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NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Predicting landing spots for top 9 uncommitted 2020 prospects

By Brian Rauf

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 18: Jalen Green #14 of Team Zion dunks prior to the game against Team Jimma during the SLAM Summer Classic 2019 at Dyckman Park on August 18, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 18: Jalen Green #14 of Team Zion dunks prior to the game against Team Jimma during the SLAM Summer Classic 2019 at Dyckman Park on August 18, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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Kai Sotto – No. 62 overall

The 7-1, 200-pound big man oozes with potential given his size, shooting touch, and efficiency around the paint. He’s not a great athlete, which limits his defensive abilities, but his size makes him an adequate rim protector. Sotto does need to add strength (as most high school seniors do) and play with more physicality, but the skill set of a quality big is there.

A native of the Philippines, Sotto opted to join The Skill Factory in Atlanta back in November, allowing him to play against a higher level of competition as a high school senior. It also bears mentioning that fellow 2020 top 50 prospect Marjon Beauchamp is also at The Skill Factory, and he announced prior to this season that he would be skipping college to prepare for the 2021 NBA Draft.

Sotto has received interest from a number of schools during his time at The Skill Factory, most prominently Auburn, DePaul, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, and USC, but all things seem to be pointing to him skipping college and following Beauchamp’s route. He has routinely said that his goal is to become the first Filipino-born player to play in the NBA, and he’ll likely spend another year training for it.

Prediction: Skips college

William Jeffress – No. 58 overall

Jeffress, a 6-7 combo forward, reclassified from the 2021 class to the 2020 class earlier this year and has the tools to make an impact right away. He has a power game that allows him to play inside, yet also has the ball-handling and mid-range shooting touch to play on the perimeter as well. He’ll need to add more strength to play on the interior at the college level and improve as a three-point shooter but, for someone who won’t turn 17 until June, he has a good deal of potential.

Jeffress was planning to visit a number of schools after his high school season ended but, obviously, those plans have been canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. That benefits a school like Pitt, as the Pennsylvania native has already visited there and is more familiar with the program and coaching staff.

Prediction: Pitt

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