Per Rivals these are the top 10 rated players at each position for the current senior class. It just goes to show that recruiting is basically hit or miss. Some big stars here, but I consider myself to a pretty avid NCAA fan and several on here I hadn't heard of or don't remember. Seveal NBA bust on here as well

 

Point Guards

 

1.Shannon Brown - Michigan St.

2. Andrew Lavender - Oklahoma

3. Chris Paul - Wake Forest

4. Mustafa Shakur - Arizona

5. Brandon Cotton - Detriot

6. Gary Ervin - Mississippi St

7. Marcus Williams - Connecticut

8. Ryan Appleby - Washington

9. Will Blaylock - Iowa State

10. Ayinde Ubaka - California

 

Shooting Guards

 

1. LeBron James

2. Mike Jones - Maryland

3. Dion Harris - Michigan

4. Olu Famutimi - Arkansas

5. Richard McBride - Illinois

6. Quincy Douby - Rutgers

7. Thomas Gardner - Missouri

8. Lee Humphrey - Florida

9. Colin Falls - Notre Dame

10. Ramal Bradley - Kentucky

 

Small Forwards

 

1. Loul Deng - Duke

2. Charlie Villanueva - Connecticut

3. Von Wafer - Flordia St.

4. Sean Banks - Memphis

5. Marquis Kately - California

6. Demetris Nichols - Syracuse

7. Travis Outlaw - Mississippi St.

8. Brandon Foust - Oklahoma

9. J.R. Giddens - Kansas

10. LaKeith Blanks - Texas A&M

 

Power Forwards

 

1. Ndudi Ebi - Arizona

2. Kris Humphries - Minnesota

3. Ivan Harris - Ohio St.

4. Leon Powe - California

5. Trevor Ariza- UCLA

6. Ekene Ibekwe - Maryland

7. Brandon Bass - Louisiana St.

8. Mohamed Abukar - Flordia

9. Terrence Roberts - Syracuse

10. Chris Richard - Flordia

 

Centers

 

1. James Lang

2. Brian Butch - Wisconsin

3. Kendrick Perkins - Memphis

4. Chris Taft - Pittsburg

5. David Padgett - Kansas

6. Jackie Butler - Tennessee

7. Martin Iti - Charlotte

8. Walter Waters - Cleveland St.

9. Hassan Fofana - Maryland

10. Major Wingate - Tennessee

 

Don't believe I've heard of 'em.

2. Mike Jones - Maryland

 

 

Who?

 

It is late, and I'm tired, but I'm pretty sure I typed that right.

:lol: Has this list been updated since they were freshman?

 

Actually I'm pretty sure it hasn't been updated since they signed LOIs.

Don't believe I've heard of 'em.

Nichols is a great player for Syracuse and Douby might have been the leading scorer for the Big East last year but I'm not positive. Other than that I haven't heard of any of them either. :lol:

It is late, and I'm tired, but I'm pretty sure I typed that right.

He's referring to the song/rapper that I have heard WAY too much. That name is ruined for generations to come...

strike-3 helps illustrate the point that I had thought of starting this thread. The recruiting buisness is a crap shoot. I'm not an expert, but I would say that this is an overall(just based on what we see from the top 10 at each spot and what they've done) weak class. Can't count Lebron in anything. I have a hard time being so upset with the recruitment of Perry, Orbzut, Thomas, and Alleyne. Hindsight 20/20, it looks like Tubby was trying to get glue guys or role players, like he did with Erik Daniels.