Imagine you're a 5 star recruit...

[KembaStepback]

Lots of good suggestions here. If Billy Donovan were still at UF that'd be hard to pass up. Duke would always be very hard to turn down. Coach K. UNC would be a good one, Arizona is a good one as well.

 

[Stainmaster]

why Miami? the other 3 I don't think need explanation.

I've lived in New England my whole life. I want Florida weather without but old folks or alligators in my back yard. I also have a weakness for Cuban food.

 

[auror]

Good question. I think it honestly depends if I'm the #1 prospect or in the 20-25 range.

If I'm #1, I can go anywhere ala Ben Simmons. I'll get the coverage and media to follow me.

If I'm not, I'm going where the most other good players are. I want to be good and surrounded by talent my freshman year. This maximizes my talent not only because of the practices but also just prestige by association. So the answer is probably Kentucky or Duke. I'd lean Duke for the degree.

 

[tcf15]

Fortunately, there's no such thing as UCONN, so I choose to play for UConn

 

[80shusky]

VCU all the way!

 

[mlz01]

Fortunately, there's no such thing as UCONN, so I choose to play for UConn

well played, but I was actually looking forward to seeing your "real" response (no UConn)

 

[Danzz]

I've lived in New England my whole life. I want Florida weather without but old folks or alligators in my back yard. I also have a weakness for Cuban food.

Spent 4 years in college in Florida. There are better destinations but no getting around the good Cuban food.

 

[BUConn10]

UCLA, no question. No real expectations from anyone, still get major exposure, play in the best city in the world with the best women, still get lottery pick attention and recognition.

 

[August_West]

While a being 5 star recruit seems pretty cool, I prefer to imagine myself as Mandingo. There is only so much time in the day for daydreaming.

But yeah, I would go to Arizona or Texas (if you could somehow extract Austin from the rest of the State)

 

[8893]

Michigan State easily. Izzo is an elite coach and they are always in the Final Four.

I see what you did there. Nicely done.

 

[OkaForPrez]

Gonzaga. Spokane seems more my style than the beach towns and there's no other show in town so you truly own the campus. Their fan base is one of the best in CBB.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Priorities would have been:
1) Great Coach
2) Can surround me with great talent
3) Quality of Degree
4) Weather

So my list: Duke (makes me fell dirty), UNC, Stanford, Yale (screw the coach, talent, and weather...it is Yale!), Univ. of Bevo (visit Austin just once and you will see).

 

[Paesano]

Michigan State or Harvard

 

[HuskyFich]

Priorities would have been:
1) Great Coach
2) Can surround me with great talent
3) Quality of Degree
4) Weather

So my list: Duke (makes me fell dirty), UNC, Stanford, Yale (screw the coach, talent, and weather...it is Yale!), Univ. of Bevo (visit Austin just once and you will see).

1) Great Coach - Duke
2) Surrounded with Great Talent - Kentucky

...I'm not off to a good start here

3) Quality of Degree - Stanford
4) Weather - Chaminade

 

[B1GEast]

If I'm a 5 star recuit, me and my dad are definitely visiting Louisville

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

Harvard/Yale. I'll take the degree.

 

[sammydabiz]

1. Duke
2. Kansas
3. Stanford
4. Northwestern



Last: Cuse
Dead last: Rutgers

 

[Jluc]

1. Michigan St
2. North Carolina
3. Florida (would be more appealing if Billy D was still there)
4. Arizona

 

[RichZ]

If I'm a 5 star recuit, me and my dad are definitely visiting Louisville

 

[KyleUC]

Probably Wisconsin. Madison is beautiful, love Bo Ryan, great fan base, pretty good football program as well which I count as a plus, my second favorite school in the country in general. Also up there would be UCLA: Can't be SoCal weather and girls and the education and history are great, also decent football program; Michigan State: Izzo, decent football program, good fans; ASU/U of A: coeds

 

[Fishy]

Duke.

Great coach, active fan base, huge media attention, tons of post-grad networking.

And mild winters.

 

[elmcityboy]

barring uconn (even objectively, who wouldn't want to play for kevin ollie??) i think cal, stanford, wisconsin, and harvard all seem like solid bets. maybe georgetown, but i am trying to stay the hell out of the south.

 

[Huskies4ever]

1. Duke
2. Kansas
3. Stanford
4. Northwestern



Last: Cuse
Dead last: Rutgers

Just curious, why Northwestern?

 

[Huskies4ever]

1) Great Coach - Duke
2) Surrounded with Great Talent - Kentucky

...I'm not off to a good start here

3) Quality of Degree - Stanford
4) Weather - Chaminade

And you have your own great preseason tourney.

 

[nomar]

Coach K and it's not even close.

Why? Daddy not give you enough hugs when you were a kid?