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Message: [QUOTE="Watchdog, post: 3541796, member: 10325"] As the Sanogo high subsides here's some possibilities for 2021 mentioned on Rivals: [SIZE=5][B]DIGGINS GETS HIS DUES[/B][/SIZE] [IMG alt="Rahsool Diggins"]https://res-2.cloudinary.com/rivals/image/upload/duckauto,q_auto,t_large/mawke9rcj1rh5n8flqke[/IMG] Rahsool Diggins (Nick Lucero/Rivals.com) In a weak point guard class, I never understood why [URL='https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2021/rahsool-diggins-255411']Rahsool Diggins[/URL] wasn’t a more heavily coveted prospect. That changed over the past two weeks, which says something about the state of the game that prospects are receiving offers that they should have enjoyed all along despite things remaining at a stand-still due to the ongoing pandemic. Whether it is programs realizing just how thin the 2021 class is, especially for premier lead guard talent, that Diggins is actually this good or that juniors are coming to college decisions much earlier than we have ever seen, the top-50 guard has become a top-level recruit practically overnight. Despite the increased attention, Diggins isn't anywhere near his college decision. However, the [URL='https://villanova.rivals.com/']Villanova[/URL] offer that he received a few days ago should be noted. Diggins is a Philadelphia native and attends the same high school that [URL='https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2017/collin-gillespie-184441']Collin Gillespie[/URL] graduated from and runs with the same travel program that junior commit [URL='https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2021/nnanna-njoku-251357']Nnanna Njoku[/URL] was slated to appear with this summer. Suffice it to say, there are a lot of connections between the Wildcats and Diggins. Look for Diggins to take his recruitment into the fall with visits being made once they’re permissible. Earlier this spring, I would have said [URL='https://depaul.rivals.com/']DePaul[/URL] and [URL='https://virginiatech.rivals.com/']Virginia Tech[/URL] were the two to beat. They still might be, but Villanova is definitely one to monitor, as is [URL='https://kansas.rivals.com/']Kansas[/URL], [URL='https://miami.rivals.com/']Miami[/URL], St. Joe’s and [URL='https://connecticut.rivals.com/']UConn[/URL]. [SIZE=5][B]SIMMONS BEGINS TO EMERGE ([COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]No Photo, too thin for the camera to focus on him[/COLOR])[/B][/SIZE] NATL - ST [URL='https://rivals.com/position_rankings/basketball/2021/SG']38[/URL] POS [URL='https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2021/casey-simmons-260010']Casey Simmons[/URL] UNDECIDED 6'5" | 175 lbs | SG | 2021 Milton Academy Milton, MA N/A Three-star wing [URL='https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2021/casey-simmons-260010']Casey Simmons[/URL] likely would have been one of the few trending names after the evaluation periods last month but despite the recruiting shutdown, he still found a way to catch the attention of a number of high-major coaching staffs. Simmons’ junior high school season tape shows his improved perimeter jumpshot, his size and length and also his positional versatility. Running with the Mass Rivals program, Simmons already held offers from Brown, [URL='https://northwestern.rivals.com/']Northwestern[/URL], Penn, Rhode Island, [URL='https://temple.rivals.com/']Temple [/URL]and Yale coming into April, and had taken unofficial visits to Penn, Rhode Island, Temple and Yale within the past year. His recruitment took a change for the better last week with offers from [URL='https://bostoncollege.rivals.com/']Boston College[/URL], [URL='https://georgetown.rivals.com/']Georgetown[/URL] and [URL='https://texas.rivals.com/']Texas[/URL], and it won’t be long before more high-majors jump into the picture. [URL='https://miami.rivals.com/']Miami[/URL], [URL='https://pittsburgh.rivals.com/']Pitt[/URL], [URL='https://connecticut.rivals.com/']UConn [/URL]and [URL='https://xavier.rivals.com/']Xavier [/URL]have also expressed interest. Simmons is not anywhere near deciding, but he was hoping to take official visits to Northwestern and Penn this spring before the pandemic hit. Once on and off campus recruiting is allowed, Simmons might be one of the more recruited prospects in the region. [/QUOTE]

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