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In middle school basketball, 8th grader Jaedon LeDee sits atop every player in the graduating class of 2018, regardless of position. Ironically, MSE was first to rank LeDee as he isn’t mentioned on other national lists. With help from Take My Talent, we gave wind of LeDee in this article, Amazing 8th Grader – 6’5″ Jaedon LeDee. The stories subtitle properly advised fans, scouts and coaches to ‘Say His Name’. Nowadays, he’s the best upcoming high school freshman, and basketball followers from across the world are saying, JAEDON LEDEE!
Rank, Name, Position, Height, State
No. 1 Jaedon LeDee, Point Guard, 6’5″, Houston, TX
No. 2 Marvin Bagley, Forward, 6’9″, Phoenix, AZ
No. 3 EJ Montgomery, Forward, 6’10″, Fort Pierce, FL
No. 4 Nazreon Reid, Center, 6’9″, Asbury, NJ
No. 5 Damon Harge, Point Guard, 5’9″, Orlando, FL
No. 6 LaDarius Marshall, Guard, 6’3″, Jackson, MS
No. 7 Will Dillard, Guard, 6’4″, Greensboro, NC
No. 8 Deshang William-Weaver, Center, 6’8″, Cypress, TX
No. 9 Chase Adams, Point Guard, 5’4″ Chicago, IL
No. 10 Jalen Preston 6’2″, Guard, Pearland, Texas
No. 11 Jordan Brown, 6’9″, Forward, Roseville, CA
No. 12 Jamie Lewis, Point Guard, 6’1″, Atlanta,GA
No. 13 D’marco Baucum, Forward, 6’6″, Landover, MD
No. 14 Oumar Kieta, Center, 6’9″, Jackson, MS
No. 15 Michael Feinberg, Guard, 6’2″, Chatsworth, CA
No. 16 Sharrod Amari, Forward, 6’4″, Indianapolis, IN
No. 17 Javonie Bickham, Center, 6’5″, New Hope, MN
No. 18 Cassius Stanley, Guard, 6’4″, Enico, CA
No. 19 Nikolas Bonitto, Forward, 6’4″, Pembroke, FL
No. 20 Spencer Freedman, Guard, 5’10, Los Angeles, CA
No. 21 Atiba Taylor, Point Guard, 6’3″, Central, NJ
No. 22 Gavin Schoenwald, Forward, 6’4″, Brentwood, TN
No. 23 J’Raan Brooks, Center, 6’8″, San Diego, CA
No. 24 Javonte Smart, Guard, 6’4″, Baton Rouge, LA
No. 25 Montez Mathis, Forward, 6’4″, Baltimore, MD
No. 26 Antwan January, Forward, 6’8″, Inglewood, CA
No. 27 Shakur Daniel, Guard, 6’3″, Ont, Canada
No. 28 Solomon Uyaelunmo, Forward, 6’7″, Miami, FL
No. 29 Myles Dread, Forward, 6’4″, Bowie, MD
No. 30 Jordan Morris, Forward, 6’6″, Chicago, IL
No. 31 Qon Murphy, Guard, 6’5″, Huntersville, NC
No. 32 Ethan Henderson, Center, 6’5″, Little Rock, AR
No. 33 Cameron Reddish, Guard, 6’1″, Philadelphia, PA
No. 34 Ernest Williams, Center, 6’10″, Middletown, OH
No. 35 Riley Battin, Forward, 6’5″, West Lake Village, CA
No. 36 Greg Williams, Forward, 6’3″, Lafayette, LA
No. 37 Andrew Tuazama, Forward, 6’3″, Raleigh, NC
No. 38 Reginald Cheney, Forward, 6’5″, Tulsa, OK
No. 39 Armoni Sexton, Forward, 6’6″, Paterson, NJ
No. 40 Reginald Perry, Forward, 6’7″, Tallahasee, FL
No. 41 Cedric Washington, Forward, 6’3″, Houston, TX
No. 42 Simisola Shittu, Guard, 6’4″, Toronto, CAN
No. 43 Michael Barber, Forward, 6’6″, Jackson, MS
No. 44 Joe Bush, Forward, 6’5″, Los Angeles, CA
No. 45 Justine Winston, forward, 6’4″, West Orange, NJ
No. 46 John Newman, 6’5, Guard, Charlotte, NC
No. 47 Cameron Woodall, Guard, 6’5″, Jackson, MS
No. 48 Kendric Davis, Point Guard, 5’11, Texas
No. 49 Jordan Simmons, Point Guard, 5’10″, Maryland
No. 50 Cameron Johnson, Guard, 6’1″, Nashville, TN
No. 51 Coulter Dotson, Forward, 6’5″, White Bluff, TN
No. 52 Marquise “Kezo” Brown, 6’0″, Guard, Chicago
No. 53 Robert Woodward, Guard, 6’5″, Columbus, MS
No. 54 Brandon Slater, 6’3″, Forward, Fairfax, VA
No. 55 Justine Gandy, Forward, 6’3″, Orlando, FL
No. 56 Jahvon Quinerly, Guard, 6’2″, New Jersey
No. 57 Tony Johnson, Guard, 6’3″, AL
No. 58 Darrell Simpson, Forward, 6’6″ Justin, Texas
No. 59 Walter Talley, 6’7″, Manhattan, NY
No. 60 Kevin Easley, Forward, 6’5″, Indianapolis, IN
No. 61 Luther Muhammad, Guard, 6’2″, Trinton Falls, NJ
No. 62 Joseph Jones, Center, 6’8″, Buffalo, NY
No. 63 Antoine Davis, Guard, 6’1″, Guard, Texas
No. 64 Alex Jones, Guard, 5’10, Alpharetta, GA
No. 65 Brandon Thomas, Guard, 6’3″, McDonough, GA
No. 66 Carteare Gordan, Forward, 6’6″, St. Louis, MO
No. 67 Bol Bol, Center, 6’6″, Kansas City, MO
No. 68 Carlos Sadifer, Point Guard, 5’11, Memphis, TN
No. 69 Elijah Brown, Center, 6’4″, NC
No. 70 Che Evans, Forward, 6’3″, Baltimore, MD
No. 71 Connor Vanover, Center, 6’11, Little Rock, AR
No. 72 Brandon Slater, 6’3″, Forward, Fairfax, VA
No. 73 Stephon Wynn, Center, 6’2″, Greensville, SC
No. 74 Devonta DJ Brittian, Guard, 6’0, Lithonia, GA
No. 75 Courtney Ramey, Guard, 5’9″, St. Louis, MO
No. 76 Josh Searcy, Guard, 6’4″, Forest City, NC
No. 77 Jalen Redmond, Forward, 6’3″, Oklahoma City, OK
No. 78 Michael Speight, Guard, 6’5″, Washington, DC
No. 79 Darius Garland, Point Guard, 5’10″, Merrillville, IN
N0. 80 KJ Henry, Guard, 6’2″, Wiston Salem, NC
No. 81 Taeylr Gatlin, Guard, 6’2″, Memphis, TN
No. 82 Moses Brown, Center, 6’7, Brooklyn, NY
No. 83 Willie Hill, Guard, 6’2″, Lousville, KY
No. 84 Russell Barlow, Forward, 6’7″, Richardson, TX
No. 85 Terrence Moss, Forward, 6’6″, Memphis , TN
No. 86 Roderick Smith, Forward, 6’6″, Crystal Spring, MS
No. 87 Justin Boyd, Guard, 6’2″, Chicago, IL
No. 88 Justin Winston, Forward, 6’5″, West Orange, NJ
No. 89 Deavion Washington, Guard, 6’1″, Terre Haute, IN
No. 90 Gavin Lewis, Forward, 6’4″, Madison, AL
No. 91 Jomaru Brown, Guard, 6’2″, Raleigh, NC
No. 92 Rashad Williams, Guard, 6’0, Michigan
No. 93 Jamal Bienemy, Guard, 6’2″, Houston, Texas
No. 94 Jose Lara, Forward, 6’6″, Lawrence, MA
No. 95 Louis King, Forward, 6’5″, Mount Holly, NJ
No. 96 Bailey Rice, Center, 6’7″, Corbin, KY
No. 97 Rechon Black, Guard, 6’2″, Concord, NC
No. 98 Maka Ellis, Guard, 6’4″, San Diego, CA
No. 99 Tony Johnson, Guard, 6’4″ , Alabama
No. 100 KJ Coleman, Guard, 6’1″, Indianapolis, IN
Honorable Mention
Jordan McCabe, Guard, 5’10″, KauKauna, WI
Terrence Washington, Forward, 6’3″, Florrisant, MO
Zion Young, 5’10, Guard, Dolton, IL
Ahmad Price, 5’11″Louisville, Kentucky
Jamal Edmondson, Forward, 6’5″, Charleston, SC
Eric Mobley, Guard, 6’2″, Long Beach, CA
Jerome Reed, Forward, 6’4, Kentucky
Elijah Hardy, Point Guard, 5’10″, Oakland, CA
Scooter Smith, Guard, 6’3″, Los Angeles, CA
Eden Holt, Point Guard, 5’3″, Houston, TX
Ja ‘Quae James, Point Guard, 5’10″, Englewood, NJ
Alex Serrano, Guard, 6’3″, Allentown, PA
Jamari Smith, Forward, 6’8″, Atlanta, GA
Sammy Duffin, Guard, Forward, 6’2″, Los Angeles, CA
Jamal Whittlesey, Forward, 6’4″ Wilmington, DE
Donovann Toatley, guard, 5’8″, DC
Tawan Grier, Guard 6’1″, South Orange, NJ
Paul Durkee, Guard, 6’1″, Shewsbury, MA
Jordan McAllister, Guard, 6’2′, Bronx, NY
Logan Dykes, 6’2″, Somerset, Kentucky