Hoop Scoop's Final Top 50 Recruiting Classes for Class of '16 is in Basketball Times this month.
Big East did not do as well as last year.
KY and Duke were at the top.
UConn came in at #7 - they don't appear to be dying off yet in the AAC - but they are the only AAC team in the Top 50 which doesn't bode well for the conference.
Zags are tied for 7th.
1st Big East school is St. John's at #16 with:
Shamarie Ponds (6-1 2G), Rashir Ahmed (JUCO) (6-7 Wing), and Richard Freudenberg (6-8 wing from Germany)
Harvard is #21
PSU is #26
UMass is #28 and URI #47 - I find that interesting because Boston College has zero talent and is nowhere to be found on this list. If UMass and URI can find players to come to New England to play - why can't BC?
The 2nd BE school is Villanova at #42 by virtue of Omari Spellman and Dylan Painter ... Paschall, Donte and Tim are all in many respects new talent added to the roster for next season too - so the #42 ranking is nothing to be alarmed by.
The 3rd BE school is Xavier at #44 with Eddie Ekiyor (6-9 PF), Quentin Goodin (6-3 2G), and Tyrique Jones (6-7 PF).
There is an article listing the Top 20 JUCO transfer Sophs. Rashir Ahmed to St. John's is one of them - Georgetown picked up one of them with Jonathan Mulmore (6-4 Wing) from the same JUCO that Stevie Francis went to. He averaged 26.1 ppg in his JUCO season at Allegany.
Big East did not do as well as last year.
KY and Duke were at the top.
UConn came in at #7 - they don't appear to be dying off yet in the AAC - but they are the only AAC team in the Top 50 which doesn't bode well for the conference.
Zags are tied for 7th.
1st Big East school is St. John's at #16 with:
Shamarie Ponds (6-1 2G), Rashir Ahmed (JUCO) (6-7 Wing), and Richard Freudenberg (6-8 wing from Germany)
Harvard is #21
PSU is #26
UMass is #28 and URI #47 - I find that interesting because Boston College has zero talent and is nowhere to be found on this list. If UMass and URI can find players to come to New England to play - why can't BC?
The 2nd BE school is Villanova at #42 by virtue of Omari Spellman and Dylan Painter ... Paschall, Donte and Tim are all in many respects new talent added to the roster for next season too - so the #42 ranking is nothing to be alarmed by.
The 3rd BE school is Xavier at #44 with Eddie Ekiyor (6-9 PF), Quentin Goodin (6-3 2G), and Tyrique Jones (6-7 PF).
There is an article listing the Top 20 JUCO transfer Sophs. Rashir Ahmed to St. John's is one of them - Georgetown picked up one of them with Jonathan Mulmore (6-4 Wing) from the same JUCO that Stevie Francis went to. He averaged 26.1 ppg in his JUCO season at Allegany.
