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Nr 1 2009 NCAA Basketball Recruit, John Wall

With the signing of Number 1 High School basketball prospect, John Wall, Coach John Calipari has launched the Kentucky Wildcats to the forefront of both the 2009 NCAA basketball recruiting classes as well as a likely number one pre-season NCAA basketball ranking for the 2009-10 season. The signing of John Wall also put the 2009 Kentucky recruiting class in the running for the best NCAA college recruiting class of all time. We’ll have to wait for the 2009-10 NCAA basketball season to get started this fall to tell if the 2009-10 Kentucky Wildcats come close to matching Rick Pitino’s 1996 NCAA champhionship squad who put 9 players in the NBA, but it will be interesting to see if Coach Cal can get the Wildcats’ team chemistry to click to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament next season!

Top 5 2009 NCAA Basketball Recruiting Classes

#1 2009 NCAA Basketball Recruiting Class – Kentucky Wildcats

In two months, Coach Cal has catapulted the expectations for the Kentucky Wildcats from a “one to two year” project to content for the NCAA title, to some fans wondering if the Wildcats will lose a game next season. With the signings of John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins in the past two months, Kentucky could potentially have three to four 2010 NBA Draft Lottery contenders next summer if shooting guard Jodi Meeks returns for next season. The Cats potential lottery picks would be: John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson, and Jodi Meeks. Don’t overlook the signings of point guard Eric Bledsoe, shooting guard Jon Hood, and JUCO talent Darnell Dodson either! Kentucky could very well field two five man teams that can compete with any other major college program next season!

Kentucky’s 2009 Recuits as ranked by Rivals.com:

PG John Wall(1)
PF DeMarcus Cousins (2)
C Daniel Orton (22)
PG Eric Bledsoe (23)
SG Jon Hood (40)
SF Darnell Dodson

#2 2009 NCAA Basketball Recruiting Class – Villanova Wildcats

The ‘other’ Wildcats had the best recruiting class for 2009 lined up until Coach Cal migrated north to Lexington. They have signed two of the best power forward prospects in the 2009 NCAA recruiting class with Mouphtaou Yarou and Isaiah Armwood to go with Dominic Cheek and Maalik Wayns. Nova should be giving the Louisville Cardinals a run for their money in their defense of the Big East regular season and post season tournament titles in the 2009-10 season.

Villanova’s 2009 Recruits as ranked by Rivals.com:

PF Mouphtaou Yarou (10)
PG Maalik Wayns (26)
SG Dominic Cheek (30)
PF Isaiah Armwood (62)

#3 2009 NCAA Basketball Recruiting Class – Texas Longhorns

Texas rolls into the 2009-10 season with one of the best recruiting classes in the country. Shooting guard prospect, Averery Bradley is expect to make a huge impact along with Jordan Hamilton next season for the Longhorns. Both players could make a play for the 2010 NBA draft if they take to college basketball as expected next season.

Texas’s 2009 Recruits as ranked by Rivals.com

#4 2009 NCAA Basketball Recruiting Class – North Carolina Tar Heels

North Carolina Coach Roy Williams has landed another top-notch recruiting class. Addressing all of the team’s needs for the next 1-2 years, the Tar Heels are well positioned to try and repeat as NCAA champions next season. Power Forward John Henson looks promising to help take up the slack where Tyler Hansbrough has left off while Dexter Strickland and Leslie McDonald show a lot of promise in future years for taking the place of Tyle Lawson and Ellington.

#5 2009 NCAA Basketball Recruiting Class – Kansas Jayhawks

Kansas was able to take advantage of Coach Cal’s migration to Lexington with landing shooting guard prospect Xavier Henry (and his brother too). Thomas Robinson gives them one of the best post players in the 2009 recruiting class and Elijah Johnson is a point guard prospect with NBA potential. The Jayhawks 2009 class will potentially have them in the Final Four next season with the Tar Heels and Kentucky.

Kansas’s 2009 Recruits as ranked by Rivals.com

SG Xavier Henry (8)
PG Elijah Johnson (24)
PF Thomas Robinson (31)

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