Chicago Sun-Times

HERE’S A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE TOP TEN:

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2. Florida State: Impressive the Seminoles are this high even after losing top- 25 talent Bryce McGowens, who decommitte­d a month ago. However, a pair of other top 25 players in the country, combo guard Jalen Warley and 6- 7 Matthew Cleveland, highlight a four- man class that also includes two 7- footers: 7- 3 Naheem McLeod and 7- 1 John Butler.

3. Kentucky: Fenwick star Bryce Hopkins is part of a trio of recruits who are all among the top 50 players in the country. The headliner is Atlanta product Daimion Collins, a five- star 6- 9 forward, while Nolan Hickman is an athletic facilitato­r out of Utah.

4. Villanova: Jay Wright hit it big locally by landing three four- star recruits all within one hour of campus — guard Jordan Longino ( Germantown, Pa.), 6- 8 Trey Patterson ( Somerset, N. J.) and 6- 9 Nnanna Njoku ( Hockessin, Del.). All three are ranked among the top 100 players in the country. 5. Baylor: The Bears have the best class in the Big 12. Do- it- all 6- 7 Kendall Brown is a top- 15 player in the country, while shooting guard Langston Love is a top 60 player and 6- 8 Jeremy Sochan is a heralded player from Germany.

6. Duke: The only program thus far to secure two five- star talents — 6- 9 Paolo Banchero and 6- 6 AJ Griffin — who are both ranked among the top 10 players in the country. Can the Blue Devils land a third one in the nation’s top- ranked prospect, 6- 9 Patrick Baldwin, Jr., out of Milwaukee?

7. Michigan State: Max Christie, a 6- 6 guard at Rolling Meadows, is among the nation’s very best and the biggest name. Joining him will be a pair of four- star Michigan prep products: guard Jaden Akins out of Ypsilanti and Detroit’s 6- 6 Pierre Brooks.

8. Oregon: The Ducks landed not one but two difference­making big men in 6- 11 Nathan Bittle, a top 20 recruit, and 6- 11 Franck Kepnang. The three- man class also includes 6- 6 Johnathan Lawson.

9. Memphis: There is size, length and star power on the perimeter with three versatile top- 100 players in Jordan Nesbitt, a 6- 6 wing from St. Louis; 6- 8 wing Josh Minott and 6- 7 wing John Camden. Big man Sam Ayomide Onu is a borderline top 100 player.

10. Alabama: The state’s biggest star, 6- 3 point guard JD Davison from Letohatche­e, is staying home. Davison is considered by some to be a top 10 player in the country. The class also features Langston Wilson, a 6- 9 junior college star, and 6- 5 wing Jusaun Holt.

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