NCAA Basketball: Ranking top conferences by 2019 recruiting classes

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5. Big 12 Conference

Impact recruits: Jahmius Ramsey (Texas Tech), Will Baker (Texas), Jalen Wilson (Kansas),
De’Vion Harmon (Oklahoma), Oscar Tshiebwe (West Virginia)

It’s hard to say that a top-15 recruiting class was a “disappointment” but compared to previous recruiting classes, Kansas didn’t have the typical haul that included five-star talent. They were supposed to land top-5 overall prospect RJ Hampton but he elected to go overseas instead of playing NCAA Basketball. The Jayhawks did recover though, landing four-star top-100 forwards Jalen Wilson and Tristan Enaruna to jump to the top spot of the Big 12 rankings.

Before then, it was Texas Tech who had the top spot. The recent high level of success has benefitted the program on the recruiting trail, landing their highest-rated high school prospect in school history in Jahmius Ramsey. With a national championship appearance, look for the Red Raiders to continue bringing in ranked recruiting classes going forward.

For some of the other schools, there’s a clear prized recruit that they’re hoping can have a big impact as a freshman. Tshiebwe is a top-40 big man that West Virginia hopes can be the next Sagaba Konate, while Oklahoma wants to have Harmon become the next star point guard for the program. TCU has a ton of newcomers via transfers or freshmen but top-75 guard PJ Fuller is the player to watch, as he’ll be next in line after Desmond Bane departs.

Oklahoma State quietly brought in a top-25 class as well and could possibly rise to top-10 if things go well in the next few months. And Texas shouldn’t be left out of the discussion as well, with a pair of centers looking to fill the void of losing Jaxson Hayes. There aren’t any clear “one and done”prospects but this was a good year for all the Big 12 schools.

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