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Three And Out

UCLA stopped Kentucky from a fourth-consecutive No. 1 class. However, that wasn't the only surprise. Grades Insider Class rankings Insider Surprises Video Podcast Listen Impact freshman » Telep chat wrap »

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    Eval. Period Kasey Hill

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MCDONALD'S ALL-AMERICAN GAME

Two dozen of the nation's best high school players were on display in Chicago for the 35th-annual game.

    • Sherman: Muhammad stays grounded
    • Jordan: The real Shabazz
    • Sherman: Bennett owes a lot to mom
    • Muhammad wins dunk contest in style
    • Flores: Muhammad named MVP

JORDAN BRAND CLASSIC

East met West in Charlotte, N.C., for another stellar event, featuring 20 of high school's best players.

    • Muhammad named MVP of Jordan Game
    • Telep: What I learned from JBC Insider
    • In-game chat wrap

TOP CLASSES

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School ESPNU 100 Commits
1. UCLA 4 4
2. Kentucky 4 4
3. Arizona 4 5
4. Texas 4 6
5. Baylor 3 5
6. Providence 2 4
7. North Carolina 4 4
8. Michigan State 4 4
9. North Carolina State 3 3
10. Indiana 3 5
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School ESPNU 100 Signed
1. Kentucky 4 4
2. Duke 5 5
3. St. John's 6 8
4. Texas 4 6
5. North Carolina 2 5
6. Ohio State 4 5
7. Arizona 4 4
8. Louisville 4 5
9. Arkansas 3 5
10. Syracuse 3 3
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School ESPNU 100 Signed
1. Kentucky 5 5
2. Ohio State 4 6
3. North Carolina 3 3
4. Memphis 4 8
5. Syracuse 3 4
6. Duke 2 3
7. NC State 2 3
8. Texas 2 2
9. Florida 2 6
10. Michigan State 3 4
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School ESPNU 100 Signed
1. Kentucky 4 6
2. North Carolina 5 5
3. Villanova 4 4
4. Texas 3 3
5. Kansas 3 3
6. Oklahoma 4 5
7. Georgia Tech 4 6
8. Connecticut 2 4
9. Duke 2 2
10. Oklahoma State 3 7
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School ESPNU 100 Signed
1. UCLA 5 5
2. Florida 5 5
3. Ohio State 3 6
4. West Virginia 3 5
5. Kansas 3 7
6. Wake Forest 3 3
7. North Carolina 3 4
8. Georgetown 3 3
9. Arizona 1 5
10. Florida State 2 6
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ESPN 100 SENIORS PAST AND PRESENT

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Player Pos Grade School
1. Nerlens Noel C
Kentucky
2. Shabazz Muhammad SF
UCLA
3. Isaiah Austin C
Baylor
4. Kaleb Tarczewski C
Arizona
5. Kyle Anderson SF
UCLA
6. Steven Adams C
Pitt
7. Anthony Bennett PF
UNLV
8. Cameron Ridley C
Texas
9. Grant Jerrett C
Arizona
10. Marcus Smart SG
Oklahoma State
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How Recruiting Nation grades each prospect »
Player Pos Grade School
1. Anthony Davis PF
Kentucky
2. Andre Drummond C
UConn
3. Austin Rivers SG
Duke
4. Michael Gilchrist SF
Kentucky
5. Bradley Beal SG
Florida
6. James McAdoo PF
North Carolina
7. Quincy Miller PF
Baylor
8. Marquis Teague PG
Kentucky
9. Adonis Thomas SF
Memphis
10. LeBryan Nash SF
Oklahoma State
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Player Pos Grade School
1. Harrison Barnes SF 98 North Carolina
2. Jared Sullinger PF 98 Ohio State
3. Kyrie Irving PG 97 Duke
4. Brandon Knight PG 97 Kentucky
5. Josh Selby PG 97 Kansas
6. Tobias Harris PF 97 Tennessee
7. Perry Jones PF 97 Baylor
8. Will Barton SG 97 Memphis
9. Terrence Jones SF 97 Kentucky
10. Tristan Thompson PF 97 Texas
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Player Pos Grade School
1. Avery Bradley SG 98 Texas
2. Derrick Favors PF 98 Georgia Tech
3. Xavier Henry SG 98 Kansas
4. DeMarcus Cousins C 98 Kentucky
5. John Wall PG 98 Kentucky
6. John Henson PF 98 North Carolina
7. Renardo Sidney PF 98 Mississippi State
8. Jordan Hamilton SF 98 Texas
9. Kenny Boynton SG 98 Florida
10. Mason Plumlee C 98 Duke
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Player Pos Grade School
1. Brandon Jennings PG 98 None
2. Samardo Samuels C 98 Louisville
3. Tyreke Evans SG 98 Memphis
4. Jrue Holiday SG 98 UCLA
5. B.J. Mullens C 98 Ohio State
6. JaMychal Green PF 96 Alabama
7. Tyler Zeller PF 96 North Carolina
8. Demar Derozan SF 96 USC
9. Scotty Hopson SF 96 Tennessee
10. Willie Warren SG 96 Oklahoma
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ESPN UNDERCLASSMEN

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Player Pos Grade School
1. Jabari Parker SF
Undecided
2. Julius Randle PF
Undecided
3. Aaron Gordon PF
Undecided
4. Andrew Harrison PG
Undecided
5. Aaron Harrison SG
Undecided
6. Troy Williams SF
Undecided
7. Chris Walker PF
Undecided
8. Jabari Bird PF
Undecided
9. Nick King SF
Undecided
10. James Young SG
Undecided
View the complete ESPN 60 »
How Recruiting Nation grades each prospect »
Player Pos Grade School
1. Andrew Wiggins SF
Undecided
2. Jahlil Okafor C
Undecided
3. Tyus Jones PG
Undecided
4. Noah Vonleh PF
Undecided
5. Dakari Johnson C
Undecided
6. Wayne Selden SG
Undecided
7. Tre Lyles PG
Indiana
8. Emmanuel Mudiay SG
Undecided
9. Theo Pinson SG
Undecided
10. Justin Jackson SG
Undecided
View the complete ESPN 25 »

RECRUITING NATION BLOGS

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Montrezl Harrell considering five Insider (5/20, 1:30 PM ET)

More notes from Dallas EYBL Insider (5/18, 1:48 PM ET)

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March 29-April 5: Dead period
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April 20-April 22: Evaluation period
April 23-April 26: Quiet period
April 27-April 29: Evaluation period
April 30-May 16: Quiet period
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May 27-July 5: Quiet period
July 6-July 10: Dead period
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July 22-July 24: Dead period
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