NCAA Basketball: Top-25 impact incoming recruiting classes entering 2024-25 season

6. UConn Huskies

The back-to-back national champions welcoming an instant-impact recruiting class? Well, that shouldn’t come as a surprise!

This spring, the UConn Huskies were retooling a roster that saw the departures of Stephon Castle and Donovan Clingan in the first round and Tristen Newton and Cam Spencer in the second round.

While they made noteworthy additions from the transfer portal, their incoming recruiting class -- the 11th-best composite rank in the country, according to 24/7 Sports -- separates UConn from a preseason top-10 team to a preseason top-five team.

Five-star SF Liam McNeely, who de-committed from Indiana in March, is a potential 2025 NBA Draft lottery pick who expects to slot into the starting five immediately. Many words can describe McNeely, but let's go with two that best describe his game: versatility and shooting.

In addition to McNeely, four-star CG Ahmad Nowell and four-star SF ​​Isaiah Abraham expect to serve integral backup roles for a team looking to complete a three-peat for the first time since the John Wooden days at UCLA.

Even with a high volume of losses, the UConn Huskies will not skip a beat -- and their incoming recruiting class will be integral to their success this season.