Lowell Hamilton was #1 his junior year of HS, not sure where he finished up.
Yes # 1 in Illinois, that is correct. Johnson is the same #1 in the state. Johnson is the much better prospect imo. Hamilton lost to Scott Meents, Marty Simmons, and Mt Pulaski team with a 1000 pt scorer before beating Thad Matta to state. Source is Wikipedia.
Johnson is currently national 39.
Ayo was 30
Clark was 34
Miller was 35
No other big touches the ranking, Rivals started early mid 2000's 24/7 shows back to 1999, and ESPN shows to 2003. So in reality players like Hamilton who knows. McD players were the thin then, and he was chosen for that team. Johnson TBD?