NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Ranking the last 10 No. 1 overall prospects

9. Josh Jackson – 2016

A talented guard from Detroit, Jackson chose to play at Kansas, teaming with stars like Frank Mason to produce a brilliant Jayhawks squad. His size gave him the ability to play all over the court, putting in minutes as a forward while also being able to hit an outside shot every game. Teaming up with Mason and others, Jackson helped this Kansas squad reach the Elite Eight before they were upended by an upstart Oregon team.

Jackson averaged 16.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg, and 3.0 apg in his one season at Kansas. He was a very talented player, though he may not have been the best from the 2016 recruiting class. Studs like Lonzo Ball, Miles Bridges, Jayson Tatum and Markelle Fultz emerged. Jackson had a solid season, but it’s hard to call him better than all of these prospects, not to mention the usual slew that ended up at Kentucky. He did have Tournament success, but this Kansas team was deep with experience and talent.

The Big 12’s Rookie of the Year was also a 3rd team All-American. He wasn’t Kansas’s leading scorer or best player, but he did help them come very close to another Final Four appearance. He may not have been the class’s most talented scorer or rebounder, but at least he made a deep Tourney run. Kansas is a talented program with a deep history, so Jackson doesn’t exactly stand out in the long line of Jayhawks history. He put up some solid numbers, but he certainly wasn’t as memorable as Ball or Bridges following their college careers.