Indiana and Kentucky State Rankings

Indiana 2012 Final Rankings

Kyle Nedenreip from the Indianapolis Star and Jody Demling of the Louisville Courier Journal have finished their final 2012 state rankings for Indiana's loaded class of 2012. Here are the results followed by some comments from yours truly.

Here's a pic of Gary Harris lifted from Demling's blog.

Neddenreip... (here's the link) http://blogs.indystar.com/recruitingcentral/2012/04/13/final-in-state-top-20-rankings-for-2012-class/

1. Gary Harris – 6-4 shooting guard, Hamilton Southeastern: Michigan State.

2. Yogi Ferrell – 5-11 point guard, Park Tudor: Indiana

3. Jeremy Hollowell – 6-8 small forward, Lawrence Central: Indiana

4. Glenn Robinson III – 6-6 small forward, Lake Central: Michigan

5. Kellen Dunham – 6-5 shooting guard, Pendleton Heights: Butler

6. Ronnie Johnson – 6-0 point guard, North Central: Purdue.

7. Hanner Mosquera-Perea – 6-8 power forward, La Lumiere: Indiana.

8. Rapheal Davis – 6-5 shooting guard, La Lumiere: Davis finds a way to score. Purdue

9. Ron Patterson – 6-3 shooting guard, Broad Ripple: Indiana

10. R.J. Hunter – 6-6 shooting guard, Pike: Georgia State

11. Patrick Ingram – 6-2 shooting guard, North Central:Iowa.

12. Austin Burgett – 6-9 small forward, Avon: Notre Dame

13. Jay Simpson – 6-9 power forward, La Lumiere: Purdue.

14. DeJuan Marrero – 6-5 small forward, Bowman Academy: DePaul

15. Nick Osborne – 6-8 power forward, Muncie Central: Loyola (Ill.)

16. D.J. Balentine – 6-1 shooting guard, Kokomo: Evansville

17. Eron Harris – 6-3 shooting guard, Lawrence North: West Virginia.

18. Jared Drew – 6-6 small forward, Cathedral: Saint Louis

19. Jacobby Bledsoe – 5-9 point guard, Hamilton Southeastern:

20. J.T. Yoho – 6-6 small forward, Eastern Greene: Wright State

And Demling... (here's the link) http://blogs.courier-journal.com/jodydemling/2012/04/12/rankings-indiana-boys-class-of-2012/

1. Gary Harris, Hamilton Southeastern, 6-4 (Michigan State)

2. Yogi Ferrell, Indianapolis Park Tudor, 5-11 (Indiana)

3. Glenn Robinson, Lake Central, 6-5 (Michigan)

4. Jeremy Hollowell, Lawrence Central, 6-8 (Indiana)

5. Hanner Perea, La Lumiere, 6-8 (Indiana)

6. Ron Patterson, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, 6-3 (Indiana)

7. Kellen Dunham, Pendleton Heights, 6-4 (Butler)

8. Ronnie Johnson, North Central, 5-11 (Purdue)

9. Rapheal Davis, La Lumiere, 6-5 (Purdue)

10. Nick Osborne, Muncie Central, 6-8 (Loyola-Chicago)

11. R.J. Hunter, Pike, 6-4 (Georgia State)

12. DeJuan Marrero, Gary Bowman, 6-5 (DePaul)

13. Austin Burgett, Avon, 6-8 (Notre Dame)

14. Jay Simpson, La Lumiere, 6-8 (Purdue)

15. Eron Harris, Lawrence North, 6-2 (West Virginia)

16. Jared Drew, Cathedral, 6-5 (St. Louis)

17. Mike Ramey, Southport, 6-5 (Ball State)

18. D.J. Balentine, Kokomo, 6-2 (Evansville)

19. Patrick Ingram, North Central, 6-2 (Iowa)

20. J.T. Yoho, Eastern Greene, 6-5 (Wright State)

21. Elijah Ray, Bowman Academy, 6-6 (IUPUI)

22. Kellon Thomas, Southport, 5-11 (Kent State)

23. Rhett Smith, Sullivan, 6-7 (Indiana State)

24. Ryan Weber, Roncalli, 6-7 (Youngstown State)

25. Brent Calhoun, Indianapolis Warren Central, 6-8 (Detroit)

Those two hombres see an awful lot of the local kids in Indiana. I'm sure they see 95% of the kids on these lists more than the national guys many of us pay money for. And they probably have about the same coaching background...

I like that they both have Gary Harris first. I'm not sure if Gary Harris or Yogi Ferrel is the best player in Indiana's 2012 class, but both are excellent choices. One national guy picked Little Big Dog, who is a fine player and athlete but I think the kids ahead of him on these lists are much better players now and they both have better upsides at the next level. I really like how high Demling has Ron Patterson and I really like how high Neddenreip has Kellen Duhnam. Those two kids have a dominant feature at the next level (defense for Patterson and shooting for Duhnam) that should ensure their success.

Missing from this list are three kids that prepped elsewhere that Mongreltopia shall still claim; Mitch McGary, Devontes Smith-Rivera, and AJ Hammons. Here's the Good Mongrel's stab at the class...

1. Yogi Ferrel

1b. Gary Harris

3. Jeremy Hollowell

4. Kellon Duhnam

5. Little Big Dog

6. Mitch McGary

7. Devontes Smith-Rivera

8. AJ Hammons

9. Ron Patterson

10. Hanner Mosque-Perea

11. Ronnie Johnson

12. DJ Ballentine

13. Austin Burgett

14. RJ Hunter

15. Raphael Davis

16. Jay Simpson

17. Dujuan Marero

18. Patrick Ingram

19. Jared Drew

20. Kellon Thomas

21. Nick Osbourne

22. Rhett Smith

23. Brett Calhoun

24. Eron Harris

25. JT Yoho