2012 NBA Draft Rankings: Sophomores

Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank.
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UPDATED 2/5/12

The rest of the 2012 NBA Draft Prospect Rankings posted here.


  1. Harrison Barnes, North Carolina
    Height: 6-8. Position: SF


  2. Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
    Height: 6-9. Position: PF.


  3. Perry Jones, Baylor
    Height: 6-11. Position: PF




  4. Jeremy Lamb, UConn
    Height: 6-5. Position: SG


  5. Terrence Ross, Washington
    Height: 6-6. Position: SG


  6. Terrence Jones, Kentucky
    Height: 6-9. Position: PF.


  7. Kendall Marshall, North Carolina
    Height: 6-4. Position: SP




  8. Meyers Leonard, Illinois
    Height: 7-1. Position: C


  9. Mike Moser, UNLV
    Height: 6-8. Position: SF


  10. Dion Waiters, Syracuse
    Height: 6-4. Position: G


  11. Doron Lamb, Kentucky
    Height: 6-4. Position: SG.




  12. Will Barton, Memphis
    Height: 6-6. Position: SG


  13. Patric Young, Florida
    Height: 6-9. Position: PF


  14. Fab Melo, Syracuse
    Height: 7-0. Position: C.


  15. Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan
    Height: 6-5. Position: SG


    Other 2012 NBA Draft Freshmen Prospects:

  16. C.J. Leslie, N.C. State, 6-8, F
  17. Royce White, Iowa State, 6-8, PF
  18. Andre Roberson, 6-7, Colorado, SF
  19. Doug McDermott, Creighton, 6-7, SF
  20. Ryan Harrow, Kentucky, 6-3, PG
  21. Allan Crabbe, Cal, 6-6, SG
  22. Fuquan Edwin, Seton Hall, 6-6, G/F
  23. Phil Pressey, Missouri, 5-10, PG
  24. Deonte Burton, Nevada, 6-1, PG
  25. Ray McCallum, Detroit, 6-1, PG
  26. Shabazz Napier, UConn, 6-0, PG
  27. Ian Miller, Florida State, 6-3, PG
  28. Reggie Bullock, North Carolina, 6-7, SG
  29. Travis McKie, Wake Forest, 6-7, SF
  30. Gorgui Dieng, Louisville, 6-11, C
  31. DeWayne Dedmon, USC, 7-0, C
  32. Tarik Black, Memphis, 6-8, PF
  33. C.J. Wilcox, Washington, 6-5, SG
  34. Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 6-4, SG
  35. Lorenzo Brown, N.C. State, 6-5, G
  36. DeShaun Thomas, Ohio State, 6-7, SF
  37. C.J. Fair, Syracuse, 6-8, SF
  38. Cleveland Melvin, DePaul, 6-8, F
  39. Joshua Smith, UCLA, 6-10, C
  40. Chris Crawford, Memphis, 6-4, SG
  41. Aaron Craft, Ohio State, 6-2, PG
  42. Trevor Releford, Alabama, 6-0, PG
  43. Keith Appling, Michigan State, 6-1, PG
  44. Victor Oladipo, Indiana, 6-5, SG
  45. Joe Jackson, Memphis, 6-1, PG
  46. Nurideen Lindsey, Rider, 6-0, PG
  47. Vander Blue, Marquette, 6-4, SG
  48. Terrell Stoglin, Maryland, 6-1, PG
  49. Okaro White, Florida State, 6-8, F
  50. C.J. Aiken, St. Joseph’s, 6-9, F
  51. Trey Ziegler, Central Michigan, 6-5, SG
  52. Travis Wear, UCLA, 6-10, PF
  53. Adreian Payne, Michigan State, 6-10, PF
  54. David Wear, UCLA, 6-10, F
  55. Victor Rudd, South Florida, 6-7, SF






Written by Paul Banks of the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank.
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