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Published by The HOOP SCOOP, Inc., P.O. Box 37122, Louisville, KY 40233 Editor & Publisher Clark Francis Email Address:  hoopscooponline@msn.com Phone (502) 500-4667 Fax (502) 254-2646 All rights reserved - Copyright 2002

DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT RECRUITING
FROM THE 2002-2003 FALL SIGNING PERIOD

The cumulative total for each recruiting class was arrived at by assigning every player a ranking on a scale of 1-10.  A top five player nationally is worth 10 points, a top 10 player is worth nine points, a top 40 player is worth eight points, a top 70 player is worth six points, a top 100 is worth four points, a top 300 player is worth three points, a top 1000 player is worth two points, and anybody not ranked among the top 1000 is worth one point.

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TALENT RATING AVERAGE PER RECRUIT BY CONFERENCE
Rank Conference Total Points Number of Recruits Talent Rating Average Per Recruit
1. Atlantic Coast 128 20 6.400
2. Big-10 135 25 5.400
3. Pacific-10 126 25 5.040
4. Southeastern 175 35 5.000
5. Big-12 176 37 4.757
6. Big East 199 42 4.738
7. Conference USA 187 40 4.675
8. Western Athletic 76 22 3.455
9. Mountain West 55 16 3.438
10. Atlantic-10 66 20 3.300
11. Sun Belt 76 24 3.167
12. West Coast 52 17 3.059
13. Horizon 51 17 3.000
14. Mid-Eastern Athletic 21 7 3.000
15. Mid-Continent 34 12 2.833
16. Colonial 58 22 2.636
17. Ivy League 26 10 2.600
18. Missouri Valley 68 27 2.519
19. Mid-American 87 36 2.417
20. Big East 53 22 2.409
21. Big Sky 31 13 2.385
22. Atlantic Sun Conference 19 8 2.375
23. Ohio Valley 42 18 2.333
24. Southern 53 23 2.304
25. Metro Atlantic 37 17 2.176
26. Northeast 28 14 2.000
27. Patriot League 26 13 2.000
28. America East 24 12 2.000
29. Big South 18 9 2.000
30. Southland 14 7 2.000
31. Independents 14 9 1.556
32. Southwestern Athletic 1 1 1.000

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TALENT RATING AVERAGE PER RECRUIT BY TEAM
Rank Conference Total Points Number of Recruits Talent Rating Average Per Recruit
1. Duke 20 2 10.0
2. Florida State 25 3 8.3
3. Louisville 24 3 8.0
3. Mississippi State 24 3 8.0
5. Connecticut 16 2 8.0
6. Ohio State 8 1 8.0
6. North Carolina 8 1 8.0
8. Michigan State 23 3 7.7
8. Arizona 23 3 7.7
10. Cincinnati 22 3 7.3
11. Illinois 28 4 7.0
12. Virginia 14 2 7.0
12. USC 14 2 7.0
12. UCLA 14 2 7.0
15. Oklahoma 27 4 6.8
15. Arkansas 27 4 6.8
17. Michigan 20 3 6.7
17. Syracuse 20 3 6.7
18. Wisconsin 13 2 6.5
20. Kansas 26 4 6.5
21. Missouri 19 3 6.3
22. Louisiana Tech 18 3 6.0
23. Richmond 12 2 6.0
23. Villanova 12 2 6.0
23. UAB 12 2 6.0
26. Washington 6 1 6.0
27. Maryland 29 5 5.8
28. Memphis 23 4 5.8
29. Miami-FL 28 5 5.6
30. LSU 22 4 5.5
31. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 11 2 5.5
31. Charlotte 11 2 5.5
33. Iowa State 21 4 5.3
33. Wake Forest 21 4 5.3
33. California 21 4 5.3
36. Pittsburgh 20 4 5.0
37. Rutgers 15 3 5.0
37. Florida International 15 3 5.0
37. Providence 15 3 5.0
37. Alabama 15 3 5.0
37. Texas Tech 15 3 5.0
42. Temple 15 2 5.0

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HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP TWO RECRUITS
Rank Team Total Points Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Players Conference
1. Duke 20 10.0 Luol Deng, Kris Humphries Atlantic Coast
1. Arizona 20 10.0 Ndudi Ebi, Mustafa Shakur Pacific-10
3. Illinois 18 9.0 Charlie Villanueva, Richard McBride Big-10
3. Cincinnati 18 9.0 Robert Whaley, Nick Williams Conference USA
5. Memphis 17 8.5 Kendrick Perkins, Sean Banks Conference USA
5. Oklahoma 17 8.5 Andrew Lavender, Lawrence McKenzie Big-12
5. Florida State 17 8.5 Vakeaton Wafer, Diego Romero Atlantic Coast
5. Kansas 17 8.5 J.R. Giddens, David Padgett Big-12
5. Michigan State 17 8.5 Shannon Brown, Brandon Cotton Big-10
5. Arkansas 17 8.5 Olu Famutimi, Ronnie Brewer Southeastern
11. Missouri 16 8.0 Thomas Gardner, Ousmane Konate Big-12
11. Maryland 16 8.0 Ekene Ibekwe, Michael Jones Atlantic Coast
11. Mississippi State 16 8.0 Travis Outlaw, Jackie Butler Southeastern
11. Louisville 16 8.0 Nate Daniels, Nauha Diakite Conference USA
11. LSU 16 8.0 Regis Koundjia, Taurean Minor Southeastern
16. Wake Forest 15 7.5 Chris Paul, Jeremy Ingram Atlantic Coast
17. Michigan 14 7.0 Dion Harris, Brent Petway Big-10
17. Florida 14 7.0 Chris Richard, Ryan Appleby Southeastern
17. California 14 7.0 Leon Powe, Ayinde Ubaka Pacific-10
17. USC 14 7.0 Rodrick Stewart, Lodrick Stewart Pacific-10
17. Louisiana Tech 14 7.0 Paul Millsap, Barry Thompson Western Athletic
17. UCLA 14 7.0 Trevor Ariza, Sean Phaler Pacific-10
17. Virginia 14 7.0 Gary Forbes, J.R. Reynolds Atlantic Coast
17. Miami-FL 14 7.0 Lenard Harden, Eliiah Clark Big East
17. Syracuse 14 7.0 Terrance Roberts, Demetrius Nichols Big East
17. Pittsburgh 14 7.0 Chris Taft, Walter Waters Big East
17. Kansas State 14 7.0 Dez Willingam, Jeremiah Massey Big-12
17. Iowa State 14 7.0 Curtis Stinson, Will Blaylock Big-12
29. Brian Butch 13 6.5 Brian Butch, Kammron Taylor Big-10
30. Texas Christian 12 6.0 Aaron Curtis, Blake Adams Conference USA
30. UAB 12 6.0 Ronell Taylor, Donell Taylor Conference
30. Rutgers 12 6.0 Quincy Douby, Shagari Alleyne Big East
30. Providence 12 6.0 Gerald Brown, Dwight Brewington Big East
30. Villanova 12 6.0 Michael Nardi, Will Sheridan Big East
30. Georgia 12 6.0 Mohamed Abukar, Marcus Johnson Southeastern
30. Valparaiso 12 6.0 Kenneth Harris, Jimmy Miles Mid-Continent
30. Iowa 12 6.0 Nick Dewitz, Mike Henderson Big-10
30. Florida International 12 6.0 Filberto Rivera, Kitus Witherspoon Sun Belt
30. Richmond 12 6.0 Daon Merritt, Andres Sandoval Atlantic-10
30. Alabama 12 6.0 Akini Adkins, Jermario Davidson Southeastern
30. Texas Tech 12 6.0 DeVonne Giles, Mike Travis Big-12

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HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP THREE RECRUITS
Rank Team Total Points Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Players Conference
1. Florida State 25 8.3 Vakeaton Wafer, Diego Romero, Antonio Griffin Atlantic Coast
1. Michigan State 25 8.3 Shannon Brown, Brandon Cotton, Drew Naymick Big-10
3. Illinois 24 8.0 Charlie Villanueva, Richard McBride, Brian Randle Big-10
3. Louisville 24 8.0 Nate Daniels, Nauha Diakite, Brandon Jenkins Conference USA
3. Mississippi State 24 8.0 Travis Outlaw, Jackie Butler, Gary Ervin Southeastern
3. Maryland 24 8.0 Ekene Ibekwe, Michael Jones, Hasson Fofana Atlantic Coast
7. Arizona 23 7.7 Ndudi Ebi, Mustafa Shakur, Kirk Walters Pacific-10
7. Oklahoma 23 7.7 Andrew Lavender, Lawrence McKenzie, Longar Longar Big-12
7. Kansas 23 7.7 J.R. Giddens, David Padgett, Omar Wilkes Big-12
7 Arkansas 23 7.7 Olu Famutimi, Ronnie Brewer, Julius Lamptey Big-12
11. Cincinnati 22 7.3 Robert Whaley, Nick Williams, Mike Pilgrim Conference US
12. Duke 20 7.3 Luol Deng, Kris Humphries, ------------- Atlantic Coast
13. Miami-FL 20 6.7 Lenard Harden, Eliiah Clark, Guillermo Diaz Big East
13. Memphis 20 6.7 Kendrick Perkins, Sean Banks, Ivan Lopez Conference USA
13. Michigan 20 6.7 Dion Harris, Brent Petway, Courtney Sims Big-10
13. Syracuse 20 6.7 Terrance Roberts, Demetrius Nichols, Willie McCrosky Big East
13. Valparaiso 19 6.7 Kenneth Harris, Jimmy Miles, Oumar Sylla Mid-Continent
18. Missouri 19 6.3 Thomas Gardner, Ousmane Konate, Spencer Laurie Big-12
18. LSU 19 6.3 Regis Koundjia, Tauren Minor, Darrell Lazare Southeastern
20. Wake Forest 18 6.0 Chris Paul, Jeremy Ingram, Todd Hendley Atlantic Coast
20. Kansas State 18 6.0 Dez Willingham, Jeremiah Massey, Cartier Martin Big-12
20. California 18 6.0 Leon Powe, Ayinde Ubaka, Marquise Kately Pacific-10
20. Iowa State 18 6.0 Curtis Stinson, Will Blaylock, Justin Holt Big-12
20. Louisiana Tech 18 6.0 Paul Millsap, Barry Thompson, Solomon Brown Western Athletic
25. Florida 17 5.7 Chris Richard, Ryan Appleby, Lee Humphrey Southeastern
25. Pittsburgh 17 5.7 Chris Taft, Walter Waters, Aaron Gray Big East

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HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP FOUR RECRUITS FROM THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR COMBINED
Rank Team Total Points Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Players Conference
1. Duke 38 9.5 Sheldon Williams, J.J Redick, Luol Deng, Kris Humphries Atlantic Coast
1. Arizona 38 9.5 Chris Rogers, Hassan Adams, Ndudi Ebi, Mustafa Shakur Pacific-10
3. North Carolina 36 9.0 Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants, Sean May, Reyshawn Terry Atlantic Coast
3. Oklahoma 36 9.0 Kevin Bookout, DeAngelo Alexander, Andrew Lavender, Lawewnce McKenzie Big-12
5. Cincinnati 34 8.5 Tony Bobbitt, Eric Hicks, Robert Whaley, Nick Williams Conference
5. Illinois 34 8.5 Dee Brown, Deron Williams, Charlie Villanueva, Richard McBride Big-10
7. Villanova 32 8.0 Jason Fraser, Curtis Sumpter, Allan Ray, Randy Foye Big East
7. Connecticut 32 8.0 Rashad Anderson, Denham Brown, Marcus Williams, Josh Boone Big East
7. Syracuse 32 8.0 Carmelo Anthony, Gerry McNamara, Terrance Roberts, Demetrius Nichols Big East
7. Missouri 32 8.0 Jimmy McKinney, Ricky Clements, Thomas Gardner, Ousmane Konate Big-12
7. Mississippi State 32 8.0 Brandon Vincent, Travis Outlaw, Jackie Butler, Gary Ervin Southeastern
7. Maryland 32 8.0 Travis Garrison, Chris McCray, Ekene Ibekwe, Michael Jones Atlantic Coast
7. Florida 32 8.0 Christian Drejer, Anthony Roberson, Matt Walsh, Chris Richard Southeastern
7. Louisville 32 8.0 Kendall Dartez, Francisco Garcia, Nate Daniels, Brandon Jenkins Conference USA
15. Michigan State 31 7.8 Paul Davis, Shannon Brown, Brandon Cotton, Drew Naymick Big-10
16. Iowa State 30 7.5 Tim Barnes, Jerome Harper, Curtis Stinston, Will Blaylock Big-12
16. USC 30 7.5 Brandon Brooks, Roy Smiley, Rodrick Stewart, Lodrick Stewart Pacific-10
18. Florida State 29 7.3 Nate Johnson, Vakeaton Wafer, Diego Romero, Antonio Griffin Atlantic Coast
18. Arkansas 29 7.3 Eric Ferguson, Olu Famutimi, Ronnie Brewer, Julius Lamptey Southeastern
20. LSU 28 7.0 Jaime Lloredo, Darrel Mitchell, Regis Koundjia, Tauren Minor Southeastern
20. Kansas State 28 7.0 Jarrett Hart, Frank Richards, Dez Willingham, Jeremiah Massey Big-12
20. Michigan 28 7.0 Daniel Horton, Lester Abram, Dion Harris, Brent Petway Big-10
23. Wake Forest 27 6.8 Eric Williams, Justin Gray, Chris Paul, Jeremy Ingram Atlantic Coast

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RECRUITING BY CONFERENCE FOR PLAYERS RANKED AMONG OR EQUIVALENT TO TOP 100 NATIONALLY
1.  BIG EAST CONFERENCE (154 Points) - 26 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 6 top 40 players, 13 top 70 players, 7 top 100 players)
Rating Players Height Position Hometown (High School) State College
8 Quincy Douby 6'3 2G Milford (Academy) CT Rutgers
8 Terrance Roberts 6'8 PF Jersey City (St. Anthony) NJ Syracuse
8 Lenard Harden 6'9 PF Garden City (JC) KS Miami-FL
8 Chris Taft 6'9 C Brooklyn (Xaverian) NY Pittsburgh
8 Marcus Williams 6'2 PG Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA Connecticut
8 Josh Boone 6'9 PF Colora (West Nottingham) MD Connecticut
6 Eliiah Clark 6'6 WF Winchendon (School) MA Miami-FL
6 Guillermo Diaz 6'3 PG Miami (Christian) FL Miami-FL
6 Demetrius Nichols 6'7 WF Barrington (St. Andrews) RI Syracuse
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