April 11, 2037
Draft night brings a range of emotions to 'Nova Nation.
Matt Valentine receives the best news; he's a lottery pick, chosen at #12.
Eldon Castanon is delighted to hear his name at #48.
But none of the other draft-eligible Wildcats--
Charles Peterman, Connor Baxter, Kyle Gribble, or junior
Max Bennett--were drafted. I wish that meant Bennett would return to Villanova, but that's not the case.
Code:
2036 Recruiting Rankings
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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1. Villanova Big East SF Tony Flaherty ***** 3 1 0 0 0
2. UNLV Mountain West PG Refugio White ***** 3 1 0 0 0
3. Kentucky SEC SF Erasmo Martinez ***** 2 1 1 0 0
4. Georgetown Big East PF James Sanders, Jr. ***** 1 3 1 0 0
5. Tennessee SEC SG Chris Vogt ***** 1 2 0 0 0
6. Miami ACC PG Lyman Boykins ***** 2 1 1 0 0
7. Texas Big 12 PG Don Murdock ***** 1 2 1 0 0
8. West Virginia Big East C Wilber Bull ***** 2 1 0 0 0
9. UCLA Pacific-10 PG Frank Escobar ***** 1 2 1 0 0
10. Southern California Pacific-10 SG Don Laboy ***** 1 2 1 0 0
11. Baylor Big 12 C Ezra Manley **** 0 3 1 0 0
12. St. John's Big East PF Erik Thomason **** 0 2 2 0 0
13. Notre Dame Big East PF Denny Lombardi ***** 1 1 2 0 0
14. Memphis Conference USA SG Steven Hodson ***** 1 1 2 0 0
15. Fresno State WAC PG Josiah Davis *** 0 0 5 0 0
Our haul of three five-star players--
Tony Flaherty, Zayden Calhoun, and David Lovett--along with four-star
Jordi Ballester, ranks as the best recruiting class in the nation. I'm surprised Tony gets top billing, since Zayden was the #3 player in the country, to Tony's #14. Perhaps I'll know why once I take a closer look at their actual ratings.
Code:
2036 Recruiting Rankings
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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1. Villanova Big East SF Tony Flaherty ***** 3 1 0 0 0
4. Georgetown Big East PF James Sanders, Jr. ***** 1 3 1 0 0
8. West Virginia Big East C Wilber Bull ***** 2 1 0 0 0
12. St. John's Big East PF Erik Thomason **** 0 2 2 0 0
13. Notre Dame Big East PF Denny Lombardi ***** 1 1 2 0 0
16. Louisville Big East PF Harris Rouse **** 0 3 1 0 0
29. Connecticut Big East PF Ellis Torres **** 0 2 1 0 0
36. Syracuse Big East PF Jeffrey Ott **** 0 1 1 0 0
40. Cincinnati Big East PG Jerry Dawson **** 0 1 2 0 0
54. Rutgers Big East PG Avery Headrick **** 0 1 1 0 0
56. DePaul Big East PG Jeffrey Gordon **** 0 1 1 1 0
59. South Florida Big East PG Jason Lemus **** 0 1 0 3 0
67. Pittsburgh Big East SG Tanner McLaughlin **** 0 1 0 0 0
86. Seton Hall Big East PF Eugene Mitchell *** 0 0 3 0 0
114. Providence Big East PG Charles Carmona *** 0 0 4 0 0
141. Marquette Big East PG Harold Rosa *** 0 0 3 2 0
The Big East, on the whole, recruited well, with six classes ranked among the top 16 in the nation. However, the conference will have a
very different look this coming season...