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Published by The HOOP SCOOP, Inc., P.O. Box 37122, Louisville, KY 40233 Editor & Publisher Clark Francis Email Address: clark@hoopscooponline.com Phone (502) 493-0043 Fax (502) 493-0440 All rights reserved - Copyright 2000

DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT RECRUITING
FROM THE 2000-2001 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.

TALENT RATING AVERAGE PER RECRUIT BY CONFERENCE
Rank Conference Total Points Number of Recruits Talent Rating Average Per Recruit
1. Atlantic Coast 151 28 5.4
2. Southeastern  151 29 5.2
3. Conference USA 159 34 4.7
4. Pacific-10 148 32 4.6
5. Big-10 146 32 4.6
6. Big-12 144 32 4.5
7. Big East 142 33 4.3
8. Mountain West 59 16 3.7
9. Mid-Continent 22 7 3.1
10. Sun Belt 78 25 3.1
11. Atlantic-10 77 25 3.1
12. Colonial Athletic 39 14 2.8
13. Western Athletic 63 23 2.7
14. American East 48 18 2.7
15. Ohio Valley 15 6 2.5
16. Missouri Valley 33 14 2.4
17. Mid-American 61 28 2.2
18. Big West 40 18 2.2
19. Northeast 20 9 2.2
20. Metro Atlantic 35 16 2.2
20. West Coast 35 16 2.2
22. Midwestern Collegiate 24 11 2.2
23. Ivy League 19 9 2.1
24. Patriot League 18 9 2.0
25. Southern 16 8 2.0
26. Trans America 15 8 1.9
27. Big Sky 28 15 1.9
28. Mid-Eastern Athletic 9 5 1.8
28. Independents 9 5 1.8
30. Big South 10 6 1.7
31. Southland 14 10 1.4
32. Southwestern Athletic 0 0 0.0

HIGHEST TALENT RATING AVERAGE PER RECRUIT BY TEAM
Rank Team Total Points Number of Recruits Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Conference
1. Florida 26 3 8.7 Southeastern
2. Memphis 34 4 8.5 Conference USA
3. Duke 8 1 8.0 Atlantic Coast
3. Cincinnati 8 1 8.0 Conference USA
3. Fresno State 8 1 8.0 Western Athletic
6. Alabama 23 3 7.7 Southeastern
7. Auburn 28 4 7.0 Southeastern
7. UCLA 28 4 7.0 Pacific-10
9. Michigan State 21 3 7.0 Big-10
10. California 20 3 6.7 Pacific-10
10. North Carolina 20 3 6.7 Atlantic Coast
12. Missouri 32 5 6.4 Big-12
13. Louisville 19 3 6.3 Conference USA
14. Virginia 24 4 6.0 Atlantic Coast
14. Kansas 24 4 6.0 Big-12
16. Ohio State 18 3 6.0 Big-10
16. UNLV 18 3 6.0 Mountain West
16. LSU 18 3 6.0 Southeastern
16. West Virginia 18 3 6.0 Big East
20. Texas 12 2 6.0 Big-12
20. Valparaiso 12 2 6.0 Mid-Continent
22. Miami-FL 6 1 6.0 Big East
22. Arizona State 6 1 6.0 Pacific-10
24. DePaul 34 6 5.7 Conference USA
25. Kansas State 17 3 5.7 Big-12
26. Michigan 22 4 5.5 Big-10
26. Clemson 22 4 5.5 Atlantic Coast
28. Wake Forest 11 2 5.5 Atlantic Coast
28. Florida State 11 2 5.5 Atlantic Coast
28. Seton Hall 11 2 5.5 Big East
31. N.C. State 21 4 5.3 Atlantic Coast
32. Stanford 16 3 5.3 Pacific-10
33. Marquette 15 3 5.0 Conference USA
33. Kentucky 15 3 5.0 Southeastern
33. Purdue 15 3 5.0 Big-10
36. Arizona 24 5 4.8 Pacific-10
36. Minnesota 24 5 4.8 Big-10
38. Maryland 14 3 4.7 Atlantic Coast
39. Syracuse 23 5 4.6 Big East
39. USC 18 4 4.5 Pacific-10
40. Providence 9 2 4.5 Big East
40. George Mason 9 2 4.5 Colonial
40. Connecticut 9 2 4.5 Big East
43. New Mexico State 17 4 4.3 Sun Belt
44. Northeastern 13 3 4.3 American East
45. Georgia Tech 20 5 4.0 Atlantic Coast
45. Fla. International 20 5 4.0 Sun Belt
47. Baylor 16 4 4.0 Big-12
47. Iowa State 16 4 4.0 Big-12
49. Rutgers 12 3 4.0 Big East
49. Mississippi State 12 3 4.0 Southeastern
51. Iona 8 2 4.0 Metro Atlantic
51. New Mexico 8 2 4.0 Mountain West
51. Villanova 8 2 4.0 Big East

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HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP TWO RECRUITS
Rank Team Total Points Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Players Conference
1. Memphis 20 10.0 Dajuan Wagner, Chris Massey Conference USA
2. Florida 18 9.0 David Lee, James White Southeastern
2. Michigan State 18 9.0 Kelvin Torbert Big-10
2. DePaul 18 9.0 Eddy Curry, Quemont Greer Conference USA
5. Alabama 17 8.5 Maurice Williams, Kei Madison Southeastern
5. UCLA 17 8.5 Cedric Bozeman, Andre Patterson Pacific-10
5. Minnesota 17 8.5 Rick Rickert, Jerry Holman Big-10
5. California 17 8.5 Julian Sensley, Jamal Sampson Pacific-10
9. Auburn 16 8.0 Dwayne Mitchell, Brandon Robinson Southeastern
9. Clemson 16 8.0 Sharrad Ford, Chey Christie Atlantic Coast
9. Louisville 16 8.0 Carlos Hurt, Leroy Davis Conference USA
9. Michigan 16 8.0 Dommanic Ingerson, JaQuan Hart Big-10
13. Kansas 15 7.5 Aaron Miles, Wayne Simien Big-12
13. West Virginia 15 7.5 Jonathan Hargett, Drew Schifino Big East
15. N.C. State 14 7.0 Julius Hodge, Levi Watkins Atlantic Coast
15. Arizona 14 7.0 Dennis Latimore, Salim Stoudamire Pacific-10
15. Missouri 14 7.0 Travon Bryant, Robert Whaley Big-12
15. LSU 14 7.0 Kendrick Brown, Shawnson Johnson Southeastern
15. Virginia 14 7.0 Elton Brown, Jermaine Harper Atlantic Coast
15. North Carolina 14 7.0 Jawad Williams, Jackie Manuel Atlantic Coast
15. UNLV 14 7.0 Marcus Banks, Ernest Turner Mountain West
15. Ohio State 14 7.0 Brandon Fuss-Cheatham, Sylvester Big-10
15. Kansas State 14 7.0 Janerio Spurlock, Gilson DeJesus Big-12
24. Stanford 14 7.0 Josh Childress, Robert Little Pacific-10
25. Syracuse 12 6.0 Billy Edelin, Craig Forth Big East
25. Fla. International 12 6.0 Johnson, Luis Sun Belt
25. USC 12 6.0 Jerry Dupree, Errick Craven Pacific-10
25. New Mexico State 12 6.0 Chris Jackson, Jason Fontent Sun Belt
25. Kentucky 12 6.0 Rashaad Carruth, Chuck Hayes Southeastern
25. Purdue 12 6.0 Darmetries Kilgore, Brandon McKnight Big-10
25. Marquette 12 6.0 Travis Diener, Ron Howard Conference USA
25. Texas 12 6.0 Terrance Ford, Chris Wright Big-12
25. Valparaiso 12 6.0 Antonio Falu, Stalin Ortiz Mid-Continent

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HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP THREE RECRUITS
Rank Team Total Points Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Players Conference
1. Memphis 28 9.3 Dujuan Wagner, Chris Massey, Anthony Rice Conference USA
2. Florida 26 8.7 David Lee, James White, Kwame Brown Southeastern
3. UCLA 25 8.3 Cedric Bozeman, Andre Patterson, Dijon Thompson Pacific-10
4. Alabama 23 7.7 Maurice Williams, Kei Madison, Ernest Shelton Southeastern
5. DePaul 22 7.3 Eddy Curry, Quemont Greer, Levar Seals Conference USA
5. Auburn 22 7.3 Dwayne Mitchell, Brandon Robinson, Marco Killingsworth Southeastern
7. Kansas 21 7.0 Aaron Miles, Wayne Simien, Keith Langford Big-12
7. Michigan State 21 7.0 Kelvin Torbert, Alan Anderson, Chris Hill Big-10
9. Virginia 20 6.7 Elton Brown, Jermaine Harper, Jason Clark Atlantic Coast
9. Missouri 20 6.7 Travon Bryant, Robert Whaley, Najeeb Echols Big-12
9. California 20 6.7 Julian Sensley, Jamal Sampson, Erik Bond Pacific-10
9. Minnesota 20 6.7 Rick Rickert, Jerry Holman, Maurice Hargrow Big-10
9. North Carolina 20 6.7 Jawad Williams, Jackie Manuel, Melvin Scott Atlantic Coast
14. Clemson 19 6.3 Sharrard Ford, Chey Christie, Steve Allen Atlantic Coast
14. Michigan 19 6.3 Dommanic Ingerson, JaQuan Hart, Kelly Whitney Big-10
14. Louisville 19 6.3 Carlos Hurt, LeRoy Davis, Dennis Coutee Conference USA
16. Arizona 18 6.0 Dennis Latimore, Salim Stoudamire, Will Bynum Pacific-10
16. N.C. State 18 6.0 Julius Hodge, Levi Watkins, Josh Powell Atlantic Coast
16. UNLV 18 6.0 Marcus Banks, Ernest Turner, Simplece N'Joya Mountain West
16. Ohio State 18 6.0 Brandon Fuss-Cheatham, Matt Sylvester, Terrance Dials Big-10
16. LSU 18 6.0 Kendrick Brown, Shawnson Johnson, Thomas Davis Southeastern
16. West Virginia 18 6.0 Jonathan Hargett, Drew Schifino, Tyrone Sally Big East
17. Kansas State 17 5.7 Janerio Spurlock, Gilson DeJesus, Nick Williams Big-12

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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. Michigan State 40 10.0 Marcus Taylor, Zach Randolph, Kevin Torbert, Alan Anderson Big-10
2. Memphis 36 9.0 John Grice, Dajuan Wagner, Chris Massey, Anthony Rice Conference USA
3. Seton Hall 35 8.7 Eddie Griffin, Andre Barrett, Marcus Toney-El, John Allen Big East
4. Florida 34 8.5 Orien Green, David Lee, James White, Kwame Brown Southeastern
5. DePaul 32 8.0 Andre Brown, Imari Sawyer, Eddy Curry, Quemont Greer Conference USA
5. Alabama 32 8.0 Gerald Wallace, Maurice Williams, Kei Madison, Earnest Shelton Southeastern
5. Cincinnati 32 8.0 Antwan Jones, Immanuel McElroy, Jamaal Davis, Jason Maxiell Conference USA
8. UCLA 31 7.8 T.J. Cummings, Cedric Bozeman, Andre Patterson, Dijon Thompson Pacific-10
9. Oklahoma 30 7.5 Hollis Price, James Wright, Daryan Selvy, Johnny Gilbert Big-12
9. Michigan 30 7.5 Bernard Robinson, Josh Moore, Dommanic Ingerson, JaQuan  Hart Big-10
9. Connecticut 30 7.5 Caron Butler, Taliek Brown, Johnny Selvie, Ben Gordon Big East
9. Auburn 30 7.5 Abdou Diame, Dwayne Mitchell, Brandon Robinson, Marco Killingsworth Southeastern
9. Missouri 30 7.5 Travon Bryant, Arthur Johnson, Rickey Paulding,  Robert Whaley Big-12
14. North Carolina 28 7.0 Brian Morrison, Jawad Williams, Jackie Manuel, Melvin Scott Atlantic Coast
14. Oklahoma State 28 7.0 Maurice Baker, Ivan McFarlan, Melvin Sanders, Terrance Crawford Big-12
14. Iowa 28 7.0 Reggie Evans, Glen Worley, Jared Reiner, Pierre Pierce Big-10
14. UNLV 28 7.0 Lou Kelly, Jermaine Lewis, Marcus Banks, Ernest Turner Mountain West
18. Minnesota 27 6.8 Kerwin Fleming, Rick Rickert, Jerry Holman, Maurice Hargrow Big-10
18. Iowa State 27 6.8 Jake Sullivan, Tyrae Pearson, Tommie King, Adam Schaper Big-12
20. California 26 6.5 Saulis Kuzmanisks, Julian Sensley, Jamal Sampson, Erik Bond Pacific-10
20. Clemson 26 6.5 Chris Hobbs, Tony Stockman, Sharrod Ford, Chey Christie Atlantic Coast
20. Virginia 26 6.5 Maurice Young, Elton Brown, Jermaine Harper, Jason Clark Atlantic Coast
20. St. John's 26 6.5 Omar Cook, Kyle Cuffe, Mohammed Diakite, Willie Shaw Big East
20. Mississippi 26 6.5 Derrick Allen, Justin Reed, Aaron Harper, David Sanders Southeastern
25. New Mexico 24 6.0 Malcolm Battles, Patrick Dennehy, Dion Broom, Eric Chatfield Mountain West
25. Mississippi State 24 6.0 Mario Austin, Timmy Bowers, Winsome Frazier, Marcus Campbell Southeastern
25. Kansas 24 6.0 Aaron Miles, Wayne Simien, Keith Langford, Michael Lee Big-12
25. Ohio State 24 6.0 Valimir Radinovic, Brandon Fuss-Cheatham, Matt Sylvester, Terrance Dials Big-10
25. LSU 24 6.0 Juemichael Young, Kendrick Brown, Shawnson Johnson, Thomas Davis Southeastern
30. Kansas State 23 5.8 Larry Reid, Janerio Spurlock, Gilson DeJesus, Nick Williams Big-12

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RECRUITING BY CONFERENCE FOR PLAYERS RANKED AMONG OR EQUIVALENT TO TOP 100 NATIONALLY
1.  ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE (124 Points) - 19 top 100 players signed (1 top five player, 0 top 10 players, 8 top 40 players, 5 top 70 players, 5 top 100 players)
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Rating Players Height Position Hometown (High School) State College
10 Julius Hodge 6'6 2G Bronx (St. Raymond's) NY N.C. State
8 Sharrad Ford 6'9 PF Chatham (Hargrave Military) VA Clemson
8 Dan Ewing 6'4 2G Sugar Land (Willowridge) TX Duke