On Thursday, we examined the last 10 national champions in order to determine if recruiters put too much emphasis on potential one-and-done prospects.
What we found was that unless those prospects were once-in-a-generation talents like Carmelo Anthony or Anthony Davis, the answer may be yes.
So if college coaches shouldn’t be investing so much time on potential one-and-done prospects, who should they be focused on?
Recent history tells us that NBA-caliber talent should still be put at a premium, but likely the type of talent that needs two, or ideally three years of seasoning in the college ranks first. Experience is especially true in the backcourt where there is a clear correlation between championship caliber teams and experienced ball-handlers/decision makers.
With those findings in mind, we went through the current ESPN 100 and looked to see who could possibly be among the best juniors in the country three years from now: