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November Notes


Preseason #1 ranked Duke breezes through November going 7-0. Duke once again has a starting front court that consists 2 McDonalds All-Americans PF Malcolm Wilcox and center Trayce Hamilton, both of them are currently averaging a double-double after 7 games.

Last year’s National Championship team Texas Tech has gotten off to a rough start after losing their 2 best players to the NBA. They’re currently 4-3 and not ranked in the top 25. Sophomore center R.J. Andrews is currently leading the team in points and rebounds with 16.5 and 10.5.

This year’s most talked about and hyped freshman is the Texas Longhorns PF Kahlil Poythress. Poythress joins a deep Texas team that includes fellow All-American Alexander Jones Jr., and sophomore standout Brandon Royal. The team also has a pair of Junior SG’s that should contribute this year, Denzel Marion and Joe Madison. Poythress has looked pretty dominant so far and most scouts believe he’ll be the top pick in the draft this year. He’s currently averaging 22 points and 12 rebounds per game through November. Texas is 7-0.

#2 ranked Kansas has National Championship aspirations this year, and they’re led by Senior PF Xavien Wallace. Jr. SG Deion Beasley is poised for a breakout year and SF Jaden Sanders led the team in assists as a freshman last year and looks like he’s ready to make the leap into one of the leaders of the team.Kansas goes 7-0 during November.

The #6 ranked Bruins re-inserted SG Jayshaun Parks into the line-up and will run a more traditional offense this year instead of the 2-PG system from a year ago. Parks has been really good early on; he’s currently averaging 24.5 ppg. So. PG Donovan Lockett has taken over the starting PG full time now, and he’s also off to a quick start, averaging 14.5 points and 7.5 assists. They also added the #1 ranked SF out of high school Brenden Turner.

Some were surprised to see Arizona ranked #8 in that nation after losing Corey Appling to the NBA. They have a deep team led by two seniors; PG Jeremy Baxter and SF Tony McCray. They also added Alani Strawberry who was the 4^th ranked SG coming out of highschool and 15 ranked player overall.They’re currently 6-1 through November.

West Virginia doesn’t have the most talented roster, but it looks like they have one of the most talented players in the nation. It’s still early, but, 6’7 PG Jalen Woodson looks like the real deal. Through the first month of the season Woodson is posting 18/6/7, and is shooting over 50%. The one knock that scouts have pointed out is his poor 3pt shooting.

After a bit of a disappointing end to last season, (2^nd round exit in Tourney) Michigan State returns 4 starters from last year’s squad (SG Samuel Kurz; C Devin Long; PF Kendrick Palmer, and PG Matthew Reece) and adds a key piece to the starting lineup with Fr. SF Maxwell Bryant. They’re 7-0 through November.

After going to the National Championship game last year, Florida has gotten off to a less than ideal start. They’re 4-3 through November, and are still adjusting to life without Leroy Williams-King. Sophomore center Eli Meacham has replaced Huey Monroe as the starting center, and currently leads the team in points and rebounds. Fr. PG Justice Knight has been solid as well; he’s averaging 15 points and 5 assists per game.

Recruiting News: The biggest news is that USC received a commitment from the #1 ranked player in the nation, 6’8 SF Kenyon Markota, they also received a commit from #20 ranked Justin Kemp, a 6’3 PG from nearby Fairfax high school. The #2 recruit in the nation, PG Darnell Rackley has committed to Duke, and the #3 ranked player--SF Cassius Fowler has committed to Kentucky.

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Rivals Top 75 Prospect rankings					2021
Rank	Prospect		Pos.	HT	Commit Status
1	Kenyon Markota	*****	SF	6'8	USC
2	Darnell Rackley	*****	PG	6'4	Duke
3	Cassius Fowler	*****	SF	6'8	Kentucky
4	A.J. Matthews	*****	SG	6'6	Undecided
5	Laron Quarus	*****	SG	6'6	Undecided
6	Theo Phillips	*****	C	7'0	Undecided
7	Maurice D'Angelo	*****	PG	6'2	Undecided
8	Micah McKnight	*****	PF	6'10	Undecided
9	Julian Thorpe	*****	SG	6'4	Arizona
10	Quincy Starks	*****	SF	6'9	Undecided
11	Tyrel Ellis Jr.	*****	SF	6'8	Villanova
12	Alvin Harper	*****	PF	6'8	Undecided
13	Keaton Walls	*****	PG	6'3	Undecided
14	Martavius Best	*****	SF	6'7	Undecided
15	Brad Gentry	*****	C	7'0	Undecided
16	Demetri Gamble	*****	SF	6'8	Undecided
17	Clint Wolters	*****	SG	6'6	Undecided
18	Rico Norman	*****	SG	6'5	Undecided
19	Chris Kennedy	*****	PF	6'8	Undecided
20	Justin Kemp	*****	PG	6'3	USC
21	Lorenzo Jackson	*****	C	6'11	Undecided
22	Elgin Dandridge	*****	C	7'1	Undecided
23	Kelvin Swift	*****	PF	6'9	Undecided
24	Jeremy Adams	*****	SF	6'8	Undecided
25	Rakim Lynch	****	PG	6'2	Undecided
26	Dominique Gomes	****	SG	6'4	Clemson
27	Caden Hall	****	PF	6'8	Syracuse
28	Malcolm Reid	****	SF	6'7	Arkansas
29	K.J. Howard	****	C	7'0	Miss. St
30	Scott Mullins	****	PG	6'3	Missouri
31	Tyson Marbury	****	PG	6'1	Indiana
32	Laval Finley	****	PF	6'10	Texas
33	Trevor Ollie	****	SF	6'8	Oregon
34	Zach Goodson	****	PG	6'4	Arizona
35	Derion Ramsey	****	SG	6'6	Undecided
36	Derek Bailey	****	C	6'11	Undecided
37	Mike Paghotti Jr.	****	SG	6'5	Undecided
38	Jaylen Rush	****	PF	6'9	Undecided
39	Isaac Felton	****	C	6'10	Auburn
40	Brey Alexander	****	PG	6'5	Fresno State
41	Marquis Ashley	****	SG	6'8	Baylor
42	Quay Austin	****	SF	6'8	Maryland
43	Brennan Walters	****	PF	6'8	Miami
44	Asanate House	****	C	6'10	Undecided
45	Devon Bell	****	C	6'10	Undecided
46	Matt Sheridan	****	PF	6'9	Undecided
47	Delone Battier	****	PF	6'8	Tennessee
48	Anthony Billups	****	SG	6'7	Texas Tech
49	Brian Sloan	****	SF	6'7	Mighigan St
50	Otis Bradley	****	PG	5'9	Washington
51	Ja'Marr Burke	****	SF	6'8	Undecided
52	Devonta Dawkins	****	C	6'10	Undecided
53	Kyler Edwards	****	PF	6'9	Undecided
54	Tommy Meredith	****	C	7'1	Undecided
55	Amari Barber	****	PG	6'2	Undecided
56	Josh Cannon	****	SG	6'6	Undecided
57	Warren Cox	****	C	6'10	Undecided
58	Ricky Keller	****	PF	6'9	Undecided
59	Richard Plumlee	****	C	6'11	Undecided
60	Emory Taylor	****	SG	6'4	Undecided
61	Kevin Blossomgame	****	SF	6'8	Undecided
62	Al Wedman	****	C	6'11	Undecided
63	Leon Casey	****	PG	6'3	Undecided
64	Solomon Cheeks	****	SG	6'5	Undecided
65	Markese Shirley	****	SF	6'7	Undecided
66	Isiah Siler	****	PG	6'3	Undecided
67	Ismael Simpkins	****	SG	6'5	Undecided
68	Phillip Southerland	****	C	6'11	Undecided
69	Larry Sykes	****	PG	6'2	Undecided
70	Mark-Anthony Miller	****	PF	6'9	Undecided
71	Jeremiah Ragland	****	PG	6'2	Undecided
72	Grant Ratliff	****	PF	6'8	Undecided
73	Parker Riley	****	SG	6'6	Undecided
74	Kevin Roberts	****	SF	6'7	Undecided
75	Kacey Samson	****	PF	6'8	Undecided

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December Notes:

International News: Marcel Uthoff, the 7’1 20 year old center has gained traction as the #1 player overseas and most scouts believe this year he will enter the draft. PF/C Jovan Krsitc is the #2 ranked player and it sounds like he’ll be staying at least one more year overseas.

Kentucky’s trio of freshman has showed flashes, but has been inconsistent so far this season. PG Kyree Summers is lightning quick and has been solid on defense so far. Trey Watkins is a slashing guard that has already thrown down some posterizing dunks this year. Center Wendell Thurmond is an athletic big who’s coming off his most impressive game of the year, when he dropped 22 points, hauled in 15 rebounds and blocked 6 shots. They’re currently 9-4 on the year.

Duke’s team continues to impress, they’re still undefeated (13-0) and ranked #1 in the nation. Fr. PF Malcolm Wilcox has been dominating the competition the last few weeks, and is coming off of back to back 20+ points and 10+ rebound games. Meanwhile, fellow freshman, center Trayce Hamilton has been a force in the paint with his shot blocking ability.

UNC was only able to grab one top 20 recruit, 20th ranked Rashawn Franklin, he’s currently the starting PF for the team and is averaging 8.5 points and 9 rebounds per game. Sr. SG Quentin Johnson currently leads the league in 3pt% (.481), and So. SF Everson Blackwell has taken the lead they hoped they would get from him. He’s averaging just over 16 points per game thru December.

Florida State lost SG Jaykwon Owens to FIU, but Fr. SG Avery Qualls has stepped right into the starting line-up and has played well so far. Jr Center Jace Moore currently leads the nation in block per game (3.4). So. PF Jarod Skiles is currently averaging a double-double with 11.4 ppg and 10.0 rpg.

Louisville’s Jr. PG Cordell Pointer is one of the nation’s leaders in assists (4th – 6.9), his improved playmaking ability has helped teammates like So. PF Treven Warren and So. Center Bruce Temple become better players on the offensive end of the court.

Gonzaga doesn’t have any household names and is a young team this year starting two freshmen (PG Triston Sellers and PF Greg Burgess) and two sophomores (SF Joe Bellamy and SG Carl Wittman). They continue to win games though, and are 11-2 through November and ranked 7th in the nation.

LSU Jr. PF Lamar Banks is having a breakout season; he’s currently 5th in the nation in rebounds. He’s also averaging 16.7 ppg and is the main reason for the team’s success thus far, they’re not ranked, but are trending upwards, and they’re 9-4 on the year right now.

Recruiting News: The #4 ranked recruit in the nation, SG A.J. Matthews has committed to UNC. The 5th ranked player SG Laron Quarus (Brother of Latrelle Quarus) has followed in his brothers footsteps and committed to Michigan. Duke received 2 more commits: 8th ranked Micah McKnight (6’10 PF) and 59th ranked Richard Plumlee (6’11 C).

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Statistical Leaders through December:

PPG:

1. Moses Vincent, PG, Houston – 28.6
2. Jayshaun Parks, SG, UCLA – 24.6
2. Maxwell Kapono, SF, SD St. – 24.6
4. Zachary Nash, SF, Wichita State – 22.6
5. Kahlil Poythress, PF, Texas – 22
6. Denton Wayns, SF, Rhode Island – 21.4
6. Alani Strawberry, SG, Arizona – 21.4
8. Taye Hammonds, PG, Missouri – 19.6
9. Keenan Granger, SF, Auburn – 19.4
9. Ely Jay, SF, Villanova – 19.4

Assists per game

1. Donovan Lockett, PG, UCLA – 7.6
2. Moses Vincent, PG, Houston – 7.1
3. Jaden Sanders, SF, Kansas – 7.0
4. Cordell Pointer, PG, Louisville – 6.9
5. CJ Rivers, PG, Villanova – 6.6
6. Jalen Woodson, PG, West Virginia – 6.3
7. Keith Moody, PG, St. Mary’s – 6.0
8. Jeremy Baxter, PG, Arizona – 5.9
9. Taye Hammonds, PG, Missouri – 5.7
9. Tyrese Peterson, PG, NC State – 5.7

Rebounds per game

1. Kahlil Poythress, PF, Texas – 12.0
1. Xavien Wallace, PF, Kansas – 12.0
3. Chandler Rabb, C, Loyola – 11.6
3. Brycen Holmes, C, Rhode Island – 11.6
5. Lamar Banks, PF, LSU – 11.0
6. Ashton Smith, PF, Auburn – 10.6
6. Brett Ohlbrecht, C, TCU – 10.6
6. Roscoe Peeler, C, Purdue – 10.6
9. Jarron Okoye, PF, NC State – 10.4
9. Malcolm Wilcox, PF, Duke – 10.4

Blocks per game

1. Jace Moore, C, Florida State – 3.4
2. Trayce Hamilton, C, Duke – 3.1
3. Wendell Thurmond, C, Kentucky – 2.6
3. Kahlil Poythress, PF, Texas – 2.6
5. Ashton Smith, PF, Auburn – 2.4

Steals per game

1. Marcel Stevens, SG, Utah – 3.4
2. Keith Moody, PG, St. Mary’s – 3.1
3. Kyree Summers, PG, Kentucky – 2.6
3. Moses Vincent, PG, Houston – 2.6
5. Jalen Woodson, PG, West Virginia – 2.4

3pt%

1. Quentin Johnson, SG, UNC - .481
2. Samuel Kurz, SG, Michigan State - .467
3. Zachary Nash, SF, Wichita State - .438
4. D.J. Stokes, SG, Washington - .429
5. Moses Vincent, PG, Houston - .417

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Top 25	Thru December
Rank	School Name	Record
1	Duke	13--0
2	Villanova	13--0
3	Kansas	12--1
4	Michigan State	12--1
5	Texas	12--1
6	UCLA	11--2
7	Gonzaga	11--2
8	UNC	10--3
9	Arizona	10--3
10	Wichita State	12--1
11	West Virginia	11--2
12	Xavier	11--2
13	Michigan	10--3
14	Florida State	10--3
15	Auburn	10--3
16	Purdue	10--3
17	Oregon	10--3
18	Kentucky	9--4
19	Ohio State	9--4
20	Louisville	9--4
21	Notre Dame	10--3
22	Miami	9--4
23	TCU	9--4
24	Missouri	9--4
25	Utah	10--3

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Updated recruiting commitments (bold are new commitments) through December

Rivals Top 75 Prospect rankings					2021
Rank	Prospect		Pos.	HT	Commit Status
1	Kenyon Markota	*****	SF	6'8	USC
2	Darnell Rackley	*****	PG	6'4	Duke
3	Cassius Fowler	*****	SF	6'8	Kentucky
4	A.J. Matthews	*****	SG	6'6	UNC
5	Laron Quarus	*****	SG	6'6	Michigan
6	Theo Phillips	*****	C	7'0	Undecided
7	Maurice D'Angelo	*****	PG	6'2	Florida
8	Micah McKnight	*****	PF	6'10	Duke
9	Julian Thorpe	*****	SG	6'4	Arizona
10	Quincy Starks	*****	SF	6'9	Undecided
11	Tyrel Ellis Jr.	*****	SF	6'8	Villanova
12	Alvin Harper	*****	PF	6'8	Undecided
13	Keaton Walls	*****	PG	6'3	Kentucky
14	Martavius Best	*****	SF	6'7	Illinois
15	Brad Gentry	*****	C	7'0	Florida State
16	Demetri Gamble	*****	SF	6'8	Kansas
17	Clint Wolters	*****	SG	6'6	Iowa St
18	Rico Norman	*****	SG	6'5	Undecided
19	Chris Kennedy	*****	PF	6'8	Undecided
20	Justin Kemp	*****	PG	6'3	USC
21	Lorenzo Jackson	*****	C	6'11	Undecided
22	Elgin Dandridge	*****	C	7'1	Ohio State
23	Kelvin Swift	*****	PF	6'9	Florida
24	Jeremy Adams	*****	SF	6'8	Colorado
25	Rakim Lynch	****	PG	6'2	Oregon
26	Dominique Gomes	****	SG	6'4	Clemson
27	Caden Hall	****	PF	6'8	Syracuse
28	Malcolm Reid	****	SF	6'7	Arkansas
29	K.J. Howard	****	C	7'0	Miss. St
30	Scott Mullins	****	PG	6'3	Missouri
31	Tyson Marbury	****	PG	6'1	Indiana
32	Laval Finley	****	PF	6'10	Texas
33	Trevor Ollie	****	SF	6'8	Oregon
34	Zach Goodson	****	PG	6'4	Arizona
35	Derion Ramsey	****	SG	6'6	UCLA
36	Derek Bailey	****	C	6'11	NC State
37	Mike Paghotti Jr.	****	SG	6'5	Texas
38	Jaylen Rush	****	PF	6'9	California
39	Isaac Felton	****	C	6'10	Auburn
40	Brey Alexander	****	PG	6'5	Fresno State
41	Marquis Ashley	****	SG	6'8	Baylor
42	Quay Austin	****	SF	6'8	Maryland
43	Brennan Walters	****	PF	6'8	Miami
44	Asanate House	****	C	6'10	Undecided
45	Devon Bell	****	C	6'10	Wake Forest
46	Matt Sheridan	****	PF	6'9	Undecided
47	Delone Battier	****	PF	6'8	Tennessee
48	Anthony Billups	****	SG	6'7	Texas Tech
49	Brian Sloan	****	SF	6'7	Mighigan St
50	Otis Bradley	****	PG	5'9	Washington
51	Ja'Marr Burke	****	SF	6'8	Undecided
52	Devonta Dawkins	****	C	6'10	Undecided
53	Kyler Edwards	****	PF	6'9	UCLA
54	Tommy Meredith	****	C	7'1	Boston College
55	Amari Barber	****	PG	6'2	West Virginia
56	Josh Cannon	****	SG	6'6	UNLV
57	Warren Cox	****	C	6'10	Iowa
58	Ricky Keller	****	PF	6'9	UCONN
59	Richard Plumlee	****	C	6'11	Duke
60	Emory Taylor	****	SG	6'4	UCONN
61	Kevin Blossomgame	****	SF	6'8	Notre Dame
62	Al Wedman	****	C	6'11	Arizona State
63	Leon Casey	****	PG	6'3	Xavier
64	Solomon Cheeks	****	SG	6'5	Nevada
65	Markese Shirley	****	SF	6'7	Northwestern
66	Isiah Siler	****	PG	6'3	Purdue
67	Ismael Simpkins	****	SG	6'5	Kansas
68	Phillip Southerland	****	C	6'11	Undecided
69	Larry Sykes	****	PG	6'2	Undecided
70	Mark-Anthony Miller	****	PF	6'9	Undecided
71	Jeremiah Ragland	****	PG	6'2	Undecided
72	Grant Ratliff	****	PF	6'8	Kansas State
73	Parker Riley	****	SG	6'6	Tennessee
74	Kevin Roberts	****	SF	6'7	Wisconsin
75	Kacey Samson	****	PF	6'8	Undecided

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Top International Prospects
Rank	Name	Pos	Age	HT	Country
1	Marcel Uthoff	C	20	7'1	Germany
2	Jovan Krstic	C/PF	20	6'11	Serbia
3	Aleksei Kalnietis	PF	22	6'9	Latvia
4	Val Slokar	PG	23	6'6	Slovenia
5	Petar Tripkovic	PF	18	6'11	Serbia
6	Chidi Udoka	C	20	7'0	Nigeria
7	Andrius Pocius	SF	19	6'9	Lithuania
8	Zoltan Rodic	C	18	6'11	Serbia
9	Adewale Udoh	SF	20	6'8	Nigeria
10	Marko Kuzmic	PG	19	6'2	Croatia
11	Omer Savas	SF	20	6'8	Turkey
12	Lawrenec Sypkens	PG	23	6'1	South Africa
13	Lambros Tsakalidis	SF	21	6'8	Greece
14	Oliver Chiverton	SG	26	6'6	England
15	Matjaz Lorbek	SG	20	6'6	Slovenia
16	Ignas Kleiza	PF	19	6'8	Lithuania
17	Yang Qi	PG	19	5'11	China
18	Sergey Antonov	PF	20	6'9	Russia
19	Jacob Routins	SG	23	6'7	England
20	Antoni Bak	PF	20	6'11	Poland
21	Florian Lacombe	SF	20	6'9	France
22	Diego Gutierrez	C	20	7'1	Spain
23	Dominik Pavic	C	17	6'11	Croatia
24	Arnas Gecevisius	SG	21	6'5	Lithuania
25	Santiago Moreno	C/PF	19	6'9	Spain
26	Ivan Postnov	PF	22	6'10	Russia
27	Bojan Radmanovic	PF	17	6'10	Serbia
28	Leondro Ramos	SF	18	6'8	Brazil
29	Marco Luzietti	PF	18	6'9	Italy
30	Noel Sundov	PG	18	6'4	Croatia
31	Kostas Diamantakos	SG	17	6'7	Greece
32	Nikita Bykov	C	19	7'0	Russia
33	Matias Alvarez	PG	17	6'3	Spain
34	Solomon Ibeh	C	17	6'9	Nigeria
35	Antonis Printezis	SF	17	6'7	Greece
36	Jan Dylewicz	PG	20	6'4	Poland
37	Kevin Delas	PF	19	6'9	France
38	Tomas Vazquez	SG	18	6'5	Spain
39	Zoran Lucic	PG	20	6'1	Croatia
40	Dima Klimov	C	18	6'11	Russia
41	Jonas Benzing	SG	16	6'4	Germany
42	Darunas Javtokas	PG	16	6'0	Lithuania
43	Oscar Eklund	SG	17	6'4	Sweden
44	Damir Gurovic	PF	18	6'7	Croatia
45	Andrea Basile	C	18	6'10	Italy
46	Javier Cerella	PG	17	5'11	Honduras
47	Jose Rafael Castillo	PG	18	6'1	Venezuela
48	Vladan Rasic	SF	18	6'6	Serbia
49	Arnaud Sacre	SF	17	6'7	Belgium
50	Ersan Markovic	C	16	6'10	Serbia

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January Notes:

Kansas continues to roll; they’re 20-2 through January and are the #1 ranked team in the nation. So. SF Jaden Sanders has been great this year and mock drafts have him going in the top 10 right now. Sr. PF Xavien Wallace is also having a great year; he’s currently 3rd in rebounds (11.8) and is averaging 17.6 points per game.

Duke goes 6-3 in January and drops to #7 overall. Fr. PF Malcolm Wilcox continues his impressive freshman campaign; he’s 10th in the nation in scoring (19.7) and 7th in the nation in rebounds (10.6) and should be a top 3 pick in the upcoming draft. Fr. Center Trayce Hamilton is 2nd in the nation in blocks (3.0) and should be a lottery pick. Sr. SF Lucas Underwood has put together a solid season so far and has starting popping up on draft boards.

UCLA has stayed steady as the #6 ranked team in the nation. Junior SG Jayshaun Parks continues to have a great year statistically; through January he’s 3rd in scoring (24.8) and he’s improved his 3pt% which currently sits at .347. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him drafted in the top 10. The freshman forward tandem of SF Brendan Turner and PF Damari Reynolds has made it clear they’ll be declaring for the draft.

Wichita State has moved up to #4 in the nation after going 8-1 in January to improve to 20-2 on the season. Wichita State is led by Senior SF Zachary Nash who currently is 7th in scoring (21.6).

Texas remains at #5 in the top 25. This Texas team has a ton of talent this year, most notably the consensus #1 draft prospect PF Kahlil Poythress. In his last game an 87-72 victory over Kansas State, Poythress put up 32 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks. He looks like a “can’t miss” prospect that NBA teams should be excited about adding to their roster.