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PAC-12 Basketball: Top 15 impact players from the 2020 recruiting class

By Trevor Sinodhinos

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 16: Singer Carnell Johnson performs the American national anthem before the championship game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament between the Oregon Ducks and the Washington Huskies at T-Mobile Arena on March 16, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Ducks defeated the Huskies 68-48. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 16: Singer Carnell Johnson performs the American national anthem before the championship game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament between the Oregon Ducks and the Washington Huskies at T-Mobile Arena on March 16, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Ducks defeated the Huskies 68-48. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 07: USC Trojans players (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 07: USC Trojans players (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

2. USC Trojans – Evan Mobley

In order to continue the narrative of players leaving schools in the Pac-12 via graduation, transferring, or declaring early for the NBA draft, we land upon the University of Southern California. Andy Enfield and his coaching staff are going to have to put their collective heads together to navigate losing seniors Jonah Matthews (13.4 PPG), Daniel Utomi (8.2 PPG), and Nick Rakocvic (10.5 PPG).  Despite those seniors being starters, their biggest loss will be starting power forward and leading scorer Onyeka Okongwu (16.2 PPG, 8.6 RPG)  who is projected to be an early first-round selection in the NBA Draft

Grad Transfers Isaiah White and Chavez Goodwin will be able to start at the forward positions and rounding out the front-court will be 2020 recruit, Evan Mobley. At 7’0- 205 pounds from Rancho Christian, Mobley is a consensus top-five recruit nationally. A few more pounds would benefit him, for he does not have the strength to defend the post. While at Rancho Christian he showed the ability to guard smaller players and in a game versus Sierra Canyon he defended Ziaire Williams, granted he did give him a lot of room.

Offensively he did not have the opportunity to create his own shot as a center, but when given the opportunity he can extend the defense with his shot-making ability beyond the arc. He is also a threat to get out ahead of the defense as he runs the court to get ahead of the ball. His quickness to the ball on the jump is where he will make his greatest impact. Unless somebody physically stops him, he will get the ball.

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