November Conference Recruiting Breakdown: 2. Big East
by Alex Schwartz
Last year, the Big East finished second in the conference recruiting rankings. As things stand right now, the nation's largest conference
is in line to land there again.
Half of the teams in the Big East are at least Honorable Mentions in the Team Recruiting Rankings. In addition, despite the size of the conference, three quarters of its members have a commitment from at least one player in the Northstar Basketball Post-July 2012 Top 150.
While the Big East does not have a great deal of star power headed its way in terms of player rankings, the conference has great depth from its many commits. In fact, only the top ranked ACC has more top 150 players bound for member programs.
Now, have a look at how things stand with the 16 squads in the Big East and how they stack up with one another a couple of weeks after the early signing period.
BIG EAST RECRUITING BREAKDOWN
*Asterisk indicates that player is a junior college transfer and not eligible to be ranked
^Carrot indicates player is verbally committed, but has not signed NLI
HM = Honorable Mention, NR = Not Ranked
Number of Top 30 Classes: 6 (plus 2 HM)
Class with the Most Commits: Marquette with 4
Class with the Most Ranked Commits: several schools with 2 each
Top Ranked Player: DaJuan Coleman, Syracuse
Best Unranked Player: Steven Adams, Pitt (Note: Ineligible to be ranked; more information below)
Top Ranked Point Guard: Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova
Top Ranked Shooting Guard: Ricardo Ledo, Providence
Top Ranked Small Forward: Cameron Biedscheid, Notre Dame
Top Ranked Power Forward: Steve Taylor, Marquette
Top Ranked Center: DaJuan Coleman, Syracuse
Number of Top 10 Players: 1
Number of Top 25 Players: 2 (plus Steven Adams)
Number of Top 50 Players: 8 (plus Adams)
Number of Top 100 Players: 13 (plus Adams)
Number of Top 150 Players: 19 (plus Adams)
CLASS RANKINGS
Rank. School (National Rank)
Player, Position, Height, High School (State), Rank
1. Syracuse (4th)
DaJuan Coleman, C, 6'9, Jamesville-DeWitt (NY), #4
Jerami Grant, SF, 6'8, DeMatha (MD), #56
2. Providence (6th)
Ricardo Ledo, SG, 6'6, South Kent (CT), #15
Kris Dunn, PG, 6'2, New London (CT), #42
Josh Fortune, SG, 6'5, Kecoughtan (VA), NR
3. Villanova (13th)
Daniel Ochefu, C, 6'10, Westtown School (PA), #37
Ryan Arcidiacono, PG, 6'3, Neshaminy (PA), #38
4. Pitt (14th)
Steven Adams, C, 7'0, Scots College (NZ), NR (Note: Adams attends HS overseas and was thus unranked in the Top 150, but he is considered an elite prospect and is regarded as a top 25 player for this list)
James Robinson, PG, 6'3, DeMatha (MD), #59
5. UConn (26th)
Omar Calhoun, SG, 6'4, Christ the King (NY), #26
6. Georgetown (29th)
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, SG, 6'3, Oak Hill Academy (VA), #41
^Brandon Bolden, C, 6'9, Quality Education Academy (NC), #91
7. Marquette (HM)
Steve Taylor, PF, 6'8, Simeon (IL), #54
Jamal Ferguson, SG, 6'4, Maury (VA), #127
*TJ Taylor, SG, 6'4, Paris JC (TX) (Note: Taylor was ranked #107 in Northstar Basketball's 2010 Terrific 125)
Aaron Durley, C, 6'10, Fort Bend Bush (TX), NR
8. Notre Dame (HM)
Cameron Biedscheid, SF, 6'6, Cardinal Ritter (MO), #46
Zach Auguste, PF, 6'9, New Hampton (NH), #130
Austin Burgett, PF, 6'8, Avon (IN), NR
9. West Virginia (NR)
Elijah Macon, C, 6'9, Huntington Prep (WV), #96
Eron Harris, SG, 6'3, Lawrence North (IN), NR
Terry Henderson, SG, 6'3, Neuse Baptist Christian (NC), NR
10. South Florida (NR)
Javonte Hawkins, SG, 6'5, Huntington Prep (WV), #116
*Musa Abdul-Aleem, SG, 6'5, Georgia Perimeter CC (GA)
*Waverly Austin, C, 6'11, Palm Beach State CC (FL)
11. DePaul (NR)
DeJuan Marrero, SF, 6'5, Thea Bowman Academy (IN), #138
Jodan Price, SF, 6'6, Detroit Country Day School (MI), #144
12. Louisville (NR)
Terry Rozier, PG, 6'1, Shaker Heights (OH), #134
13. Seton Hall (NR)
^*Raymon Austin, PF, 6'8, Paris JC (TX)
14. St. John's (NR)
^Darrick Wood, SG, 6'4, Bridgton Academy (ME)
t15. Cincinnati (NR)
No commits
t15. Rutgers (NR)
No commits
Note- photo is of Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim and is from http://www.morningjournal.com/
Last year, the Big East finished second in the conference recruiting rankings. As things stand right now, the nation's largest conference
is in line to land there again.Half of the teams in the Big East are at least Honorable Mentions in the Team Recruiting Rankings. In addition, despite the size of the conference, three quarters of its members have a commitment from at least one player in the Northstar Basketball Post-July 2012 Top 150.
While the Big East does not have a great deal of star power headed its way in terms of player rankings, the conference has great depth from its many commits. In fact, only the top ranked ACC has more top 150 players bound for member programs.
Now, have a look at how things stand with the 16 squads in the Big East and how they stack up with one another a couple of weeks after the early signing period.
BIG EAST RECRUITING BREAKDOWN
*Asterisk indicates that player is a junior college transfer and not eligible to be ranked
^Carrot indicates player is verbally committed, but has not signed NLI
HM = Honorable Mention, NR = Not Ranked
Number of Top 30 Classes: 6 (plus 2 HM)
Class with the Most Commits: Marquette with 4
Class with the Most Ranked Commits: several schools with 2 each
Top Ranked Player: DaJuan Coleman, Syracuse
Best Unranked Player: Steven Adams, Pitt (Note: Ineligible to be ranked; more information below)
Top Ranked Point Guard: Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova
Top Ranked Shooting Guard: Ricardo Ledo, Providence
Top Ranked Small Forward: Cameron Biedscheid, Notre Dame
Top Ranked Power Forward: Steve Taylor, Marquette
Top Ranked Center: DaJuan Coleman, Syracuse
Number of Top 10 Players: 1
Number of Top 25 Players: 2 (plus Steven Adams)
Number of Top 50 Players: 8 (plus Adams)
Number of Top 100 Players: 13 (plus Adams)
Number of Top 150 Players: 19 (plus Adams)
CLASS RANKINGS
Rank. School (National Rank)
Player, Position, Height, High School (State), Rank
1. Syracuse (4th)
DaJuan Coleman, C, 6'9, Jamesville-DeWitt (NY), #4
Jerami Grant, SF, 6'8, DeMatha (MD), #56
2. Providence (6th)
Ricardo Ledo, SG, 6'6, South Kent (CT), #15
Kris Dunn, PG, 6'2, New London (CT), #42
Josh Fortune, SG, 6'5, Kecoughtan (VA), NR
3. Villanova (13th)
Daniel Ochefu, C, 6'10, Westtown School (PA), #37
Ryan Arcidiacono, PG, 6'3, Neshaminy (PA), #38
4. Pitt (14th)
Steven Adams, C, 7'0, Scots College (NZ), NR (Note: Adams attends HS overseas and was thus unranked in the Top 150, but he is considered an elite prospect and is regarded as a top 25 player for this list)
James Robinson, PG, 6'3, DeMatha (MD), #59
5. UConn (26th)
Omar Calhoun, SG, 6'4, Christ the King (NY), #26
6. Georgetown (29th)
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, SG, 6'3, Oak Hill Academy (VA), #41
^Brandon Bolden, C, 6'9, Quality Education Academy (NC), #91
7. Marquette (HM)
Steve Taylor, PF, 6'8, Simeon (IL), #54
Jamal Ferguson, SG, 6'4, Maury (VA), #127
*TJ Taylor, SG, 6'4, Paris JC (TX) (Note: Taylor was ranked #107 in Northstar Basketball's 2010 Terrific 125)
Aaron Durley, C, 6'10, Fort Bend Bush (TX), NR
8. Notre Dame (HM)
Cameron Biedscheid, SF, 6'6, Cardinal Ritter (MO), #46
Zach Auguste, PF, 6'9, New Hampton (NH), #130
Austin Burgett, PF, 6'8, Avon (IN), NR
9. West Virginia (NR)
Elijah Macon, C, 6'9, Huntington Prep (WV), #96
Eron Harris, SG, 6'3, Lawrence North (IN), NR
Terry Henderson, SG, 6'3, Neuse Baptist Christian (NC), NR
10. South Florida (NR)
Javonte Hawkins, SG, 6'5, Huntington Prep (WV), #116
*Musa Abdul-Aleem, SG, 6'5, Georgia Perimeter CC (GA)
*Waverly Austin, C, 6'11, Palm Beach State CC (FL)
11. DePaul (NR)
DeJuan Marrero, SF, 6'5, Thea Bowman Academy (IN), #138
Jodan Price, SF, 6'6, Detroit Country Day School (MI), #144
12. Louisville (NR)
Terry Rozier, PG, 6'1, Shaker Heights (OH), #134
13. Seton Hall (NR)
^*Raymon Austin, PF, 6'8, Paris JC (TX)
14. St. John's (NR)
^Darrick Wood, SG, 6'4, Bridgton Academy (ME)
t15. Cincinnati (NR)
No commits
t15. Rutgers (NR)
No commits
Note- photo is of Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim and is from http://www.morningjournal.com/
Posted by northstarbball at 11/25/2011 11:30 AM 
Categories: Rankings, Class of 2012
Tags: Big East Syracuse DaJuan Coleman Jerami Grant Providence Ricardo Ledo Kris Dunn Josh Fortune Villanova Ryan Arcidiacono Daniel Ochefu Pitt Steven Adams James Robinson Georgetown DVauntes SmithRivera Brandon Bolden Marquette Steve Taylor Jamal Ferguson TJ Taylor Aaron Durley Notre Dame Cameron Biedscheid Zach Auguste Austin Burgett West Virginia Eron Harris Terry Henderson Elijah Macon South Florida Javontae Hawkins Musa AbdulAleem Waverly Austin DePaul Jodan Price Louisville Terry Rozier Seton Hall Raymon Austin St. Johns Darrick Wood Cincinnati Rutgers
Categories: Rankings, Class of 2012
Tags: Big East Syracuse DaJuan Coleman Jerami Grant Providence Ricardo Ledo Kris Dunn Josh Fortune Villanova Ryan Arcidiacono Daniel Ochefu Pitt Steven Adams James Robinson Georgetown DVauntes SmithRivera Brandon Bolden Marquette Steve Taylor Jamal Ferguson TJ Taylor Aaron Durley Notre Dame Cameron Biedscheid Zach Auguste Austin Burgett West Virginia Eron Harris Terry Henderson Elijah Macon South Florida Javontae Hawkins Musa AbdulAleem Waverly Austin DePaul Jodan Price Louisville Terry Rozier Seton Hall Raymon Austin St. Johns Darrick Wood Cincinnati Rutgers
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