Just as ESPN did last week, Scout.com has updated their Top 100 list for the class of 2012. Below is a list of the B1G and local prospects that made the cut:
Indiana:
* Jeremy Hollowell 6’7″ 200 (Indianapolis, IN – Lawrence Central)
|| #6 SF | 4 stars // Top 100 #26
* Hanner Mosquera-Perea 6’8″ 190 (LaPorte, IN – LaLumiere)
|| #5 PF | 4 stars // Top 100 #32
* Yogi Ferrell 6’0″ 180 (Indianapolis, IN – Park Tudor)
|| #4 PG | 4 stars // Top 100 #33
ESPN has updated their ESPNU100 list for the class of 2012. Below is the breakdown of B1G and local Big East schools. ESPN assigns each player with a overall score and a star level. Those can be found at the end of each line. Bolded players have made the Top 100 list and their overall rank is listed.
DePaul:
* DeJuan Marrero 6’6″ 195 (Gary, IN – Bowman Academy) || #50 SF | 89 | 3 stars
* Jodan Price 6’7″ 170 (Southfield, MI – Detroit Country Day) || #61 SF | 88 | 2 stars
Illinois:
* Michael Orris 6’3″ 180 (Crete, IL – Crete-Monee) || #22 PG | 89 | 3 stars
ESPNHS has released its preseason Powerade Fab 50, a list of the 50 best boy’s high school basketball teams in the country. There are a number of Illinois and Indiana teams on the list, as well as plenty of teams with players committed to or being recruited by B1G and Chicago-area colleges. Here’s the highlights of the list:
1. Simeon Career Academy (Chicago, IL)
- Chicago powerhouse Simeon landed the well-deserved top spot on this year’s list. Behind outstanding junior Jabari Parker, considered by some to be the best player in the 2013 class, the Wolverines lineup features several other highly-touted prospects. Senior Steve Taylor is already committed to Marquette, while junior Kendrick Nunn recently re-opened his recruitment after making an early pledge to Texas A&M. Also joining the group is junior point guard Jaylon Tate, who transferred to Simeon from De La Salle this past summer. Tate has been hearing from most of the B1G already, plus hometown DePaul, and has already landed an offer from Northwestern.
By: Eric Gardner
Late last night, Purdue got a commitment for Oak Hill Academy’s A.J. Hammons. A.J. is originally from Gary, IN and moved to Carmel, IN before heading out to Virginia. He was down to Minnesota, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Purdue before last night. Hammons, at least for the past few months, has been a Purdue lean with the outside chance of going to Minnesota. Purdue has actually been on him since his freshman year at Carmel High School. His family is still in the Carmel area and he plays on Spiece’s AAU team out of Fort Wayne. We have heard reports that he really would like to come closer to home and I think in the end that gave Purdue the overwhelming advantage.
AJ Hammons, an Oak Hill Academy senior originally from Carmel, Indiana, has committed to Matt Painter and the Purdue Boilermakers. The news was broken last night by ESPN’s Dave Telep. According to Telep, Purdue’s 2012 class now ranks 9th in the nation with the addition of Hammons.
Hammons, who chose Purdue over Cincinnati and Minnesota, is rated a 3-star prospect by Rivals.com and is ranked #123rd overall in the class. He joins 4-star prospects Ronnie Johnson (#91 overall) and Jay Simpson (#101), plus fellow 3-star Rapheal Davis (#106) as solid four-man recruiting class for the Boilers.
*Edited Tuesday evening after Marrero commitment*
Rivals.com has released their latest version of the Rivals150 for the basketball class of 2012. They actually released the list at the end of last week but updated it again on Monday. A number of B1G and Chicagoland commitments and targets make the list, so we have put together a quick breakdown for our readers.
Note: A prospect is a 5-star if they fall between 1-26 (including 26), is a 4-star if between 27-105, and is a 3-star if 106-150.
Indiana – Hanner Perea #16, Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell #17, Jeremy Hollowell #48, Ron Patterson #131, Peter Jurkin NR (3*)
Iowa – Mike Gesell #96, Patrick Ingram NR (3*), Kyle Meyer NR (3*)
Michigan – Glenn Robinson III #34, Nick Stauskas #79
Michigan State – Denzel Valentine #80, Matt Costello #82, Kenny Kaminski #84
Minnesota – Wally Ellenson NR (3*)
Nebraska – Keith Coleman NR
Northwestern – Kale Abrahamson #138, Sanjay Lumpkin NR, Alex Olah NR
Penn State – Akosa Maduegbunam NR
Purdue – Ronnie Johnson #91, Jay Simpson #101, Rapheal Davis #106
Wisconsin – Sam Dekker #18 (more…)