Narrowed down and voted on by a list of distinguished college and club coaches from around the country, the Fab 50 is a list of the top boys prep players in 2011.
Matt Aiello
Height: 6’5”
Position: MB-Opp.
High School: Bellarmine (San Jose, Calif.)
Club: Bay to Bay
College Commitment: Stanford
Jason Agopian
Height: 6’7”
Position: MB-OH
High School: Deer Valley (Antioch, Calif.)
Club: Diablo Valley
College Commitment: UC Irvine
Clifford Anderson
Height: 6’8”
Position: MB
High School: Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Club: MB Surf
College Commitment: UCLA
Nikola Antonijevic
Height: 6’8”
Position: OH-MB
High School: Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Club: Adversity
College Commitment: Pepperdine
Ryan Baine
Height: 6’5”
Position: OH
High School: Santa Margarita (Calif.)
Club: Balboa Bay
College Commitment: Loyola Chicago
Mitch Beal
Height: 6’5”
Position: OH
High School: Cheyenne Mntn. (Colo. Springs, Colo.)
Club: Front Range
College Commitment: George Mason
Michael Brinkley
Height: 5’9”
Position: Libero
High School: Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Club: Balboa Bay
College Commitment: UC Irvine
Spencer Buckley
Height: 6’4”
Position: OH
High School: Santa Margarita (Calif.)
Club: OCVC
College Commitment: UC Santa Barbara
Cody Caldwell
Height: 6’6”
Position: OH
High School: Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Club: Balboa Bay
College Commitment: Loyola Chicago
Tommy Carmody
Height: 6’9”
Position: MB
High School: Sandburg (Orland Park, Ill.)
Club: Ultimate
College Commitment: Pacific
Micah Christenson
Height: 6’5”
Position: S
High School: Kamehameha-Kapalama (Hawaii)
Club: Outrigger
College Commitment: USC
Robert Chilcoat
Height: 6’5”
Position: OH
High School: Atlee (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Club: RVC
College Commitment: Loyola Chicago
Tyler Cundiff
Height: 6’5”
Position: MB-Opp.
High School: Iolani (Hawaii)
Club: Outrigger
College Commitment: USC
Grant Currey
Height: 6’2”
Position: S
High School: Rocklin (Calif.)
Club: NCVC
College Commitment: UC San Diego
Evan Dean
Height: 6’4”
Position: Opp.
High School: Corona del Mar (Newprt Bch, Calif.)
Club: Balboa Bay
College Commitment: Pepperdine
Tony Ensbury
Height: 6’1”
Position: Lib.
High School: Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
Club: SCVC
College Commitment: Princeton
Robert Feathers
Height: 6’8”
Position: MB
High School: Loyola (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Club: MB Surf
College Commitment: USC
Carter Franciskovic
Height: 6’6”
Position: OH
High School: Oaks Christian (Westlake
Vlge., Calif.)
Club:MB Surf
College Commitment: UCLA
Daniel Glamack
Height: 6’6”
Position: OH
High School: Victor (N.Y.)
Club: Pace
College Commitment: Long Beach State
Taylor Gregory
Height: 6’7”
Position: MB
High School: Hart (Santa Clarita, Calif.)
Club: Legacy
College Commitment: Long Beach State
Spencer Haly
Height: 6’6”
Position: MB
High School: Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Club: Balboa Bay
College Commitment: Stanford
Taylor Hammond
Height: 6’3”
Position: S
High School: Santa Margarita (Calif.)
Club: Balboa Bay
College Commitment: Penn State
Ryan Hardy
Height: 6’8”
Position: MB
High School: El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.)
Club: OCVC
College Commitment: Pepperdine
Michael Henchy
Height: 6’8”
Position: OH
High School: Ventura (Calif.)
Sectrum
College Commitment: Ohio State
Sean Kemper
Height: 6’7”
Position: MB
High School: Torrey Pines (San Diego Calif.)
Club: Shorebreak
College Commitment: Stanford
Austin Kingi
Height: 6’5”
Position: OH
High School: Thousand Oaks (Calif.)
Club: SMBC
College Commitment: UC Santa Barbara
Nathan Knuuttila
Height: 6’5”
Position: Opp.
High School: Allen (Tex.)
Club: Shorebreak
College Commitment: Ohio State
Zach La Cavera
Height: 6’5”
Position: Opp.
High School: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Club: Balboa Bay
College Commitment: UC Irvine
Ben Lam
Height: 6’4”
Position: MB
High School: Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Outrigger
College Commitment: USC
John LaRusch
Height: 6’6”
Position: OH-Opp.
High School: Long Beach (Calif.) Poly
Club: OCVC
College Commitment: Long Beach State
Tien Le
Height: 6’2”
Position: S
High School: Carlsbad (Calif.)
Club: Shorebreak
College Commitment: Uncommitted
Patrick Lilly
Height: 6’5”
Position: Opp.
High School: Commack (N.Y.) Club: Long Island
College Commitment: Lewis
Travis Magorien
Height: 6’4”
Position: S
High School: Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.)
Club: SMBC
College Commitment: Cal St. Northridge
Matt Marsh
Height: 6’7”
Position: Opp.
High School: Mission Viejo (Calif.)
Club: OCVC
College Commitment: UC Santa Barbara
William McCall
Height: NA
Position: OH
High School: Sebastian River (Sebastian, Fla.)
Club: Orlando Gold
College Commitment: Lewis
Robbie McKnight
Height: 6’1”
Position: Opp.-S
High School: Laguna Beach (Calif.)
Club: Balboa Bay
College Commitment: USC
Kurtis Mirick
Height: 6’0”
Position: S
High School: Loyola (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Club: MB Surf
College Commitment: Loyola Chicago
JJ Moslof
Height: 6’6”
Position: Opp.
High School: Hart (Santa Clarita, Calif.)
Club: Legacy
College Commitment: Hawaii
Greg Petty
Height: 6’6”
Position: OH
High School: Downers Grove (Ill.)
Club: North Sports Performance
College Commitment: Lewis
Matt Pohlman
Height: 6’7”
Position: OH
High School: Brophy (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Club: Arizona Fear
College Commitment: Ohio State
Scott Rhein
Height: 6’5”
Position: OH
High School: Aaron (Hendersonville, Tenn.)
Club: Impact VBC
College Commitment: Pepperdine
Aaron Russell
Height: 6’8”
Position: MB
High School: Centennial (Ellicott City, Md.)
Club: MVP
College Commitment: Penn State
Kyle Russell
Height: 6’8”
Position: OH
High School: Del Oro (Loomis, Calif.)
Club: NCVC
College Commitment: UC Irvine
Austin Rysyk
Height: 6’7”
Position: OH Opp.
High School: Bellarmine (San Jose, Calif.)
Club: Bay to Bay
College Commitment: USC
Andrew Sato
Height: 5’10”
Position: Libero
High School: Agoura (Agoura Hills, Calif.)
Club: SMBC
College Commitment: Long Beach State
Matthew Seifert
Height: 6’10”
Position: MB
High School: Exeter (Reading, Pa.)
Club: Yorktowne
College Commitment: Penn State
Ian Sequeira
Height: NA
Position: S
High School: Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Club: Balboa Bay
College Commitment: UCLA
Keats Stanley
Height: 6’6”
Position: Opp.
High School: Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.)
Club: SCVC
College Commitment: USC
Hunter Stevens
Height: 6’7”
Position: MB
High School: Council Rock No. (Newtown, Pa.)
Club: Yorktowne
College Commitment: George Mason
Matt Tarantino
Height: 6’8”
Position: Opp.
High School: Alemany (Mission Hills, Calif.)
Club: SMBC
College Commitment: Pepperdine
Josh Taylor
Height: 6’8”
Position: OH
High School: Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Club: Ku’ikahi
College Commitment: Pepperdine
Matt West
Height: 6’6”
Position: S
High School: Shorewood (Shoreline, Wash.)
Club: Space Needle
College Commitment: Pepperdine
DJ White
Height: 6’5”
Position: OH
High School: Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
Club: MB Surf
College Commitment: Harvard
Jim Zaluski
Height: 6’7”
Position: MB
High School: Pennsbury (Fairless Hills, Pa.)
Club: Yorktowne
College Commitment: Loyola Chicago
*Five players tied with the same amount of votes for the final position on the Fab 50 team. Instead of breaking the tie, all five are included on the list—thus there are 54 names listed for the 50 spots.
Originally published in July 2011
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