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Big East Basketball: Top early 2019 recruiting starts in the conference

By Lukas Harkins

SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 31: Head coach Jay Wright of the Villanova Wildcats reacts against the Kansas Jayhawks in the second half during the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at the Alamodome on March 31, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 31: Head coach Jay Wright of the Villanova Wildcats reacts against the Kansas Jayhawks in the second half during the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at the Alamodome on March 31, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – APRIL 02: Head coach Jay Wright of the Villanova Wildcats looks on. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX – APRIL 02: Head coach Jay Wright of the Villanova Wildcats looks on. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

2. Villanova Wildcats

National Ranking: No. 7

With two top-100 commits already landed for the 2019 class, Villanova is once again off to a tremendous start in terms of recruiting. For the 2018 class, the Wildcats ended up with a four-player class that ranked at No. 9 in the entire nation. Now with Justin Moore and Eric Dixon in tow for this next season, there is no question that head coach Jay Wright is not only one of the best in-game coaches in college basketball but also an elite-level recruiter.

The top recruit in the class to this point is Justin Moore, a 6-foot-4 combo guard ranked at No. 47 in the country. An excellent 3-point shooter who can also attack the basket, Moore is already a polished scorer but it is his playmaking that could take him to the next level. After this coming season, Villanova will need to say goodbye to Phil Booth and Moore could be the next man up. In 23 games for Team Takeover on the EYBL circuit, he averaged 11.5 points (.459/.305/.755), 4.0 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.

Eric Dixon, the other 2019 commit, stands at 6-foot-6 and projects as a power forward for the ‘Cats. Already a well-built stud at the high school level, he has the potential to be a superb rebounder as well as an undersized forward who can score both inside and out. In the UAA, Dixon averaged 15.1 points (.546/.542/.688), 6.9 points, and 1.6 assists per game in 14 contests.

UPDATE: Villanova now moves to the top spot on this list with the commitment of Bryan Antoine. Of course, I had to post this two days before that announcement. The Wildcats are just a dominant force right now in all facets of the sport. 

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