2 years 7 months ago - 2 years 7 months ago #29132
by HawkErrant
watchstadium.com: Analyzing College Basketball’s Relationship Between Recruiting Rankings and Wins by Andy Wittry April 18, 2019
A very well done article IMO. Yes, it is long, but it is interesting and IMO worth the time.
TLDR —
Five of the seven schools that have enrolled a top-25 recruiting class in each of the last four recruiting cycles have won at least 100 games in the last four seasons. (Sorry, Texas and UCLA.)
So it’s not as if consistently landing top high school talent is a bad thing.
But the roster makeup of last season’s Final Four teams and recent national champions, combined with the possibility that the NBPA lowers its age minimum to 18 by the 2022 NBA Draft suggest there’s value in recruiting players who will be in school for two, three or four years, even if they need to redshirt their freshman year or even if they started their college career at another school and are looking for a new home.
Virginia, Villanova and Gonzaga are proof of that.
And this year’s NATIONAL CHAMPIONS are as well.
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Last Edit: 2 years 7 months ago by HawkErrant. Reason: Original was accidentally posted before it was complete.
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