Is it too early to look at the class of 2014? Tom Crean at Indiana doesn’t seem to think so. Coach Cal has Tom Crean looking at the top freshman to be just so he could have a shot at players in the Top 10. Crean of course already gotten commitments from the #1 and #7 players in the class. Former Cat James Blackmon’s son, JB Jr, happens to be one of those commits.
ESPN released their Top 14 and included other players to watch in a complete Top 100 list. I will provide a link at the bottom of the entire list but I thought I would list some of the players that would be interest of Kentucky fans, which of course is the entire Top 14 and also in-state players.
1 Tre Lyles Indiana PF 6’7″ 200 Arsenal Technical H.S. (IN)
2 Dakari Johnson None C 6’8″ 235 St. Patrick H.S. (NJ)
3 Tyus Jones None PG 6’0″ 160 Apple Valley H.S. (MN)
4 Jalen Lindsay None SF 6’6″ 170 Christ Presbyterian Academy (TN)
5 Jahlil Okafor None PF 6’8″ 260 Whitney Young H.S. (IL)
6 Leron Black None SF 6’6″ 175 White Station H.S. (TN)
7 James Blackmon, Jr. Indiana SG 6’2″ 170 Bishop Luers H.S. (IN)
8 Emmanuel Mudlay None SG 6’3″ 175 Grace Preparatory Academy (TX)
9 Sean O’Mara None C 6’6″ 240 Benet Academy (IL)
10 Xavier Rathan-Mayes None SG 6’3″ 180 Christian Faith Center Academy (NC)
11 Wayne Selden None SF 6’4″ The Tilton School (NH)
12 Ian Theissen None C 6’9″ 210 Osseo H.S. (MN)
13 Joshua Perkins None SG 5’10” 150 Regis Jesuit H.S. (CO)
14 Reid Travis None SF 6’2″ 170 De La Salle H.S. (MN)
30 Jackson Davis 40 None PF 6’5″ Lafayette H.S. (KY)
38 Brandon Halton 40 None PG 6’0″ Dixie Heights H.S. (KY)
58 Kelan Martin 40 None SG 6’4″ North Hardin H.S. (KY)
70 Khalil Rasheed 40 None SG 6’3″ North Hardin H.S. (KY)
74 D’Angelo Russell 40 None SG 6’3″ Louisville Central H.S. (KY)
81 Quentin Snider 40 None PG 5’11” Ballard H.S. (KY)
[URL=”http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2014″][SIZE=4][B]ESPNU 2014 Watch List[/B][/SIZE][/URL]
