NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Analyzing top 2020 classes prior to spring

DES MOINES, IOWA - MARCH 23: A detailed view of a Wilson basketball on the sideline of the court during the second half in the second round game between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Michigan State Spartans of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena on March 23, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – MARCH 01: Coach Mack of Louisville reacts. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

24. Louisville Cardinals (3 commits)

Average Class Ranking: 25.5

Louisville has been a powerhouse program throughout the 21st century. While Rick Pitino was a huge reason for the Cardinals’ success, current head coach Chris Mack has been excellent since taking over a couple of years ago. Louisville reached the NCAA Tournament during his first season at the helm and would have easily done the same in Year 2 had the 2020 version of the event not been canceled.

After landing the No. 12 class in 2019, Coach Mack is once again showing his chops on the recruiting chops with the 2020 class. Perhaps most notably, Louisville landed the top-ranked JUCO transfer in the entire country by securing Jay Scrubb’s commitment. Scrubb is a likely NBA prospect as a 6-foot-6 guard that can make impacts on both ends of the floor. He is a strong scorer that also rebounds very well at his position.

With regard to high school prospects committed to Louisville, both D’Andre Davis and JJ Traynor are going to be big-time contributors to the program’s frontcourt as Top 150 players. Davis is an Indianapolis native standing at 6-foot-5 who can aggressively attack the basket. He is an all-around talented prospect that could grow into a star.

The same could be said about Traynor, a 6-foot-8 power forward that has been steadily improving his game over the past several months. He oozes versatility as a multipositional threat and monitoring his development will be interesting.

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