After the early signing period and heading into the fall signing period, here's a rankings of top high school senior small forwards and the colleges they have signed to play for next fall:
Rankings as of Feb. 22:
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Top 25 Small Forwards
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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. Carmelo Anthony
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6-7
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Oak Hill Academy/
Mouth of Wilson, Va.
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Syracuse
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2. Lenny Cooke
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6-7
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North Valley Regional H.S./
Old Tappan, N.J.
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Undecided
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3. Evan Burns
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6-7
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Fairfax H.S./Los Angeles, Calif.
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UCLA
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4. Rashad Anderson
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6-5
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Kathleen H.S./Lakeland, Fla.
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Connecticut
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5. Kennedy Winston
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6-6
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Blount H.S./Prichard, Ala.
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California
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6. Keleena Azubuike
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6-5
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Victory Christian H.S./Tulsa, Okla.
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Undecided
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7. Francisco Garcia
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6-5
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Winchendon Academy/
Winchendon, Mass.
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Louisville
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8. Bryant Markson
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6-6
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Monrovia H.S./Monrovia, Calif.
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Utah
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9. Derrick Byars
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6-7
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Ridgeway H.S./Memphis, Tenn.
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Virginia
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10. Brandon Roy
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6-6
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Garfield H.S./Seattle, Wash.
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Washington
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11. J.R. Morris
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6-4
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Christian Faith Center/
Creedmoor, N.C.
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Seton Hall
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12. Curtis Sumpter
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6-5
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Bishop Loughlin H.S./Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Villanova
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13. Steve Novak
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6-9
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Brown Deer H.S./Brown Deer, Wis.
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Marquette
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14. Lester Abram
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6-5
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Northern H.S./Pontiac, Mich.
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Michigan
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15. Marquis Kately
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6-5
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Riodan H.S./San Francisco, Calif.
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California
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16. Omar Williams
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6-9
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Celestrial Prep/Philadelphia, Pa.
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George Washington
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17. Andre Iguodala
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6-6
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Lanphier H.S./Springfield, Ill.
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Arkansas
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18. Nik Caner-Medley
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6-7
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Deering H.S./Portland, Maine
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Maryland
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19. Matt Walsh
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6-6
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Germantown Academy/
Fort Washington, Pa.
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Florida
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20. Eric Hicks
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6-5
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Dudley H.S./Greensboro, N.C.
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Cincinnati
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21. Ray Nixon
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6-6
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Dominican H.S./Whitefish Bay, Wis.
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Wisconsin
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22. Melvin Buckley
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6-6
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Thornwood H.S./South Holland, Ill.
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Purdue
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23. Armein Kirkland
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6-6
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Tyler H.S./Tyler, Texas
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Cincinnati
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24. Matt McKinney
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6-7
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Santa Ynez H.S./Santa Ynez, Calif.
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UCLA
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25. Lee Melchionni
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6-7
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Germantown Academy/
Fort Washington, Pa.
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Duke
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