Phantom Warrior
04-05-2017, 01:38 AM
According to 247, MU has three of the top 10 recruits coming into the BE next season. Jamal ranks 5th (83rd overall), Theo ranks 8th (113th overall), and Greg ranks 10th (134th overall). Ike is not ranked out of 247 rankings (thus the name?)
Of course rankings don't matter very much once the players reach college. Still, overall, most of the top-tier college players (all-conference performers at the six high-major conference schools) are a bit more likely to have been ranked fairly high coming out of high school.
Consider that Blueitt, Hart, Jenkins, Brunson, Ponds, Patton, and Delgado were all pretty much consensus Top 100 recruits on RSCI, while Martin was just outside the Top 100 on 247 and Sumner and Carrington were right around #150.
http://247sports.com/Season/2017-Basketball/RecruitRankings?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool
Of course rankings don't matter very much once the players reach college. Still, overall, most of the top-tier college players (all-conference performers at the six high-major conference schools) are a bit more likely to have been ranked fairly high coming out of high school.
Consider that Blueitt, Hart, Jenkins, Brunson, Ponds, Patton, and Delgado were all pretty much consensus Top 100 recruits on RSCI, while Martin was just outside the Top 100 on 247 and Sumner and Carrington were right around #150.
http://247sports.com/Season/2017-Basketball/RecruitRankings?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool