HS HOOPS: Taft's Daniels named ESPN underclass All-American

De'Andre Daniels, a 6-7 junior from Taft, has been named to the ESPN/RISE Underclass All-American team -- the only local on the list:

Juniors (30):
G -- Bradley Beal, Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.) 6-3
F -- Chane Behanen, Bowling Green (Bowling Green, Ky.) 6-7
G -- Gary Bell, Kentridge (Kent, Wash.) 6-1
G -- Wayne Blackshear, Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.) 6-5
G -- Ryan Boatright, East (Aurora, Ill.) 5-10
F -- Aaron Brown, Penn Wood (Lansdowne, Pa.) 6-5
C -- Angelo Chol, Hoover (San Diego, Calif.) 6-8
F -- Rakeem Christmas, Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, Pa.)
*G -- Quinn Cook, DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) 6-1
F -- De'Andre Daniels, Taft (Woodland Hills, Calif.) 6-7
G -- Myles Davis, St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.) 6-2
F -- Dorian Finney-Smith, Norcom (Portsmouth, Va.) 6-7
*F -- Mike Gilchrist, St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) 6-8
G -- P. J. Hairston, Dudley (Greensboro, N.C.) 6-5
*G -- Chris Jones, Melrose (Cordova, Tenn.) 5-10
G -- Trevor Lacey, Butler (Huntsville, Ala.) 6-3
G -- Myck Kabongo, St. Benedict's (Newark, N.J.) 6-2
*F -- James McAdoo, Norfolk Christian (Norfolk, Va.) 6-9
G -- Sheldon McClellan, Bellaire (Houston, Texas) 6-5
G -- Ben McLemore, Eskridge (Wellston, Mo.) 6-4
*F -- Quincy Miller, Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 6-9
F -- LaBryan Nash, Lincoln (Dallas, Texas) 6-7
F -- Levi Randolph, Bob Jones (Madison, Ala.) 6-5
*G -- Austin Rivers, Winter Park, (Winter Park, Fla.) 6-3
C -- Julian Royal, Milton (Alpharetta, Ga.) 6-8
G -- Deville Smith, Callaway (Jackson, Miss.) 5-11
*G -- Marquis Teague, Pike (Indianapolis, Ind.) 6-2
F -- Adonis Thomas, Melrose (Cordova, Tenn.) 6-6
G -- Josiah Turner, Sacramento (Sacramento, Calif.) 6-3
F -- Kyle Wiltjer, Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) 6-9

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Rivers

Sophomores (20):
C -- Brandon Ashley, Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 6-9
G -- Omar Calhoun, Christ The King (Middle Village, N.Y.) 6-3
F -- Willie Clayton, Thomasville (Thomasville, Ga.) 6-7
C -- DaJuan Coleman, Jamesville-Dewitt (Dewitt, N.Y.) 6-9
F -- Perry Ellis, Wichita Heights (Wichita, Kan.) 6-8
F -- Michael Frazier, Plant (Tampa, Fla.) 6-3
F -- Ricardo Gathers, Riverside (Reserve, La.) 6-6
F -- Dorial Green, Hillcrest (Springfield, Mo.) 6-6
F -- Xavier Johnson (Chaparral, Temecula, Calif.) 6-6
G -- Tyler Lewis, Forsyth Country Day (Lewisville, N.C.) 5-10
G -- Shabazz Muhammad, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 6-4
C -- Tony Parker, Miller Cove (Lithonia, Ga.) 6-8
G -- Jordan Price, McCallie School (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 6-5
G -- J-Mychal Reese, Bryan (Bryan, Texas) 6-1
G -- L.J. Rose, Second Baptist (Houston, Texas) 6-3
F -- Marcus Smart, Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) 6-4
G -- D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, North Central (Indianapolis, Ind.) 6-3
F -- Jarnell Stokes, Memphis Central (Memphis, Tenn.) 6-8
G -- Ladarius White, McComb (McComb, Miss.) 6-4
C -- Adam Woodbury, East (Sioux City, Iowa) 6-11

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ellis

Freshmen (10):
F -- Brian Bridgewater, Episcopal (Baton Rouge, La.) 6-6
G -- Aquille Carr, Patterson (Baltimore, Md.) 5-6
F -- DeMonte Flannigan, Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio) 6-7
F -- Isaac Hamilton (Crenshaw, Los Angeles, Calif.) 6-4
C -- Thomas Hamilton, Whitney Young (Chicago, Ill.) 6-9
G -- Kasey Hill, Mount Dora Bible (Eustis, Fla.) 6-1
F -- Jabari Parker, Simeon (Chicago, Ill.) 6-6
F -- Roschon Prince, Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) 6-5
C -- Julius Randle, Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas) 6-8
F -- Ishmael Wainwright, Raytown South (Raytown, Mo.) 6-4

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Parker