▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁as ▁a ▁senior , ▁nominated ▁for ▁City ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁and ▁earned ▁first - team ▁All - City ▁and ▁All - Tri - State ▁hon ors . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁All - American ▁final ist . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁junior , ▁For bes ▁aver aged ▁ 2 7 ▁points , ▁ 1 1 ▁reb ounds ▁and ▁six ▁ass ists ▁a ▁game . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁senior , ▁he ▁aver aged ▁ 3 1 ▁points , ▁ 1 3 ▁reb ounds , ▁three ▁ass ists ▁and ▁three ▁blocked ▁sh ots ▁a ▁game . ▁ ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁scored ▁ 3 0 ▁points ▁and ▁gra bb ed ▁ 1 0 ▁reb ounds ▁in ▁Benjamin ▁Ban ne ker ' s ▁ 7 5 - 6 9 ▁loss ▁to ▁Lincoln ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁the ▁Public ▁School ▁Athlet ic ▁League ▁" A " ▁Championship ▁game ▁at ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁For bes ▁was ▁ranked ▁as ▁the ▁# 4 ▁shooting ▁guard , ▁and ▁the ▁# 2 0 ▁overall ▁prospect ▁on ▁ESP N ' s ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁incoming ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁committed ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁after ▁also ▁receiving ▁scholar ship ▁offers ▁from ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ▁and ▁Mississippi ▁State . ▁ ▁Co ach ▁P ete ▁Gill en ' s ▁group ▁of ▁new com ers ▁was ▁ranked ▁# 1 7 ▁on ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁top ▁rec