Arizona Basketball: Wildcats have the top 2017 recruiting class in nation

2017 shooting guard Brandon Randolph is the newest member of Arizona basketball.

Is there anyone on the recruiting trail that is hotter than Sean Miller and the Arizona Wildcats?

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After reeling in an impressive 2016 class and adding two high quality talents in 2017, including the top overall prospect in the class, the Wildcats snagged another elite recruit on Wednesday.

Four-star shooting guard Brandon Randolph verbally committed to Arizona over Syracuse, Oregon and Wake Forest after visiting the campus this past weekend.

The 6’6″ shooting guard is ranked 40th in ESPN’s top 100 and is labeled as the fourth best player in the state of New York. The Yonkers native is also ranked as the 10th best two-guard in the nation for the class of 2017.

With the PSA Cardinals on the Nike EYBL Circuit this past summer, Randolph averaged 16.5 points, shot over 40 percent from beyond the arc and hit 48 percent of his shots overall from all areas of the floor.

Randolph’s greatest asset is his ability to knock down jump shots from the outside. Because he has great size, Randolph has no problem getting his shot off no matter who is defending him. He has excellent touch, a quick release and perfect form on his shot, which should help him develop into one of the best pure shooters in the Pac-12 over the course of time.

He could develop more of a mid-range game, add on some valuable strength and fine-tune his ball handling. However, Randolph is a tremendous athlete with long arms and a solid ability to also beat defenders off the bounce and in transition.

It would be shocking if Randolph didn’t carve out a massive role in year one with the Wildcats.

But the bigger story revolves around Arizona and their recruiting success.

Kentucky, Duke and Kansas are the best three schools in terms of reeling in top one-and-done talents.

Arizona normally doesn’t chase those type of players, but they have had great success over the past two recruiting classes.

Their 2016 class is made up of the 20th and 21st best prospects, guards Kobi Simmons and Rawle Alkins, and one of the most pro ready freshman in college basketball in forward Lauri Markkanen.

And how could anyone forget about what they’ve already accomplished in 2017? Forward DeAndre Ayton, the top talent in the entire class, is headed to Tucson as the favorite for the number one overall selection in the 2018 NBA Draft. His unique athleticism, mobility and versatility could eventually turn him into the top big man in the professional ranks.

Alex Barcello is a four-star prospect who is more of a three-to-four year program player and Randolph is also not a one-and-done talent, so Arizona is showing that they can balance between acquiring top high end players and long term program changers.

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They are unlikely to ever bring the influx of NBA talent that Duke and Kentucky reel in on a annual basis. However, their program will still be consistently competing in March, especially with Miller in command.