2017 Recruiting Class Could Be The Best Yet

[Jet915]

New 247 rankings came out, currently 8 in top 100 and 11 in top 150 composite.

#41 Samuels (Nova))
#58 Marshall (X)
#74 Cale (SHU)
#75 Ballock (Creighton)
#83 Young (Butler)
#85 Brown (SJU)
#91 Watson (PC)
#93 Roundtree (Nova)
#108 Alexander (Creighton)
#125 Harden (X)
#137 Dickens (PC)

Pretty cool to see 7 Big East teams represented.

http://247sports.com/Season/2017-Basketball/CompositeRecruitRankings?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

Theo John - Rivals.com profile

Theo John commits to Marquette - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 5:15 pm CDT September 13, 2016

Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski and his staff scored a recruiting victory on Tuesday as power forward Theo John committed to join the Golden Eagles’ 2017 recruiting class.

The 6-foot-8, 210-pound high school senior from Champlin Park, Minnesota, chose Marquette over staying in state and playing for the Golden Gophers. He made his announcement at 5 p.m. Tuesday evening, alongside his high school teammate McKinley Wright, who announced he will play college hoops at Dayton.

[marquette]

Yeah, he's not the most highly rated recruit but he fills a desperate need for next year. By all accounts he is physically prepared for the jump to college ball (6'8'' 210 lb) and I'm confident he will be a solid contributor. We still have two scholarships available for next season and are in on a few more recruits. I wouldn't expect a particularly high ranking for our recruiting class this season, but we should end up with solid pieces that will be very good in the '18-19 seasons. Our current commits are both post players (Ike Eke is a 6'9'' PF) and I'm super excited to see them grow.

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

Yeah, he's not the most highly rated recruit but he fills a desperate need for next year. By all accounts he is physically prepared for the jump to college ball (6'8'' 210 lbs) and I'm confident he will be a solid contributor.

Anytime that you beat half-a-dozen Big Ten schools for a recruit, you’ve got a quality commitment.

Theo’s offer list: Marquette, California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Memphis, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Purdue, and Texas Tech.

According to Scout.com, Theo John is 6'9'', 215 lbs and is a borderline Top 150 prospect: Scout.com 2017 Prospect Rankings - Minnesota

The article linked below has the full 13-minute press conference. Theo John’s announcement occurs at the 2:05 mark on the video and Channel 5’s interview with Theo begins at the 7:03 mark.

2 Metro Area High School Basketball Players Turn Down Gophers – KSPT Channel 5 Eywitness News Minneapolis - September 13, 2016, 8:01 PM

Theo John told KSTP Sports he's excited to follow in the shoes of his idol, NBA star Dwyane Wade, at Marquette. John hopes to wear Wade's #3 jersey when he enrolls. Marquette doesn't retire jerseys, choosing rather to "honor" them. That allows the numbers to be worn - if permission is given - by future players. John is hoping to receive permission from Wade to don #3.

Congratulations to Coach Wojciechowski and the Golden Eagles.

[Jet915]

Adding Jamal Cain, now 8 Big East teams have Top 150 recruits.

#41 Samuels (Nova))
#58 Marshall (X)
#74 Cale (SHU)
#75 Ballock (Creighton)
#83 Young (Butler)
#85 Brown (SJU)
#91 Watson (PC)
#93 Roundtree (Nova)
#108 Alexander (Creighton)
#125 Harden (X)
#132 Cain (Marquette)
#137 Dickens (PC)

[aughnanure]

247 Sports now ranks 6 Big East teams in the top 25 of their 2017 composite team rankings:

#7 Xavier
#14 Villanova
#18 Butler
#19 Creighton
#22 Marquette
#24 Providence

http://247sports.com/Season/2017-Basket ... amRankings

[Jet915]

247 Sports now ranks 6 Big East teams in their 2017 composite team rankings:

#7 Xavier
#14 Villanova
#18 Butler
#19 Creighton
#22 Marquette
#24 Providence

http://247sports.com/Season/2017-Basket ... amRankings

I would expect Butler or Creighton to jump up once Christian David decides where he wants to go.....

[adoraz]

247 Sports now ranks 6 Big East teams in their 2017 composite team rankings:

#7 Xavier
#14 Villanova
#18 Butler
#19 Creighton
#22 Marquette
#24 Providence

http://247sports.com/Season/2017-Basket ... amRankings

Assuming you just mean top 25? In the top 50 we also have:

Seton Hall #45
St. John's #47

Also, for individual recruits:
2017: 0 five star and 12 four stars
2016: 1 five star and 12 four stars
2015: 2 five stars and 9 four stars
2014: 1 five star and 16 four stars
2013: 0 five star and 10 four stars

[aughnanure]

247 Sports now ranks 6 Big East teams in their 2017 composite team rankings:

#7 Xavier
#14 Villanova
#18 Butler
#19 Creighton
#22 Marquette
#24 Providence

http://247sports.com/Season/2017-Basket ... amRankings

Assuming you just mean top 25? In the top 50 we also have:

Seton Hall #45
St. John's #47

Also, for individual recruits:
2017: 0 five star and 12 four stars
2016: 1 five star and 12 four stars
2015: 2 five stars and 9 four stars
2014: 1 five star and 16 four stars
2013: 0 five star and 10 four stars

Haha yes. Whoops. Fixed now.

[stever20]

1 thing right now... last year this time, BE had 1 5 and 5 4 star guys committed...

However- of the 7 4 star guys who committed- 3 committed between 9/19(one actually committed on 9/19)- and 9/30. Another one on 10/20. Only 3 guys committed to the Big East after Halloween last year.

2015 class- by 9/19- had 1 5 star and 5 4 star guys signed. Got 5 star(Ellensen) on 10/9. Got 4 4 star guys Mar-Jun '15

2014 class- prob best similarity- got 1 5 star on 9/19(Whitehead). Got 3 other 4 star guys by end of September. Only other one committed 11/1.

so last 3 years- after yesterday got 2 5 star and 15 4 star guys for the rest of the recruiting class. Of the 17, 7 were signed in the last 12 days of September. Another 3 were done in October or on November 1.

So in 3 years-
Pre 9/19- 2 5 star and 22 4 star guys.
post 9/19- 2 5 star and 15 4 star guys.
So as of now- 24 before/17 after- or about 59% done

by end of Sep- 3 5 star and 28 4 star guys
post Sep- 1 5 star and 9 4 star guys
so by end of September 31 before/10 after- or 76% done

by Nov 2- 4 5 star and 30 4 star guys
after- 0 5 star and 7 4 star guys(with 5 of the 7 being St John's, and 2 being Marquette).
so by then 83% done....

so would seem that the next 2 weeks are huge for Big East schools.