Bob Gibbons Ranks Bradley in Top 25 Recruiting Classes

[tornado]

Top recruiting alanyst Bob Gibbons rates the best college recruiting classes for 2007.
This list is current as it includes signees like Patrick Patterson from just within the past week.
And nobody knows more about college basketball talent than Gibbons.

Bradley is rated #24!!
(not sure why UCLA isn't listed, as even the text in the article says they should be)

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/insider/columns/story?columnist=gibbons_bob&id=2872148&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncaa%2frecruiting%2finsider%2fcolumns%2fstory%3fcolumnist%3dgibbons_bob%26id%3d2872148

Here are the Top 25:
1. USC: Signed five players (will OJ Mayo really be that good against colege opponents?)
2. Syracuse: Signed six players
3. Florida: Signed five players
4 Indiana: Signed six players
5. Kansas State: Signed five players
6. Duke: Signed three players
7. Kentucky: Signed three players
8. Arizona: Signed five players
9. Ohio State: Signed five players
10. DePaul: Signed five players
11. Purdue: Signed five players
12. UNLV: Signed five players
13. Texas A&M: Signed five players (Mark Turgeon inherits a bundle!)
14. Cincinnati: Signed six players
15. Oklahoma: Signed five players
16. St. John's: Signed six players
17. Texas: Signed four players
18. Michigan State: Signed three players
19. Texas Tech: Signed six players
20. Pittsburgh: Signed five players
21. Nebraska -- includes ICC's Shang Ping and Anthony Thompson's high school teammate Alonzo Edwards.
22. Villanova
23. Washington
24. Bradley
25. Oklahoma State

http://www.suathletics.com/News/basketball/mbasket/2007/5/17/RecruitRank5.18.07.asp?path=mbasket

[OrangeandBlack74]

Just to be fair, T.....the list of BU recruits from the article mentions (De)Aaron Williams as the best of the bunch. The BU link in the article has just the current list of recruits.

Still, it's nice to be mentioned with the big boys.....

[BradleyBrave]

DW could still be a Brave if he can somehow get through all of his classes this summer.

[matt714gd]

Wait what? Are you serious? I thought DW was out for sure...no doubt about it.....?

[TheHeemyMonster]

i would think it would be highly unlikely he will be able to get his classes taken care of but we do still have that last scholarship open.....

[BradleyBrave]

It's pure speculation on my part, but we have an open scholarship and DeAaron still has a chance to qualify academically. His status was up in the air academically (which it still is), and BU couldn't take a chance. But, due to some unfortunate circumstances, we now have an opening. I'd say it's up to DeAaron, but I am guessing that if he could qualify academically and BU still had that scholie, they'd bring him back. It's a long shot, but I still still think there's a chance.

[georgethedog]

It's pure speculation on my part, but we have an open scholarship and DeAaron still has a chance to qualify academically. His status was up in the air academically (which it still is), and BU couldn't take a chance. But, due to some unfortunate circumstances, we now have an opening. I'd say it's up to DeAaron, but I am guessing that if he could qualify academically and BU still had that scholie, they'd bring him back. It's a long shot, but I still still think there's a chance.

And if pigs had wings they wouldn't bump their arses when they jumped. (Just kidding) Seriously, there is a better chance of winning the lottery. Also, it would be doubtful that he would make it through school if he was admitted. From good sources I have learned he just does not like school and apparently sees little value in liking it. Bradley is an educational institution first and basketball is way down the list of importance. I could go on and on, but I won't. Not having this kid on the team bothers me not.

[BradleyBrave]

It's pure speculation on my part, but we have an open scholarship and DeAaron still has a chance to qualify academically. His status was up in the air academically (which it still is), and BU couldn't take a chance. But, due to some unfortunate circumstances, we now have an opening. I'd say it's up to DeAaron, but I am guessing that if he could qualify academically and BU still had that scholie, they'd bring him back. It's a long shot, but I still still think there's a chance.

And if pigs had wings they wouldn't bump their arses when they jumped. (Just kidding) Seriously, there is a better chance of winning the lottery. Also, it would be doubtful that he would make it through school if he was admitted. From good sources I have learned he just does not like school and apparently sees little value in liking it. Bradley is an educational institution first and basketball is way down the list of importance. I could go on and on, but I won't. Not having this kid on the team bothers me not.

Ok, thanks. Again, it was speculation (and probably wishful thinking) on my part. Seeing little value in education is going to make for a long, hard life for Mr. Williams.

[tornado]

Rivals ranks their Top 30 recruiting classes, and they don't mention Bradley.
They do have Illinois at #29!

http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=676729

1. Florida Gators
2. Kansas State Wildcats
3. USC Trojans
4. Syracuse Orange
5. Arizona Wildcats
6. Ohio State Buckeyes
7. Purdue Boilermakers
8. Duke Blue Devils
9. Indiana Hoosiers
10. Memphis Tigers
11. UCLA Bruins
12. Villanova Wildcats
13. Kentucky Wildcats
14. Michigan State Spartans
15. Cincinnati Bearcats
16. DePaul Blue Demons
17. Gonzaga Bulldogs
18. N.C. State Wolfpack
19. Arizona State Sun Devils
20. Washington Huskies
21. Virginia Tech Hokies
22. Texas Longhorns
23. Georgetown Hoyas
24. Alabama Crimson Tide
25. LSU Tigers
26. Pittsburgh Panthers
27. Oklahoma Sooners
28. Oklahoma State Cowboys
29. Illinois Fighting Illini
30. St. John's Red Storm

[MacabreMob]

Combining those two:

1 Florida
1 USC
3 Syracuse
4 Kansas State
5 Arizona
5 Indiana
7 Duke
8 Ohio State
9 Purdue
10 Kentucky
11 DePaul
12 Cincinnati
13 Michigan State
14 Villanova
15 Texas
16 Memphis
17 UCLA
17 Oklahoma
19 Washington
19 UNLV
21 Texas A&M
22 Pittsburgh
22 St. John's
24 Gonzaga
25 N.C. St.
26 Arizona State
26 Texas Tech
28 Virginia Tech
28 Nebraska
30 Oklahoma State
31 Georgetown
32 Alabama
32 Bradley
34 LSU
35 Illinois