Big East Basketball: 5 biggest takeaways from 2019 recruiting classes
How did all of Big East Basketball look when it comes to the 2019 recruiting classes? Here are some of the biggest takeaways this offseason.
It’s been an impactful offseason for Big East Basketball. There have been coaching changes, NBA Draft decisions and numerous transfers. It’s had a major impact on the recruiting for each team as a result.
There was a clear divide between the 10 programs when it comes to how many new recruits were brought in. The top four overall classes (Villanova, Xavier, DePaul and Georgetown) have 4+ incoming freshmen, while the other six brought in either just one or two new recruits. For a couple of them, there were valid reasons why that happened.
Compared to the power five conferences, the Big East fell a bit back in this overall class. Outside of Villanova at No. 4 overall, only Xavier (No. 25) and DePaul (No. 32) even cracked the top 50 classes in all of NCAA Basketball. It makes sense considering that only four programs had more than two commits and there were plenty of transfer pickups throughout the league as well.
For this piece, I plan of looking at both the good and bad from these conferences. As the Big East knows more than anyone, classes that fail to exceed expectations can be the difference between making the NCAA Tournament and missing out altogether. What were the most notable takeaways overall for the Big East?