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- 1Jamont GordonMississippi StateSG
- 2Josh DuncanXavierSF
- 3Damjan RudezCroatiaSF
- 4Davon JeffersonUSCSF
- 5Pat CalathesSaint Joseph'sSF
- 6Chris SingletonFlorida StatePF
- 7Bryce TaylorOregonSG
- 8Gary ForbesMassachusettsSF
- 9David PadgettLouisvilleC
- 10Richard RobyColoradoSG
- 11Reggie WilliamsSG
- 12Brian RobertsDaytonSG
- 13Mantas KalnietisLithuaniaPG
- 14Keith BrumbaughHillsborough CCSF
- 15Othello HunterOhio StatePF
- 16Shawn JamesDuquesnePF
- 17Tyrone BrazeltonWestern KentuckyPG
- 18C.J. GilesOregon StateC
- 19Anton PonkrashovRussiaPG
- 20Aleks MaricNebraskaC
- 21James MaysClemsonPF
- 22Uros TripkovicSerbiaSG
- 23Kentrell GransberrySouth FloridaPF
- 24Peja SamaradziskiMacedoniaC
- 25Mike GreenButlerPG
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