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Positioning yourself so that the nation's top recruits will be enticed to join your team is no easy task. From the moment you offer a scholarship until the athlete steps foot on campus, you have to wage a campaign and show why your program is better than the next. The experts at RecruitingNation listed their top 10 recruiting battles for elite basketball recruits via the #BlueChipBattles project. Which players are most worth the battle? Click the photos below to set your rankings, then head to Twitter (@RecruitingESPN) to voice your opinion!
Here's how the fans ranked the previous top 10
Top basketball recruits
Cliff Alexander
Cliff Alexander
Position: C
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Michigan State
Kentucky
Michigan
Florida
Kansas
Baylor
Arizona
Illinois
DePaul
Louisville
Memphis
Devin Booker
Devin Booker
Position: SG
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Michigan
Michigan State
Duke
North Carolina
Mississippi State
Florida
Baylor
Alabama
Missouri
Al Freeman
Al Freeman
Position: SG
Class: 2013
Status: Committed: UCLA
Considered:
UCLA
Duke
Kansas
Ohio State
North Carolina
Villanova
Tyus Jones
Tyus Jones
Position: PG
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Minnesota
Michigan State
Kentucky
Duke
Ohio State
Kansas
Baylor
Kevon Looney
Kevon Looney
Position: PF
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Duke
Florida
Michigan State
Kansas
Louisville
Kansas
Tennessee
Georgetown
Wisconsin
Maryland
Jahlil Okafor
Jahlil Okafor
Position: C
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
DePaul
Duke
Kentucky
Illinois
Ohio State
Louisville
Arizona
Arkansas
Michigan State
Theo Pinson
Theo Pinson
Position: SF
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Indiana
Duke
Florida State
North Carolina
Georgetown
Memphis
Ohio State
Diamond Stone
Diamond Stone
Position: C
Class: 2015
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Marquette
Wisconsin
Louisville
Illinois
Arizona
Indiana
DePaul
Tennessee
Michigan
Rashad Vaughn
Rashad Vaughn
Position: PG
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Minnesota
Iowa State
Kansas
North Carolina
Baylor
Illinois
Kentucky
Andrew Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
Position: SF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Florida State
Kansas
Kentucky
North Carolina
Positioning yourself so that the nation's top recruits will be enticed to join your team is no easy task. From the moment you offer a scholarship until the athlete steps foot on campus, you have to wage a campaign and show why your program is better than the next. The experts at RecruitingNation listed their top 10 recruiting battles for elite basketball recruits via the #BlueChipBattles project. Which players are most worth the battle? Click the photos below to set your rankings, then head to Twitter (@RecruitingESPN) to voice your opinion!
Here's how the fans ranked the previous top 10
Top basketball recruits
Keith Frazier
Keith Frazier
Position: SG
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Auburn
SMU
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Aaron Gordon
Aaron Gordon
Position: PF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Washington
Arizona
Kentucky
Oregon
Tyus Jones
Tyus Jones
Position: PG
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Minnesota
Michigan State
Kentucky
Duke
Ohio State
Kansas
Rysheed Jordan
Rysheed Jordan
Position: PG
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
UCLA
St. John's
Temple
Trey Lyles
Trey Lyles
Position: PF
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Duke
Florida
UCLA
Kentucky
Louisville
Butler
Jahlil Okafor
Jahlil Okafor
Position: C
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
DePaul
Duke
Kentucky
Illinois
Ohio State
Louisville
Arizona
Arkansas
Michigan State
Jaren Sina
Jaren Sina
Position: SG
Class: 2013
Status: Committed to Northwestern
Considered:
Alabama
Seton Hall
Rashad Vaughn
Rashad Vaughn
Position: PG
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Minnesota
Iowa State
Kansas
North Carolina
Baylor
Syracuse
Illinois
Kentucky
Texas
Andrew Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
Position: SF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Florida State
Kansas
Kentucky
North Carolina
Kendall Yancy-Harris
Kendall Yancy-Harris
Position: SG
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
USC
Gonzaga
LSU
Positioning yourself so that the nation's top recruits will be enticed to join your team is no easy task. From the moment you offer a scholarship until the athlete steps foot on campus, you have to wage a campaign and show why your program is better than the next. The experts at RecruitingNation listed their top 10 recruiting battles for elite basketball recruits via the #BlueChipBattles project. Which players are most worth the battle? Click the photos below to set your rankings, then head to Twitter (@RecruitingESPN) to voice your opinion!
Here's how the fans ranked the previous top 10
Top basketball recruits
Devin Booker
Devin Booker
Position: SG
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Florida
Duke
Michigan
North Carolina
Michigan State
Aaron Gordon
Aaron Gordon
Position: PF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Washington
Arizona
Kentucky
Oregon
Stanley Johnson
Stanley Johnson
Position: SF
Class: 20143
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Arizona
Louisville
Oregon
North Carolina State
San Diego State
Kenrucky
USC
UNLV
Syracuse
UCLA
Tyus Jones
Tyus Jones
Position: PG
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Minnesota
Michigan State
Kentucky
Duke
Ohio State
Kansas
Rysheed Jordan
Rysheed Jordan
Position: PG
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
UCLA
St. John's
Temple
Trey Lyles
Trey Lyles
Position: PF
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Duke
Florida
UCLA
Kentucky
Louisville
Butler
Jahlil Okafor
Jahlil Okafor
Position: C
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
DePaul
Duke
Kentucky
Illinois
Ohio State
Louisville
Arizona
Arkansas
Michigan State
Julius Randle
Julius Randle
Position: PF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Kansas
Florida
Kentucky
Texas
NC State
Rashad Vaughn
Rashad Vaughn
Position: PG
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Minnesota
Iowa State
Kansas
North Carolina
Baylor
Syracuse
Illinois
Kentucky
Texas
Andrew Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
Position: SF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Florida State
Kansas
Kentucky
North Carolina
Positioning yourself so that the nation's top recruits will be enticed to join your team is no easy task. From the moment you offer a scholarship until the athlete steps foot on campus, you have to wage a campaign and show why your program is better than the next. The experts at RecruitingNation listed their top 10 recruiting battles for elite basketball recruits via the #BlueChipBattles project. Which players are most worth the battle? Click the photos below to set your rankings, then head to Twitter (@RecruitingESPN) to voice your opinion!
Here's how the fans ranked the previous top 10
Top basketball recruiting battles
Keith Frazier
Keith Frazier
Position: SG
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Auburn
SMU
Texas A&M
Texas
Texas Tech
Oregon
Aaron Gordon
Aaron Gordon
Position: PF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Washington
Arizona
Kentucky
Justin Jackson
Justin Jackson
Position: SF
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Arizona
North Carolina
Ohio State
Texas A&M
Virginia
Washington
Tyus Jones
Tyus Jones
Position: PG
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Minnesota
Michigan State
Kentucky
Duke
Ohio State
Kansas
Rysheed Jordan
Rysheed Jordan
Position: PG
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
UCLA
St. John's
Temple
Jermaine Lawrence
Jermaine Lawrence
Position: SF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
St. John's
Cincinnati
UNLV
Trey Lyles
Trey Lyles
Position: PF
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Indiana
Duke
Notre Dame
Florida
Tennessee
UCLA
Harvard
Kentucky
Louisville
Stanford
Jahlil Okafor
Jahlil Okafor
Position: C
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
DePaul
Duke
Kentucky
Illinois
Ohio State
Louisville
Arizona
Arkansas
Michigan State
Julius Randle
Julius Randle
Position: PF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Kansas
Florida
Kentucky
Texas
Oklahoma
NC State
Andrew Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
Position: SF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Florida State
Kansas
Kentucky
UNC
Positioning yourself so that the nation's top recruits will be enticed to join your team is no easy task. From the moment you offer a scholarship until the athlete steps foot on campus, you have to wage a campaign and show why your program is better than the next. The experts at RecruitingNation listed their top 10 recruiting battles for elite basketball recruits via the #BlueChipBattles project. Which players are most worth the battle? Click the photos below to set your rankings, then head to Twitter (@RecruitingESPN) to voice your opinion!
Here's how the fans ranked last week's top 10
Top basketball recruiting battles
Leron Black
Leron Black
Position: SF
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Baylor
Kentucky
Ohio State
Florida
Connecticut
Memphis
Kansas
Missouri
NC State
Louisville
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Keith Frazier
Keith Frazier
Position: SG
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Auburn
SMU
Texas A&M
Texas
Texas Tech
Oregon
Aaron Gordon
Aaron Gordon
Position: PF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Washington
Arizona
Kentucky
Tyus Jones
Tyus Jones
Position: PG
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Minnesota
Michigan State
Kentucky
Duke
Ohio State
Kansas
Rysheed Jordan
Rysheed Jordan
Position: PG
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
UCLA
St. John's
Temple
Jermaine Lawrence
Jermaine Lawrence
Position: SF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
St. John's
Cincinnati
UNLV
Trey Lyles
Trey Lyles
Position: PF
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Indiana
Duke
Notre Dame
Florida
Tennessee
UCLA
Harvard
Kentucky
Louisville
Stanford
Jahlil Okafor
Jahlil Okafor
Position: C
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
DePaul
Duke
Kentucky
Illinois
Ohio State
Louisville
Arizona
Arkansas
Michigan State
Julius Randle
Julius Randle
Position: PF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Kansas
Florida
Kentucky
Texas
Oklahoma
NC State
Andrew Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
Position: SF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Florida State
Kansas
Kentucky
UNC
Positioning yourself so that the nation's top recruits will be enticed to join your team is no easy task. From the moment you offer a scholarship until the athlete steps foot on campus, you have to wage a campaign and show why your program is better than the next. The experts at RecruitingNation listed their top 10 recruiting battles for elite basketball recruits via the #BlueChipBattles project. Which players are most worth the battle? Click the photos below to set your rankings, then head to Twitter (@RecruitingESPN) to voice your opinion!
Top basketball recruiting battles
Leron Black
Leron Black
Position: SF
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Baylor
Kentucky
Ohio State
Florida
Connecticut
Memphis
Kansas
Missouri
NC State
Louisville
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Keith Frazier
Keith Frazier
Position: SG
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Auburn
SMU
Texas A&M
Texas
Texas Tech
Oregon
Aaron Gordon
Aaron Gordon
Position: PF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Washington
Arizona
Kentucky
Tyus Jones
Tyus Jones
Position: PG
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Minnesota
Michigan State
Kentucky
Duke
Ohio State
Kansas
Rysheed Jordan
Rysheed Jordan
Position: PG
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
UCLA
St. John's
Temple
Trey Lyles
Trey Lyles
Position: PF
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Indiana
Duke
Notre Dame
Florida
Tennessee
UCLA
Harvard
Kentucky
Louisville
Stanford
Emmanuel Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
Position: PG
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Arizona
Baylor
Duke
Florida
Kansas
Kentucky
SMU
Jahlil Okafor
Jahlil Okafor
Position: C
Class: 2014
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
DePaul
Duke
Kentucky
Illinois
Ohio State
Louisville
Arizona
Arkansas
Michigan State
Julius Randle
Julius Randle
Position: PF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Kansas
Florida
Kentucky
Texas
Oklahoma
NC State
Andrew Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
Position: SF
Class: 2013
Status: Undeclared
Considering:
Florida State
Kansas
Kentucky
UNC
With four ESPN 100 recruits having signed a national letter of intent to attend Kentucky next fall, John Calipari and the Wildcats have landed in the top spot of RecruitingNation's Class of 2013 rankings. Kansas and Memphis round out the top three after inking three ESPN 100 recruits each. As college basketball's early signing period winds down, which does SportsNation see as the nation's top recruiting class? Set your rankings below!
Top 2013 recruiting class
Florida
Florida
ESPN 100 signees: 2
Overall commits: 2
- Kasey Hill, PG
ESPN 100 No. 9 - Chris Walker, PF
ESPN 100 No. 10
Indiana
Indiana
ESPN 100 signees: 3
Overall commits: 6
- Noah Vonleh, PF
ESPN 100 No. 8 - Troy Williams, SF
ESPN 100 No. 33
Kansas
Kansas
ESPN 100 signees: 3
Overall commits: 5
- Wayne Selden, SF
ESPN 100 No. 16 - Connor Frankamp, PG
ESPN 100 No. 39
Kentucky
Kentucky
ESPN 100 signees: 4
Overall commits: 5
- Andrew Harrison, PG
ESPN 100 No. 3 - Aaron Harrison, SG
ESPN 100 No. 5 - James Young, SG
ESPN 100 No. 6
Louisville
Louisville
ESPN 100 signees: 2
Overall commits: 4
- Anton Gill, SG
ESPN 100 No. 40
LSU
LSU
ESPN 100 signees: 3
Overall commits: 4
- Jarrell Martin, PF
ESPN 100 No. 15 - Jordan Mickey, PF
ESPN 100 No. 47
Memphis
Memphis
ESPN 100 signees: 4
Overall commits: 5
- Austin Nichols, PF
ESPN 100 No. 13 - Kuran Iverson, SF
ESPN 100 No. 29 - Nick King, SF
ESPN 100 No. 31
North Carolina
North Carolina
ESPN 100 signees: 3
Overall commits: 3
- Isaiah Hicks, PF
ESPN 100 No. 18 - Kennedy Meeks, C
ESPN 100 No. 20
North Carolina State
North Carolina State
ESPN 100 signees: 3
Overall commits: 3
- Anthony Barber, PG
ESPN 100 No. 14 - BeeJay Anya, C
ESPN 100 No. 32
Syracuse
Syracuse
ESPN 100 signees: 2
Overall commits: 5
- Tyler Roberson, PF
ESPN 100 No. 27 - Tyler Ennis, PG
ESPN 100 No. 44
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