The spring signing period is over. Here's our rankings of the top high school senior centers in the Class of 2003 and where they have committed to play next fall:

Rankings as of May 19:

Top 20 Centers
Player	Ht.	School/City	College Commitment
1. Martin Iti	6-11	Mount Zion Academy Durham, N.C.	Charlotte
2. Kendrick Perkins	6-10	Ozen H.S. Beaumont, Texas	NBA
3. James Lang	6-11	Central Park Christian H.S. Birmingham, Ala	NBA
4. David Padgett	7-0	Reno H.S. Reno, Nev.	Kansas
5. Brian Butch	6-11	West H.S. Appleton, Wis.	Wisconsin
6. Major Wingate	6-10	Wilson H.S. Florence, S.C.	Tennessee
7. Darryl Watkins	6-10	Paterson Catholic H.S. Paterson, N.J.	Undecided
8. Jackie Butler	6-10	McComb H.S. McComb, Miss.	Mississippi State
9. Alexander Johnson	6-10	Bridgton Academy North Bridgeton, Maine	Florida State
10. Chris Taft	6-9	Xaverian H.S. Brooklyn, N.Y.	Pittsburgh
11. Shagari Alleyne	7-3	Rice H.S. New York, N.Y.	Kentucky
12. Kenneth Harris	6-9	Griffith H.S. Griffith, Ind.	Valparaiso
13. Hassan Fofana	6-10	Hargrave Military Academy Chatham, Va.	Maryland
14. Drew Naymick	6-10	North Muskegon H.S. North Muskegon, Mich.	Michigan State
15. Julius Lamptey	6-11	New Hampton School New Hampton, N.H.	Arkansas
16. Walter Waters	6-9	Southwestern H.S. Detroit, Mich.	Pittsburgh
17. Longar Longar	6-10	Marshall H.S. Rochester, Minn	Oklahoma
18. Courtney Sims	6-10	Noble and Greenough H.S. Dedham, Mass.	Michigan
19. Wayne Marshall	6-9	King H.S. Philadelphia, Pa.	Temple
20. Mitch Platt	6-10	Green Valley H.S. Las Vegas, Nev.	Oregon

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