On the rise: Top spring stock boosters in class of 2018
Entering the spring, shooting guard Romeo Langford was already considered a five-star prospect. However, that hasn't stopped him from being one of 10 from the class of 2018 who have elevated their profiles this spring.
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Early recruiting notes: Lists interest from Indiana, Michigan State and Purdue but no offers yet.
Bossi’s take: Anderson is an athletic wing who plays in attack mode and has huge upside. He has all the tools you could want in a potential high major wing and is a potential top 100 player. Him telling me in April that he hadn't received any scholarship offers was quite surprising.
Early recruiting notes: Offers from Tennessee and Oregon.
Bossi’s take: A product of Orangeville Prep in Canada, Brazdeikis has been one of the biggest eye openers on Nike's EYBL circuit. He shoots with range, plays with toughness and is a solid athlete who gets on the glass and will drive to the rim. He's been one of the better finds of the spring.
Early recruiting notes: Early offers from Illinois, SMU and UIC.
Bossi’s take: Dosunmu is a quick, rangy and exciting point guard who is tough to keep out of the lane. He was dominant playing 16U early in the spring and continued his great play when moving up to the 17U level of the EYBL. Based off what I've seen this spring, he could make a run at being the top prospect in the state of Illinois for 2018.
Early recruiting notes: Offers from Tennessee, Texas A&M, Tulsa, Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas and Utah State.
Bossi’s take: Grimes is a skilled and polished combo guard who competes at a high level and has good size. Some like him as a point guard prospect, but I prefer him more as a two guard. As a two, he gives you an additional ball-handler who can make plays for others while being free to score without the pressure of running the team's offense.
Early recruiting notes: Early offers from Miami, Wichita State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Utah, Washington State, New Mexico and Portland.
Bossi’s take: Hepa spent his first two years of high school in Alaska but has moved to Portland. He is a fluid athlete with a strong, wiry build and he shows flashes of being a skilled combo forward scorer. He just missed the 2018 top 75 heading into the spring, he's not likely to miss next time around.
Early recruiting notes: Offers from Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana, Florida, Marquette, Purdue and others.
Bossi’s take: Herro is a skilled two guard who really likes to create space off the dribble. He is a dangerous shooter from deep and has an uncanny ability to hit shots even when his feet aren't properly balanced and he's not totally squared up to the rim.
Early recruiting notes: Offers from Louisville, Indiana, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and many more.
Bossi’s take: Langford wasn't exactly a secret headed into the spring, but the smooth and polished shooting guard is currently way under ranked at No. 14 nationally. He has great size (pushing 6-foot-5), is athletic, scores off the dribble or from deep and plays with the steadiness of a veteran. He is likely a top five, perhaps even top three, player in the class of 2018 at this point.
Early recruiting notes: Offers from UCLA and California.
Bossi’s take: I can see a major Pac-12 recruiting battle brewing for the rights to Williams services. He is a pure point guard who runs his team, defends and plays with toughness. He is also a very capable scorer and a potential top 50 type player in 20188.
Early recruiting notes: Offers from Florida, Florida State, LSU, Kansas State, Texas A&M and others.
Bossi’s take: Williams is a tough and athletic kid who plays with tremendous energy around the rim. He's one of those guys that teammates feed off of because he grabs manly rebounds, tries to dunk everything and has a motor that doesn't quit.
Early recruiting notes: Offers from Virginia, UNLV, UCLA, Maryland, South Carolina, Clemson, Miami, Tennesse, Georgia, Florida and others.
Bossi’s take: If I could take current Laker Julius Randle and Butler's Roosevelt Jones and meet right in the middle between them, I would have Williamson. He's explosive off the floor, plays with great toughness, can make plays for others and is bucket-getter who is going to turn into a beast physically.