1. Duke
Give Duke six scholarships to play with and it’s a pretty good bet Coach Mike Krzyzewski is going to end up with the best class. Local star D.J Steward of Young is headed there, along with three five-star recruits, led by top 10 talent Jalen Johnson, a 6-8 do-it-all forward out of IMG Academy in Florida.
2. North Carolina
The best class at UNC in years includes three five-star recruits. The five-player class is headlined by point guard Caleb Love out of St. Louis and a pair of big men: 7-footer Walker Kessler and 6-10, 245-pound Day’Ron Sharpe.
3. Kentucky
The top of the class is special with 6-6 guard Terrence Clarke, one of the five best prospects in the country, and 6-7 guard B.J. Boston, a consensus top 20 player nationally. Cam’Ron Fletcher of St. Louis Vashon is another top 100 piece.
4. Tennessee
Coach Rick Barnes follows up last year’s 31 wins and Sweet Sixteen trip with a stellar class. Barnes landed a pair of 6-5 shooting guards: local boy Keon Johnson of Bell Buckle, Tenn., and 6-6 guard Jaden Springer.
5. Florida State
The four-player class includes 6-8 Scottie Barnes from Montverde, Fla, one of the top 10 players in the country. Juco star Sardaar Calhoun and Florida product Malachi Wideman are two four-star recruits on the wing.
6. Virginia
The national champions landed three talented perimeter players, including a pair of top 100 players in 6-6 wing Jabri Abdur-Rahim and 6-3 Reece Beekman.
7. Oklahoma State
The country’s No. 2 player, versatile 6-7 Cade Cunningham, is headed to Stillwater to play for his brother, assistant coach Cannen Cunningham, who was hired in June. Point guard Rondel Walker is a top 100 player out of Oklahoma City.
8. Kansas
Picking up a commitment this week from 6-4 shooting guard Bryce Thompson, a top 20 talent out of Oklahoma, was huge for the Jayhawks. He joins four-star recruit Gethro Muscadin, a rising 6-10 big man, and star junior college wing Tyon Grant-Foster.
9. Xavier
There will be big-time backcourt talent arriving with three four-star recruits. The leader of the class is point guard Dwon Odom, a top 50 player out of Georgia, along with 6-5 C.J. Wilcher and 6-6 Colby Jones, a pair of shooting guards with size and length.
10. Baylor
The Bears will welcome a trio of four-star recruits, including two big men and top 100 talents: 6-11 Zach Loveday and 6-8, 230-pound Dain Dainja.
