College Basketball Recruiting: 2012 Team Recruiting Rankings

The 2012 team recruiting rankings are here. Once again, for the fourth year in a row, Kentucky coach John Calipari has reeled in the #1 class. Kentucky’s class is led by Nerlens Noel, the #2 player in the class. Anthony Bennett, Devonte Pollard, Tony Parker and Amile Jefferson are 4 top 50 players who have not committed, so the rankings are subject to change once they decide on a college.

Let’s take a look at the rankings:

1.        Kentucky

2012 commits (Top 50 rank)

C         Nerlens Noel (2)

SF        Alex Poythress (5)

SG       Archie Goodwin (13)

C         Willie Cauley (35)

2.      Arizona

2012 commits (Top 50 rank)

PF       Brandon Ashley (6)

C         Kaleb Tarczewski (9)

PF       Grant Jerrett (16)

SG       Gabe York (39)

3.      UCLA

2012 commits (Top 50 rank)

G/F      Shabazz Muhammad (1)

G/F      Kyle Anderson (3)

SF        Jordan Adams (49)

4.      N.C. State

2012 commits (Top 50 rank)

SG       Rodney Purvis (12)

SF        T.J. Warren (23)

PG       Tyler Lewis (42) 

5.      Indiana

2012 commits (Top 50 rank)

PG       Yogi Ferrell (28)

PF       Hanner Perea (32)

SF        Jeremy Hollowell (50)

SG       Ron Patterson

C         Peter Jurkin

6.      Baylor

2012 commits (Top 50 rank)

C         Isaiah Austin (4)

PF       Ricardo Gathers (34)

PG       L.J. Rose

C         Chad Rykhoek

7.      Providence

2012 commits (Top 50 rank)

SG       Ricardo Ledo (14)

PG       Kris Dunn (17)

SG       Joshua Fortune

8.      North Carolina

2012 commits (Top 50 rank)

PG       Marcus Paige (21)

PF       Brice Johnson (40)

C         Joel James

SF        J.P. Tokoto

9.      Michigan

2012 commits (Top 50 rank)

SF        Glenn Robinson III (26)

PF       Mitch McGary (36)

SF        Nik Stauskas

PG       Spike Albrecht

10.     Houston

2012 commits (Top 50 rank)

SF        Danuel House (20)

PF       Chicken Knowles (48

C         Valentine Izundo