NCAA Basketball: Pros and cons of top 7 schools for No. 1 recruit Chet Holmgren

The Tigers’ frontcourt would be the best in the American Athletic Conference with Holmgren and Mousse Cisse on the floor.

Pro: The Memphis Tigers have made their mark in the American Athletic Conference thanks to Trey Landers Nolley II, Lester Quinones, Boogie Ellis, and D.J. Jeffries. If DeAndre Williams declares for the NBA Draft, there could be room for Holmgren to move in the power forward spot and play a free-flowing style of basketball as a point forward.

Con: The only con I see with Memphis is if Quinones, Ellis, and Alex Lomax all leave. Continuity among the backcourt wouldn’t be there. The Tigers coaching staff is pursuing Kennedy, Chandler, JD Davison, and Jaden Hardy to help their cause.

Holmgren would be the focal point for the Hoyas.

Pro: Holmgren could go to Georgetown and help rebuild a program. His playmaking ability could be a difference-maker for them.

Con: Two of their three leading scorers are leaving. Holmgren wants to win. Georgetown is a bottom tier team in the Big East at best. They’ve seen Mac McClung transfer and do big things at Texas Tech, and they had off the court issues cloud their program. The Hoyas were just a big name to add to his list, but they don’t have a chance to land him.

Holmgren would give UNC a well-round starting five.

Pro: North Carolina would be an interesting destination for Holmgren because they have a young team with excellent pieces at every position. The pairing of him and Day’Ron Sharpe would be fun to watch in the ACC also.

Con: Caleb Love, Sharpe, and Armando Bacot have the potential to go pro. If Sharpe comes back and Bacot heads to the NBA, Holmgren would move to center, which wouldn’t fit his play style as a point forward. Love going pro would the Tarheels’ backcourt caliber level goes down.