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Kevin LydeTempleC - 2
Smush ParkerFordhamPG - 3
Luke ReckerIowaSG - 4
Predrag SavovicHawai'iSF - 5
Fatih SolakTurkeyC - 6
Elvin MimsSouthern MissSG - 7Lubos BartonSF
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J.R. BremerSt. BonaventurePG - 9Lenny CookeNORTHERN VALLEY (N.JSG
- 10Kei MadisonOkaloosa-Walton CCSF
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Lazaros PapadopoulosGreeceC - 12
Altron JacksonSouth FloridaSG - 13
Lonnie JonesBall StateC - 14
Brian BrownOhio StatePG - 15
Jobey ThomasCharlotteSG - 16
Chris ChristoffersenOregonC - 17Lee BensonBROWN MACKIE JCPF
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Preston ShumpertSyracuseSG - 19
Aaron McGheeOklahomaPF - 20
Jannero PargoArkansasPG - 21
Mario StojicCroatiaSG - 22Ermal KuqoCroatiaC
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Marvin O'ConnorSaint Joseph'sSG - 24Lynn GreerTemplePG
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Clarence GilbertMissouriPG
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