NCAA Basketball: 10 teams who need successful 2020 recruiting classes
All NCAA Basketball teams hope for a good recruiting class but there are some who needs it more than others. Which programs must have a great 2020 cycle?
When it comes to the NCAA Basketball class of 2019 recruiting cycle, there were several programs who stood out in terms of how good a group of incoming freshmen they have. Led by No. 2 overall prospect Anthony Edwards, Georgia landed themselves a top-10 class. So did Washington thanks to a pair of five-star frontcourt players, while Arizona rebounded with a quality group themselves.
Villanova used their national title to land their greatest recruiting class yet, while Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers went crazy this offseason, landing several commitments to overtake both Duke and Kentucky to land the No. 1 overall class. But there were plenty of other programs who while didn’t land the very best players, still filled all their needs and accomplished what they wanted to. There also were others who fell short, which could hurt them down the road.
They have an opportunity to make up for it in the upcoming 2020 recruiting class. Based on the rosters, there are plenty of teams who won’t be as active, as there simply aren’t expected open scholarships.
For this piece, I’ll be looking at 10 programs who are likely going to have several open spaces that’ll need to be filled. And if they can’t find quality prospects, it’ll have big repercussions for their respective program down the road. Teams like Duke and Kentucky aren’t included because it’s a safe bet that they’ll get plenty of great talent. But it’s not a guarantee for these following 10 NCAA Basketball teams.