April 9, 2033
Two Wildcats are chosen in tonight's pro draft.
Michael Petit just misses the lottery; he's taken with the #14 pick.
Peter Segal, drafted at #50 will place his plans for law school on hold for a while as he pursues his hoop dreams.
Justice Stafford's name wasn't called. He'll finish his semester and move back to Richmond, studying and coaching in his home town.
Four Big East players you might know were lottery picks. Georgetown's
Jed Spicer was the #1 pick, and his teammate,
Damarion Logan, went at #4.
Grover Jenkins of Notre Dame (#10) and the underrated
Nathan Smith of St. John's (#11) also hear their names called early.
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2032 Recruiting Rankings
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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1. Tennessee SEC SF Everett Pulliam ***** 2 2 0 0 0
2. UNLV Mountain West SF Cody Nieves ***** 1 2 2 0 0
3. North Carolina ACC SF Blake Phillips ***** 3 0 0 0 0
4. Vanderbilt SEC PF Otto Cain ***** 3 1 0 0 0
5. Villanova Big East SG Mason Reynolds ***** 1 2 1 0 0
6. Kentucky SEC SF Jack Clary ***** 2 0 2 0 0
7. Lafayette Patriot League SG Charles Loy ***** 1 2 1 0 0
8. Southern California Pacific-10 C Thomas Brown **** 0 4 0 0 0
9. Temple Atlantic 10 SG David Mortenson **** 0 3 1 0 0
10. Miami ACC SG Angelo Davis ***** 1 1 1 0 0
11. UCLA Pacific-10 PG Malcolm Polley ***** 1 2 0 0 0
12. Providence Big East PG Matthew Wortman **** 0 2 3 0 0
13. Oregon Pacific-10 SG Jack Erwin **** 0 3 2 0 0
14. Texas Big 12 C Art Watson ***** 1 1 1 0 0
15. Texas Tech Big 12 SF Anthony Arzola **** 0 2 1 1 1
16. Memphis Conference USA C Robert McMillin **** 0 3 0 0 0
17. Baylor Big 12 SF Albert Finkelstein ***** 1 0 2 0 0
18. Pittsburgh Big East SG John Warren ***** 2 0 0 0 0
19. Georgetown Big East PG Frank Murdoch ***** 1 1 1 0 0
20. Saint Louis Atlantic 10 PG Jess McDougal **** 0 1 4 0 0
I remain delighted with our recruiting class, even if the experts rank four classes better than ours.
Tennessee snagged the #4 and #6 players in the class,
Everett Pulliam and SG
Foster Simpson. They're both wings, so the Vols' perimeter game should take a big step forward this season.
North Carolina and Vanderbilt each land three five-star players.
Blake Phillips, whom we courted heavily, is the top player in the class. They also signed North Carolina's Mr. Basketball, big man
Robby Kantor, and a chiseled athlete from Ohio, 6'5" wing
Sydney Rundell.
The prizes in Vanderbilt's class are small forward
Otto Cain, center
John Stevens, and in-state point guard
Charles Robinson. We took a very long look at Stevens.
Lafayette pulled its class from New York and Massachusetts.
Charles Loy is a high school All-American.
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2032 Recruiting Rankings
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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5. Villanova Big East SG Mason Reynolds ***** 1 2 1 0 0
12. Providence Big East PG Matthew Wortman **** 0 2 3 0 0
18. Pittsburgh Big East SG John Warren ***** 2 0 0 0 0
19. Georgetown Big East PG Frank Murdoch ***** 1 1 1 0 0
25. St. John's Big East PG Frank Hoey **** 0 1 3 0 0
28. Louisville Big East PF Jerry McCoy ***** 1 1 1 0 0
29. Marquette Big East SF Frank Quiles **** 0 1 3 1 0
30. Connecticut Big East SF Bud Rollins **** 0 2 1 0 0
36. Notre Dame Big East PG Edward Adamson **** 0 2 1 0 0
92. West Virginia Big East C Joel Hogan **** 0 1 0 0 0
102. Cincinnati Big East PG Matthew Clark *** 0 0 2 0 0
120. DePaul Big East PG Tony Cherry *** 0 0 1 2 0
128. South Florida Big East PG Burt Foster *** 0 0 2 1 0
163. Rutgers Big East SG Shawn Tait *** 0 0 3 0 0
187. Seton Hall Big East C Issac Shedd *** 0 0 2 1 0
267. Syracuse Big East PG Tony Millner *** 0 0 1 0 0
Mason Reynolds is considered the best newcomer in the Big East this season. Right behind him is Pitt guard
John Warren, the #8 recruit in the nation. The Panthers also signed 7'2" center
Charles Cunningham, who's also a five-star player. Our
Kyle Gribble is promising, but raw.
Connor Baxter's color blocks are better, but he's not as highly regarded.
Our
Prestige (100), budget ($800,000) and
facilities (86) remain unchanged.