NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Analyzing top 2020 classes prior to spring

16. Xavier Musketeers (3 commits)

Average Class Ranking: 17.5

Xavier has been a consistent presence in the postseason for the last several seasons and that resulted in a move to the Big East a few years ago. The Musketeers have continued to be successful since upgrading conferences and have also taken the next step with regard to recruiting. Current head coach Travis Steele is yet to coach an NCAA Tournament game in two years at the helm but he has been rock-solid on the recruiting trail.

Xavier’s 2020 recruiting class currently includes three commits with each of them residing in the Top 150. Most notably, point guard Dwon Odom looks poised to be a stud. A 6-foot-1 playmaker out of Georgia, Odom is ranked at No. 49/44 in the class and is a hard-nosed attacker. He aggressively drives the lane consistently and can be a tough finisher. Odom is also an excellent on-ball defender so he should be a two-way threat right away.

Alongside him, Coach Steele also snagged a pair of solid wings to form a backcourt trio. C.J. Wilcher (No. 93/115) is the higher-rated of this duo and is known as one of the better 3-point shooters in the class. He isn’t much of a defensive stopper but can definitely fill it up from beyond the arc and excels in catch-and-shoot situations.

Colby Jones (No. 126/97), on the other hand, is a more well-rounded piece that does just about everything well without many major strengths of weaknesses. He is the swiss-army knife of this class with the ability to fill a variety of potential roles.