Scout.com: 2008 Top 25 Basketball Recruiting Classes

2008 Top 25 Recruiting Classes

2008 Conference Breakdown

2008 Top 20 Post Grads

2008 Top 100 Prospects

2009 Top 75 Prospects

2008 Top 30 Recruiting Classes

Notable Recruits / Scout Rankings

1 UCLA
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
UCLA class: Chemistry won't be a problem as Holiday, Anderson have history; Gordon is perfect clean up man and Lee helps at two spots

Jrue Holiday / No. 3
Malcolm Lee / 22
Jerime Anderson / 28
Drew Gordon / 31

2 Ohio State
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Ohio State class: Mullens, Buford are legitimate impact freshman who should continue program's pipeline to the pros

B.J. Mullens / 6
William Buford / 12
Anthony Crater / 84
Walter Offutt / 29 SG

3 Georgetown
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Georgetown class: Last year the backcourt was re-tooled and this time around the frontcourt gets revamped with nation's top prospect

Greg Monroe / 1
Henry Sims / 43
Chris Braswell / 52
Jason Clark / 89

4 Wake Forest
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Wake Forest class: Skip Prosser's dream class realized as the "Big Three" give Wake Forest major street cred

Al-Farouq Aminu / 8
Ty Walker / 21
Tony Woods / 47

5 Louisville
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Louisville class: Pitino might be sitting on a frontcourt that could rule the land; complimentary guys are very good players

Samardo Samuels / 2
Terrence Jennings / 2*
Jared Swopshire / 88
Melquan Bolding / 26 SF
Kyle Kuric / NR

6 North Carolina
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
North Carolina class: Think about this: Heels landed Scout.com's No. 3 and 4 power forward prospects in the same class

Ed Davis / 10
Tyler Zeller / 16
Larry Drew / 78

7 Arizona
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Arizona class: This group was assembled swiftly and Jennings is charged with adding octane to an already high-powered attack

Brandon Jennings / 7
Jeff Withey / 33
Emmanuel Negedu / 50
Brendan Lavender / NR

8 Florida
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Florida class: Major frontcourt re-tooling centers around ever-improving Kadji and the versatility of Vargas

Kenny Kadji / 25
Eloy Vargas / 30
Allan Chaney / 61
Ray Shipman / 66
Erving Walker / 27 PG

9 Kansas
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Kansas class: Self rallied for the Twins and battled for others; another Top 10 effort on its way to Lawrence

Marcus Morris / 2*
Travis Releford / 37
Markieff Morris / 5*
Mario Little / Top 10JC
Quintrell Thomas / 92

10 Oregon
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Oregon class: Kent's Midwest pipeline couldn't have worked out any better for the Chicago-centered Ducks

Michael Dunigan / 18
Matthew Humphrey / 75
Drew Wiley / 91
Teondre Williams / 25 SG
Josh Crittle / 27 C

11 Alabama
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Alabama class: Everyone knows Steele and Green but don't sleep on Mitchell coming in and exploding for Tide

JaMychal Green / 17
Tony Mitchell / 34
Andrew Steele / 79

12 Florida State
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Florida State class: Dulkys doesn't have the fanfare but he's got the stroke; Gibson is the long term that could pay dividends

Chris Singleton / 27
Xavier Gibson / 53
Deividas Dulkys / T-15*
Luke Loucks / 13PG
Pierre Jordan / NR

13 Kentucky
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Kentucky class: Cats put the country on notice when they scored Liggins and guarded borders with Miller move

DeAndre Liggins / 20
Darius Miller / 35

14 Washington
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Washington class: Quietly assembled, the Huskies bring in 4 guys who will have strong roles for many years

Scott Suggs / 45
Isaiah Thomas / 8*
Elston Turner, Jr. / 71
Tyreese Breshers / 83

15 Michigan State
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Michigan State class: Roe is flat-out one of the most talented kids Izzo ever recruited and the kind of guy dedicated to winning

Delvon Roe / 9
Korie Lucious / 90
Draymond Green / 98

16 West Virginia
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
West Virginia class: The Mountaineers won possibly signing day’s biggest recruiting battle of the day when it outlasted 6 other teams to secure a Top 25 recruiting class

Kevin Jones / 48
Roscoe Davis / 59
Darryl Bryant / 37 PG

17 Duke
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Duke class: Blue Devils beat two in-state teams and UVA for Williams, another high school all-american

Elliot Williams / 14
Olek Czyz / 87

18 Louisiana State
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Louisiana State class: Does anyone agree that the frontcourt was an area of emphasis? All signees 6-7 or taller!

J'mison Morgan / 29
Delwan Graham / 68
Storm Warren / 31 PF
Dennis Harris / NR

19 Arkansas
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Arkansas class: Fortson, a wizard getting to the rim, brings instant offense to a team that may need a Beverley replacement

Courtney Fortson / Top 10*
Andre Clark / Top 10*
Brandon Moore / 38 PF
Terrance Joyner / 32 PG

20 Mississippi State
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Mississippi State class: Bost is a complete steal and Hopson won't be a 4-year player; Osby brings versatility to attack

Scotty Hopson / 11
Dee Bost / 6*
Romero Osby / 49

21 Syracuse
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Syracuse class: You want wings? Jim Boeheim's got 'em and not only are they talented but they'll compliment each other well

Kris Joseph / 41
Mookie Jones / 57
James Southerland / 39 SF

22 Nevada
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Nevada class: Nevada's class impressive as program took advantage when commits de-committed and picked Pack

Luke Babbitt / 19
Mark McLaughlin / 76

23 Southern Cal
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Southern Cal class: DeRozan's meteoric rise -- he may be the best prospect in the class -- gives USC glitzy star power

Demar DeRozan / 5
Donte Smith / Juco
Malik Story / 26 SG
Percy Miller / NR

24 Clemson
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Clemson class: This class will fly under the radar until it arrives on campus and unfurls a series of good players

Catalin Baciu / 46
Andre Young / 85
Tanner Smith / 21 SF

25 Minnesota
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Minnesota class: The sleeper of the group may be Carter of whom big things are expected; Sampson, Ivoerson are towers

Ralph Sampson / 70
Colton Iverson / 20 C
Paul Carter / Juco
Devron Bostick / Juco

26 Indiana
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Indiana class: With Bud Mackey we're talking about an elite class; without him the group has a bonafide star in Ebanks

Devin Ebanks / 13
Terrell Holloway / 16 PG
Tom Pritchard / NR
Matt Roth / NR

27 Maryland
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Maryland class: Gilchrist is a mid-year decision and you can mark Mosley down as a consistent 4-year scorer

Sean Mosley / 39
Gus Gilchrist / No. 55 2006

28 Connecticut
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Connecticut class: Walker is the short and long term solution at point for Huskies while Miles can get buckets

Kemba Walker / 23
Nate Miles / 4*

29 Virginia
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Virginia class: The frontcourt has been rebuilt with big bodies and Landesburg brings versatility to the backcourt

Sylven Landesberg / 38
John Brandenburg / 81
Assane Sene / NR

30 Southern Illinois
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Dave Telep's Class Notes:
Southern Illinois class: With a Top 100 prospect and several guys highly regarded at their positions the pipeline of talent continues.

Anthony Booker / 54
Kevin Dillard / 20 PG
Torres Roundtree / 35 SG

HONORABLE MENTION: Auburn, Georgia , Harvard, Missouri, New Mexico, Pepperdine, Oklahoma, St. Louis, Tennessee, Washington State, Wisconsin, Xavier.

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