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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 1999

DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT RECRUITING
FROM THE 1999-2000 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. Big East 156 31 5.0
2. Atlantic Coast 110 22 5.0
3. Southeastern 149 29 4.9
4. Conference USA 163 34 4.8
5. Big-10 134 28 4.8
6. Big-12 180 42 4.3
7. Pacific-10 70 20 3.5
8. Western Athletic 38 11 3.5
9. Atlantic-10 78 23 3.4
10. Mountain West 58 17 3.4
11. Colonial Athletic Association 59 19 3.1
12. Sun Belt 32 11 2.9
13. Mid-American 63 24 2.6
14. Mid-Continent 29 11 2.6
15. West Coast 27 11 2.5
16. Ohio Valley 31 13 2.4
17. Southern 26 11 2.4
18. American East 60 26 2.3
19. Metro Atlantic 36 16 2.3
20. Midwestern Collegiate 25 11 2.3
21. Big West 40 18 2.2
22. Missouri Valley 38 17 2.2
23. Ivy League 20 10 2.0
24. Ivy League 10 5 2.0
25. Independents 2 1 2.0
26. Trans American 33 17 1.9
27. Patriot 25 13 1.9
28. Northeast 31 17 1.8
29. Southland 25 14 1.8
30. Big South 11 7 1.6
31. Mid-Eastern Athletic 0 0 0.0
31. 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. Duke 10 1 10.0 Atlantic Coast
1. Kansas 10 1 10.0 Big-12
3. Michigan State 18 2 9.0 Big-10
4. Mississippi State 9 1 9.0 Southeastern
5. Connecticut 24 3 8.0 Big East
6. DePaul 16 2 8.0 Conference USA
6. Michigan 16 2 8.0 Big-10
8. Minnesota 8 1 8.0 Big-10
8. Florida 8 1 8.0 Southeastern
10. Seton Hall 30 4 7.5 Big East
11. Cincinnati 22 3 7.3 Conference USA
11. Missouri 22 3 7.3 Big-12
13. UAB 14 2 7.0 Conference USA
14. St. John's 41 6 6.8 Big East
15. North Carolina 26 3 6.5 Atlantic Coast
16. Mississippi 18 3 6.0 Southeastern
17. Louisville 12 2 6.0 Conference USA
17. New Mexico 12 2 6.0 Mountain West
17. Florida International 12 2 6.0 Sun Belt
20. Xavier 6 1 6.0 Atlantic-10
20. USC 6 1 6.0 Pacific-10
20. Villanova 6 1 6.0 Big East
20. UCLA 6 1 6.0 Pacific-10
20. Virginia 6 1 6.0 Atlantic Coast
20. Providence 6 1 6.0 Big East
26. Alabama 17 3 5.7 Southeastern
26. South Carolina 17 3 5.7 Southeastern
28. Oklahoma 22 4 5.5 Big-12
29. George Mason 11 2 5.5 Colonial Athletic Association
29. UNLV 11 2 5.5 Mountain West
31. Iowa State 26 5 5.2 Big-12
31. Houston 26 5 5.2 Conference USA
33. Indiana 20 4 5.0 Big-10
33. Texas Christian 20 4 5.0 Western Athletic
33. Auburn 15 3 5.0 Southeastern
36. Tennessee 15 3 5.0 Southeastern
36. Kentucky 10 2 5.0 Southeastern
36. Valparaiso 10 2 5.0 Mid-Continent
36. Maryland 10 2 5.0 Atlantic Coast
40. Iowa 24 5 4.8 Big-10
41. Georgia Tech 14 3 4.7 Atlantic Coast
41. Georgetown 14 3 4.7 Big East
43. Fordham 14 3 4.7 Atlantic-10
43. Texas 23 5 4.6 Big-12
43. Oklahoma State 23 5 4.6 Big-12

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HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP TWO RECRUITS
Rank Team Total Points Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Players Conference
1. Seton Hall 19 9.5 Eddie Griffin,   Andre Barrett Big East
2. Michigan State 18 9.0 Marcus Taylor, Zach Randolph Big-10
2. St. John's 18 9.0 Darius Miles, Omar Cook Big East
2. Connecticut 18 9.0 Caron Butler, Talieb Brown Big East
2. Cincinnati 18 9.0 Jerome Harper, Antwan Jones Conference USA
6. North Carolina 17 8.5 Jason Parker, Brian Morrison Atlantic Coast
7. Missouri 16 8.0 Arthur Johnson, Rickey Paulding Big-12
7. DePaul 16 8.0 Imari Sawyer, Andre Brown Conference USA
7. Iowa State 16 8.0 Ernest Brown, Jake Sullivan Big-12
7. Michigan 16 8.0 Bernard Robinson, Avery Queen Big-10
11. Indiana 15 7.5 Jared Jeffries, A.J. Moye Big-10
11. Alabama 15 7.5 Gerald Wallace, Demetrius Smith Southeastern
13. South Carolina 14 7.0 Rolando Howell, Greg Taylor Southeastern
13. Houston 14 7.0 Alton Ford, Cedric Taylor Conference USA

13.

 Mississippi 14 7.0 Justin Reed, Aaron Harper Southeastern
13. Iowa 14 7.0 Glen Worley, Jared Reiner Big-10
13. Fordham 14 7.0 Jeff McMillan, Michael Haynes Atlantic-10
13. Texas 14 7.0 James Thomas, Freddie Williams Big-12
13. Texas Christian 14 7.0 Corey Hightower, Marion Dumont Western Athletic
13. UAB 14 7.0 Eric Batchelor, George Arnold Conference USA
21. Oklahoma State 12 6.0 Terrance Crawford, Bernard Kidd Big-12
21. Oklahoma 12 6.0 James Wright, Johnny Gilbert Big-12
21. Marquette 12 6.0 Terry Sanders, Scott Merritt Conference USA
21. Auburn 12 6.0 Abdou Diame, Kyle Davis Southeastern
21. Louisville 12 6.0 Luke Whitehead, Simeon Naydenov Conference USA
21. New Mexico 12 6.0 Malcolm Battles, Patrick Dennehy Mountain West
21. Florida International 12 6.0 Antonio Latimer, Sylbrin Robinson Sun Belt
28. Georgia Tech 11 6.0 Marvin Lewis, Halston Lane Atlantic Coast
28. Manhattan 11 5.5 David Holmes, Jason Benton Metro Atlantic
28. George Mason 11 5.5 Raoul Heinen, Deon Cooper Colonial

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HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP THREE RECRUITS
Rank Team Total Points Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Players Conference
1. Seton Hall 27 9.0 Eddie Griffin, Andre Barrett, Marcus Toney-El Big East
2. St. John's 26 8.7 Darius Miles, Omar Cook, Kyle Cuffe Big East
3. Connecticut 24 8.0 Caron Butler, Taliek Brown, Scott Hazelton Big East
4. North Carolina 23 7.7 Jason Parker, Brian Morrison, Adam Boone Atlantic Coast
5. Cincinnati 22 7.3 Jerome Harper, Antwan Jones, Field Williams Conference USA
5. Missouri 22 7.3 Arthur Johnson, Ricky Paulding, Wesley Stokes Big-12
7. Iowa State 20 6.7 Ernest Brown, Jake Sullivan, Tyrae Pearson Big-12
7. Houston 20 6.7 Alton Ford, Cedric Taylor, Patrick Okafor Conference USA
9. Michigan State 18 9.0 Marcus Taylor, Zach Randolph, --------- Big-10
10. Oklahoma 18 6.0 James Wright, Johnny Gilbert, Aaron McGhee Big-12
10. Iowa 18 6.0 Glen Worley, Jared Reiner, Brody Boyd Big-10
10. Indiana 18 6.0 Jared Jeffries, A.J. Moye, Andre Owens Big-10
10. Texas 18 6.0 James Thomas, Freddie Williams, Brandon Mouton Big-12
14. Alabama 17 5.7 Gerald Wallace, Demetrius Smith, Dan Banko Southeastern
14. Fordham 17 5.7 Jeff McMillan, Michael Haynes, Glenn Batemon Atlantic-10
14. Texas Christian 17 5.7 Corey Hightower, Marlon Dumont, Corey Valsin Western Athletic
14. South Carolina 17 5.7 Rolando Howell, Greg Taylor, Michael Boynton Southeastern
18. Michigan 16 5.3 Bernard Robinson, Avery Queen, ------------- Big-10
18. DePaul 16 8.0 Imari Sawyer, Andre Brown, --------------- Conference USA
20. Oklahoma State 16 8.0 Terrance Crawford, Bernard Kidd, Jack Marlow Big-12
21. Marquette 15 5.0 Terry Sanders, Scott Merritt, Dwayne Wade Conference USA
21. Auburn 15 5.0 Abdou Diame, Kyle Davis, Brandon Robinson Southeastern
23. UAB 14 7.0 Eric Batchelor, George Arnold, -------------- Conference USA
24. Clemson 14 4.7 Chris Hobbs, Tony Stockman, Dwon Clifton Atlantic Coast
25. Oregon 13 4.3 Luke Ridnour, Luke Jackson, James Davis Pacific-10
25. Va. Commonwealth 13 4.3 Antonio Hargrove, Dennis Orlov, Dominic Jones Colonial
25. Manhattan 13 4.3 David Holmes, Jason Benton, Shawn Mark Metro Atlantic
25. Ohio State 13 4.3 Valimir Radinovic, Zach Williams, Matt Marinchick Big-10
25. UNC-Charlotte 13 4.3 Hector Romero, Tory Reed, Kevin Johnson Conference USA
30. Louisville 12 6.0 Luke Whitehead, Simeon Naydenov, ------------ Conference USA

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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 Jason Williams, Carlos Boozer, Casey Sanders, Chris Duhon Atlantic Coast
1. Cincinnati 38 9.5 DerMarr Johnson, Ken Satterfield, Jerome Harper, Antwan Jones Conference USA
3. Michigan State 34 8.5 Jason Richardson, Aloyius Anagonya, Marcus Taylor, Zach Randolph Big-10
3. Connecticut 34 8.5 Tony Robertson, Marcus Cox, Caron Butler, Taliek Brown Big East
3. Michigan 34 8.5 LaVell Blanchard, Kevin Gaines, Jamal Crawford, Bernard Robinson Big-10
6. Seton Hall 33 8.3 Samuel Dalembert, Eddie Griffin, Andre Barrett, Marcus Toney-El Big East
7. Kansas 32 8.0 Nick Collison, Andrew Gooden, Kirk Hinrich, DeShawn Stevenson Big-12
7. Florida 32 8.0 Donnell Harvey, Brett Nelson, Matt Bonner, Orien Greene Southeastern
7. St. John's 32 8.0 Darius Miles, Omar Cook Kyle Cuffe, Mohammed Diakite Big East
7. Kentucky 32 8.0 Keith Bogans, Marvin Stone, Marquis Estill, Cliff Hawkins Southeastern
11. North Carolina 31 7.8 Joe Forte, Jason Parker, Brian Morrison, Adam Boone Atlantic Coast
11. Alabama 31 7.8 Schea Cotton, Rod Grizzard, Erwin Dudley, Gerald Wallace Southeastern
13. Virginia 30 7.5 Travis Watson, Majestic Mapp, Roger Mason, Maurice Young Atlantic Coast
13. DePaul 30 7.5 Paul McPherson, Steve Hunter, Imari Sawyer, Andre Brown Conference USA
15. N.C. State 30 7.5 Damien Wilkins, Marshall Williams, Clifford Crawford, Marcus Melvin Atlantic Coast
15. Iowa State 30 7.5 Jamaal Tinsley, Richard Evans, Ernest Brown, Jake Sullivan Big-12
17. Misssissippi State 29 7.3 Antonio Jackson, Ontario Harper, Derrick Zimmerman, Mario Austin Southeastern
18. UNC-Charlotte 28 7.0 Rodney White, James Zimmerman, Kenkay Jones, Hector Romero Conference USA
18. South Carolina 28 7.0 Chuck Edison, Ivan Howell, Rolando Howell, Greg Taylor Southeastern
18. Houston 28 7.0 George Williams, Alton Ford, Cedric Taylor, Patrick Okafor Conference USA
18. Missouri 28 7.0 Josh Kroenke, Arthur Johnson, Rickey Paulding, Wesley Stokes Big-12
22. Mississippi 26 6.5 Jason Holmes, Justin Reed, Aaron Harper, David Sanders Southeastern
22. Indiana 26 6.5 George Leach, Jeffrey Newton, Jared Jeffries, A.J. Moye Big-10
22. Providence 26 6.5 David Murray, Donta Wade, Abdul Mills, Marcus Douthit Big East
22. Oklahoma 26 6.5 Hollis Price, Jarrett Hart, Johnny Gilbert, James Wright Big-12

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RECRUITING BY CONFERENCE FOR PLAYERS RANKED AMONG OR EQUIVALENT TO TOP 100 NATIONALLY
1.  BIG EAST CONFERENCE (143 Points) - 15 top 100 players signed (3 top five players, 1 top 10 player, 5 top 40 players, 5 top 70 players, 1 top 100 player)
Rating Player Height Position Hometown (High School) State College
10 Eddie Griffin 6'9 PF Philadelphia (Roman Catholic) PA Seton Hall
10 Caron Butler 6'6 WF Pittsfield (Maine Central Institute) ME Connecticut
10 Darius Miles 6'9 PF East St. Louis (H.S.) IL St. John's
9 Andre Barrett 5'9 PG New York (Rice) NY Seton Hall
8 Taliek Brown 6'1 PG Astoria (St. John's Prep) NY Connecticut
8 Omar Cook 6'1 PG Middle Village (Christ the King) NY St. John's
8 Marcus Toney-El 6'6 WF West Orange (Seton Hall Prep) NJ Seton Hall
8 Michael Sweetney 6'8 C Oxon Hill (H.S.) MD Georgetown
8 Kyle Cuffe 6'8 PF New York (Rice) NY St. John's
6 Scott Hazelton 6'7 PF Lawrence (Central Catholic) MA Connecticut
6 Mohammed Diakite 6'11 C Rockville (Montrose Christian) MD St. John's
6 Willie Shaw 6'5 WF Bronx (John F. Kennedy) NY St. John's
6 Derrick Snowden 6'0 PG Severn (Archbishop Spalding) MD Villanova
6 Marcus Douthit 6'10 C Fitchburg (Notre Dame) MA Providence
4 Rashid Dunbar 6'3 2G Bayonne (Marist) NJ Miami-FL
2.  CONFERENCE USA (124 Points) -