Jeff Borzello
ESPN Staff Writer
On the college basketball calendar, July has long been a month dedicated to recruiting. Rosters are usually set by then, and coaches can begin to turn toward the future of their programs before going all-in on the upcoming season.
For obvious reasons, however, 2020 and 2021 brought some changes to the old model, and July became a more hectic month. In 2020, the deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft wasn't even until early August. Last summer, it was early July -- and the transfer portal was still humming in both years.
But this year, with the immediate eligibility transfer deadline coming in early May and the NBA draft withdrawal deadline in early June, there has been very little action from a roster standpoint.
Don't get too comfortable, though. August is a month for reclassifications -- and we already saw potential top-five pick G.G. Jackson decide to reclassify into the 2022 class and commit to play for South Carolina this upcoming season. The Gamecocks are nowhere to be found in this month's Way-Too-Early Top 25, but future decisions could impact the rankings. We have only to look to last summer, when Memphis went from an afterthought to a top-10 team following reclassifications and commitments from Jalen Duren and Emoni Bates.
There aren't many changes to the rankings this month, just a few tweaks here and there after taking a fresh look at rosters.
1. North Carolina Tar Heels........................
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On the college basketball calendar, July has long been a month dedicated to recruiting. Rosters are usually set by then, and coaches can begin to turn toward the future of their programs before going all-in on the upcoming season.
For obvious reasons, however, 2020 and 2021 brought some changes to the old model, and July became a more hectic month. In 2020, the deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft wasn't even until early August. Last summer, it was early July -- and the transfer portal was still humming in both years.
But this year, with the immediate eligibility transfer deadline coming in early May and the NBA draft withdrawal deadline in early June, there has been very little action from a roster standpoint.
Don't get too comfortable, though. August is a month for reclassifications -- and we already saw potential top-five pick G.G. Jackson decide to reclassify into the 2022 class and commit to play for South Carolina this upcoming season. The Gamecocks are nowhere to be found in this month's Way-Too-Early Top 25, but future decisions could impact the rankings. We have only to look to last summer, when Memphis went from an afterthought to a top-10 team following reclassifications and commitments from Jalen Duren and Emoni Bates.
There aren't many changes to the rankings this month, just a few tweaks here and there after taking a fresh look at rosters.
1. North Carolina Tar Heels........................
Tracking the moves in updated Way-Too-Early Top 25 men's rankings
The transfers have committed, the recruits have signed and the nonconference schedules are being set. How have the rankings changed with just over three months before the season begins?
