Rivals Final Standing For 2014

[TheHall]

They must've not watched LJ Peak play this year, that's basically where he was ranked last year this time. The 2013-14 South Carolina player of the year is much better than top 70 more like top 35.

[paulxu]

Guess there is a lot of differences in the ranking services.
It's hard to imagine ESPN could rate VCU's class as #14, and it not be in this group's top 30.

Looking for big things from X's class next year, and the years after.

[Xudash]

So, for those around here who are worried about FoxSports not coming around, because it will be coming around nicely as we move forward, we appear to have:

- Solid brands across the board with respect to our schools.
- A basketball-mainly emphasis.
- Strong markets in which we play.
- MSG-based conference tournament.

This recruiting hall should make it clear to anyone that the Big East will be a force moving forward. I make that statement on the basis of being fully confident that the Big East will do very well in the NCAA Tournament as we move forward.

[Jet915]

Scout just updated their Top 100 for 2014:

SG 14 Isaiah Whitehead 6-4/195 Committed to Seton Hall
SF 31 Trevon Bluiett 6-5/185 Committed to Xavier
PF 38 Isaac Copeland 6-8/200 Committed to Georgetown
PF 48 Angel Delgado 6-8/220 Committed to Seton Hall
PF 60 Paul White 6-8/210 Committed to Georgetown
SG 62 L.J. Peak 6-4/190 Committed to Georgetown
C 64 Paschal Chukwu 7-1/235 Committed to Providence
SG 70 Phil Booth 6-4/180 Committed to Villanova
SF 73 Ronnie Harrell 6-6/170 Committed to Creighton
SF 84 Jalen Lindsey 6-7/185 Committed to Providence
PF 86 Ben Bentil 6-8/215 Committed to Providence
SG 87 Sandy Cohen 6-5/175 Committed to Marquette
PG 88 Tre Campbell 6-2/170 Committed to Georgetown
SF 92 Mikal Bridges 6-6/185 Committed to Villanova
SG 96 Edmond Sumner 6-2/155 Committed to Xavier
SG 98 J.P. Macura 6-5/170 Committed to Xavier

16 in the Top 100. For comparison, ESPN/247/Rivals have 14 Big East players in the Top 100.

http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&cfg=bb&pid=88&yr=2014

[BEX]

London #22 PF and O'Mara #25 C. Nice haul for X. Still 1 schollie left for right guy.

[hoyahooligan]

Georgetown just added Trey Mourning Alonzo's son to this year's recruiting class. Late bloomer, but was targeted by Duke and Florida in addition to Georgetown.

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

I count 20 for the Big East. Only SJU and DePaul without anybody on this list. Not too shabby.

Whitehead SHU - 16
Issac Copeland GT - 23
Trevon Bullette X - 34
Paul White GT - 50
Angel Delgado SHU - 53
Pascal Chuwku PC - 61
LJ Peak GT - 68
Jalen Lindsey PC - 69
Makinde London X - 83
Ronnie Harrell Cre - 84
Phil Booth Nova - 85
Ben Bentil PC - 89
Mikal Bridges Nova - 95
Sandy Cohen Marq - 97
JP Macura X - 105
Tre Campbell GT - 126
Khadeem Carrington SHU - 127
Leon Gilmore Crei - 134
Sean O'Mara X - 138
Kelan Martin But - 139

Breakdown by conference:

#ACC 28
#SEC 23
#B1G 21
#BigEast 20
#Pac12 18
#Big12 10
#AAC 7
#A-10 3

Make that 21 for the Big East.

Earlier today, Xavier added their fifth Rivals 150 commitment from the HS Class of 2014:

PG Larry Austin, # 117 in Rivals 150: https://rivals.yahoo.com/xavier/basketb ... j7tVh8u5B4

Xavier's Freshman Class: https://rivals.yahoo.com/xavier/basketb ... ments/2014

Very impressive. SG Edmond Sumner is unranked by Rivals, but Chris Mack's other five commitments are.

[BEX]

Sumner is #78 in the ESPN Top 100, so go figure.

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

Sumner is #78 in the ESPN Top 100, so go figure.

Landing a highly-rated recruiting class does not always work out as anticipated.

According to Rivals, Xavier’s HS Class of 2014 is the school’s best recruiting class since Rivals began their player ratings in 2002.

Prior to that, Xavier’s HS Class of 2010 was the school’s best recruiting class.

Xavier’s HS Class of 2010: https://rivals.yahoo.com/xavier/basketb ... ments/2010

Xavier University’s article about them: http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl ... 09aaa.html

Men's Basketball Coach Chris Mack And His Staff Secure A Top 20 Recruiting Class

Nov. 11, 2009

CINCINNATI --- Xavier University head basketball coach Chris Mack announced today that he has received four signed national letters of intent from young men who will be a part of the Xavier team beginning with the 2010-11 season, an impressive list of signees which earned Xavier a Top 20 recruiting class ranking by Rivals.com and many other experts.

The signees include Jay Canty, a 6-5, 185-pound guard/forward from Oak Ridge (NC) Military Academy; Jordan Latham, a 6-8, 220-pound forward from City College High School in Baltimore, Md.; Justin Martin, a 6-7, 200-pound forward from Mountain State Academy in Beckley, W.Va.; Griffin McKenzie, a 6-9, 220-pound forward from Cincinnati’s Moeller High School.

Canty, ranked 130th by Rivals.com, …

Latham, ranked 121st by Rivals.com, …

McKenzie, ranked 115th by Rivals.com, …

Martin, ranked 83rd by Rivals.com, …

But Xavier’s highly-touted HS Class of 2010 did not work out as anticipated.

Xavier Musketeers’ 2010-11 Stats: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketb ... musketeers

Canty, Latham, and McKenzie combined for a total of 2.8 PPG during their freshman year at Xavier and transferred to 'lesser' basketball programs (Appalachian State, Loyola-Maryland, and Denver, respectively).

Justin Martin failed to qualify academically for his freshman year at Xavier (the 2010-11 season), and last month, Martin announced that he was transferring from Xavier for his fourth season of college basketball eligibility.

[DudeAnon]

FieldHouse Flyer, I am glad you are worried about the state of the Xavier's incoming class. But you are missing the point. Nothing in life is for guaranteed, but its still a heck of alot better to have a top 20 recruiting class than to not.