Bradley's 2007 recruiting Class

[tornado]

Is ranked as the BEST in the MVC and #30 best recruiting class in the nation, in D-I basketball.

"Bradley's recruiting class, which also includes 6'4 DeAaron Williams from Illinois Central (JC) IL, 6'10 Anthony Thompson from Houston (Klein Forest) TX, 6'1 Sam Maniscalco from Chicago (St. Patrick) IL, and 6'9 Will Egolf from Juneau (Douglas) AK, is now tied at #30, along with New Mexico State and SMU, on our list of the Top Recruiting Classes To-Date for the Class of 2007. However, even more important, suddenly the Braves have the best recruiting class in the league, ahead of Creighton, Wichita State, Southern Illinois, Indiana State, and Northern Iowa, all of which have recruiting classes that are ranked among the top 120 in the nation."

And this doesn't even take into account Jeremy Fears who is eligible in 2007, and Tyrone Cole-Scott.

[Big Mike]

T..............who is the ranking from?

[tornado]

Hoopscooponline.com

In their non-premium section, they list the top 10 recruiting classes, and those are, as follows:

1. INDIANA (39 Points)..........6 Recruits..........6.5 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-10 Conference..........(10) Eric Gordon, 6'3, 2G, Indianapolis (North Central) IN; (8 ) Jamarcus Ellis, 6'5, 2G, Chipola (JC) FL; (6) Brandon McGee, 6'8, PF, Chicago (Crane) IL; (6) Eli Holman, 6'10, C, Richmond (H.S.) CA; (6) Eshaunte Jones, 6'4, PG, Ft. Wayne (North Side) IN; (3) Jordan Crawford, 6'4, 2G, Chatham (Hargrave Military) VA.

2. SYRACUSE (35 Points)..........5 Recruits..........7.0 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big East Conference..........(9) Donte Green, 6'8, WF, Towson (Catholic) MD; (8 ) Rick Jackson, 6'9, PF, Philadelphia (St. John Neumann) PA; (8 ) Antonio "Scoop" Jardine, 6'2,2G, Philadelphia (St. John Neumann) PA; (8 ) Johnny Flynn, 6'0, PG, Niagara Falls (H.S.) NY; (2) Sean Williams, 6'10, C, Villa Park (H.S.) CA.

3. USC (33 Points)..........5 Recruits..........6.6 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Pacific-10 Conference..........(10) O.J. Mayo, 6'5, 2G, Huntington (H.S.) WV; (8 ) Davon Jefferson, 6'8, WF, Venice, CA; (6) Leonard Washington, 6'6, PF, Lake Charles (Washington Marion) LA; (6) Venoy Overton, 6'1, PG, Seattle (Franklin) WA; (3) Marcus Simmons, 6'5, 2G, Alexandria (Peabody) LA.

4. KANSAS STATE (28 Points)..........5 Recruits..........5.6 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-12 Conference..........(10) Billy Walker, 6'6, WF, Cincinnati (North College Hill) OH; (9) Michael Beasley, 6'8, PF, Fitchburg (Notre Dame) MA; (3) Dominique Sutton, 6'5, WF, Lenoir (Patterson School) NC; (3) Jacob Pullen, 6'0, PG, Maywood (Proviso East) IL; (3) Fred Brown, 6'2, PG, West Palm Beach (Dwyer) FL.

5. ARIZONA (27 Points)..........5 Recruits..........5.4 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Pacific-10 Conference..........(10) Jerryd Bayless, 6'3, 2G, Phoenix (St. Mary's) AZ; (8 ) Jamelle Horne, 6'7, WF, San Diego (H.S.) CA; (3) Alex Jacobson, 7'1, C, Santa Ana (Mater Dei) CA; (3) Zane Johnson, 6'7, WF, Phoenix (Thunderbird) AZ; (3) Laval Lucas-Perry, 6'3, PG, Flint (Powers) MI.

6. TEXAS TECH (27 Points)..........6 Recruits..........4.5 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-12 Conference..........(8 ) Ricardo Debem, 6'10, C, Western Nebraska (JC) NE; (6) John Roberson, 5'11, PG, Plano (H.S.) TX; (4) D'walyn Roberts, 6'8, PF, Duncanville (H.S.) TX; (3) Mike Singletary, 6'5, WF, Houston (Kingwood) TX; (3) Darryl Ashford, 6'3, 2G, New Hampton (Prep) NH; (3) A.J. Hardeman, 6'8, WF, Austin (Del Valle) TX.

7. NEBRASKA (27 Points)..........7 Recruits..........3.9 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-12 Conference..........(8 ) Steve Harley, 5'11, 2G, South Plains (JC) TX; (4) Rishawn Norwood, 6'3, 2G, Mt. San Antonio (JC) CA; (4) Shang Ping, 6'9, PF, Illinois Central (JC) IL; (3) Alex Chapman, 6'10, PF, Sheridan (JC) WY; (3) Alonzo Edwards, 6'8, PF, Houston (Klein Forest) TX; (3) Josh Miller, 5'8, PG, Cincinnati (Harmony Christian) OH; (2) Brandon Richardson, 6'0, PG, Hawthorne (H.S.) CA.

8. DUKE (26 Points)..........3 Recruits..........8.7 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Atlantic Coast Conference..........(10) Kyle Singler, 6'9, WF, Medford (South Medford) OR; (8 ) Taylor King, 6'7, WF, Santa Ana (Mater Dei) CA; (8 ) Nolan Smith, 6'3, 2G, Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA.

9. OHIO STATE (26 Points)..........5 Recruits..........5.2 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-10 Conference..........(9) Kosta Koufas, 7'1, C, Canton (Glen Oak) OH; (6) Dallas Lauderdale, 6'9, C, Solon (H.S.) OH; (4) Eric Wallace, 6'6, WF, Chatham (Hargrave Military) VA; (4) Jon Diebler, 6'6, WF, Upper Sandusky (H.S.) OH; (3) Evan Turner, 6'6, WF, Westchester (St. Joseph) IL.

10. MEMPHIS (26 Points)..........5 Recruits..........5.2 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Conference USA..........(9) Derrick Rose, 6'3, PG, Chicago (Simeon) IL; (6) Marcus Morris, 6'8, WF, Philadelphia (Prep Charter) PA; (6) Jeff Robinson, 6'5, WF, Elizabeth (St. Patrick) NJ; (3) Markeiff Morris, 6'8, PF, Philadelphia (Prep Charter) PA; (2) Will Bogan, 6'10, C, Bell City (H.S.) MO.

10. TEXAS A&M (26 Points)..........5 Recruits..........5.2 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Big-12 Conference..........(8 ) DeAndre Jordan, 6'11, C, Houston (Episcopal Academy) TX; (8 ) B.J. Holmes, 6'0, PG, Alief (Hastings) TX; (3) Nathan Walkup, 6'6, WF, Dear Park (H.S.) TX; (4) Joseph Fulce, 6'7, WF, Woodstock (Massanutten Military) VA; (3) Derrick Lewis, 6'3, 2G, Tulsa (Cascia Hall) OK.


But in their premium section, they rate all the other NCAA D-I teams.

[Big Mike]

Thanks!

[real fan]

Does this account for the loss of Buycks? What are SIU and Creighton ranked?

[Braves4Life]

Didn't Versace once have a Top-20 recruiting class?

[Da Coach]

Does this account for the loss of Buycks? What are SIU and Creighton ranked?

No, the ranking for Bradley assumes the inclusion of Buycks, but does not include Cole-Scott.

[jasonpeoria911]

Top 30 recruiting including 2 returning big time starters and decent bench depth. I really like the outlook for the next few years now.

Jason

[Stryker]

Top 30 recruiting including 2 returning big time starters and decent bench depth. I really like the outlook for the next few years now.

Jason

I agree, I can't wait for next season to start.

[flipper]

please list all of the valley schools rankings. good to see bu tops in the conference.

[Missouri Brave]

Flipper, who in the world is that in your avatar?

[BradleyBrave]

There's no question we'll be talented, but chemistry is going to be very important. With so many 'stars' coming, some are going to have to sacrifice personal accomplishments for the good of the team. Hopefully we'll have guys willing to do that like we did this year.

[romar]

There's no question we'll be talented, but chemistry is going to be very important. With so many 'stars' coming, some are going to have to sacrifice personal accomplishments for the good of the team. Hopefully we'll have guys willing to do that like we did this year.

I'm not worried at all about that, these guy all come in and talk about how they like the family atmosphere at BU. JL lets the leaders lead & you have two returning seniors who have been through the wars with two Jrs (Fears & Brown) who've practiced in the system for a year. I don't see any of the guys coming in as "I" guys, so I doubt chemistry is going to be a problem.

[dogsrus]

There's no question we'll be talented, but chemistry is going to be very important. With so many 'stars' coming, some are going to have to sacrifice personal accomplishments for the good of the team. Hopefully we'll have guys willing to do that like we did this year.

I'm not worried at all about that, these guy all come in and talk about how they like the family atmosphere at BU. JL lets the leaders lead & you have two returning seniors who have been through the wars with two Jrs (Fears & Brown) who've practiced in the system for a year. I don't see any of the guys coming in a "I" guys, so I doubt chemistry is going to be a problem.

I agree Fears and especially Brown have had time to jell and have been through the wars albiet in street clothes. The three main freshman Egolf, Sam and AT don't worry me as they should understand the role they will be asked to play.

Only ONE guy that I'm concerned about and I'm not even counting on him to suit up.

[Grassman]

You are kidding me right ? We are worried about guys concerned about not getting THE BALL?
Duke/North Carolina have 14 MCDONALD ALL -AMERICANS. Our guys eat at McDonalds!
Do Duke/North Carolina worry about their guys getting the ball?? I do not think so.