lakewood, Ohio) North Carolina
16. Josh Childress 6-5, 180 Mayfair HS (Lakewood, Calif.) Stanford
17. Marco Killingsworth 6-8, 225 Central Park Christian HS (Birmingham, Ala.) Auburn
18. David Lee 6-7, 213 Chaminade HS (St. Louis, Mo.) Florida
19. Rick Rickert 6-11, 220 East HS (Duluth, Minn.) Minnesota
20. James White 6-7, 185 Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) Florida
21. DeSagana Diop 6-11, 270 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) Undecided
22. Rashaad Carruth 6-2, 175 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) Kentucky
23. Aaron Miles 6-1, 170 Jefferson HS (Portland, Ore.) Kansas
24. Daniel Ewing 6-4, 180 Willowridge HS (Sugar Land, Texas) Duke
25. Deng Gia 6-10, 230 Winchendon Prep (Winchendon, Ma.) Undecided
26. Jermaine Watson 6-2, 193 Tabor Academy (Marion, Mass.) Boston College
27. Robert Whaley 6-9, 230 Benton Harbor HS (Benton Harbor, Mich.) Missouri
28. Tony Key 6-11, 270 Centennial HS (Compton, Calif.) Open
29. Levi Watkins 6-7, 225 Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) North Carolina State
30. Charles Frederick 6-0, 170 Pope John Paul II HS (Boca Raton, Fla.) Washington (football)
31. Dennis Latimore 6-8, 235 Halstead HS (Halstead, Kan.) Arizona
32. Billy Edelin 6-2, 175 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) Syracuse
33. John Allen 6-5, 190 Coatesville HS (Coatesville, Pa.) Seton Hall
34. Ben Gordon 6-2, 175 Mount Vernon HS (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) Connecticut
35. Brandon Bender 6-10, 245 Ballard HS (Louisville, Ky.) Undecided
36. Andre Patterson 6-6, 195 Washington Prep HS (Los Angeles, Calif.) UCLA
37. Will Bynum 5-10, 170 Crane Tech HS (Chicago, Ill.) Arizona
38. Jackie Manuel 6-6, 185 Cardinal Newman HS (Boca Raton, Fla.) North Carolina
39. Omari Westley 6-6, 200 Crispus Attucks HS (York, Pa.) Undecided
40. Taurence Johnson 6-8, 220 Faith Christian HS (Collingswood, N.J.) Florida International
41. Cedric Bozeman 6-4, 175 Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.) UCLA
42. Broderick Collins 6-7, 220 H.L. Bourgeois HS (Gray, La.) Undecided
43. Rory O'Neil 6-11, 215 Burroughs H.S. (Ridgecrest, Calif.) USC
44. Greg Tinch 6-4, 220 Westover HS (Albany, Ga.) Undecided
45. Errick Craven 6-2, 185 Bishop Montgomery HS (Torrance, Calif.) USC
46. Keith Langford 6-3, 175 North Crowley HS (Fort Worth, Texas) Kansas
47. Jermaine Harper 6-3, 175 Blue Ridge Prep (St. George, Va.) Virginia
48. Najeeb Echols 6-7, 220 Whitney-Young HS (Chicago, Ill.) Missouri
49. Hakeem Warwick 6-8, 190 Friends Central HS (Wynnewood, Pa.) Syracuse
50. Rob Little 6-10, 260 Pope Paul VI HS (Fairfax, Va.) Stanford
51. Travis Diener 6-0, 154 Goodrich HS (Fond du Lac, Wis.) Marquette
52. Dwayne Mitchell 6-4, 200 Kennedy HS (New Orleans, La.) Auburn
53. Quemont Greer 6-6, 215 Berkshire HS (Homestead, Fla.) DePaul
54. Jason Maxiell 6-6, 220 Newman-Smith HS (Carrollton, Texas) Cincinnati
55. Keith Jennifer 6-3, 185 Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) Virginia
56. Kenny Adeleke 6-7, 200 Robeson HS (Brooklyn, N.Y) DePaul
57. Angelo Estes 6-7, 190 Booker T. Washington HS (Tulsa, Okla.) Colorado State
58. Marcus Campbell 7-0, 260 Westover HS (Albany, Ga.) Mississippi State
59. Dijon Thompson 6-7, 180 Redondo Union HS (Redondo Beach, Calif.) UCLA
60. Josh Powell 6-9, 225 Riverdale, Ga. North Carolina State
61. David Harrison 6-11, 260 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.) Colorado
62. Chris McRae 6-3, 190 St. Raymond?s HS (Bronx, NY) Hofstra
63. Is'mail Muhammad 6-5, 210 W.D. Muhammed HS (Atlanta, Ga.) Georgia Tech
64. Brandon Fuss-Cheatham 6-0, 170 Blackhawk HS (Beaver Falls, Pa.) Ohio State
65. Jason Braxton 6-3, 180 Canyon Springs HS (Moreno Valley, Calif.) Arizona State
66. Eddie Basden 6-5, 185 Eleanor Roosevelt HS (Upper Marlboro, Md.) Massachusetts
67. Cortez Davis 6-6, 185 Friendly HS (Ft. Washington, Md.) Undecided
68. Salim Stoudamire 6-2, 180 Lake Oswego HS (Lake Oswego, Ore.) Arizona
69. Ernest Turner 6-2, 185 Sterling HS (Somerdale, NJ) UNLV
70. Melvin Scott 6-1, 167 Southern HS (Baltimore, Md.) North Carolina
71. Allan Anderson 6-4, 195 De La Salle HS (Minneapolis, Min.) Michigan State
72. Wayne Simien 6-7, 240 Leavenworth HS (Leavenworth, Kan.) Kansas
73. Anthony Richardson 6-8, 205 Leesville Road HS (Raleigh, NC) Florida State
74. Elton Brown 6-8, 235 Warwick HS (Newport News, Va.) Virginia
75. Chris Charles 7-0, 235 235 Life Center HS (Burlington, NJ) Seton Hall
76. Maurice Hargrow 6-3, 169 Highland Park HS (St. Paul, Minn.) Minnesota
77. Simplice Njoya 6-10, 220 Berkshire HS (Homestead, Fla.) UNLV
78. Anton Palmer 6-6, 190 Julian HS (Chicago, Ill.) Undecided
79. Dommanic Ingerson 6-2, 175 Santa Barbara HS (Santa Barbara, Calif) Michigan
80. Chris Thomas 6-2, 180 Pike HS (Indianapolis, Ind.) Notre Dame
81. Drew Schifino 6-3, 180 Bridgton Academy (North Bridgton, Maine) West Virginia
82. Winsome Frazier 6-3, 170 Northwestern HS (Miami, Fla.) Mississippi State
83. Jaquan Hart 6-5, 185 Northern HS (Flint, Mich.) Michigan
84. Michael Clayton 6-2, 186 Christian Life Academy (Baton Rouge, La.) LSU (football)
85. Che' Christie 6-3, 185 Biloxi HS (Biloxi, Miss.) Clemson
86. Lamar Roberts 6-8, 220 Lamar HS (Houston, Texas) Baylor
87. Vytautus Danielus 6-7, 210 Park Tudor HS (Indianapolis, Ind.) Wake Forest
88. Anthony Davis 6-5, 210 Centennial HS (Compton, Calif.) Long Beach State
89. Jonathan Loe 6-3, 180 Bartlett HS (Memphis, Tenn.) Mississippi
90. Anthony Rice 6-4, 180 North Clayton HS (Riverdale, Ga.) Memphis
91. Ernest Shelton 6-3, 185 White Station HS (Memphis, Tenn.) Alabama
92. Barry Elder 6-4, 200 Morgan County HS (Madison, Ga.) Georgia Tech
93. Keith Jackson 6-4, 190 Purcell-Marian HS (Cincinnati, Ohio) Xavier
94. Levar Seals 6-3, 175 Providence-St. Mel HS (Chicago, Ill.) DePaul
95. Derek Stribling 6-5, 200 Rickards HS (Tallahassee, Fla.) Tennessee
96. Chris Hernandez 6-2, 180 Clovis West HS (Fresno, Calif.) Stanford
97. Matt Sylvester 6-7, 205 Moeller HS (Cincinnati, Ohio) Ohio State
98. Jordan Collins 6-10, 235 DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.) North Carolina State
99. Pierre Pierce 6-4, 190 Westmont HS (Westmont, Ill.) Iowa
100. Erik Bond 6-7, 205 Seattle Prep HS (Seattle, Wash.)