Recruiting is the life blood of every college basketball program, and with several top 100 high school prospects still available and unsigned, the picture of what the CBB landscape will look like next season is not yet complete.
Who are these players? Check them out below.
According to the 247Sports Crystal Ball, the conventional thinking is that Allen will choose to stay home and play for Shaka Smart–and what a big decision that would be for the Big 12 picture. Losing Isaiah Taylor to the NBA Draft was huge for UT, so replacing the talent level in Austin is priority number one for Smart.
Bolden looks to be down to either Duke or Kentucky, with most industry experts leaning towards the Blue Devils. How big would that be for them? It would keep them in the top spot atop the nation-wide recruiting rankings and continue the thinking that Duke would be the national title favorite next season.
A former Memphis commit, Moore released his listed top eight of California, Illinois, Georgia Tech, LSU, Miami, SMU, UNLV and Western Kentucky–in alphabetical order. Recent movement appears to have him favoring Georgia Tech, where he’d be following the coach he previously committed to, Josh Pastner.
Syracuse has long been though to be the leader for Thompson, but a recent offer from Michigan State (who is looking to revamp their frontline) appears to have put Tom Izzo and company right in the running. According to the Crystal Ball, and particularly industry insider Jerry Meyer, Seton Hall is a prime candidate as well.
There hasn’t been a tremendous amount of movement lately in this recruiting process. As you can see by the picks in the link, most think he’s going Aggie and will join Texas A&M.
