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- 1Timmy BowersMississippi StatePG
- 2Bryant MatthewsVirginia TechSF
- 3Darius RiceMiamiSF
- 4Jackie ButlerHigh SchoolPF
- 5Desmon FarmerUSCSG
- 6Nick JacobsonUtahSG
- 7Marcus MooreWashington StatePG
- 8Chris GarnettC
- 9Herve LamizanaRutgersSF
- 10Andre BrownDePaulPF
- 11James LloredaLSUPF
- 12John EdwardsKent StateC
- 13Nigel DixonWestern KentuckyC
- 14Ales ChanC
- 15Mo KeChinaPF
- 16Misan NikagbatseGermanyPG
- 17Zbigniew BialekPolandSF
- 18Arthur JohnsonMissouriPF
- 19Rich MelzerSF
- 20Marko PopvicCroatiaPG
- 21Marko JovanovicYugoslaviaC
- 22Luca GarriItalyPF
- 23Simas JasaitisLithuaniaSF
- 24Michel MorandaisColoradoSG
- 25Chado FordovichYugoslaviaSF
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