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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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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 26: The Colorado Buffaloes (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

15. Colorado Buffaloes – Jabari Walker

Colorado Basketball can sum their 2019-20 season up as ‘a decent showing’, although the upset loss to Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament was a disappointment, their  10-8 conference record was good enough to get Tad Boyle’s Buffaloes a tie for fifth place. As they look forward to 2020-21, there are some holes in their roster that were not filled.

The loss of senior starting off-guard Shane Gattling (6.5 PPG) will provide more opportunity for junior Elijah Paquet, but the loss of back-up power forward Lucas Stewart (7.7 PPG) to graduation was compounded when second-leading scorer and starter Tyler Bey (13.8) declared for the NBA Draft. Star point guard McKinley Wright IV has also declared after averaging 14.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, and five assists, unlike Bey who is projected to be a top 50 selection, McKinley is projected to return to Boulder.

With the depth depleted at the four-spot, Jabari Walker is on this list because he will get minutes. Although 6’8, Parker is currently 195 pounds, with the body and the game of an NCAA small forward. During his time at Compass Prep. he showed the ability to guard high school guards and tallied up some breakaway dunks as he would leak out after their misses. Walker’s lack of aggressiveness on the boards and in the paint will limit his impact even when the match-ups are in his favor.

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