School: Clovis

Class: Senior

Position: Center

He's qualified because: Basically assured of becoming first Cougars' boys basketball player to attend college on scholarship in more than 15 years.

The 6-foot-7, 230-pounder fought double teams virtually every time he touched ball while averaging 18.5 points and 14 rebounds in section's elite league, the Tri-River Athletic Conference.

And he has 4.2 grade-point average in Advanced Placement classes to boot.