April 2, 2000

Chris Wilcox
6-10, 260
Enloe High School
Raleigh, N.C.

"Chris Wilcox is quick to the basket, and is quick getting down the court. And yes, he can rebound. Oh, brother, can he rebound," said Joel Chaney of the Raleigh News and Observer . ranked No. 20 among the top players in the nation by recruiting expert Bob Gibbons . considered to be the top recruit from the state of North Carolina according to Bob Gibbons . transferred to Enloe High School in Raleigh after spending his sophomore and junior years of his high school career at Whiteville . played his freshman season at West Columbus High . averaged 23 points and 13.1 rebounds and shot nearly 70 percent from the field as a junior in leading Whiteville to the state 2-A championship . helped Whiteville to the state playoffs with a 32-2 record during his sophomore season . led the Raleigh Razorbacks to the state AAU championship prior to the beginning of his senior season . began to attract national attention as a junior at Whiteville . scored a career-high 39 points, grabbed 24 rebounds and blocked nine shots in a victory over West Columbus . made 13 of 14 field goal attempts in only 17 minutes played against Jones Senior High School. earned regional MVP honors in the state tournament . scored 21 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked five shots in the regional championship game against Wallace-Rose Hill . scored 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, was credited with four assists and blocked four shots in the state championship victory over West Caldwell . led Enloe to the state championship tournament Eastern Regional semifinals as a senior . scored a team-high 20 points against Fayetteville Seventy-First in the semifinal round of the tournament.

Matt Slaninka
7-4, 240
DeMatha High School
Hyattsville, Md.

"After three years of waiting Matt earned his chance as a senior. He has greatly improved his coordination and now has a very solid post game, Matt can grab almost any rebound and alter any team's offensive scheme. He will get significant minutes off the bench," said head coach Morgan Wootten prior to the beginning of the 1999-00 season . team co-captain who helped lead DeMatha to a consensus No. 9 national ranking . ranked No. 7 in the final USA Today poll . DeMatha finished with a 28-5 record . DeMatha won the championship of the Subway Shootout International in Quebec to being the 1999-00 season . advanced to the championship of the Glaxo Wellcome Holiday Invitational in Raleigh, N.C. . also helped lead the Stags to the championship of the Alhambra Tournament in Cumberland, Md., with three consecutive victories . a season-high 10 points against Bishop Neumann on Dec. 11 . scored seven points against Broadneck on Dec. 14 . totaled nine points against Pallotti on Jan. 15.