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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 4376349, member: 10"] FWIW, saw this in an ESPN+ article today. [B][I]It has been nearly five months since the [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/playerrankings/_/class/2023/order/true']ESPN 100[/URL] -- and [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/playerrankings/_/class/2024/order/true']ESPN 60[/URL] and [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/playerrankings/_/class/2025/order/true']ESPN 25[/URL], of course -- was completely updated.[/I][/B][I] In that time, we've seen new men's basketball recruits establish themselves as five-star prospects, a handful of players make cases to be the No. 1-ranked player in the 2023 class, and plenty of commitments. Dozens and dozens of commitments.[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/34463755/men-basketball-recruiting-top-risers-key-storylines-more-analysis[/URL] So that's why they had Ball so low. He was a break out star this past spring and summer. The other services have updated their rankings multiple times since ESPN updated theirs. [HEADING=1][I]8. More new faces into the ESPN 100[/I][/HEADING] [I][B]G [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/248116/solomon-ball']Solomon Ball[/URL] ESPN 100 ranking: 50[/B] Ball, a [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/41/uconn-huskies']UConn[/URL] commit, has great length, speed and explosiveness. He was second on the circuit in transition points per game and was one of the most efficient volume scorers on the circuit, scoring 1.01 points per possession, according to Synergy Sports. "He has a lot of similarities to [URL='https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3908809/donovan-mitchell']Donovan Mitchell[/URL]," said Brewster Academy coach Jason Smith, who coached Mitchell before he enrolled at Louisville and was drafted in 2017. Ball finds his way to the rim most times and is a determined finisher. Though he shoots just 28% from long distance, he has the work habits to change that entering his senior season. "He has a tremendous work ethic and desire to improve daily," Smith said.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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