Courtesy of Hoop Alliance, TechSideline.com brings you a presummer ranking of the top 150 men's basketball recruiting prospects for 2005 nationwide. A perusal of the list finds the Hokies involved with six of the players, while the ACC already has commitments from nine of them (out of 29 total committed players).

Rank	Name	Position	Height	Weight	City / State / School	Comments
1	Tasmin Mitchell	F	6-7	240	Denham Springs (LA)	LSU, Kentucky
2	Richard Hendrix	PF	6-8	245	Athens (AL)	Alabama, UNC
3	Martell Webster	2G	6-6	195	Seattle (WA) Prep	Az, UNC, Ok, UCLA
4	Tyler Hansbrough	PF	6-9	230	Poplar Bluff (MO)	Fla, Ks, Ky, Mo, Duke
5	Mario Chalmers	PG	6-2	175	Anchrage (AK) Bartlett	Kansas Verbal
6	Julian Wright	F	6-8	190	Flossmoor (IL) Homewood	Depaul, Az, Ill, Ind,Ks
7	Eric Boateng	C	6-10	220	Middletown (DE) St. Andrew’s	Mich,UCLA,Duke,UNC
8	Bobby Frasor	G	6-3	185	Chicago (IL) Brother Rice	UNC Verbal
9	Jon Brockman	PF	6-7	235	Snohomish (WA)	Az,Az St,Cal,USC,Ks
10	Chris Douglas-Roberts	PG	6-5	165	Detroit (MI) Cass Technical	Ark,Fla,UConn,Mich
11	Ricky Sanchez	W	6-11	210	Caguas (P.R.) Colegio de Bautista
12	C.J. Miles	W	6-6	205	Dallas (TX) Skyline	Ks, Az,GT,Tx,Duke,Ill
13	Monta Ellis	2G	6-3	175	Jackson (MS) Lanier	Mississippi St Verbal
14	Brandon Rush	W	6-6	190	Durham (NC) Mt Zion Academy	Mo, Louis,Ark,Ok,USC
15	Louis Williams	2G	6-2	180	Snellville (GA) South Gwinnett	Georgia Verbal
16	Davon Jefferson	F	6-7	200	Lynwood (CA)	Wash,Ks,UNC,Az,Louis
17	Josh McRoberts	PF	6-8	205	Carmel (IN)	Duke Verbal
18	Eric Devendorf	2G	6-3	175	Bay City (MI) Central	Syr,Fla,Mich,Mich St
19	Tyler Smith	F	6-6	210	Pulaski (TN) Giles County	Tn,Louis,Ala,Vandy
20	Shane Clark	W	6-6	185	Philadelphia (PA) Cardinal Dougherty	Villanova Verbal
21	Amir Johnson	C	6-9	190	Los Angeles (CA) Westchester	UCLA,Ore,Syr,Ky,Az
22	Dominic James	PG	5-11	180	Richmond (IN)	Marq,Xav,Ohio St,Ia
23	Andre McGee	PG	5-11	160	Moreno Valley (CA) Canyon Springs	Col,Ill,UNLV,Az St
24	Courtney Fells	W	6-6	190	Shannon (MS)	NC St,Ms St, GT,LSU
25	Kevin Swinton	F	6-6	220	Greensboro (NC) Dudley	Wake Forest Verbal
26	Kevin Rogers	PF	6-7	220	Dallas (TX) South Oak Cliff	GT,Fla,Louis,Ct,Az
27	Brian Harvey	W	6-5	200	Compton (CA) Dominguez	Ct,Syr,Louis,Dep,Az St
28	Austin Jackson	G	6-0	180	Denton (TX) Ryan
29	Luke Zeller	C	6-10	230	Washington (IN)	Notre Dame Verbal
30	Micah Downs	W	6-7	185	Bothell (WA)	Kansas Verbal
31	Joe Krabbenhoft	F	6-7	210	Sioux Falls (SD) Roosevelt	Wisconsin Verbal
32	Keith Brumbaugh	W	6-8	190	Deland (FL)	Fla,Ala,GaAub,Ky,Fl St
33	Nate Minnoy	F	6-4	240	Chicago (IL) Hales Franciscan	Purd, Ia, BG,Ia St,Tol
34	Brandon Costner	F	6-8	210	West Orange (NJ) Seton Hall	GT,NC St,Va,Mich,SH
35	Terrel Harris	2G	6-4	180	Garland (TX) South Garland	Bay,Tx,Ks St,Ok,Ark
36	Ryan Reid	PF	6-8	230	Ft. Lauderdale (FL) Anderson
37	Chad Millard	PF	6-8	195	Wolfeboro (NH) Brewster Academy	Ct,Syr,NC St, BC,Mo
38	Ben McCauley	F	6-7	210	Herminie (PA) Yough	Vill,Penn St,Oh St,Pitt
39	Fendi Onobun	PF	6-6	220	Houston (TX) Taylor	Arizona Verbal
40	Korvotney Barber	PF	6-7	230	Manchester (GA)	Ga, GT,Az,Miami,Ok
41	Marcus Williams	W	6-6	190	Seattle (WA) Roosevelt	Tx,Wash,Az,Fla,Ct
42	Tyrell Biggs	PF	6-8	250	Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco	Rut,Md,Ct,St Joe,Syr
43	Henry Dugat	PG	6-0	170	Dayton (TX)	Tx, Baylor,Houston
44	Gerald Green	W	6-7	185	Houston (TX) Gulf Shores Academy	Ok,Tx,Wisc,Ok St,Az
45	Terrence Williams	G	6-5	210	Seattle (WA) Rainier Beach	Louis,Gonz,Ind,GT,Ks
46	Jamont Gordan	2G	6-4	215	Nashville (TN) Glencliff	Tn,Ala,Ill,Ok,Memphis
47	Derwin Kitchen	G	6-4	185	Jacksonville (FL) Raines	WF, Fla,Miami,VT,Ark
48	Marcus Ginyard	W	6-4	195	Arlington (VA) Bishop O’Connell	North Carolina Verbal
49	Marcus Johnson	W	6-6	180	Los Angeles (CA) Westchester	Syr,Az,louis,Ks,USC,Ct
50	Jerel McNeal	2G	6-3	185	Country Club Hills (IL) Hillcrest	Marq,Pur,Day,Mich St
51	Brett Hoerner	Post	6-9	190	Fullerton (CA)	SD,Ore,Cal,Az St,Louis
52	Greg Paulus	PG	6-2	185	Syracuse (NY) Christian Brothers	Duke Verbal
53	Joey Cameron	Post	6-9	240	Calera (AL)	Tennessee Verbal
54	Uche Echefu	F	6-7	220	Rockville (MD) Montrose Christian	UNC,Fla St,VT,USC
55	B.J. Raymond	F	6-6	195	Toledo (OH) St John Jesuit	Xavier Verbal
56	Joey Shaw	W	6-7	170	Chandler (AZ)	Wash,Az St,USC,SD,Ok
57	Levance Fields	PG	6-1	200	Brooklyn (NY) Xaverian	Pitt,Oh St,Ky,Vill
58	Jordan Wilkes	PF	6-9	205	Los Angeles (CA) Loyola	Stan,Ore,Gonz,USC
59	Brayden Bell	C	6-10	240	Salt lake City (UT) Brighton	Ut,Louis,Pepp,Ok St
60	Michael Mercer	G	6-3	170	Snellville (GA) South Gwinnett	Georgia Verbal
61	Tiki Mayben	PG	6-2	175	Troy (NY)	Syracuse Verbal
62	Lewis Clinch	2G	6-3	190	Cordele (GA) Crisp County	Aub,Ga,Fla St
63	Jarvis Hill	2G	6-2	185	Starkville (MS)	Tn, Ala, Aub,Ms St
64	Kendrick Johnson	C	6-9	225	Morton (TX)	Texas Tech Verbal
65	Jamelle Cornley	F	6-5	235	Columbus (OH) Brookhaven	Vandy,BG,But,Mich
66	Jamal Boykin	F	6-6	225	Los Angeles (CA) Fairfax	USC,Col St,UNLV,GT
67	Theo Davis	Post	6-9	215	Bayside (NY) Cardozo	Syr,SH,St John,Tx,Az
68	Ryan Ayers	W	6-6	195	Ft Washington (PA) Germantown Acad	Notre Dame Verbal
69	Marcus Walker	PG	6-0	175	Kansas City (MO) O’Hara	Mo,Bay,Ia,Ill,Ark
70	Marcus Landry	PF	6-7	200	Milwaukee (WI) Vincent	StL,Valpo,Ill,Wisc,Ia
71	Andrew Bynum	C	6-10	240	St.Joseph’s (NJ) Solebury Prep	Rutg,UNC,Vill,Fla St
72	Reginald Delk	2G	6-5	180	Jackson (TN) Northside	Miss,Tn,Ms St,Ark,Fla
73	Danny Green	W	6-5	180	Manhasset (NY) St Mary’s	Pitt,NC St, St John,Fla
74	Julius Powell	PF	6-8	210	Newton (NC) Newton-Conover	Clemson Verbal
75	Cassan Breeden	F	6-7	195	Bennettsville (SC) Marlboro County	Aub,S Car,Memp,Clem
76	Michael Washington	Post	6-9	215	McGehee (AR)	Ok St, Ms St,Tx,Ind
77	Brian Asbury	W	6-6	200	Miami (FL) South	Clem,Louis,Fl St,Fla
78	Lawrence Hill	F	6-7	190	Glendale (AZ) Deer Valley	UCLA,Stan,Ut
79	Maurice Joseph	2G	6-5	185	St. Lambert (ONTARIO) Champlain	Marq,BC,WF,Xav
80	Etienne Labrecque	W	6-6	195	Granby (Quebec) Montmorency
81	David Devezin	PG	5-11	175	Sugar Land (TX) Clements	Houst,Fla St
82	Brian Morris	PF	6-8	245	Portland (OR) Jefferson	SD,UCLA,Marq,Ks,Ut
83	Artem Wallace	PF	6-8	240	Toledo (WA)	ND,Gonz,Stan,Wash
84	Devan Downey	PG	5-10	165	Chester (SC)	So Car, Fla,Cincy,Mass
85	Walter Hodge	PG	6-0	175	Melbourne (FL) Air Academy
86	David Huertas	2G	6-3	190	Jacksonville (FL) Arlington	Louis,Miami,Ks,GT,
87	David Weaver	C	6-10	210	Black Mountain (NC) Owen	Wake Forest Verbal
88	Martellus Bennett	F	6-6	220	Sugar Land (TX) Hightower	Miami Verbal
89	Octavious Spann	F	6-6	210	College Park (GA) Banneker	Ga,GT,Tn,Clem,Louis
90	Leo Criswell	F	6-8	200	Kansas City (MO) Piper	Ok St,Wisc, Ok St,Mo
91	J.R. Inman	F	6-7	195	Montvale (NJ) St Joseph’s	SH,WVU,Va,Rutg,Md
92	Josh Thornton	G	6-1	170	Camden (DE) Caesar Rodney	Tn, NC St, VT,Miami
93	Cyrus McGowan	Post	6-9	230	Meridian (MS)	LSU,Ms St,Ark,Tx,Ct
94	Jessie Sapp	2G	6-3	185	Ft. Washington (MD) National Christian	Ct,GT,VT,Stan,Marsh
95	Harvey Perry	G	6-4	190	Wolfeboro (NH) Brewster Academy	Minn,Ut,Ark,UCLA
96	Elliott Johnson	F	6-7	185	Milwaukee (WI) Messmer	StL,Wisc,W-GB,Stan
97	Antonio Pena	SF	6-6	195	Brooklyn (NY) Lincoln
98	Alex Davis	SF	6-6	185	Milwaukee (WI) Lutheran	Wisc, NW, BG
99	Mitchell Johnson	PG	6-1	180	Seattle (WA) O’Dea	Purd,Wash,Gonz,Stan
100	Rashad Austin	PF	6-7	205	Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei	Ks,Az,Louis,Wash
101	Richard Delk	G	6-5	180	Jackson (TN) Northside	Ms,Tn,Ms St,Ark,Fla
102	Travis Walton	PG	6-2	195	Lima (OH)	Cincy,Marq,Mich St
103	Abdul Herrera	C	6-11	240	Miami (FL) South	Rice,Fla St, Oh St,LSU
104	Nicholas Chestnut	G	6-1	175	Houston (TX) Cypress Ridge	Ok,Hous,Tul,Syr,ColSt
105	Landrell Brewer	C	6-9	215	Bossier City (LA) Airline	NELa,Col,La Tech,
106	Wes Matthews	W	6-4	205	Madison (WI) Memorial	Wisc,Marq,GT,Ky,Ct
107	Calvin Johnson	2G	6-3	185	Morton (TX)	Texas Tech Verbal
108	Joe Darger	F	6-7	210	Riverton (UT)	BYU,Az St,Gonz,Ut
109	Josh Alexander	2G	6-4	180	Shreveport (LA) Byrd
110	Jeremy Pargo	PG	6-2	185	Chicago (IL) Robeson	Marq,Cincy,Dep,Oh St
111	Anthony Sparks	C	6-9	300	Detroit (MI) Murray-Wright	Det,Dep,Mich,Purd
112	Byron Eaton	PG	5-10	190	Dallas (TX) Lincoln	GT,Ok St,Louis,SMU
113	Paul Gause	PG	5-11	175	Pittsgrove (NJ) Schalick
114	Carl Swanigan	C	6-9	330	Birmingham (AL Central Park Christian	Mississippi Verbal
115	Billy Humphrey	2G	6-3	190	Dracula (GA)
116	DeAndre Thomas	Post	6-8	270	Chicago (IL) Westinghouse	Purd,Ill,Ia,Tx A&M
117	Jeremy Barr	C	6-8	250	Houston (TX) Westbury Christian
118	Mike Davis	Post	6-8	210	Brooklyn (NY) Xaverian	Pittsburgh Verbal
119	Anthony Mason jr	SF	6-6	200	Memphis (TN) Fairley	Tn, Ark
120	Vytautas Valiulis	PG	6-1	175	Montverde (FL) Academy
121	Charles Jackson	Post	6-8	240	Buena Vista (GA) Tri-County	Aub,Ga,Ct,Tn,GT
122	Gerard Anderson	SF	6-6	175	Carson (CA)	Port,Stan,Ida,Ia St,Ut
123	Damion Johnson	F	6-7	175	Thibodeaux (LA)	LaTech,Bay,Lamar
124	Lawrence Kinnard	F	6-7	190	Memphis (TN) Raleigh-Egypt
125	Brian Grimes	W	6-6	200	Ft Washington (PA) Germantown Acad
126	Chris Knight	F	6-6	190	Cincinnati (OH) Withrow
127	Magnum Rolle	F	6-10	200	Freeport (Bahamas) St.George	Florida State Verbal
128	Quinton Thornton	F	6-8	205	Orlando (FL) Edgewater
129	Anthony Farmer	2G	6-1	180	Richland (NJ) St. Augustine Prep	SH,St Joe,Rutg
130	Hyman Taylor	Post	6-8	210	Ft. Lauderdale (FL) Cardinal Gibbons
131	Dazz Thornton	PF	6-7	245	Denver (CO) East	Ut,Col,Col St,UC-Irv
132	K.C. Rivers	W	6-4	205	Mouth of Wilson (VA) Oak Hill Academy
133	Felix Jones	PG	5-11	175	Tulsa (OK) Booker T. Washington
134	Jaron Griffin	F	6-5	195	Toms River (NJ) Manchester Township	Rutgers Verbal
135	Zarron Cann	F	6-5	220	Brandon (FL)	Houst,So Fla,TCU,Fla
136	Marchello Vealey	F	6-6	200	Oklahoma City (OK) South
137	Obi Ikeakor	Post	6-8	230	Houston (TX) Westbury Christian	Fla,Ill,Hous,Fla St,
138	Terry Martin	W	6-6	180	Monroe (LA) Richwood	Texas Tech Verbal
139	Monquel Pegues	Post	6-8	230	Wilson (NC) Fike	HighPt,VCU,UNC-W,
140	Aldric Reynolds	G	6-2	170	Houston (TX) Aldine Nimitz
141	Danero Thomas	F	6-6	185	New Orleans (LA) G.W. Carver
142	Rashad Woods	W	6-6	195	Cleveland (TX) Heritage Christian	Baylor,
143	Sam Warren	C	6-10	230	Englewood (CO) Cherry Creek	SD,Pep,Ct,Fl St,Col St
144	C.J. Clark	W	6-7	200	Houston (TX) Cy-Springs	Colorado St Verbal
145	Kenny Tribbett	C	6-9	230	Chester (PA)	Rutg,Clem,Vill,VT,WVU
146	Rashaad Singleton	C	7-0	210	Campbellton (FL) Graceville	Ga,Fla St,Clem,VT
147	Rainer Blickle	W	6-7	190	Mauldin (SC)	Chas Southern,
148	T.J. Gwynn	W	6-4	190	Burlington (NC) Cummings	VCU,ODU,WF,UNC-W
149	George Drake	2G	6-4	185	Calera (AL)
150	Nick Smith	F	6-6	205	Colonia (NJ)

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