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SEC Basketball Recruiting: Every team’s top class from past decade

By Dakota Cox

NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 02: Anthony Davis #23 of the Kentucky Wildcats celebrates before he cuts down the net after the Wildcats defeat the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 in the National Championship Game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on April 2, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 02: Anthony Davis #23 of the Kentucky Wildcats celebrates before he cuts down the net after the Wildcats defeat the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 in the National Championship Game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on April 2, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – MARCH 22: The Mississippi Rebels mascot looks onin the first half against the Oklahoma Sooners during the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Colonial Life Arena on March 22, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – MARCH 22: The Mississippi Rebels mascot looks onin the first half against the Oklahoma Sooners during the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Colonial Life Arena on March 22, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Ole Miss Rebels: 2012

Ole Miss hasn’t been the best at recruiting stars in basketball. They usually recruit talent and need that fit the schemes they run, and those systems may occasionally produce a college star. 2012 did just that.

The star for this class was Marshall Henderson. He was a junior college transfer after playing for Utah his freshman year, but he still got two years with the Rebels. In those two years, he averaged over 19 points a game in each, getting 20 a game junior year.

There wasn’t a lot of stellar talent outside of Henderson in this class, but they got some rotation players in Anthony Perez and Martavious Newby. The main reason that this class is the best is because of Henderson, however. He is one of the more famous college players to come from Ole Miss in recent memory. Honestly, this choice has more to say about the state of Ole Miss recruiting than it does the talent of this class.

Ole Miss also has some potential in their 2019 class, but I decided to stick with 2012. The 2019 class could easily surpass this one, but it’s no guarantee just yet. I also considered 2016 because it had the gem of Breein Tyree, but he only had one good year and was the only good talent from the class.

All in all, it’s hard to find great recruiting classes from Ole Miss. Marshall Henderson in 2012 was the best I could do.

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