NCAA Basketball: 10 teams who need strong 2021 recruiting classes

Oregon Ducks

Not only is Oregon Basketball predicted to be a top 25 team in 2020-21, but Oregon basketball as a whole is also going to be great when you combine the men’s and women’s programs. Unlike the women, Coach Dana Altman’s squad is not destined to be a contender past the 2020-21 season. When it comes to the roster in two years, it will be the juniors who will be depended upon.

The two juniors that will be needed to help are 2018 No. 40 recruit Will Richardson and 2019 recruit No. 94 Chandler Lawson (4.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg). With the addition of 2020 recruit No. 72 Jalen Terry, Oregon looks to have the players to fill the starting positions, but a strong 2021 class will be required to surround that cast.

A total of eight players will have graduated from the 2019-20 Pac-12 Regular Season Championship team by the time the 2021-22 season tips off. A strong 2021 class is needed not just to stay on top of the Pac-12, but to simply compete, especially when one takes a look at the jump-start their Pac-12 foes have with the top impact players in the Pac-12.