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College basketball's top 2021 recruiting classes
With March Madness nearing its conclusion, most of the college basketball world has turned to the craziness of the transfer portal. Look beyond that, however, and there is
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NO. 9 CONNECTICUT HUSKIES
Dan Hurley took a step as UConn’s head coach this year, reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time. It’s actually the Huskies first appearance in the Big Dance since 2015-16. That surging performance helped UConn ink its first top 10 recruiting class since 2016.The group is led by a pair of top 50 prospects, Rahsool Diggins and Jordan Hawkins. Diggins, a 6-foot-1, 160-pound point guard from Philadelphia, picked the Huskies over a host of national offers. Hawkins ranks as the nation’s No. 49 overall player and the No. 11 shooting guard nationally. The DeMatha Catholic product picked UConn over several high-profile offers, including his home state Maryland. Also included in the Huskies’ 2021 class is center Samson Johnson. The 6-foot-10, 205-pound New Jersey native – UConn’s recruiting base is always the Northeast – has experience playing with Diggins on the circuit and they bring immediate chemistry to Storrs.
“Dan Hurley and his staff have success bringing in talent to Storrs, and they did it again in 2021,” Branham said. “I really like this class that they have coming in and especially love the addition of Rahsool Diggins. Diggins is a smooth, crafty and skilled point guard who effectively gets where he wants on the floor and is a dynamic playmaker who can also get his own. The other two additions – Jordan Hawkins and Samson Johnson – are also both excellent pickups. Hawkins brings instant offense and toughness with a college ready body and Johnson brings high level athleticism, length and very high upside as a rim protector, defender and rebounder with a budding offensive skillset.”