{"id":98989,"date":"2024-10-02T09:52:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T13:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=98989"},"modified":"2024-10-02T09:52:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T13:52:51","slug":"big-east-recruiting-steals-led-by-some-of-conferences-top-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/02\/big-east-recruiting-steals-led-by-some-of-conferences-top-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Big East Recruiting Steals Led By Some Of Conference’s Top Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

When looking at Big East recruiting, UConn remained hot on the recruiting trail with the recent <\/span>commitment of guard Darius Adams<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0Adams is ESPN’s No. 19 rated player in the <\/span>Class of 2025<\/span><\/a>, marking the third straight season the Huskies received a commitment from a top-20 player. <\/span>Stephon Castle<\/span><\/a> and Liam McNeeley led the way in the previous two UConn recruiting classes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not every big-time player in the Big East comes into the conference as a top recruit. Let’s take a look back and see where they were rated coming out of high school. It could be a reminder that the top players might be ones who fly a bit under the radar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marquette’s <\/span>Kam Jones<\/span><\/a> and Creighton’s <\/span>Ryan Kalkbrenner<\/span><\/a> are among the Big East players to keep an eye on. They are showing up in the Vegas Insider <\/span>Wooden Award odds<\/span><\/a> heading into the 2024-25 season. The <\/span>Big East schedule<\/span><\/a> begins on Dec. 10. It won’t take long for the top returning players to prove that they were undervalued in the recruiting process.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the calendar flipping to October, teams will get to work. This is looking like another special season in the Big East, and the talented recruits who stuck around are a major reason why that is the case.<\/p>\n

Big East Recruiting Steals Led By Some Of Conference’s Top Stars<\/h2>\n

When looking at past Big East recruiting classes, Kam Jones was the No. 28-rated shooting guard. He was also the No. 107-ranked player in the 247sports.com database in the Class of 2021. <\/span>Shaedon Sharpe<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Max Christie<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Jordan Hawkins<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Brandin Podziemski<\/span><\/a> are among the shooting guards ranked ahead of Jones in his recruiting class who are now in the NBA.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is such clean offensive flow from Marquette. The speed of each cut and the use of zoom action to disguise the backscreen from Kam Jones is good stuff! pic.twitter.com\/6a9E6vdNEa<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sam Bourne (@sambourne04) September 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n