2016 Top 25 Class Rankings
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#1 UCLA Bruins
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Steve Alford and UCLA focused on home base and their current class is made up of three talented players from Los Angeles area. Lonzo Ball is very gifted passer, Ike Anigbogu has major upside and Kobe Paras is an athletic wing that can shoot.
Key verbals: PG Lonzo Ball (#14 ), C Ike Anigbogu (#35 ), SF Kobe Paras (#NR )
#2 Florida State Seminoles
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Only two top 10 players are currently committed and FSU has one of them. 6-10 forward Jon Isaac is a high-level, versatile talent with major upside. Trent Forrest, a slashing guard, and skilled PG C.J. Walker round out their three-man recruiting class.
Key verbals: SF Jonathan Isaac (#9 ), SG Trent Forrest (#93 ), PG C.J. Walker (#NR )
#3 Virginia Cavaliers
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Virginia currently has the most top 100 commitments with four. Mamadi Diakite is their highest rated recruit. At 6-9, he's an impressive athlete that plays with great energy. Ty Jerome and Kyle Guy will boost their guard from both a skill and shooting standpoint. Then you have jay Huff, Scout's No. 88 player, and he will bring good size and skill to their post play.
Key verbals: C Mamadi Diakite (#46 ), PG Ty Jerome (#52 ), SG Kyle Guy (#53 ), PF Jay Huff (#88 )
#4 Washington Huskies
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Lorenzo Romar went to the opposite coast to snag one of the best guards in the country -- Markelle Fultz. At 6-4, he's an athletic slasher with an improviing jump shot. Sam Timmins is a 6-foot-9 New Zealand native that won a Gold Medal this past summer in the FIBA 3x3 tournament
Key verbals: PG Markelle Fultz (#7 ), C Sam Timmins (Four-Star)
#5 Michigan State Spartans
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Michigan State has a pair of top 50 recruits, both of which will help immediately. Josh Langford is a tremendous scoring threat from the perimeter, while Nick Ward is an active rebounder and scorer in the paint.
Key verbals: SG Josh Langford (#19 ), C Nick Ward (#48 )
#6 Duke Blue Devils
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It's just one commitment, but it's a big one. Duke has the highest rated pledge of the class thus far with Scout's No. 3 Jayson Tatum. At 6-8, he's a terrific all around scorer with an impressive skill set.
Key verbals: SF Jayson Tatum (#3 )
#7 Kentucky Wildcats
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Kentucky will likely finish much higher on this list when things are said and done. But for now they have the 7th best class. Sacha Killeya-Jones is a skilled 6-10 big man, while Tai Wynyard, of New Zealand, is a strong, tough & physical center prospect. If Wynyard was playing in the U.S. he'd be considered a top 50 prospect.
Key verbals: PF Sacha Killeya-Jones (#29 ), C Tai Wynyard (Four-Star)
#8 Syracuse Orange
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The NCAA issues haven't impacted Syracuse on the recruiting trail. Jim Boeheim and his staff have reeled in five-star perimeter scorer Tyus Battle and versatile forward Matt Moyer, giving them a pair of top 100 recruits in the class.
Key verbals: SF Tyus Battle (#24 ), PF Matthew Moyer (#75 )
Evan Daniels/SCOUT
#1 UCLA Bruins
Prev.: #NR
Trend: NEW
Steve Alford and UCLA focused on home base and their current class is made up of three talented players from Los Angeles area. Lonzo Ball is very gifted passer, Ike Anigbogu has major upside and Kobe Paras is an athletic wing that can shoot.
Key verbals: PG Lonzo Ball (#14 ), C Ike Anigbogu (#35 ), SF Kobe Paras (#NR )
#2 Florida State Seminoles
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Only two top 10 players are currently committed and FSU has one of them. 6-10 forward Jon Isaac is a high-level, versatile talent with major upside. Trent Forrest, a slashing guard, and skilled PG C.J. Walker round out their three-man recruiting class.
Key verbals: SF Jonathan Isaac (#9 ), SG Trent Forrest (#93 ), PG C.J. Walker (#NR )
#3 Virginia Cavaliers
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Virginia currently has the most top 100 commitments with four. Mamadi Diakite is their highest rated recruit. At 6-9, he's an impressive athlete that plays with great energy. Ty Jerome and Kyle Guy will boost their guard from both a skill and shooting standpoint. Then you have jay Huff, Scout's No. 88 player, and he will bring good size and skill to their post play.
Key verbals: C Mamadi Diakite (#46 ), PG Ty Jerome (#52 ), SG Kyle Guy (#53 ), PF Jay Huff (#88 )
#4 Washington Huskies
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Lorenzo Romar went to the opposite coast to snag one of the best guards in the country -- Markelle Fultz. At 6-4, he's an athletic slasher with an improviing jump shot. Sam Timmins is a 6-foot-9 New Zealand native that won a Gold Medal this past summer in the FIBA 3x3 tournament
Key verbals: PG Markelle Fultz (#7 ), C Sam Timmins (Four-Star)
#5 Michigan State Spartans
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Michigan State has a pair of top 50 recruits, both of which will help immediately. Josh Langford is a tremendous scoring threat from the perimeter, while Nick Ward is an active rebounder and scorer in the paint.
Key verbals: SG Josh Langford (#19 ), C Nick Ward (#48 )
#6 Duke Blue Devils
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It's just one commitment, but it's a big one. Duke has the highest rated pledge of the class thus far with Scout's No. 3 Jayson Tatum. At 6-8, he's a terrific all around scorer with an impressive skill set.
Key verbals: SF Jayson Tatum (#3 )
#7 Kentucky Wildcats
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Kentucky will likely finish much higher on this list when things are said and done. But for now they have the 7th best class. Sacha Killeya-Jones is a skilled 6-10 big man, while Tai Wynyard, of New Zealand, is a strong, tough & physical center prospect. If Wynyard was playing in the U.S. he'd be considered a top 50 prospect.
Key verbals: PF Sacha Killeya-Jones (#29 ), C Tai Wynyard (Four-Star)
#8 Syracuse Orange
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The NCAA issues haven't impacted Syracuse on the recruiting trail. Jim Boeheim and his staff have reeled in five-star perimeter scorer Tyus Battle and versatile forward Matt Moyer, giving them a pair of top 100 recruits in the class.
Key verbals: SF Tyus Battle (#24 ), PF Matthew Moyer (#75 )
