Remaining top 100 Recruiting Battles

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Here's an updated list. 33 top 100 recruits remain. 20 of them are in the top 37. 7 are in the bottom 13. Very few left in the middle.

#2: Jaylen Brown: Hasn't trimmed his list. No BEast schools in play. Crystal Ball has him going to Kentucky.
#3: Malik Newman: Hasn't trimmed his list. Georgetown is in play. Crystal Ball has him going to Kentucky.
#4: Henry Ellenson: Listed Marquette in his top 3. Crystal Ball has him going to Marquette.
#5: Ivan Rabb: No BEast schools in his final 5. Crystal Ball has him going to Cal.
#6: Diamond Stone: No BEast schools in his final 5. Crystal Ball has him going to UConn.
#7: Chieck Diallo: Hasn't trimmed his list. St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, and Providence are in play. Crystal Ball has him going to Kansas.
#8: Caleb Swanigan: Hasn't trimmed his list. Georgetown and Xavier are in play. Crystal ball has him going to Michigan State.
#10: Stephen Zimmerman: No BEast schools in his final 9. Crystal ball has him going to UNLV
#11: Skal Labissierre: Listed Georgetown in his final six. Crystal ball has him going to Memphis.
#12: Brandon Ingram: No BEast Schools in his final 5. Crystal ball has him going to Duke.
#13: Isaiah Briscoe: Listed Villanova, Seton Hall, and St. John's in his final 10. Crystal ball has him going to Kentucky
#14: Antonio Blakeney: No BEast schools in his final 7. Crystal ball has him going to Kentucky.
#16: Thomas Bryant: Hasn't trimmed his list. Seton Hall and Villanova are in play. Crystal ball has him going to Mizzou.
#18: Carlton Bragg: No BEast schools in his final 4. Crystal ball has him going to Kentucky.
#21: P.J. Dozier: Listed Georgetown in his final 6. Crystal ball has him going to North Carolina.
#22: Derrick Jones: No BEast schools in his final 9. Crystal ball has him going to UConn
#29: Elijah Thomas: No BEast schools in his final 5. Crystal Ball has him going to Oklahoma State.
#32: Brandon Sampson: Listed St. John's in his final 6. Crystal ball has him going to LSU.
#33: Tyler Dorsey: No BEast schools in his final 6. Crystal ball has him going to Kansas.
#37: Ted Kapita: Hasn't trimmed his list list yet. No BEast schools in play. Crystal ball has him going to Mizzou.
#58: Tevin Mack: No BEast schools in his final 8. Crystal ball has him going to Georgia.
#60: Doral Moore: No BEast schools in his final 5. Crystal ball has him going to Kentucky.
#63: Chris Clarke: Listed Creighton in his final 7. Crystal ball has him going to Tennessee.
#64: Admon Gilder: No BEast schools in his final 6. Crystal ball has him going to Oklahoma State.
#71: Shake Milton: No BEast schools in his final 3. Crytsal ball has him going to SMU.
#75: Josh Sharma: Hasn't trimmed his list. No BEast schools in play. Crystal ball has him going to Wisconsin.
#87: Melvin Frazier: Hasn't trimmed his list. No BEast schools in play. Crystal ball has him going to Houston.
#91: Aaron Falzon: No BEast schools in his final 2. Crystal ball has him going to Harvard.
#92: Markis McDuffie: No BEast schools in his final 4. Crystal ball has him going to VCU.
#93: Shawntrez Davis: Hasn't trimmed his list. No BEast schools in play. Crystal ball has him going to Mississippi State.
#94: Davon Dillard: Hasn't trimmed his list. Marquette, Creighton, and Providence are in play. Crystal ball has him going to Purdue.
#99: Kerwin Roach Jr.: No BEast schools in his final 3. Crystal ball has him going to Texas.
#100: Keith Stone: No BEast schools in his final 5. Crystal ball has him going to Florida.

[We R Final Four]

Great work again TAMU.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Another update. We are down to 23 unsigned ESPN 100 recruits. 18 of those 23 are in the top 37. Wojo is in on two of the bottom 5 remaining top 100 recruits. Potentially big news is Briscoe trimming his list to three. St. John's is competing with Kentucky and UConn for the hometown kid. Crystal ball has them winning out! Would be a great get for the BEast.

#2: Jaylen Brown: Hasn't trimmed his list. No BEast schools in play. Crystal Ball has him going to Kentucky.
#3: Malik Newman: Hasn't trimmed his list. Georgetown is in play. Crystal Ball has him going to Kentucky.
#5: Ivan Rabb: No BEast schools in his final 5. Crystal Ball has him going to Cal.
#6: Diamond Stone: No BEast schools in his final 4. Crystal Ball has him going to UConn.
#7: Cheick Diallo: Hasn't trimmed his list. St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, and Providence are in play. Crystal Ball has him going to Kansas.
#8: Caleb Swanigan: Hasn't trimmed his list. Georgetown and Xavier are in play. Crystal ball has him going to Michigan State.
#10: Stephen Zimmerman: No BEast schools in his final 9. Crystal ball has him going to Kentucky.
#11: Skal Labissiere: Listed Georgetown in his final six. Crystal ball has him going to Memphis.
#12: Brandon Ingram: No BEast Schools in his final 5. Crystal ball has him going to Duke.
#13: Isaiah Briscoe: Listed St. John's in his final 3. Crystal ball has him going to St. John's
#14: Antonio Blakeney: No BEast schools in his final 5. Crystal ball has him going to Kentucky.
#16: Thomas Bryant: Hasn't trimmed his list. Seton Hall and Villanova are in play. Crystal ball has him going to Syracuse.
#18: Carlton Bragg: No BEast schools in his final 4. Crystal ball has him going to Kentucky.
#21: P.J. Dozier: Listed Georgetown in his final 6. Crystal ball has him going to North Carolina.
#22: Derrick Jones: No BEast schools in his final 9. Crystal ball has him going to UConn
#32: Brandon Sampson: Listed St. John's in his final 6. Crystal ball has him going to LSU.
#33: Tyler Dorsey: No BEast schools in his final 6. Crystal ball has him going to Cal.
#37: Ted Kapita: Hasn't trimmed his list list yet. No BEast schools in play. Crystal ball has him going to Florida.
#58: Tevin Mack: No BEast schools in his final 5. Crystal ball has him going to Georgia.
#63: Chris Clarke: Listed Creighton in his final 7. Crystal ball has him going to Virginia Tech.
#87: Melvin Frazier: Hasn't trimmed his list. Marquette is in play. Crystal ball has him going to Houston.
#93: Shawntrez Davis: Hasn't trimmed his list. No BEast schools in play. Crystal ball has him going to Mississippi State.
#94: Davon Dillard: Hasn't trimmed his list. Marquette, Creighton, and Providence are in play. Crystal ball has him going to Purdue.

[milwaukee ex-pat]

Ivan Rabb eliminated GTown and UNC.
http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/24/five-star-2015-power-forward-ivan-rabb-down-to-arizona-cal-kansas-kentucky-and-ucla-unc-georgetown-out/

[TJ]

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[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Ivan Rabb eliminated GTown and UNC.
http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/24/five-star-2015-power-forward-ivan-rabb-down-to-arizona-cal-kansas-kentucky-and-ucla-unc-georgetown-out/

Good catch, updated

[Spotcheck Billy]

#11: Skal Labissiere: Listed Georgetown in his final six. Crystal ball has him going to Memphis.

Over the summer, Labissiere raised some eyebrows when he openly discussed the idea of skipping college altogether, and going right to the professional ranks, following in the footsteps of elite 2015 guard Emmanuel Mudiay. This move was contemplated in the wake of Labissiere's eligibility being thrown into question when he transferred to a place called Lausanne Collegiate School, in Memphis, from Evangelical Christian.

Now things are being shaken up again. Labissiere has an American legal guardian by the name of Gerald Hamilton. Hamilton runs a nonprofit organization in Memphis called "Reach Your Dream." Yesterday, Labissiere announced that he will be playing basketball this coming year at Reach Your Dream Prep. Hamilton will be the coach.

There's only one problem. Reach Your Dream Prep does not appear to exist. The website consists of  a point on a map (Here's the street view).  It appears that Hamilton has created this entity in order for Labissiere to have a "place" to play basketball this year. Labissiere later clarified the situation, stating that while he'll be playing ball at Reach Your Dream, he'll still be attending classes at Lausanne, and intends to graduate from that institution.

This has eligibility questions written all over it. If Labissiere decides to attend college at all, it'll be very interesting to see what the eligibility situation is, and which schools are willing to take him on. With everything that has gone on at North Carolina, would they be willing to take on a kid whose guardian/handler is steering him to a "prep school" that doesn't exist, where he gets to be the coach, with some undefined relationship to the school at which the kid is actually attending classes? Is this the kind of headache UNC needs at this point? A kid who will be suspected of academic shenanigans just to remain eligible to play basketball?

UNC fans have been very confident that they are going to land one of the elite big men in the Class of 2015. Henry Ellenson? Whiff. Diamond Stone? Whiff. Ivan Rabb? Whiff. They're still nominally in it for Stephen Zimmerman, but I for one will be very, very surprised if he chooses Carolina. The one they've been holding out the most hope for is Labissiere. Can they afford to take him with all the baggage and all the scrutiny that will come with it, in the wake of the Wainstein Report?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

UNC fans have been very confident that they are going to land one of the elite big men in the Class of 2015. Henry Ellenson? Whiff. Diamond Stone? Whiff. Ivan Rabb? Whiff. They're still nominally in it for Stephen Zimmerman, but I for one will be very, very surprised if he chooses Carolina. The one they've been holding out the most hope for is Labissiere. Can they afford to take him with all the baggage and all the scrutiny that will come with it, in the wake of the Wainstein Report?

The NCAA may never actually come down on UNC. But the investigation is definitely taking its toll on recruiting this season.

[Texas Western]

The NCAA may never actually come down on UNC. But the investigation is definitely taking its toll on recruiting this season.

Have you updated this chart?

[Groin_pull]

The NCAA may never actually come down on UNC. But the investigation is definitely taking its toll on recruiting this season.

I'm sure the NCAA is praying everyone forgets about UNC's problems. The last they want to do is penalize the sainted Heels.

[Johnny B]

Have you updated this chart?

he might now that you dug it up again.

[Jay Bee]

Here's an updated list. 33 top 100 recruits remain. 20 of them are in the top 37. 7 are in the bottom 13. Very few left in the middle.

#4: Henry Ellenson: Listed Marquette in his top 3. Crystal Ball has him going to Marquette.

#11: Skal Labissierre: Listed Georgetown in his final six. Crystal ball has him going to Memphis. KENTUCKY.
#13: Isaiah Briscoe: Listed Villanova, Seton Hall, and St. John's in his final 10. Crystal ball has him going to Kentucky
#14: Antonio Blakeney: No BEast schools in his final 7. Crystal ball has him going to Kentucky. LSU
#18: Carlton Bragg: No BEast schools in his final 4. Crystal ball has him going to Kentucky. KANSAS
#21: P.J. Dozier: Listed Georgetown in his final 6. Crystal ball has him going to North Carolina. SOUTH CAROLINA
#22: Derrick Jones: No BEast schools in his final 9. Crystal ball has him going to UConn UNLV
#29: Elijah Thomas: No BEast schools in his final 5. Crystal Ball has him going to Oklahoma State. TEXAS A&M
#58: Tevin Mack: No BEast schools in his final 8. Crystal ball has him going to Georgia. VCU
#60: Doral Moore: No BEast schools in his final 5. Crystal ball has him going to Kentucky. WAKE FOREST
#63: Chris Clarke: Listed Creighton in his final 7. Crystal ball has him going to Tennessee. VIRGINIA TECH
#64: Admon Gilder: No BEast schools in his final 6. Crystal ball has him going to Oklahoma State. TEXAS A&M
#71: Shake Milton: No BEast schools in his final 3. Crytsal ball has him going to SMU.
#75: Josh Sharma: Hasn't trimmed his list. No BEast schools in play. Crystal ball has him going to Wisconsin.SHARMA
#91: Aaron Falzon: No BEast schools in his final 2. Crystal ball has him going to Harvard. NORTHWESTERN
#92: Markis McDuffie: No BEast schools in his final 4. Crystal ball has him going to VCU. WICHITA STATE
#99: Kerwin Roach Jr.: No BEast schools in his final 3. Crystal ball has him going to Texas.
#100: Keith Stone: No BEast schools in his final 5. Crystal ball has him going to Florida.

cristal bowel = ridiculous computer game played by children. So stupid.

[brewcity77]

Not sure it's fair to cherry pick a 4 month old post as evidence it's always wrong. Didn't check them all, but Labissiere was 89% Kentucky on Crystal Ball. Blakeney was 79% LSU. Bragg was 81% Kansas. That's just the first three names, but CB was right on all of them, despite predictions changing through the recruitment.

[Jay Bee]

Not sure it's fair to cherry pick a 4 month old post as evidence it's always wrong. Didn't check them all, but Labissiere was 89% Kentucky on Crystal Ball. Blakeney was 79% LSU. Bragg was 81% Kansas. That's just the first three names, but CB was right on all of them, despite predictions changing through the recruitment.

I didn't cherry pick. I looked at every single one who has committed.

cristal bowels as of early oct was off on MOST of them. Amazing and sad. Just plain stupid.

Yes, information often comes together days or a day before a commitment... and then all these children change their little picks and 'get it right'.. it's a joke.

OK to look if you're curious to see some of the schools involved, but most of the people making 'picks' there would be better off picking a name out of a hat. Dumb.

Top 2 Minnesota commits this year...
Kevin Dorsey - Minnesota... 0-fer

Dupree McBrayer... 30% yes, 70% off..

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Have you updated this chart?

Not recently. I might if I find some time

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I didn't cherry pick. I looked at every single one who has committed.

cristal bowels as of early oct was off on MOST of them. Amazing and sad. Just plain stupid.

Yes, information often comes together days or a day before a commitment... and then all these children change their little picks and 'get it right'.. it's a joke.

OK to look if you're curious to see some of the schools involved, but most of the people making 'picks' there would be better off picking a name out of a hat. Dumb.

Top 2 Minnesota commits this year...
Kevin Dorsey - Minnesota... 0-fer

Dupree McBrayer... 30% yes, 70% off..

They are what they are. Good tools to give you a general idea of what schools are in play. Terrible if you take them as gospel truth.

[brewcity77]

I didn't cherry pick. I looked at every single one who has committed.

cristal bowels as of early oct was off on MOST of them. Amazing and sad. Just plain stupid.

Anything predictive in nature becomes more accurate as the event gets closer. But you look kind of foolish when you say "ah ha, they were wrong!" when the final tally was actually right. I only looked at the first three, but the first three which you put a caps-lock red highlighted name after were actually times CB was right.

Like any tool, it only has so much value and users should be aware of which predictors are most accurate and how recently predictions were made, but dropping a shout rampage saying they were wrong when the final numbers show they were right just makes it look like you have an inaccurate axe to grind.

Many of the predictions do change in the final days, so there's only so much value to looking at it months in advance, but again it comes down to which CB posters you trust more than anything. Mark Miller, for example, is usually pretty spot on. If he's says a guy is going somewhere, it's probably pretty well sourced info.

[Jay Bee]

^^^ no, it's stupid.

PS- add another to the list. Sampson to SJU not LSU.

It's a marketing tool for nimwits.

[brewcity77]

Every time Mark Miller predicted a player to Marquette, he was right. The only ones that show up wrong on the site are guys like Hill and Pierce who changed their commitment. So call it whatever you want, but there are definitely people and programs that it makes sense to follow.

[Texas Western]

Not recently. I might if I find some time

The Chart where you go through school by school in the Big East is also great.

[Earl Tatum]

Where is Diamond Stone?

[TinyTimsLittleBrother]

Where is Diamond Stone?

Probably in class at Dominican.  Next year he will probably be in class at UW.

[LAZER]

^^^ no, it's stupid.

PS- add another to the list. Sampson to SJU not LSU.

It's a marketing tool for nimwits.

I don't think it's stupid, it's a nice way to check which schools are most interested with players and where the momentum might be.  Given how scattered recruiting info is across several sites and dozens of writers these days, it's not a bad one stop for recruiting info for a casual fan.  It also has timelines on visits, any tweets, and other info associated with a recruit.  It's probably the easiest way to get some quick, solid recruiting info.

Now if you're in tune with the recruiting scene and have other sources of information, yeah I can see how it would be dumb.

[77ncaachamps]

Good catch, updated

MY feeling is Rabb goes to Arizona.

The Oakland Soldiers and AAU team pipeline to the desert has been a strong one in recent years: Brandon Ashley, Aaron Gordon, Josiah Turner, Nick Johnson, and possibly now, Rabb.

[Groin_pull]

Probably in class at Dominican.  Next year he will probably be in class at UW.

Who cares? I'm more interested in Henry attending class at MU.