Recruiting flashback: Kansas vs. Iowa State
Saturday evening marks the regular-season finale for Big 12 powerhouses Iowa State and Kansas. Iowa State won the first meeting 85-72 back in January, but the Jayhawks carry a 10-game winning streak and the No. 1 ranking into Saturday's contest.
So where did we rank all these top college players back in high school?
Below are the breakdowns of each starting five along with key bench players, showing where Rivals.com had them ranked coming out of high school and how they've fared this season so far.
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Frank Mason - 5'11" 185lbs 4-star PG from 2013 class (ranked 76 nationally). Led the state of Virginia in scoring in 2011 at 27.4 PPG again in 2012 at 27.1 PPG. 2015-16 Stats: 13.6 PPG, 43.4 FG%, 41.3 3FG%, 73.5 FT%, 4.6 APG |
Monte Morris - 6'3" 175lbs 4-star PG from 2013 class (ranked 96 nationally. Morris led his high school team in scoring, assists and steals in each of the his four seasons. 2015-16 Stats: 14.3 PPG, 50.4 FG%, 34.9 3PT%, 73.1 FT% 7.2 APG |
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Devonte Graham - 6'2" 175lbs 4-star PG from 2014 class (ranked 36 nationally).Originally signed his NLI with Appalachian State in 2012. Picked Kansas over NC State and Virginia. 2015-16 Stats: 11 PPG, 45.6 FG%, 43.3 3FG%, 73.1 FT%, 3.6 APG |
Matt Thomas - 6'4" 197lbs 4-star SG from 2013 class (ranked 54 nationally). Averaged 28.3 points and 9.7 rebounds as a senior in high school. 2015-16 Stats: 10.7PPG, 42.8 FG%, 43.2 3PT%, 90.9 FT%, 4.5 RPG |
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Wayne Selden - 6'5" 230lbs 5-star SG from 2013 class (ranked 12 nationally). Was AAU teammates with Nerlens Noel and Georges Niang. 2015-16 Stats: 13.3 PPG, 47.2 FG%, 40.9 3FG%, 58.8 FT%, 2.5 APG |
Abdel Nader - 6'6" 225lbs 3-star PF from the 2011 class. Transferred to Iowa State from Northern Illinois. Was born in Alexandria, Egypt. 2015-16 Stats: 13.5PPG, 48.3 FG%, 75.3 FT%, 5.1 RPG |
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Perry Ellis - 6'8" 225lbs 5-star PF from 2012 class (ranked 24 nationally). Four-time Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year. 2015-16 Stats: 16.3 PPG, 52.3 FG%, 47.2 3FG%, 76.9 FT%, 6.0 RPG |
Georges Niang - 6'8" 230lbs 4-star PF from 2012 class (ranked 69 nationally). Holds his high school record for most points scored – 2,372. 2015-16 Stats: 19.3 PPG, 54.2 FG%, 81.3 FT%, 6.2 RPG |
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Landen Lucas - 6'10" 240lbs 3-star Center from 2012 class. Grew up in Japan where his father played professional basketball and speaks Japanese fluently. 2015-16 Stats: 5.3 PPG, 60 FG%, 64.8 FT%, 6.3 RPG |
Jameel McKay - 6'9" 225lbs 4-star PF from 2013 class. Transferred from Marquette. 2015-16 Stats: 11.5 PPG, 58.9 FG%, 54.6 FT%, 8.9 RPG, 1.8 BPG |
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KEY BENCH PLAYERS |
KEY BENCH PLAYERS |
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk - 6'8" 195lbs 5-star SG from 2014 class (international players are not ranked). Besides basketball, also played soccer and ping pong in high school. 2015-16 Stats: 5.7PPG, 43 FG%, 72.2 FT%, 1.3 RPG |
Deonte Burton - 6'4" 250lbs 4-star SF from 2013 class (ranked 52 nationally). Transferred from Marquette.Played high school ball at the same school as Diante Garrett (Milwaukee Vincent High School) 2015-16 Stats: 10 PPG, 54.2 FG%, 45.2 3PT%, 58 FT%, 3.9 RPG |
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Brannen Greene - 6'7" 215lbs 4-star SF from 2013 class (ranked 29 nationally). Concluded his high school career with more than 2,000 points. 2015-16 Stats: 6.3PPG, 58.1 FG%, 53.6 3PT%, 85 FT%, 2.3 RPG |
Hallice Cooke - 6'3" 190lbs 3-star SG from 2013 class. Transferred from Oregon State. Played at St. Anthony High School for legendary coach Bob Hurley. 2015-16 Stats: 2.9PPG, 42.2 FG%, 37.0 3PT%, 63.6 FT% 1.0 APG |
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Cheick Diallo and Carlton Bragg - Both were 5-star prospects from 2015 class (Diallo ranked 5 nationally and Bragg ranked 21 nationally) Diallo 2015-16 Stats: 2.9 PPG, 53.8 FG%, 53.8 FT%, 2.6 RPG. Bragg 2015-16 Stats: 3.7 PPG, 57.5 FG%, 62.5 FT%, 2.3 RPG |