NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Ranking 7 finalists for 2020 F Earl Timberlake

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6. Miami

The reason Miami sits towards the bottom of this list but not quite last is because they have been inconsistent at best as of late, but they also play in the best conference when it comes to college basketball.

The ACC is by far the strongest conference as it relates to college basketball as they have had three National Champions since 2015 and five teams make the Final Four in that time frame as well.

Miami has made it to only three NCAA Tournaments since 2014 and in that time frame they have won at least one game only once, which was back in 2016 when they made it to the Sweet Sixteen. It is because of this that the Hurricanes are towards the bottom of the list for Earl Timberlake.

The Hurricanes are one of the most inconsistent teams in the ACC and although Timberlake would have the opportunity to prove himself against some of the best players and teams in American, he would be doing so for a team that has had little success as of late.

However, although the Hurricanes have struggled as a team lately, they have had four players selected in the NBA Draft since 2017.

So once again, depending on what Timberlake wants out of his college experience, Miami COULD be a decent fit for the small forward. Miami is one of the only teams on this list that has had more than one player selected in the NBA Draft, so if this is ultimately what Timberlake wants, it could be a good fit.

However, in doing so Timberlake would be playing for arguably the most inconsistent team in the best basketball conference in America.

Miami is a big risk reward team and because of it they are towards the bottom of this list, but if Timberlake is ok with struggling as a team to thrive as a player, this might not be a bad option.

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