There are nine uncommitted prospects among the top 100 players in the 2020 NCAA Basketball recruiting class. We make our predictions as to where each will end up.
The NCAA Basketball recruiting cycle has, like everything else, been mostly put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, throwing a wrench in programs trying to make some late additions to their 2020 recruiting classes.
There are still a significant number of high-caliber prospects available, too. Nine players ranked in the top 100 of the 247sports Composite rankings are still uncommitted, including five of the top 12.
All of these players are expected to have significant impacts where ever they end up, and they will be making their decisions soon as the spring signing period opens April 15 and runs through May 20.
Where will these top uncommitted prospect land? We make our predictions for all nine:
Kerwin Walton – No. 97 overall
Walton was a late bloomer during his high school career, bursting onto the scene as an elite prospect over the last year and a half. He averaged 26.4 points per game for his high school during his senior season, showcasing the kind of three-point shooting and touch that has many schools interested in him.
Earlier this week, the 6-5 shooting guard released his top six schools:
Four-star senior Kerwin Walton told @Stockrisers he’s working on finding his day in April where he will announce his college decision.
— Jake (@jakeweingarten) March 31, 2020
Finalists: Creighton, Arizona, North Carolina, Minnesota, Georgetown and Vanderbilt.
He has already been able to visit every school other than Georgetown, and every school other than North Carolina currently has a scholarship available to offer him. In an interview with the Star Tribune, Walton did express some concern about potential NCAA sanctions against Arizona and that head coach Richard Pitino was really the only reason he was seriously considering his home-state Gophers.
With that as the background, Creighton looks like the school that makes the most sense. He fits their perimeter-oriented playing style and that is one of the schools that has been recruiting him the longest.
Prediction: Creighton