Top 50 Prospects - Where do they want to play?

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Looking from 2016-2020 and seeing where the 247 composite top 50 players chose to play

A10:
VCU - 1

AAC:
Memphis - 4
Cincinnati - 1

ACC:
Duke - 23
North Carolina - 11
Florida State - 4
Louisville - 4
Miami FL - 4
Virginia - 3
Wake Forest - 2
NC State - 2
Virginia Tech - 1
Notre Dame - 1
Syracuse - 1

Big 12:
Kansas - 8
Texas - 7
Texas Tech - 3
Oklahoma - 3
Oklahoma State - 1
West Virginia - 1
Iowa State - 1

Big East:
Villanova - 6
Providence - 3
Marquette - 1
Xavier - 1
UConn - 2
St. John's - 1

Big Ten:
Michigan State - 7
Illinois - 4
Indiana - 4
Ohio State - 3
Michigan - 2
Maryland - 2
Minnesota - 2
Rutgers - 1


CUSA:
Western Kentucky - 2

MEAC:
Howard - 1

MWC:
Nevada - 1
UNLV - 1

PAC 12:
Arizona - 10
UCLA - 9
Oregon - 8
USC - 6
Arizona State - 5
Stanford - 3
Washington - 3
Oregon State - 1

SEC:
Kentucky - 26
LSU - 6
Florida - 5
Auburn - 5
Tennessee - 3
Alabama - 3
Missouri - 3
Mississippi State - 3
Vanderbilt - 2
Arkansas - 2
Ole Miss - 1
Georgia - 1

WCC:
Gonzaga - 4
 
Thanks for putting this together. It's pretty apparent that the PAC and SEC get top recruits who bolt for the NBA early.

Syracuse has really fallen off the map in recruiting. It's shocking...
 
jontaejones said:
Thanks for putting this together. It's pretty apparent that the PAC and SEC get top recruits who bolt for the NBA early.

Syracuse has really fallen off the map in recruiting. It's shocking...
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Virginias success is quite remarkable when you look at all this
 
Pretty crazy. 156 out of 250 went to teams who aren't even ranked at all in the current top 25. 7 of the teams ranked right now haven't has a single top 50 recruit the last 5 years including 3 of the top 8.
 
Kentucky has 3 more top 50 recruits over the last 5 years than all the national championship teams in that same span combined lol
 
duckboy33 said:
Virginias success is quite remarkable when you look at all this
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Yes it is.

Bennett knows how to recruit the right kids and keep them there.

The problem with most programs is if a kid isn't getting PT, he'll bolt. Villanova too, we've had Top 50 guys who play like 8 min a game 1st two years, and they get them to stay. Have no clue how...
 
Things have started to even out since the shoe scandals

Hmm I wonder why that is
 
Danny Manning was able to land more top 50 kids in this time span than Jim Boeheim

LOL
 
jontaejones said:
Yes it is.

Bennett knows how to recruit the right kids and keep them there.

The problem with most programs is if a kid isn't getting PT, he'll bolt. Villanova too, we've had Top 50 guys who play like 8 min a game 1st two years, and they get them to stay. Have no clue how...
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Teams rarely win the national championship with a ton of Freshmen. Coaches like Bennett and Wright have found a great balance of talent and experience. Those are the teams that win the title (with the exception of some truly generational talents like Anthony Davis).
 
duckboy33 said:
Teams rarely win the national championship with a ton of Freshmen. Coaches like Bennett and Wright have found a great balance of talent and experience. Those are the teams that win the title (with the exception of some truly generational talents like Anthony Davis).
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Bennett has one of the best systems in college basketball, can make adjustments + routinely signs top 50ish-top 100ish kids.

his 2017 and 2018 classes were busts, that's probably why they are merely very good right now as opposed to being elite.
 
Top 50 so far for 2021:

A10:
Dayton - 1

AAC:
Memphis - 1

ACC:
Duke - 2
Florida State - 2
Syracuse - 1
Georgia Tech - 1

Big 12:
Baylor - 2
Texas Tech - 1
Iowa State - 1
Kansas - 1

Big East:
Villanova - 2
UConn - 2
Georgetown - 1
Creighton - 1

Big Ten:
Michigan - 3
Michigan State - 1
Nebraska - 1
Ohio State - 1
Purdue - 1

MWC:
UNLV - 2

PAC 12:
UCLA - 2
Stanford - 2
Oregon - 1

SEC:
Kentucky - 3
Auburn - 1
Alabama - 1
Tennessee - 1
Texas A&M - 1
Florida - 1
Ole Miss - 1
 
Great info @duckboy33 . I'd be curious where the top 20 guys are going for 2021 and the last couple of years. I think that's why we are seeing the trend of some of these blueblood programs having down years. While Kentucky and Duke certainly have highly rated FR this season, it's not what it was when UK was enrolling AD, MKG, and Teague. Same with Duke when the enrolled, Winslow, Jones and Okafor in 2014/2015 and Zion, RJ and Reddish in 2018/2019. If you're not getting 3/4 top 15/20 guys it's going to be hard to compete at a high level. Hell even Dukes class with Trent, Carter and Bagley was like 3 top 15 guys I think.

For some reason, I think the last couple of years has been spread out and you're seeing that effect right now at Duke, UK, UNC. And then teams like MSU, and KU haven't been recruiting at a high level at all the last couple of years so you can see why those rostered aren't what they normally are.
 
ericd7633 said:
Great info @duckboy33 . I'd be curious where the top 20 guys are going for 2021 and the last couple of years. I think that's why we are seeing the trend of some of these blueblood programs having down years. While Kentucky and Duke certainly have highly rated FR this season, it's not what it was when UK was enrolling AD, MKG, and Teague. Same with Duke when the enrolled, Winslow, Jones and Okafor in 2014/2015 and Zion, RJ and Reddish in 2018/2019. If you're not getting 3/4 top 15/20 guys it's going to be hard to compete at a high level. Hell even Dukes class with Trent, Carter and Bagley was like 3 top 15 guys I think.

For some reason, I think the last couple of years has been spread out and you're seeing that effect right now at Duke, UK, UNC. And then teams like MSU, and KU haven't been recruiting at a high level at all the last couple of years so you can see why those rostered aren't what they normally are.
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Top 20 for 2021:

Duke - 2
Michigan - 2
Auburn - 1
Alabama - 1
UCLA - 1
Kentucky - 1
Stanford - 1
Tennessee - 1
Baylor - 1
Oregon - 1
Michigan State - 1
Georgetown - 1

2020:
Kentucky - 2
North Carolina - 2
Tennessee - 2
Oklahoma State - 1
USC - 1
Stanford - 1
Florida State - 1
Texas - 1
Memphis - 1
Gonzaga - 1
Arizona State - 1
Duke - 1
Howard - 1

2019:
Memphis - 2
Washington - 2
Duke - 2
Arizona - 2
Kentucky - 2
Villanova - 2
Georgia - 1
North Carolina - 1
Florida - 1
Oregon - 1
LSU - 1
Louisville - 1
USC - 1

2018:
Duke - 4
Kentucky - 3
Oregon - 2
Vanderbilt - 2
North Carolina - 1
Western Kentucky - 1
Indiana - 1
Kansas - 1
Maryland - 1
LSU - 1
Nevada - 1

2017:
Kentucky - 5
Duke - 4
Missouri - 1
Texas - 1
Arizona - 1
Alabama - 1
Michigan State - 1
Western Kentucky - 1
Oregon - 1
UNLV - 1
Miami FL - 1
Louisville - 1
Kansas - 1

2016:
Duke - 4
Kentucky - 4
UCLA - 2
Michigan State - 2
Kansas - 1
Washington - 1
NC State - 1
Florida State - 1
Texas - 1
Villanova - 1
 
Top 50 for 2022 so far:

AAC:
Houston - 2

ACC:
Duke - 4
UNC - 2
Notre Dame - 1
Louisville - 1
Virginia - 1

Big 12:
Kansas - 4
Texas - 2
Baylor - 1

Big East:
Villanova - 2
DePaul - 1
UConn - 1

Big Ten:
Michigan - 2
Ohio State - 2
Indiana - 1

PAC 12:
UCLA - 3
Oregon - 2
USC - 2

SEC:
Arkansas - 3
Alabama - 3
Kentucky - 2
Auburn - 2

WCC:
BYU - 1
 
Top 20 for 2022:

AAC:
Houston - 1

ACC:
Duke - 4

Big 12:
Texas - 2
Baylor - 1

Big East:
Villanova - 1

PAC 12:
UCLA - 2
Oregon - 1

SEC:
Kentucky - 2
Alabama - 2
Arkansas - 2
Auburn - 1
 
B1G is having a ton of attrition this off-season and according to these numbers isn't exactly bringing in high level recruits. Gonna be a down year next year for sure.
 
ericd7633 said:
B1G is having a ton of attrition this off-season and according to these numbers isn't exactly bringing in high level recruits. Gonna be a down year next year for sure.
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Good. Players need to give themselves an opportunity to win a championship. They forfeit that opportunity the moment they sign with a Big Ten school.
 
ericd7633 said:
B1G is having a ton of attrition this off-season and according to these numbers isn't exactly bringing in high level recruits. Gonna be a down year next year for sure.
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Depends. The portal is arguably more important than HS recruiting at this point
 
duckboy33 said:
Depends. The portal is arguably more important than HS recruiting at this point
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If not more it is damn sure getting close. Definitely gives those schools that don't normally attract the top high school talent a fighting chance.

But, from looking at the final four this year, it hasn't completely kicked in yet.
 
Deep Creek said:
If not more it is damn sure getting close. Definitely gives those schools that don't normally attract the top high school talent a fighting chance.

But, from looking at the final four this year, it hasn't completely kicked in yet.
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I don’t think it necessarily helps with parity but it definitely makes major programs less aggressive when it comes to recruiting HS guys (particularly ones that aren’t top tier prospects)
 
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