The top 10 high school basketball players in the last 10 years

Carmelo Anthony: Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 2002, forward. Where he is now? Ninth-year pro, New York Knicks. Led the Warriors to a 32-1 record, averaging 21.7, points 8.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists and was named the MVP of two major tournaments and was a first-team All-USA selection. Scored 32 points and had 11 rebounds to lead Oak Hill to a 72-66 defeat of LeBron James' St. Vincent-St. Paul (Akron, Ohio) in the Nike Academy National Invitational.

Kevin Durant: Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.), 2006, forward.Where he is now?
Fifth-year pro, Oklahoma City Thunder. All-USA first-team player led Montrose to 25-2 record his senior year, averaging 22.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists a game. Was co-MVP of the McDonald's All American game his senior year.

Monta Ellis: Lanier (Jackson, Miss.), 2005, shooting guard. Where he is now? Seventh-year pro, Milwaukee Bucks. Earned first-team All-USA honors his senior year, averaging 39 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and 4.5 steals. His career highlight was a 72-point game against Greenwood (Greenwood, Miss.), a team he’d lit up for 65 earlier that same season. He also dropped 48 in a close loss to No. 1-ranked Oak Hill Academy that year.

Tyreke Evans: American Christian (Aston, Pa.), 2008, point guard. Where he is now? Fourth-year pro. Sacramento Kings. Capped off a stellar senior year – averaging 32.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists – by taking home MVP honors at the McDonald’s All-American game after his 21-point, 10-rebound and four-assist performance. Earned the nickname “Too Easy” in his hometown of Chester, Pa., for his on-court dominance.

Dwight Howard: Southwest Atlanta Christian, 2004, center. Where he is now? Eighth-year pro, Los Angeles Lakers. Led tiny school (there were only 16 in his graduating class) to Class A state title in 2004, averaging 25 points, 18 rebounds, 8.1 blocks and 3.5 assists per game, easily overpowering defenders. He was the All-USA Player of the Year in 2004. He was a high school teammate of former NBA player Javaris Crittendon.

LeBron James: St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio), 2003, forward.Where he is now? Ninth-year pro, Miami Heat. He was the first player to make USA TODAY's All-USA first team as a sophomore, the first to be the All-USA Player of the Year as a junior in 2002 and the first to be the Player of the Year consecutive years in 2003.He led St. Vincent-St. Mary to three Division III state titles. He was also an all-state wide receiver his sophomore year.

Brandon Jennings: Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 2008, point guard. Where is he now? Fourth-year pro. Milwaukee Bucks. First-team All-USA player was the consensus No. 1 player in his class, averaging 33.5 points, eight assists and five rebounds for the Warriors and set the school’s single-season scoring record with 1,312 points. Jennings dominated the prestigious Boost Mobile Elite 24 game at Rucker Park in 2007, dropping 19 points and dishing out an Elite 24 record 23 assists.

Greg Oden: Lawrence North (Indianapolis), 2006, center. Where he is now?Out of the NBA after three microfracture surgeries in five years. Teamed with Mike Conley, Jr., to lead Lawrence North to three consecutive state 4A titles. He was the second underclassman to become All-USA Player of the Year, averaging 29 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks his junior season. He was All-USA Player of the Year again his senior year, averaging 22 points and 10.5 rebounds.

Derrick Rose:Simeon (Chicago), 2007, point guard. Where he is now?
Fifth-year pro, Chicago Bulls. All-USA first team player averaged 26 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds and 3.4 steals as a senior. His biggest game that year was a nationally televised matchup with Oak Hill Academy and Brandon Jennings. Rose managed 28 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in the win and held Jennings scoreless through three quarters.