NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Early analysis of top 2021 prospects

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 20: A general view of basketballs before the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Michigan State Spartans during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Time Warner Cable Arena on March 20, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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CHARLOTTE, NC – MARCH 22: A general view before the start. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

AJ Griffin Jr. – White Plains, NY

SF | 6-foot-7 | 200 lbs | No. 10 overall

AJ Griffin Jr. checks in with one of the most college-ready frames for a prospect who is finishing up his sophomore year. He is already extremely well-built with the ability to use his strength to his advantage. He is also an outstanding athlete at 6-foot-7 as he attacks the basket with ferocity. Griffin has also showcased improved perimeter shooting as of late and he is clearly blossoming into a well-rounded offensive threat with the ability to do damage from anywhere on the court both with and without the ball.

Griffin was especially impressive while competing in the second EYBL session of the year (Indianapolis). Across his four games with PSA Cardinals (U17), the superstar wing averaged an insanely efficient 20.5 points on 12-for-19 (63.2%) shooting from beyond the arc while also chipping in 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. He definitely showed that he can impact the floor in many ways while shooting the lights out from the perimeter.

He is yet to receive an offer from a recruiting powerhouse but already has eight high-major offers. If he continues to shoot the three with the efficiency that he did in Indy, you can expect his recruitment to heat up in a hurry. He is a top-10 player in the class for good reasons and showed that in the second session.

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