This is the first edition of a series I will do throughout the year:
98+: Doesn’t come around very often, and will be great in college and the NBA
96 – 97: On pace to be a lottery pick, and should be very good in college in most likely one year of college
95: On pace to be a late lottery pick, and should be good in college
93 – 94: On pace pace to be mid to late first rounder, NBA potential
90 – 92: On pace to be a late first rounder to mid second rounder, often times won’t project great to the NBA, but looks to be great college player
88 – 89: On pace to become second round pick, and will probably stay multiple years in college
86 – 87: On pace to be a very good college player
84 – 85: On a pace to be a really good college player, with some NBA upside
82 – 83: On a pace to be an impact college player
Final 2020 Basketball Player Rankings
1. Cade Cunningham (97) – Oklahoma State
2. Jalen Green (97) – G-League
3. Evan Mobley (97) – USC
4. BJ Boston (96) – Kentucky
5. Zaire Williams (96) – USC
6. Scottie Barnes (96) – Florida State
7. Jalen Johnson (96) – Duke
8. Jalen Suggs (95) – Gonzaga
9. Terrence Clarke (95) – Kentucky
10. Greg Brown (95) – Texas
11. Josh Cristopher (95) – Arizona State
12. Caleb Love (95) – UNC
13. Day’Ron Sharpe (94) – UNC
14. Daishen Nix (94) – G-League
15. Makur Maker (94) – Not committed: Oregon, UCLA, Kentucky, and Auburn have all been mentioned. It should be noted Maker is draft eligible, and he will at least test the waters.
16. Jaden Springer (94) – Tennessee
17. Keon Johnson (94) – Tennessee
18. Sharife Cooper (93) – Auburn
19. Bryce Thompson (93) – Kansas
20. Jeremy Roach (93) – Duke
21. DJ Steward (92) – Duke
22. Khristian Lander (92) – Indiana
23. Devin Askew (91) – Kentucky
24. Cam Thomas (91) – LSU
25. Isaiah Todd (91) – G-League
26. Walker Kessler (90) – UNC
27. Marcus Bagley (90) – Arizona State
28. Mark Williams (89) – Duke
29. Josh Hall (89) – NBA
30. Isaiah Jackson (89) – Kentucky
31. Josh Primo (89) – Alabama
32. Nimari Burnett (89) – Texas Tech
33. Adam Miller (89) – Illinois
34. Earl Timberlake (88) – Miami
35. Lance Ware (88) – Kentucky
36. Micah Peavy (88) – Texas Tech
37. Moses Moody (88) – Arkansas
38. Jabri Abdur Rahim (88) – Virginia
39. Matthew Murrell (87) – Ole Miss
40. Jaemyn Brakefield (87) – Duke
41. Mady Sissoko (87) – Michigan State
42. Dawson Garcia (87) – Marquette
43. Hunter Dickinson (87) – Michigan
44. RJ Davis (87) – UNC
45. Andre Curbelo (87) – Illinois
46. Karim Mane (86) – Not commited: Depaul, Marquette, Memphis, Michigan State, and Pittsburgh. Karim Mane is still considering pro options.
47. Marjon Beauchamp (86) – Chameleon BX (1 year training)
48. Dalen Terry (86) – Arizona
49. Henry Coleman (86) – Duke
50. Cliff Omoruyi (86) – Rutgers
51. Reece Beekman (86) – Virginia
52. KK Robinson (86) – Arkansas
53. Andre Jackson (85) – UCONN
54. Dwon Odom (85) – Xavier
55. Samson Ruzhentsev (85) – Florida
56. JT Thor (85) – Auburn
57. P.J. Hall (85) – Clemson
58. Kenyon Martin Jr. (85) – NBA
59. Cam’Ron Fletcher (85) – Kentucky
60. Devion Smith (85) – Mississippi State
61. Matthew Alexander-Moncrieffe (84) – Oklahoma State
62. KD Johnson (84) – Georgia
63. Julian Strawther (84) – Gonzaga
64. Jaxson Robinson (84) – Texas Tech
65. Kai Sotto (84) – G-League
66. Ian Martinez (84) – Utah
67. Dain Dainja (84) – Baylor
68. Puff Johnson (84) – UNC
69. Dominick Harris (84) – Gonzaga
70. Corey Walker (84) – Tennessee
71. Mwani Wilkerson (84) – LSU
72. Eric Gaines (83) – LSU
73. Matt Cross (83) – Miami
74. Kadary Richmond (83) – Syracuse
75. Nijel Pack (83) – Kansas State
I will highlight some players who have risen up the rankings, and some players who have fallen down the rankings:
Risers (From Beginning)
Cade Cunnigham – Cunningham started with a grade in the lower 90’s. Cunnigham has risen up through the rankings, and is a consensus top three prospect in the class. Cunningam had one of the best summers in the EYBL in recent memory, and then he topped it off by being the catalyst for one of the greatest high school teams ever.
Bryce Thompson – The Kansas commit wasn’t a highly thought of recruit till he blew up on the UAA. He led the league in scoring, and led the next leading scorer by 5.1 points. He rocketed up the rankings and started gaining high level college interest. He followed this up with a good high school season. To top it all off Thompson is one of Trae Young’s favorite players.
Fallers (From Beginning)
Noah Farrakhan – Where do I start? Farrakhan was ranked 10 by ESPN in the first rankings for the class, and he has steadily fallen. By the end of his senior year he wasn’t considered a top 100 prospect. One of the reasons for this is Farrakhan never getting a reliable jumpshot.
Jason Harris – Harris was a man child. Early on Harris was a top 10 recruit according to ESPN. I think the main reason he fell is because other people caught up to him physically. Harris has always been a two sport athlete and he is committed to Colorado for football.
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