After the early signing period and heading into the fall signing period, here's a rankings of top high school senior centers and the colleges they have signed to play for next fall:
Rankings as of Feb. 22:
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Top 25 Centers
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Player
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Ht.
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School/City
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College
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1. Amare Stoudamire
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6-10
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Cypress Creek H.S./Orlando, Fla.
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Memphis
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2. Torin Francis
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6-10
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Tabor Academy/Marion, Mass.
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Notre Dame
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3. Sani Ibrahim
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6-10
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Oak Hill Academy/
Mouth of Wilson, Va.
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Undecided
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4. Michael Thompson
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6-10
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Providence Catholic H.S./
New Lenox, Ill.
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Duke
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5. Ted Skuchas
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6-11
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Germantown Academy/
Fort Washington, Pa.
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Vanderbilt
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6. Chris Hunter
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6-10
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Westside H.S./Gary, Ind.
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Michigan
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7. Akin Akingbala
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6-9
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Brunswick School/Greenwich, Conn.
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Clemson
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8. Kevin Young
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6-10
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Berkshire Academy
/Homestead, Fla.
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Missouri
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9. Matt Haryasz
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6-10
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Page H.S./Page, Ariz.
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Stanford
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10. G. Rinkevicius
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7-2
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Bridgton Academy/
North Bridgton, Maine
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Missouri
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11. Eric Williams
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6-8
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Rolesville H.S./Wake Forest, NC
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Wake Forest
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12. Moulaye Niang
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6-9
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El Cajon Christian H.S./
El Cajon, Calif.
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Kansas
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13. Keith Butler
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6-11
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Celestrial Prep/Philadelphia, Pa.
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Temple
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14. Julius Lamptey
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7-0
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Northeast H.S./
Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Undecided
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15. Adam Simons
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7-0
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Williams H.S./Burlington, N.C.
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North Carolina St.
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16. Aliou Kane
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6-10
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Blue Ridge School/St. George, Va.
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Minnesota
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17. James Cripe
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6-10
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Loveland H.S./
Loveland, Ohio
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Dayton
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18. D. Rackauskas
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6-10
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New Hampton School/
New Hampton, N.H.
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Undecided
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19. Ben Elias
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6-10
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Rickards H.S./Tallahassee, Fla.
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New Orleans
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20. Jabbar Young
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6-9
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National Christian Acad./
Fort Washington, Md.
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West Virginia
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21. Damion Grant
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7-1
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Brewster Academy/Wolfeboro, N.H.
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North Carolina
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22. Chris Grimm
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6-10
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Brighton, Mich.
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Marquette
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23. Kevin Steenberge
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6-11
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River Hill H.S./Clarksville, Md.
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Richmond
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24. Tom Shewmake
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6-10
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Cathedral City H.S./
Cathedral City, Calif.
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Cal St. Northridge
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25. Michael Doe
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6-11
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Choctoawhachee H.S./
Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
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W. Kentucky
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