Evan Daniels of Scout.com takes a look at the SEC and how the recruiting class of 2011 ranks, both by team and by prospect.
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Here are the rankings by team:
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[*]Kentucky – [B]Nation of Blue Insight[/B]: With four of the nations top recruits, John Calipari and his Kentucky Wildcats once again take the No 1 position, both in the SEC and the Nation. With three players ranked No 1 in their position, Wiltjer, Gilchrist, Teague and Davis will be a dominating force when they take the floor in Lexington.
[*]Arkansas – [B]Nation of Blue Insight: [/B]With a top 5 class nationally, Kentucky’s own John Pelphrey, lands his best recruiting class yet and the number 2 class in the SEC. Ky Madden and B. J. Young head up an extremely talented class and should help propel Arkansas towards the top of the SEC West.
[*]Alabama
[*]Vanderbilt
[*]Mississippi State
[*]Georgia
[*]LSU
[*]Florida
[*]Tennessee
[*]Auburn
[*]South Carolina
[*]Mississippi
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Overall, the SEC has commitments from 9 of the top 25 prospects in the country, ranking the SEC as the No 1 recruiting conference in the nation.
[CENTER][B]Top SEC Prospects[/B]
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[TD=”align: left”]Top Prospect[/TD]
[TD]Anthony Davis[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky[/TD]
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[TD]Best Scorer[/TD]
[TD]Brad Beal[/TD]
[TD]Florida[/TD]
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[TD]Best Passer[/TD]
[TD]Marquis Teague[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky[/TD]
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[TD]Best Shot Blocker[/TD]
[TD]Anthony Davis[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky[/TD]
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[TD]Best Floor General[/TD]
[TD]Marquis Teague[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky[/TD]
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[TD]Best Post Player[/TD]
[TD]Kyle Wiltjer[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky[/TD]
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[TD]Best Shooter[/TD]
[TD]Brad Beal[/TD]
[TD]Florida[/TD]
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[TD]Best Rebounder[/TD]
[TD]Anthony Davis[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky[/TD]
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[TD]Best Athlete[/TD]
[TD]B. J. Young[/TD]
[TD]Arkansas[/TD]
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[LEFT]Once again, Calipari’s class dominates the Top Prospects category. The one surprise was that Michael Gilchrist wasn’t listed in one category. Gilchrist is the No 3 overall player of the class and was at No 1 for the majority of the year.
Kyle Wiltjer is listed as the Best Post Player but his overall skill, inside and out, will help Kyle stand out from just a low post player. His shooting ability may be the best of the four in the Class of 2011.
Go Cats!!!
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