NCAA Basketball: 5 way-too-early winners of class of 2022 recruiting cycle
By Matt Melton
Vanderbilt Commodores
Don’t look now, but this is starting to have the makings of the best recruiting class at Vanderbilt so far during the Jerry Stackhouse era.
The Commodores currently have the #3 ranked recruiting class in the country for the Class of 2022. While Vanderbilt does have three current commits in their 2022 class, tied for the most in the country, this class is highly ranked mostly due to 4-star center Lee Dort.
Dort, at 6’9 240 lbs., is a true center who has the ability to dominate in the paint at times. Rated among the Top 10 centers overall in the Class of 2022, Dort has been rated as both a 4 and 5-star prospect according to numerous recruiting sites and has all the potential to be one of the best recruits to play for the Commodores since Darius Garland and Simisola Shittu in 2018.
Joining Dort in Vanderbilt’s 2022 class so far is 3-star guard Noah Shelby and PG Pressly Patterson. Shelby is considered as one of the best long-range shooters in the entire Class of 2022, while Patterson is a Tennessee native, and should provide depth at the guard position.
Vanderbilt has all the makings early on to have a special recruiting class in 2022. If the Commodores can add more talent to this class to surround a dominant post-presence in Dort, Stackhouse and Co. could be building something in Nashville.