November Conference Recruiting Breakdown: 1. ACC
by Alex Schwartz
For the 2011 class, the ACC finished third in the conference recruiting rankings. As for the 2012 class, the ACC currently sits No. 1
among the nation's conferences.
Two-thirds of the teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference are ranked in the Team Recruiting Rankings, and three quarters of the teams are at least an Honorable Mention on that list. It is a pair of schools from the Tar Heel State who lead the way for the ACC, but it might not be the two that one would expect.
The ACC is tied for the most top 25 commits and leads the way in top 50, top 100 and 150 commits from the Northstar Basketball Post-July 2012 Top 150. With many months left for seniors to make their college decisions, the ACC has a chance to increase its totals in each category.
Below is a look at how things are looking as of now in the ACC with the early signing period in the books.
ACC RECRUITING BREAKDOWN
*Asterisk indicates that player is a junior college transfer and not eligible to be ranked
+ Plus Sign indicates player is a post-grad and not eligible to be ranked, but would be top 150 if eligible
^Carrot indicates player is verbally committed, but has not signed NLI
HM = Honorable Mention, NR = Not Ranked
Number of Top 30 Classes: 8 (plus 1 HM)
Class with the Most Commits: Wake Forest with 6
Class with the Most Ranked Commits: North Carolina and Wake Forest with 4 each
Top Ranked Player: Rodney Purvis, North Carolina State
Best Unranked Player: Tonye Jekiri, Miami
Top Ranked Point Guard: Marcus Paige, North Carolina
Top Ranked Shooting Guard: Rodney Purvis, North Carolina State
Top Ranked Small Forward: Justin Anderson, Virginia
Top Ranked Power Forward: Robert Carter, Georgia Tech
Top Ranked Center: Shaquille Cleare, Maryland
Number of Top 10 Players: 1
Number of Top 25 Players: 4
Number of Top 50 Players: 9
Number of Top 100 Players: 19
Number of Top 150 Players: 25
CLASS RANKINGS
Rank. School (National Rank)
Player, Position, Height, High School (State), Rank
1. North Carolina State (3rd)
Rodney Purvis, SG, 6'4, Upper Room Christian Academy (NC), #6
TJ Warren, SF, 6'7, Brewster Academy (NH), #34
Tyler Lewis, PG, 5'11, Oak Hill Academy (VA), #51
2. North Carolina (7th)
Marcus Paige, PG, 6'1, Linn-Mar (IA), #27
Brice Johnson, PF, 6'9, Edisto (SC), #47
Joel James, C, 6'10, Dwyer (FL), #65
JP Tokoto, SF, 6'6, Menomonee Falls (WI), #99
3. Georgia Tech (15th)
Robert Carter, PF, 6'8, Shiloh (GA), #13
Marcus Hunt, SF, 6'5, North Clayton (GA), #87
Chris Bolden, SG, 6'3, North Gwinnett (GA), #106
4. Virginia (17th)
Justin Anderson, SF, 6'5, Montrose Christian (MD), #24
Mike Tobey, C, 6'11, Blair Academy (NJ), #98
Evan Nolte, SF, 6'7, Milton (GA), #103
Teven Jones, PG, 6'1, Fishburne Military Academy (VA), NR
5. Wake Forest (21st)
Arnaud Adala-Moto, SF, 6'5, Episcopal (VA), #72
Codi Miller-McIntyre, PG, 6'2, Hargrave Military Academy (VA), #95
Aaron Rountree, SF, 6'7, Greenfield School (NC), #118
Tyler Cavanaugh, PF, 6'8, Jamesville-DeWitt (NY), #124
Devin Thomas, PF, 6'8, Central Dauphin (PA), NR
Andre Washington, C, 6'11, Hargrave Military Academy (VA), NR
6. Maryland (23rd)
Shaquille Cleare, C, 6'9, The Village School (TX), #30
Jake Layman, SF, 6'8, King Phillip (MA), #94
Seth Allen, SG, 6'2, Fredericksburg Christian (VA), NR
7. Duke (25th)
Rasheed Sulaimon, SG, 6'4, Strake Jesuit (TX), #19
8. Clemson (28th)
Landry Nnoko, C, 6'10, Montverde Academy (FL), #50
Jaron Blossomgame, SF, 6'6, Chattahoochee (GA), #84
Adonis Filer, PG, 6'2, Notre Dame Prep (MA), NR
Joshua Smith, C, 6'8, Olympic (NC), NR
Jordan Roper, PG, 6'1, Irmo (SC), NR
9. Virginia Tech (HM)
Montrezl Harrell, PF, 6'7, Hargrave Military Academy (VA), #55
Marshall Wood, SF, 6'8, Rustburg (VA), #140
10. Florida State (NR)
+Aaron Thomas, SG, 6'5, Brewster Academy (NH) (Note: Thomas was ranked #102 in the class of 2011)
Montay Brandon, PG, 6'6, Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC), #108
*Robert Gilchrist, PF, 6'8, Polk State CC (FL)
Devon Bookert, PG, 6'2, Impact Academy (NV), NR
11. Miami (NR)
Tonye Jekiri, C, 6'11, Champagnat Catholic (FL), NR
Melvin Johnson, SG, 6'2, St. Benedict's (NJ), NR
12. Boston College (NR)
Joe Rahon, PG, 6'1, Torrey Pines (CA)
Olivier Hanlan, PG, 6'3, New Hampton (NH)
Note- photo is of North Carolina State head coach Mark Gottfried and is from http://www.alumniblog.ncsu.edu/
For the 2011 class, the ACC finished third in the conference recruiting rankings. As for the 2012 class, the ACC currently sits No. 1
among the nation's conferences.Two-thirds of the teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference are ranked in the Team Recruiting Rankings, and three quarters of the teams are at least an Honorable Mention on that list. It is a pair of schools from the Tar Heel State who lead the way for the ACC, but it might not be the two that one would expect.
The ACC is tied for the most top 25 commits and leads the way in top 50, top 100 and 150 commits from the Northstar Basketball Post-July 2012 Top 150. With many months left for seniors to make their college decisions, the ACC has a chance to increase its totals in each category.
Below is a look at how things are looking as of now in the ACC with the early signing period in the books.
ACC RECRUITING BREAKDOWN
*Asterisk indicates that player is a junior college transfer and not eligible to be ranked
+ Plus Sign indicates player is a post-grad and not eligible to be ranked, but would be top 150 if eligible
^Carrot indicates player is verbally committed, but has not signed NLI
HM = Honorable Mention, NR = Not Ranked
Number of Top 30 Classes: 8 (plus 1 HM)
Class with the Most Commits: Wake Forest with 6
Class with the Most Ranked Commits: North Carolina and Wake Forest with 4 each
Top Ranked Player: Rodney Purvis, North Carolina State
Best Unranked Player: Tonye Jekiri, Miami
Top Ranked Point Guard: Marcus Paige, North Carolina
Top Ranked Shooting Guard: Rodney Purvis, North Carolina State
Top Ranked Small Forward: Justin Anderson, Virginia
Top Ranked Power Forward: Robert Carter, Georgia Tech
Top Ranked Center: Shaquille Cleare, Maryland
Number of Top 10 Players: 1
Number of Top 25 Players: 4
Number of Top 50 Players: 9
Number of Top 100 Players: 19
Number of Top 150 Players: 25
CLASS RANKINGS
Rank. School (National Rank)
Player, Position, Height, High School (State), Rank
1. North Carolina State (3rd)
Rodney Purvis, SG, 6'4, Upper Room Christian Academy (NC), #6
TJ Warren, SF, 6'7, Brewster Academy (NH), #34
Tyler Lewis, PG, 5'11, Oak Hill Academy (VA), #51
2. North Carolina (7th)
Marcus Paige, PG, 6'1, Linn-Mar (IA), #27
Brice Johnson, PF, 6'9, Edisto (SC), #47
Joel James, C, 6'10, Dwyer (FL), #65
JP Tokoto, SF, 6'6, Menomonee Falls (WI), #99
3. Georgia Tech (15th)
Robert Carter, PF, 6'8, Shiloh (GA), #13
Marcus Hunt, SF, 6'5, North Clayton (GA), #87
Chris Bolden, SG, 6'3, North Gwinnett (GA), #106
4. Virginia (17th)
Justin Anderson, SF, 6'5, Montrose Christian (MD), #24
Mike Tobey, C, 6'11, Blair Academy (NJ), #98
Evan Nolte, SF, 6'7, Milton (GA), #103
Teven Jones, PG, 6'1, Fishburne Military Academy (VA), NR
5. Wake Forest (21st)
Arnaud Adala-Moto, SF, 6'5, Episcopal (VA), #72
Codi Miller-McIntyre, PG, 6'2, Hargrave Military Academy (VA), #95
Aaron Rountree, SF, 6'7, Greenfield School (NC), #118
Tyler Cavanaugh, PF, 6'8, Jamesville-DeWitt (NY), #124
Devin Thomas, PF, 6'8, Central Dauphin (PA), NR
Andre Washington, C, 6'11, Hargrave Military Academy (VA), NR
6. Maryland (23rd)
Shaquille Cleare, C, 6'9, The Village School (TX), #30
Jake Layman, SF, 6'8, King Phillip (MA), #94
Seth Allen, SG, 6'2, Fredericksburg Christian (VA), NR
7. Duke (25th)
Rasheed Sulaimon, SG, 6'4, Strake Jesuit (TX), #19
8. Clemson (28th)
Landry Nnoko, C, 6'10, Montverde Academy (FL), #50
Jaron Blossomgame, SF, 6'6, Chattahoochee (GA), #84
Adonis Filer, PG, 6'2, Notre Dame Prep (MA), NR
Joshua Smith, C, 6'8, Olympic (NC), NR
Jordan Roper, PG, 6'1, Irmo (SC), NR
9. Virginia Tech (HM)
Montrezl Harrell, PF, 6'7, Hargrave Military Academy (VA), #55
Marshall Wood, SF, 6'8, Rustburg (VA), #140
10. Florida State (NR)
+Aaron Thomas, SG, 6'5, Brewster Academy (NH) (Note: Thomas was ranked #102 in the class of 2011)
Montay Brandon, PG, 6'6, Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC), #108
*Robert Gilchrist, PF, 6'8, Polk State CC (FL)
Devon Bookert, PG, 6'2, Impact Academy (NV), NR
11. Miami (NR)
Tonye Jekiri, C, 6'11, Champagnat Catholic (FL), NR
Melvin Johnson, SG, 6'2, St. Benedict's (NJ), NR
12. Boston College (NR)
Joe Rahon, PG, 6'1, Torrey Pines (CA)
Olivier Hanlan, PG, 6'3, New Hampton (NH)
Note- photo is of North Carolina State head coach Mark Gottfried and is from http://www.alumniblog.ncsu.edu/
Posted by northstarbball at 11/23/2011 9:46 PM 
Categories: Rankings, Class of 2012, Class of 2011
Tags: North Carolina State North Carolina Georgia Tech Virginia Wake Forest Maryland Duke Clemson Virginia Tech Florida State Miami Boston College Mark Gottfried ACC Rodney Purvis TJ Warren Tyler Lewis Marcus Paige Brice Johnson Joel James JP Tokoto Robert Carter Marcus Hunt Chris Bolden Justin Anderson Mike Tobey Evan Nolte Teven Jones Arnaud AdalaMoto Codi MillerMcIntyre Aaron Rountree Tyler Cavanaugh Devin Thomas Andrew Washington Shaquille Cleare Jake Layman Seth Allen Rasheed Sulaimon Landry Nnoko Jaron Blossomgame Adonis Filer Joshua Smith Jordan Roper Montrezl Harrell Marshall Wood Aaron Thomas Montay Brandon Robert Gilchrist Devon Bookert Tonye Jekiri Melvin Johnson Joe Rahon Olivier Hanlan
Categories: Rankings, Class of 2012, Class of 2011
Tags: North Carolina State North Carolina Georgia Tech Virginia Wake Forest Maryland Duke Clemson Virginia Tech Florida State Miami Boston College Mark Gottfried ACC Rodney Purvis TJ Warren Tyler Lewis Marcus Paige Brice Johnson Joel James JP Tokoto Robert Carter Marcus Hunt Chris Bolden Justin Anderson Mike Tobey Evan Nolte Teven Jones Arnaud AdalaMoto Codi MillerMcIntyre Aaron Rountree Tyler Cavanaugh Devin Thomas Andrew Washington Shaquille Cleare Jake Layman Seth Allen Rasheed Sulaimon Landry Nnoko Jaron Blossomgame Adonis Filer Joshua Smith Jordan Roper Montrezl Harrell Marshall Wood Aaron Thomas Montay Brandon Robert Gilchrist Devon Bookert Tonye Jekiri Melvin Johnson Joe Rahon Olivier Hanlan
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