Ranking the freshman seasons of former number one high school recruits

SYRACUSE, NY - FEBRUARY 23: Former Syracuse Orange player Carmelo Anthony (C) receives his jersey from athletic director Daryl Gross (L) as his number is retired during a ceremony at half time during the game against the Georgetown Hoyas at the Carrier Dome on February 23, 2013 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Nate Shron/Getty Images) /

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Josh McRoberts (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

Ranking the freshman seasons of former number one high school recruits: 23. Josh McRoberts

Freshman stats: 8.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.5 apg

Gerald Green was a next-level prospect while playing at Gulf Shores Academy. High schoolers stood no chance against him as he had the sort of game that was more suited for the NBA. Well, we aren’t the only ones who felt like Green was NBA ready as he made the leap right into the league in 2005.

Since Green never officially played a single game in college, were going to the second-rated high school player from his class, Josh McRoberts. The multi-talented big man had a well-rounded game in high school but wasn’t considered super athletic. Regardless of his limitations, McRoberts had a very good career. He dropped 17.9 points, grabbed 11.4 boards while dishing out 4.2 assists, and swatting three blocks per game in high school.

For some reason, the versatile game of McRoberts didn’t exactly translate to college. In his freshman season, he averaged a disappointing 8.7 points to go along with 5.3 rebounds and just 1.5 assists. Duke did have an overall impressive record of 32-4 and went on a deep run in March Madness but considering how ballyhooed McRoberts was coming out of high school, he was pretty disappointing.

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