May 1, 2020
The first year players who are joining the teams of the Patriot League this coming season are the most distinguished group the conference has ever seen. There are years when no team in the conference lands a Top 100 recruiting class. This time, five of the eight teams do that well, or better.
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2019 Recruiting Rankings
# Team Conference Best Player Rtg 5* 4* 3* 2* 1*
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58. American Patriot League PG Alton Courson *** 0 0 3 0 0
64. Lafayette Patriot League SG Thomas Lucy *** 0 0 2 0 0
89. Holy Cross Patriot League PG Rico Peterson *** 0 0 3 0 0
103. Colgate Patriot League SG Claude Pilkington *** 0 0 2 0 0
107. Army Patriot League PG Darrick Albritton *** 0 0 2 0 1
112. Lehigh Patriot League SG Marlon Smith *** 0 0 1 1 2
229. Bucknell Patriot League C Larry Chronister *** 0 0 1 0 1
302. Navy Patriot League C Edmund Michel ** 0 0 0 1 2
Thomas Lucy is the highest-ranked player in the class, and I think he's the first Top 100 recruit a Patriot League player has signed.
Marlon Smith looks like he'll be the real deal, too.
The player poised to make the most immediate impact is juco signee
Claude Pilkington of Colgate, who arrives as a polished Green/Green player.
Todd DeHaven was chosen with the 48th pick in the pro draft. Another Patriot League player, center
Robert Wiley of Holy Cross, was the 60th, and final, selection.