Class of 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings- January Edition
by Alex Schwartz
It's time for something new at Northstar Basketball: team recruiting rankings. For the first time, I will be releasing my rankings of the nation's best recruiting classes. Most of the nation's top players have made their college
choices, including 111 of the players in newly updated Northstar Basketball's Class of 2010 Terrific 125. In addition to those players, a number of other talented, impact players have also made their college decisions.
These rankings are sure to change over time. The uncommitted players will make their choices, committed unsigned players will decommit, players will be released from their LOIs, and others will not qualify. Nonetheless, below is the first installment of my Class of 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings, which features the top 35 classes in the nation.
Rank. School
Player, Position, Height, High School (State), Rank**
** Player's rank is based off of Northstar Basketball's Class of 2010 Terrific 125
* Asterisk indicates player is a post-grad or JuCo transfer (thus was not eligible to be ranked)
1. Memphis
Will Barton, SG, 6'6, Brewster Academy (NH), #8
Joe Jackson, PG, 5'11, White Station (TN), #11
Jelan Kendrick, SF, 6'6, Wheeler (GA), #15
Tarik Black, PF, 6'8, Ridgeway (TN), #31
Chris Crawford, SG, 6'4, Sheffield (TN), #78
Antonio Barton, PG, 6'2, Notre Dame Prep (MA), NR
Hippolyte Tsafack, PF, 6'8, The Miller School (VA), NR
2. Ohio State
Jared Sullinger, PF, 6'8, Northland (OH), #2
DeShaun Thomas, SF, 6'6, Bishop Luers (IN), #12
Jordan Sibert, SF, 6'5, Princeton (OH), #50
Aaron Craft, PG, 6'1, Liberty-Benton (OH), #52
Lenzelle Smith, SG, 6'4, Zion-Benton Township (IL), #108
JD Weatherspoon, SF, 6'6, Northland (OH), #112
3. North Carolina
Harrison Barnes, SF, 6'7, Ames (IA), #3
Reggie Bullock, SG, 6'6, Kinston (NC), #4
Kendall Marshall, PG, 6'3, Bishop O'Connell (VA), #42
4. Syracuse
Fab Melo, C, 7'0, Sagemont School (FL), #10
Dion Waiters, SG, 6'3, Life Center Academy (NJ), #29
Baye Moussa Keita, C, 6'10, Oak Hill Academy (VA), #55
CJ Fair, SF, 6'7, Brewster Academy (NH), NR
5. Michigan State
Keith Appling, PG, 6'2, Pershing (MI), #19
Adreian Payne, C, 6'10, Jefferson (OH), #23
Russell Byrd, SF, 6'7, Blackhawk Christian (IN), #100
Alex Gauna, PF, 6'9, Eaton Rapids (MI), NR
6. Duke
Kyrie Irving, PG, 6'2, St. Patrick's (NJ), #5
Josh Hairston, PF, 6'7, Montrose Christian (MD), #39
Tyler Thornton, PG, 6'2, Gonzaga (DC), #114
7. Wake Forest
Travis McKie, SF, 6'6, John Marshall (VA), #32
JT Terrell, SG, 6'3, West Charlotte (NC), #41
Melvin Tabb, PF 6'8, Enloe (NC), #64
Carson Desrosiers, PF, 6'10, Central Catholic (MA), #76
Tony Chennault, PG, 6'1, Neumann-Goretti (PA), NR
8. North Carolina State
Ryan Harrow, PG, 6'0, Walton (GA), #26
*Lorenzo Brown, PG, 6'4, Hargrave Military Academy (VA), NR/#35 in '09
Luke Cothron, PF, 6'8, Flora MacDonald Academy (NC), #62
9. Florida
Patric Young, PF, 6'8, Providence School (FL), #14
Casey Prather, SF, 6'5, North Side (TN), #27
10. Tennessee
Tobias Harris, PF, 6'8, Half Hollow Hills West (NY), #16
Jordan McRae, SG, 6'6, Liberty County (GA), #51
Trae Golden, PG, 6'1, McEachern (GA), #99
11. UCLA
Josh Smith, C, 6'10, Kentwood (WA), #9
Tyler Lamb, SG, 6'4, Mater Dei (CA), #43
*Lazeric Jones, PG, 6'1, John A. Logan CC (IL), NR
12. West Virginia
Noah Cottrill, PG, 6'2, Logan (WV), #21
David Nyarsuk, C, 7'1, Mountain State Academy (WV), #36
13. Illinois
Jereme Richmond, SF, 6'6, Waukegan (IL), #40
Crandall Head, SG, 6'4, Richton Park (IL), #44
Meyers Leonard, C, 7'0, Robinson (IL), #91
14. Villanova
Markus Kennedy, PF, 6'8, Winchendon School (MA), #61
Jayvaughn Pinkston, SF, 6'5, Bishop Loughlin (NY), #63
James Bell, SF, 6'5, Montverde Academy (FL), #79
15. Cal
Gary Franklin, PG, 6'2, Mater Dei (CA), #33
Richard Solomon, C, 6'9, Price (CA), #94
Alex Rossi, SF, 6'5, New Trier (IL), #117
Allen Crabbe, SG, 6'4, Price (CA), #120
16. UConn
Roscoe Smith, SF, 6'8, Oak Hill Academy (VA), #35
Jeremy Lamb, SG, 6'4, Norcross (GA), #49
Michael Bradley, C, 6'9, Tyner Academy (TN), NR
*Cleveland Melvin, PF, 6'7, Notre Dame Prep (MA), NR
17. Virginia
Will Regan, PF, 6'8, Nichols School (NY), #74
James Johnson, PF, 6'9, Elsinore (CA), #77
KT Harrell, SG, 6'3, Brewbaker Tech Magnet (AL), #84
Joe Harris, SG, 6'5, Chelan (WA), NR
Akil Mitchell, PF, 6'7, Charlotte Christian (NC), NR
18. Missouri
Tony Mitchell, PF, 6'7, Pinkston (TX), #28
Phil Pressey, PG, 5'9, Episcopal School of Dallas (TX), #69
Ricky Kreklow, SG, 6'5, Rock Bridge (MO), NR
Kadeem Green, PF, 6'8, Christ School (NC), NR
19. South Carolina
Damontre Harris, PF, 6'9, Trinity Christian (NC), #68
Bruce Ellington, PG, 5'10, Berkeley (SC), #73
RJ Slawson, PF, 6'7, Fort Dorchester (SC), #97
Brian Richardson, SG, 6'4, Greenfield (NC), NR
Eric Smith, PG, 6'0, Christ School (NC), NR
20. Washington
*Enes Kanter, C, 6'9, Stone Ridge Prep (CA), NR
Desmond Simmons, SF, 6'7, Salesian (CA), #65
21. Stanford
Dwight Powell, C, 6'9, IMG Academy (FL), #47
Anthony Brown, SG, 6'6, Ocean View (CA), #70
Josh Huestis, SF, 6'7, CM Russell (MT), NR
Aaron Bright, PG, 5'10, Bellevue (WA), NR
John Gage, C, 6'10, Vashon Island (WA), NR
22. Marquette
Vander Blue, SG, 6'3, Memorial (WI), #34
Jamail Jones, SF, 6'6, Montverde Academy (FL), #88
Reggie Smith, PG, 6'1, Thornton Township (IL), NR
23. Georgetown
Nate Lubick, PF, 6'8, St. Mark's (MA), #48
Markel Starks, PG, 6'0, Georgetown Prep (MD), #71
24. Oklahoma State
Markel Brown, SG, 6'3, Peabody (LA), #80
Michael Cobbins, PF, 6'8, Palo Duro (TX), #83
*JP Olukemi, SF, 6'6, Vincennes CC (IN), NR
Brian Williams, SG, 6'5, Glen Oaks (LA), NR
*Darrell Williams, PF, 6'8, Midland CC (TX), NR
25. Pitt
Isaiah Epps, PG, 6'1, Hargrave Military Academy (VA), #86
JJ Moore, SF, 6'6, South Kent (CT), #87
Cameron Wright, SG, 6'5, Benedictine (OH), NR
26. Texas A&M
Daniel Alexander, PF, 6'8, Dripping Springs (TX), #92
Tobi Oyedeji, PF, 6'8, Bellaire (TX), #106
*Kourtney Roberson, PF, 6'8, Christian Life Center (TX), NR
Keith Davis, PF, 6'9, DeSoto (TX), NR
27. Baylor
Perry Jones, PF, 6'10, Duncanville (TX), #7
Stargell Love, PG, 6'2, Quality Education Academy (NC), NR
Bakari Turner, SG, 6'3, Plano West (TX), NR
28. Oklahoma
Cameron Clark, SF, 6'6, Sherman (TX), #46
TJ Taylor, SG, 6'3, Denison (TX), #109
29. Notre Dame
Jerian Grant, SF, 6'5, DeMatha (MD), #97
Eric Atkins, PG, 6'1, Mount St. Joseph (MD), #98
Alex Dragicevich, SF, 6'6, Glenbrook North (IN), NR
30. Xavier
Justin Martin, SF, 6'7, Mountain State Academy (WV), #105
Jay Canty, SF, 6'5, Oak Ridge Military Academy (NC), #110
Jordan Latham, PF, 6'8, Baltimore City College HS (MD), NR
Griffin McKenzie, PF, 6'9, Moeller (OH), NR
31. LSU
Matt Derenbecker, SF, 6'6, Metairie Country Day (LA), #57
Ralston Turner, SF, 6'5, Muscle Shoals (AL), NR
Andre Stringer, PG, 5'10, Forest Hill (MS), NR
Jalen Courtney, PF, 6'7, Provine (MS), NR
32. Virginia Tech
Jarrell Eddie, SF, 6'6, Cannon School (NC), #66
Tyrone Garland, PG, 6'2, John Bartram (PA), #121
33. Maryland
Mychal Parker, SF, 6'6, The Miller School (VA), #30
Terrell Stoglin, PG, 6'1, Santa Rita (AZ), NR
Ashton Pankey, PF, 6'8, St. Anthony's (NJ), NR
Pe'Shon Howard, PG, 6'2, Oak Hill Academy (VA), NR
34. Purdue
Terone Johnson, PG, 6'2, North Central (IN), #93
Anthony Johnson, SG, 6'3, Whitney Young (IL), NR
Travis Carroll, C, 6'9, Danville Community (IN), NR
Donnie Hale, PF, 6'8, New Albany (IN), NR
t35. Arkansas
Mardracus Wade, SG, 6'2, Hargrave Military Academy (VA), #81
Rickey Scott, SG, 6'3, Irving Macarthur School (TX), NR
*Marvell Waithe, PF, 6'9, Tallahassee CC (FL), NR
t35. Oregon State
Ahmad Starks, PG, 5'8, Whitney Young (IL), #107
Devon Collier, PF, 6'7, St. Anthony's (NJ), #123
Note- photo is of Joe Jackson and is from http://scouthoops.scout.com/
Note- Rivals and Scout used as sources for information
It's time for something new at Northstar Basketball: team recruiting rankings. For the first time, I will be releasing my rankings of the nation's best recruiting classes. Most of the nation's top players have made their college
choices, including 111 of the players in newly updated Northstar Basketball's Class of 2010 Terrific 125. In addition to those players, a number of other talented, impact players have also made their college decisions.These rankings are sure to change over time. The uncommitted players will make their choices, committed unsigned players will decommit, players will be released from their LOIs, and others will not qualify. Nonetheless, below is the first installment of my Class of 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings, which features the top 35 classes in the nation.
Rank. School
Player, Position, Height, High School (State), Rank**
** Player's rank is based off of Northstar Basketball's Class of 2010 Terrific 125
* Asterisk indicates player is a post-grad or JuCo transfer (thus was not eligible to be ranked)
1. Memphis
Will Barton, SG, 6'6, Brewster Academy (NH), #8
Joe Jackson, PG, 5'11, White Station (TN), #11
Jelan Kendrick, SF, 6'6, Wheeler (GA), #15
Tarik Black, PF, 6'8, Ridgeway (TN), #31
Chris Crawford, SG, 6'4, Sheffield (TN), #78
Antonio Barton, PG, 6'2, Notre Dame Prep (MA), NR
Hippolyte Tsafack, PF, 6'8, The Miller School (VA), NR
2. Ohio State
Jared Sullinger, PF, 6'8, Northland (OH), #2
DeShaun Thomas, SF, 6'6, Bishop Luers (IN), #12
Jordan Sibert, SF, 6'5, Princeton (OH), #50
Aaron Craft, PG, 6'1, Liberty-Benton (OH), #52
Lenzelle Smith, SG, 6'4, Zion-Benton Township (IL), #108
JD Weatherspoon, SF, 6'6, Northland (OH), #112
3. North Carolina
Harrison Barnes, SF, 6'7, Ames (IA), #3
Reggie Bullock, SG, 6'6, Kinston (NC), #4
Kendall Marshall, PG, 6'3, Bishop O'Connell (VA), #42
4. Syracuse
Fab Melo, C, 7'0, Sagemont School (FL), #10
Dion Waiters, SG, 6'3, Life Center Academy (NJ), #29
Baye Moussa Keita, C, 6'10, Oak Hill Academy (VA), #55
CJ Fair, SF, 6'7, Brewster Academy (NH), NR
5. Michigan State
Keith Appling, PG, 6'2, Pershing (MI), #19
Adreian Payne, C, 6'10, Jefferson (OH), #23
Russell Byrd, SF, 6'7, Blackhawk Christian (IN), #100
Alex Gauna, PF, 6'9, Eaton Rapids (MI), NR
6. Duke
Kyrie Irving, PG, 6'2, St. Patrick's (NJ), #5
Josh Hairston, PF, 6'7, Montrose Christian (MD), #39
Tyler Thornton, PG, 6'2, Gonzaga (DC), #114
7. Wake Forest
Travis McKie, SF, 6'6, John Marshall (VA), #32
JT Terrell, SG, 6'3, West Charlotte (NC), #41
Melvin Tabb, PF 6'8, Enloe (NC), #64
Carson Desrosiers, PF, 6'10, Central Catholic (MA), #76
Tony Chennault, PG, 6'1, Neumann-Goretti (PA), NR
8. North Carolina State
Ryan Harrow, PG, 6'0, Walton (GA), #26
*Lorenzo Brown, PG, 6'4, Hargrave Military Academy (VA), NR/#35 in '09
Luke Cothron, PF, 6'8, Flora MacDonald Academy (NC), #62
9. Florida
Patric Young, PF, 6'8, Providence School (FL), #14
Casey Prather, SF, 6'5, North Side (TN), #27
10. Tennessee
Tobias Harris, PF, 6'8, Half Hollow Hills West (NY), #16
Jordan McRae, SG, 6'6, Liberty County (GA), #51
Trae Golden, PG, 6'1, McEachern (GA), #99
11. UCLA
Josh Smith, C, 6'10, Kentwood (WA), #9
Tyler Lamb, SG, 6'4, Mater Dei (CA), #43
*Lazeric Jones, PG, 6'1, John A. Logan CC (IL), NR
12. West Virginia
Noah Cottrill, PG, 6'2, Logan (WV), #21
David Nyarsuk, C, 7'1, Mountain State Academy (WV), #36
13. Illinois
Jereme Richmond, SF, 6'6, Waukegan (IL), #40
Crandall Head, SG, 6'4, Richton Park (IL), #44
Meyers Leonard, C, 7'0, Robinson (IL), #91
14. Villanova
Markus Kennedy, PF, 6'8, Winchendon School (MA), #61
Jayvaughn Pinkston, SF, 6'5, Bishop Loughlin (NY), #63
James Bell, SF, 6'5, Montverde Academy (FL), #79
15. Cal
Gary Franklin, PG, 6'2, Mater Dei (CA), #33
Richard Solomon, C, 6'9, Price (CA), #94
Alex Rossi, SF, 6'5, New Trier (IL), #117
Allen Crabbe, SG, 6'4, Price (CA), #120
16. UConn
Roscoe Smith, SF, 6'8, Oak Hill Academy (VA), #35
Jeremy Lamb, SG, 6'4, Norcross (GA), #49
Michael Bradley, C, 6'9, Tyner Academy (TN), NR
*Cleveland Melvin, PF, 6'7, Notre Dame Prep (MA), NR
17. Virginia
Will Regan, PF, 6'8, Nichols School (NY), #74
James Johnson, PF, 6'9, Elsinore (CA), #77
KT Harrell, SG, 6'3, Brewbaker Tech Magnet (AL), #84
Joe Harris, SG, 6'5, Chelan (WA), NR
Akil Mitchell, PF, 6'7, Charlotte Christian (NC), NR
18. Missouri
Tony Mitchell, PF, 6'7, Pinkston (TX), #28
Phil Pressey, PG, 5'9, Episcopal School of Dallas (TX), #69
Ricky Kreklow, SG, 6'5, Rock Bridge (MO), NR
Kadeem Green, PF, 6'8, Christ School (NC), NR
19. South Carolina
Damontre Harris, PF, 6'9, Trinity Christian (NC), #68
Bruce Ellington, PG, 5'10, Berkeley (SC), #73
RJ Slawson, PF, 6'7, Fort Dorchester (SC), #97
Brian Richardson, SG, 6'4, Greenfield (NC), NR
Eric Smith, PG, 6'0, Christ School (NC), NR
20. Washington
*Enes Kanter, C, 6'9, Stone Ridge Prep (CA), NR
Desmond Simmons, SF, 6'7, Salesian (CA), #65
21. Stanford
Dwight Powell, C, 6'9, IMG Academy (FL), #47
Anthony Brown, SG, 6'6, Ocean View (CA), #70
Josh Huestis, SF, 6'7, CM Russell (MT), NR
Aaron Bright, PG, 5'10, Bellevue (WA), NR
John Gage, C, 6'10, Vashon Island (WA), NR
22. Marquette
Vander Blue, SG, 6'3, Memorial (WI), #34
Jamail Jones, SF, 6'6, Montverde Academy (FL), #88
Reggie Smith, PG, 6'1, Thornton Township (IL), NR
23. Georgetown
Nate Lubick, PF, 6'8, St. Mark's (MA), #48
Markel Starks, PG, 6'0, Georgetown Prep (MD), #71
24. Oklahoma State
Markel Brown, SG, 6'3, Peabody (LA), #80
Michael Cobbins, PF, 6'8, Palo Duro (TX), #83
*JP Olukemi, SF, 6'6, Vincennes CC (IN), NR
Brian Williams, SG, 6'5, Glen Oaks (LA), NR
*Darrell Williams, PF, 6'8, Midland CC (TX), NR
25. Pitt
Isaiah Epps, PG, 6'1, Hargrave Military Academy (VA), #86
JJ Moore, SF, 6'6, South Kent (CT), #87
Cameron Wright, SG, 6'5, Benedictine (OH), NR
26. Texas A&M
Daniel Alexander, PF, 6'8, Dripping Springs (TX), #92
Tobi Oyedeji, PF, 6'8, Bellaire (TX), #106
*Kourtney Roberson, PF, 6'8, Christian Life Center (TX), NR
Keith Davis, PF, 6'9, DeSoto (TX), NR
27. Baylor
Perry Jones, PF, 6'10, Duncanville (TX), #7
Stargell Love, PG, 6'2, Quality Education Academy (NC), NR
Bakari Turner, SG, 6'3, Plano West (TX), NR
28. Oklahoma
Cameron Clark, SF, 6'6, Sherman (TX), #46
TJ Taylor, SG, 6'3, Denison (TX), #109
29. Notre Dame
Jerian Grant, SF, 6'5, DeMatha (MD), #97
Eric Atkins, PG, 6'1, Mount St. Joseph (MD), #98
Alex Dragicevich, SF, 6'6, Glenbrook North (IN), NR
30. Xavier
Justin Martin, SF, 6'7, Mountain State Academy (WV), #105
Jay Canty, SF, 6'5, Oak Ridge Military Academy (NC), #110
Jordan Latham, PF, 6'8, Baltimore City College HS (MD), NR
Griffin McKenzie, PF, 6'9, Moeller (OH), NR
31. LSU
Matt Derenbecker, SF, 6'6, Metairie Country Day (LA), #57
Ralston Turner, SF, 6'5, Muscle Shoals (AL), NR
Andre Stringer, PG, 5'10, Forest Hill (MS), NR
Jalen Courtney, PF, 6'7, Provine (MS), NR
32. Virginia Tech
Jarrell Eddie, SF, 6'6, Cannon School (NC), #66
Tyrone Garland, PG, 6'2, John Bartram (PA), #121
33. Maryland
Mychal Parker, SF, 6'6, The Miller School (VA), #30
Terrell Stoglin, PG, 6'1, Santa Rita (AZ), NR
Ashton Pankey, PF, 6'8, St. Anthony's (NJ), NR
Pe'Shon Howard, PG, 6'2, Oak Hill Academy (VA), NR
34. Purdue
Terone Johnson, PG, 6'2, North Central (IN), #93
Anthony Johnson, SG, 6'3, Whitney Young (IL), NR
Travis Carroll, C, 6'9, Danville Community (IN), NR
Donnie Hale, PF, 6'8, New Albany (IN), NR
t35. Arkansas
Mardracus Wade, SG, 6'2, Hargrave Military Academy (VA), #81
Rickey Scott, SG, 6'3, Irving Macarthur School (TX), NR
*Marvell Waithe, PF, 6'9, Tallahassee CC (FL), NR
t35. Oregon State
Ahmad Starks, PG, 5'8, Whitney Young (IL), #107
Devon Collier, PF, 6'7, St. Anthony's (NJ), #123
Note- photo is of Joe Jackson and is from http://scouthoops.scout.com/
Note- Rivals and Scout used as sources for information
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