Mid-major Basketball: 5 biggest takeaways from 2019 recruiting classes
Mid-major Basketball always flies under the radar when it comes to recruiting. What were the biggest takeaways from the 2019 classes?
Last season was crazy for Mid-major Basketball on the recruiting trail. Western Kentucky led all programs ranked No. 29 overall, thanks to the surprising pickup of five-star big man Charles Bassey. They along with Harvard and Rhode Island ranked in the top-50 last season.
Nevada didn’t make it that high but had a splash of their own in McDonald’s All-American forward Jordan Brown. Things didn’t end up well between them but for last summer, the Wolf Pack was the talk of the town. The two best mid-major freshmen were Lamine Diane of Cal State Northridge and Antoine Davis, two of the biggest stat stuffers in all of NCAA Basketball last season.
Looking towards this upcoming season, there isn’t an incredible amount of noteworthy pickups from the mid-major world. One team clearly stood out from the rest (more on them in a bit), while the rest quietly grabbed the recruits they wanted.
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For this piece, I wanted to take a closer look for how mid-major basketball did overall. While it might not be filled with many “one and done” prospects, there are still plenty of talented players who opted against playing for the power conferences.
Which teams and leagues did the best overall? And which players should you look out for in the upcoming season? Here are some of my biggest takeaways.