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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) 2542646 All rights reserved  Copyright 2004

DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT RECRUITING
FROM THE 2003-2004 SPRING SIGNING PERIOD
Published on July 5, 2004

The cumulative total for each recruiting class was arrived at by assigning every player a ranking on a scale of 110.  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 132 26 5.077
2. Big-12 266 55 4.836
3. Pacific-10 178 39 4.564
4. Southeastern 226 51 4.431
5. Conference USA 246 57 4.316
6. Big-10 175 41 4.268
7. Big East 185 44 4.205
8. Horizon League 93 34 3.735
9. Western Athletic 83 24 3.417
10. West Coast 60 18 3.333
11. Mountain West 77 24 3.208
12. Sun Belt 120 38 3.158
13. Atlantic-10 124 42 2.952
14. Mid-Continent 64 25 2.750
15. Metro Atlantic 65 24 2.708
16. Ohio Valley 99 36 2.750
17. Colonial 69 26 2.654
18. America East 69 29 2.379
19. Big South 57 24 2.375
20. Missouri Valley 61 26 2.346
21. Mid-American 72 31 2.323
22. Southern 71 31 2.290
23. Big West 48 21 2.286
24. Southland 64 26 2.262
25. Big Sky 39 18 2.167
26. Northeast 41 19 2.158
27. Atlantic Sun 53 25 2.120
28. Ivy League 48 24 2.000
29. Patriot League 40 20 2.000
30. Southwestern Athletic 36 18 2.000
31. Mid-Eastern Athletic 27 15 1.800
32 Independents 12 8 1.500

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HIGHEST TALENT RATING AVERAGE PER RECRUIT BY TEAM
Rank Team Total Points Number of Recruits Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Conference
1. Cincinnati 24 3 8.0 Conference USA
2. Tulsa 8 1 8.0 Western Athletic
3. Oklahoma State 30 4 7.5 Big-12
4. Texas 35 5 7.0 Big-12
5. Florida 28 4 7.0 Southeastern
5. USC 28 4 7.0 Pacific-10
7. Syracuse 14 2 7.0 Big East
8. Kentucky 34 5 6.8 Southeastern
9. Connecticut 20 3 6.7 Big East
10. Louisville 26 4 6.5 Conference USA
11. North Carolina 13 2 6.5 Atlantic Coast
12. Marquette 19 3 6.3 Conference USA
13. Missouri 24 4 6.0 Big-12
14. Duke 12 2 6.0 Atlantic Coast
15. Florida State 23 4 5.8 Atlantic Coast
16. Virginia 17 3 5.7 Atlantic Coast
16. N.C. State 17 3 5.7 Atlantic Coast
16. DePaul 17 3 5.7 Conference USA
16. Pittsburgh 17 3 5.7 Big East
20. UCLA 28 5 5.6 Pacific-10
21. Oklahoma 22 4 5.5 Big-12
22. Villanova 11 2 5.5 Big East
23. Indiana 27 5 5.4 Big-10
23. Middle Tennessee State 27 5 5.4 Sun Belt
25. Purdue 21 4 5.3 Big-10
25. Alabama 21 4 5.3 Southeastern
27. Oregon 26 5 5.2 Pacific-10
27. Kansas 26 5 5.2 Big-12
29. Arkansas 25 5 5.0 Southeastern
29. ArizonaState 25 5 5.0 Pacific-10
31. Seton Hall 15 3 5.0 Big East
31. Wisconsin 15 3 5.0 Big-10
32. Maryland 10 2 5.0 Atlantic Coast
32. Hawaii 10 2 5.0 Western Athletic
32. UNLV 10 2 5.0 Mountain West
35. Arizona 24 5 4.8 Pacific-10
36. LSU 19 4 4.8 Southeastern
36. Nebraska 19 4 4.8 Big-12
36. UTEP 19 4 4.8 Western Athletic
39. Memphis 33 7 4.7 Conference USA
40. Baylor 28 6 4.7 Big-12
41. Xavier 14 3 4.7 Atlantic-10
42. Iowa State 23 5 4.6 Big-12
43. Southern Miss 26 6 4.5 Conference USA
44. Ohio State 18 4 4.5 Big-10
44. Mississippi 18 4 4.5 Southeastern
46. Providence 30 7 4.3 Big East
47. Georgia Tech 17 4 4.3 Atlantic Coast
47. Gonzaga 17 4 4.3 West Coast
47. Michigan State 17 4 4.3 Big-12
50. Virginia Tech 13 3 4.3 Big East
50. San Diego 13 3 4.3 West Coast

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HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP TWO RECRUITS
Rank Team Total Points Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Players Conference
1. Connecticut 17 8.5 Rudy Gay, A.J. Price Big East
1. Louisville 17 8.5 Juan Diego Palacios, Brian Johnson Conference USA
3. Texas 16 8.0 Daniel Gibson, Mike Williams Big-12
3. Indiana 16 8.0 D.J. White, Robert Vaden Big-10
3. Kentucky 16 8.0 Randolph Morris, Joe Crawford Southeastern
3. Cincinnati 16 8.0 Jihad Muhammed, Roy Bright Conference USA
3. Florida 16 8.0 Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah Southeastern
3. Florida State 16 8.0 Isaiah Swann, Jason Rich Atlantic Coast
3. USC 16 8.0 Nick Young, Dwayne Shackleford Pacific-10
3. UCLA 16 8.0 Arron Afflalo, Jordan Farmar Pacific-10
3. Oregon 16 8.0 Malik Hairston, Bryce Taylor Pacific-10
3. Arizona State 16 8.0 Tyrone Jackson, Bryson Krueger Pacific-10
3. Marquette 16 8.0 Mike Kinsella, Ousmane Barro Conference USA
3. Memphis 16 8.0 Darius Washington, Shawne Williams Conference USA
3. Oklahoma State 16 8.0 Aaron Pettway, Jamal Brown Big-12
3. Oklahoma 16 8.0 Taj Grey, Longar Longar Big-12
17. Baylor 14 7.0 Mamadou Diene, Aaron Bruce Big-12
17. Alabama 14 7.0 Jean Felix, Ron Steele Southeastern
17. Iowa 14 7.0 Doug Thomas, Alex Thompson Big-10
17. Purdue 14 7.0 Carl Landry, Bryant Dillion Big-10
17. Pittsburgh 14 7.0 John DeGroat, Keith Benjamin Big East
17. Syracuse 14 7.0 Josh Wright, Dayshaun Wright Big East
17. Virginia 14 7.0 Sean Singletary, Adrian Joseph Atlantic Coast
17. N.C. State 14 7.0 Cedric Simmons, Gavin Grant Atlantic Coast
17. Providence 14 7.0 Quinten Hosley, DeSean White Big East
17. Missouri 14 7.0 Jason Horton, Marshall Brown Big-12
17. Southern Miss 14 7.0 Rashaad Carruth, Michael Ford Conference USA
17. DePaul 14 7.0 Aking Elting, Jamal Nichols Conference USA
17. Arizona 14 7.0 Jawann McClellan, Mohamed Tangara Pacific-10
17. Middle Tennessee State 14 7.0 Tim Blue, Jonathan Loe Sun Belt
17. Lamar 14 7.0 Alan Daniels, Jeremy Long Southland

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HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP THREE RECRUITS
Rank Team Total Points Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Players Conference
1. Texas 24 8.0 Daniel Gibson, Mike Williams, LaMarcus Aldridge Big-12
1. Kentucky 24 8.0 Randolph Morris, Joe Crawford, Ramel Bradley Southeastern
1. Cincinnati 24 8.0 Jihad Muhammed, Roy Bright, Vincent Banks Conference USA
1. USC 24 8.0 Nick Young, Dwayne Shackleford, Gabriel Pruitt Pacific-10
5. Louisville 23 7.7 Juan Diego Palacios, Brian Johnson, Lorenzo Wade Conference USA
6. Memphis 22 7.3 Darius Washington, Shawne Williams, Waki Williams Conference USA
7. UCLA 22 6.7 Arron Afflalo, Jordan Farmar, Josh Shipp Pacific-10
7. Connecticut 20 6.7 Rudy Gay, A.J. Price, Antonio Kellogg Big East
7. Indiana 20 6.7 D.J. White, Robert Vaden, James Hardy Big-10
7. Florida 20 6.7 Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah, Al Horford Southeastern
7. Missouri 20 6.7 Jason Horton, Marshall Brown, Kalen Grimes Big-12
7. Oregon 20 6.7 Malik Hairston, Bryce Taylor, Maarty Leunen Pacific-10
7. Oklahoma 20 6.7 Taj Grey, Longar Longar, Terrell Everett Big-12
7. Arizona State 20 6.7 Tyrone Jackson, Bryson Krueger, Tim Pierce Pacific-10
7. Florida State 20 6.7 Isaia Swann, Jason Rich, Jerome Habel Atlantic Coast
7. Middle Tennessee 20 6.7 Tim Blue, Jonathan Lee, Francis Cuyler Sun Belt
17. Marquette 19 6.3 Mike Kinsella, Ousmane Barro, Ryan Amoroso Conference USA
18. Kansas 18 6.0 Russell Robinson, Alexander Kaun, Alex Galindo Big-12
18. Oklahoma State 18 6.0 Aaron Pettaway, Jamal Brown, Julius Lamptey Big-12
18. Alabama 18 6.0 Jean Felix, Ron Steele, Albert Weber Southeastern
18. Arkansas 18 6.0 Dontell Jefferson, Steve Hill, Charles Thomas Southeastern
18. Arizona 18 6.0 Jawann McClellan, Mohamed Tangara, Jesus Verdejo Pacific-10
18. Providence 18 6.0 Quinten Hosley, DeSean White, Robert McKiver Big East
18. Purdue 18 6.0 Carl Landry, Bryant Dillion, Gary Ware Big-10
18. Southern Miss 18 6.0 Rashaad Carruth, Michael Ford, Solomon Brown Conference USA
18. Lamar 18 6.0 Alan Daniels, Jermey Long, Thomas Fairley Southland

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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. Connecticut 34 8.5 Charlie Villaneueva, Marcus Williams, Rudy Gay, A.J. Price Big East
2. LSU 33 8.3 Brandon Bass, Regie Koundjia, Taurean Minor, Glen Davis Southeastern
2. Oklahoma 33 8.3 Andrew Lavender, Lawrence McKenzie, Taj Grey, Longar Longar Big-12
4. Cincinnati 32 8.0 Nick Williams, Jihad Muhammed, Roy Bright, Vincent Banks Conference USA
4. Texas 32 8.0 Daniel Gibson, Mike Williams, LaMarcus Aldridge, Dion Dowell Big-12
4. Kentucky 32 8.0 Randolph Morris, Joe Crawford, Ramel Bradley, Rajon Rando Southeastern
4. Florida State 32 8.0 Vakeaton Wafer, Diego Romero, Isaiah Swann, Jason Rich Atlantic Coast
4. Florida 32 8.0 Chris Richard, Mohamed Abukar, Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah Southeastern
9. Louisville 31 7.9 Brandon Jenkins, Juan Diego Palacios, Brian Johnson, Lorenzo Wade Conference USA
10. Oklahoma State 30 7.5 Aaron Pettway, Jamal Brown, Julius Lamptey, James On Curry Big-12
10. Missouri 30 7.5 Linas Kleiza, Thomas Gardner, Jason Horton, Kalem Grimes Big-12
10. Memphis 30 7.5 Sean Banks, Darius Washington, Shawne Williams, Waki Williams Conference USA
10. Virginia 28 7.5 Gary Forbes, J.R. Reynolds, Sean Singletary, Adrian Joseph Atlantic Coast
15. Arkansas 28 7.0 Olu Famutimi, Ronnie Brewer, Dontell Jefferson, Steve Hill Southeastern
15. USC 28 7.0 NickYoung, Dwayne Shackleford, Gabriel Pruitt, Emmanuel Willis Pacific-10
15. Syracuse 28 7.0 Terrance Roberts, Demetis Nichols, Josh Wright, Dayshawn Wright Big East
15. Oregon 28 7.0 Aaron Brooks, Malik Hairston, Bryce Taylor, Maarty Leunen Pacific-10
15. UCLA 28 7.0 Arron Afflalo, Jordan Farmar, Josh Shipp, Lorenzo Mata Pacific-10
15. Michigan State 28 7.0 Shannon Brown, Drew Naymick, Drew Neitzel, Marquis Gray Big-10
15. Marquette 28 7.0 Marcus Jackson, Demeon Mason, Mike Kinsella, Ousmane Barro Conference USA
15. Kansas State 28 7.0 Justin Williams, Dez Willingham, Jeremiah Massey, Cartier Martin Big-12

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RECRUITING BY CONFERENCE FOR PLAYERS RANKED AMONG OR EQUIVALENT TO TOP 100 NATIONALLY
1.  BIG-12 CONFERENCE (220 Points) - 40 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 11 top 40 players, 12 top 70 players, 15 top 100 players)
Rating Players Height Position Hometown (High School) State College
8 Daniel Gibson 6'3 PG Houston (Jones) TX Texas
8 Mike Williams 6'8 PF Camden (Wilcox Central) AL Texas
8 Tai Grey 6'8 PF Redlands (JC) OK Oklahoma
8 Aaron Pettway 6'10 C Hutchinson (JC) KS Oklahoma State
8 LaMarcus Alridge 6'11 C Dallas (Seogoville) TX Texas
8 Mamadou Diene 6'11 C Senegal Baylor
8 Jamal Brown 6'0 PG Dixie (JC) UT Oklahoma State
8 Longar Longar 6'11 C Laurinburg (Institute) NC Oklahoma
8 Jason Horton 6'1 PG Cedar Hill (H.S.) TX Missouri
8 Julian Lamptey 7'0 C Stillwater, OK Oklahoma State
8 Dion Dowell 6'7 WF Texas City (H.S.) TX Texas
6 Aaron Bruce 6'2 2G Horsham, Australia Baylor
6 Marshall Brown 6'8 PF Austin (Lyndon B. Johnson) TX Missouri
6 Kalen Grimes 6'8 PF Florissant (Hazelwood Central) MO Missouri
6 Russell Robinson 6'3 2G New York (Rice) NY Kansas
6 James OnCurry 6'2 2G Mebane (Eastern Alamance) NC</