2025 Recruiting: Darius Adams Update

[HooperScooper]

Some of our guys over the years had screwy rankings. Drummond was the second best recruit after Anthony Davis and Caron was top 10 on multiple recruiting services but the other ones didn't even bother ranking him.

Caron was a 5th year high school kid and some of the recruiting services had a rule they didn't rank those players in the class before they entered college if they were post graduate students.

Drummond reclassified from 2012 to 2011 so late that many of the recruiting services had already had their final 2011 rankings and didn't put Drummond into that class but pulled him out of the 2012 class. Kind of stupid and I highly doubt that would happen today.

 

[upstater]

Is Andrew Bynum the only #1 we ever landed (went to the NBA instead of college, obviously)?

 

[superjohn]

Is Andrew Bynum the only #1 we ever landed (went to the NBA instead of college, obviously)?

Bynum was the 10th ranked recruit.

 

[auror]

Drummond was the closest we had to #1. He was #1 in his 2012 class in some services before he reclassed into 2011. If the top guy in 2011 had been someone other than Anthony Davis, he might've kept his #1.

 

[mauconnfan]

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I was talking about Rudy Johnson not Gay I knew he was one of our highest ever. Not sure why I got on the Johnson train was it Gay that was being discussed? My bad but I will stick to my KEA number.

 

[NJHoops]

 

[Mooch82]

Yeah but that 18 composite is dumb. He was between 3rd and 8th in 6 of the 7 recruiting services but Hoop Scoop didn't rank him at all so his composite dropped to 18. Not sure why Hoop Scoop didn't rank him. Does anyone remember why? I think because Villanueva was a post graduate student and Hoop Scoop didn't rank those.

RSCIhoops - 2003 Final

2003 Final

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Yeah I was going to say CV was absolutely a consensus top 10. Hoop Scoop had some weird rule about not ranking prep school guys or something - I remember Caron not being ranked either and that skewed everything.

 

[TheHorde]

Yeah I was going to say CV was absolutely a consensus top 10. Hoop Scoop had some weird rule about not ranking prep school guys or something - I remember Caron not being ranked either and that skewed everything.

Places like that should be thrown out of the overall rankings formula. It’s like if a polling service is consistently off by 5, 6, or 7 points every cycle, there should be a cost associated with being that wrong.

 

[upstater]

Bynum was the 10th ranked recruit.

Yeah, for some reason I thought #1. He actually finished #6 in Rivals.

I don't seem to remember this, but he enrolled at UConn and was there for a few months before he decided to jump to the NBA.

Youngest player ever drafted and considered the 2nd best center in the league at a very young age.

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[BGesus4]

I think Rudy in his year (while not #1) might’ve been the highest ranked player that went to college and not straight to the league

 

[Ricker]

The Adams clip is Reibe to Adams for 3 I think? Hopefully many more to come. Didn't happen to see Mullins on the court at the same time in the short clips.

 

[HooperScooper]

I don't seem to remember this, but he enrolled at UConn and was there for a few months before he decided to jump to the NBA.

I'm pretty certain Bynum never enrolled at UConn. Shortly after the McDonald's All American game he decided to enter the NBA draft and then the draft was in June. He never was at UConn.

 

[HooperScooper]

From the Wootten 150 this weekend.

1. Adams shines early
Darius Adams was one of the first players to standout on Saturday, showing the overlap of his perimeter size, skill, and feel. He was aggressive with his individual offense, always around the ball, showing his shot-making, and able to make some plays in the open floor.

Wootten 150: Darius Adams, Braylon Mullins, Niko Bundalo impress on Day 1

The Wootten 150 is the final chance for some of the nation's best high school talent to show off in front of the McDonald's All-American selection committee members.

247sports.com

 

[HooperScooper]

From the Wootten 150 this weekend on Bundalo. The thread on him is locked and I'm not starting another thread on him for just this.

4. Bundalo headlines night session
It was the story of two sessions for Niko Bundalo, who seemed to be forcing the action to start the day, but was arguably the most dominant player in the evening. His complete offensive versatility was on display as he made some plays off the bounce, showed his shooting touch to the arc, and finished athletically at the rim.

Bundalo has visited Ohio State, Michigan State, and Connecticut.

Wootten 150: Darius Adams, Braylon Mullins, Niko Bundalo impress on Day 1

The Wootten 150 is the final chance for some of the nation's best high school talent to show off in front of the McDonald's All-American selection committee members.

247sports.com

 

[mauconnfan]

From the Wootten 150 this weekend.

1. Adams shines early
Darius Adams was one of the first players to standout on Saturday, showing the overlap of his perimeter size, skill, and feel. He was aggressive with his individual offense, always around the ball, showing his shot-making, and able to make some plays in the open floor.

Wootten 150: Darius Adams, Braylon Mullins, Niko Bundalo impress on Day 1

The Wootten 150 is the final chance for some of the nation's best high school talent to show off in front of the McDonald's All-American selection committee members.

247sports.com

2 commitments on that list to SMU huh, Tooms and O’Neal Jr? Some cash flowing I’m guessing?

 

[RuffRuff]

 

[RuffRuff]

Sure was - I think I saw Jasper Johnson on the other squad. Didn’t see Mullins out there.

I’m all for that class. Balanced, long and shooting across the board, all with high IQ coachable types.

 

[alexd]

From the Wootten 150 this weekend on Bundalo. The thread on him is locked and I'm not starting another thread on him for just this.

Awwwww... come on Hooper.... start another Bundalo thread so it can slowly morph into a Vin Yokabaskas vs. Corny Thompson thread.

 

[TheHorde]

Awwwww... come on Hooper.... start another Bundalo thread so it can slowly morph into a Vin Yokabaskas vs. Corny Thompson thread.

Chuck Aleksinas

 

[alexd]

Chuck Aleksinas

there we go.... two Americans with Lithuanian heritage....Aleksinas & Yokabaskas. I should have thought of that. Thanks. Or did you mean Aleksinas v. Thompson?? LOL

 

[ec33]

2 commitments on that list to SMU huh, Tooms and O’Neal Jr? Some cash flowing I’m guessing?

Coming up with cash for players has never been an SMU problem. Getting caught doing so was another story.

 

[Mister P]

Sure looks like it with the way it’s played out the past few weeks.

Also, 3 crystal balls from 247, 1 Forecast from a Rivals analyst and 4 other Forecasts from Rivals publishers.

 

[Matrim55]

I think we're in good shape here.