FWIW Sun Belt recruit rankings

MeanGreen61 · June 27, 2005

Off the Muts board. Posted by SpaceRaider.

Rankings are skewed due to number of recruits. Guess the best barometer is the talent level of each schools.

WKU 3.0

UNO 3.0

ULL 3.0

FIU 3.0

Denver 3.0

USA 3.0

MTSU 2.8

NT 2.6

ASU 2.6

UALR 2.5

According to hoopscooponline, MT is tied with Utah State for the 21st best recruiting class in the country.

The score is calculated by first assigning a score to each individual recruit and then taking the combined total for all recruits to arrive at an overall score. Scores are assigned as follows: 10 points for a player rated 1-5 nationally; 9 points for a player rated 6-10; 8 points for a player rated 11-40; 6 points for a player rated 41-70; 4 points for a player rated 71-100; 3 points for a player rated 101-300; 2 points for a player rated 301-1000; and 1 point for any other player.

Though MT's class gets a combined score of 28, given that there are 10 recruits in MT's class, the "Talent Rating Average" for MT's recruits is only 2.8 -- which is low when compared to, say, the Talent Rating Average of Duke (8.0), UNC (7.8 ) , Kansas (7.3), and Oklahoma St. (6.4).

Also Hethington is in this group and we know he won't be enrolled plus there may be a couple more that will sit out next year to qualify.

FWIW, Hoopscoop's ranking of recruiting classes:

TOP RECRUITING CLASSES TO-DATE FOR THE CLASS OF 2005

21. MIDDLE TENNESSEE (28 Points)..........10 Recruits..........2.8 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Sun Belt Conference..........(4) Emanuel Howard, 6'0, PG, Lincoln Trail (JC) IL; (3) Desmond Yates, 6'7, PF, Somerville (Fayette-Ware) TN; (3) Adam Vogelsberg, 6'5, 2G, Cloud County (JC) KS; (3) Uriah Hethington, 6'9, PF, Cairo (H.S.) GA; (3) Kevin Kanaskie, 6'2, PG, State College (H.S.) PA; (3) Calvin O'Neal, 6'5, WF, Philadelphia (Lutheran) PA; (3) Marques Dawson, 6'4, Lincoln Trail (JC) IL; (2) Theryn Hudson, 6'9, PF, Lavergne (H.S.) TN; (2) Donaris Hair, 6'9, PF, Picayune (H.S.) MS; (2) Darren Avery, 6'3, 2G, Corinth (H.S.) MS.

47. ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK (20 Points)..........8 Recruits..........2.5 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Sun Belt Conference..........(4) Rashad Jones-Jennings, 6'8, PF, Chattanooga State (JC) TN; (3) Chris Thornton, 6'6, PF, Yuba (JC) CA; (3) Seyi Oseni, 6'9, C, Blair (New Haven Christian) VA; (2) DeAndre Riggins, 6'5, WF, Alexandria (Peabody) LA; (2) Terrance Akins, 6'1, PG, Holmes (JC) AR; (2) Lorenzo Razz, 6'5, WF, Palm Beach (JC) FL; (2) Charles Moore, 6'6, WF, Altheimer (H.S.) AR; (2) Byron Ray, 6'7, PF, Northwest Mississippi (JC) MS.

92. WESTERN KENTUCKY (15 Points)..........5 Recruits..........3.0 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Sun Belt Conference..........(3) Daniel Emerson, 6'8, PF, Norcross (H.S.) GA; (3) Sylvania Watkins, 6'8, PF, Okaloosa-Walton (JC) FL; (3) Orlando Mendez, 6'0, PG, Goldsboro (Charis Prep) NC; (3) Joemal Campbell, 6'1, PG, Northwest (JC) MS; (3) Butch Jointer, 6'4, 2G, St. Catharine (JC) KY.

92. NEW ORLEANS (15 Points)..........5 Recruits..........3.0 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Sun Belt Conference..........(4) Wayne Williams, 6'4, 2G, South Georgia Tech (JC) GA; (3) Sami Badawi, 6'10, C, Wilmington (Cape Fear Academy) NC; (3) Jeremie Davis, 6'5, 2G, Spoon River (JC) IL; (3) Ernest Daney, 6'3, 2G, Neosho (JC) KS; (2) Dusty Driggs, 6'2, PG, Sharpeville (Tri-Central) IN.

92. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (15 Points)..........5 Recruits..........3.0 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Sun Belt Conference..........(3) Booker Woodfox, 6'1, PG, Lewisville (H.S.) TX; (3) Ed Turner, 6'8, PF Olney Central (JC) IL; (3) Valentino Hart, 6'8, PF, Cowley (JC) KS; (3) Maurice Barksdale, 5'10, PG, Blinn (JC) TX; (3) J.P Fields, 6'8, PF, Gulf Coast (JC) FL.

110. ARKANSAS STATE (13 Points)..........5 Recruits..........2.6 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Sun Belt Conference..........(3) Kewain Gant, 6'7, PF, Moberly (JC) MO; (3) Jim Jones, 6'2, 2G, Brunswick (JC) NC; (3) Korrel Henderson, 6'4, 2G, Brunswick (JC) NC; (2) Ashton Farmer, 6'6, WF, Charleston (H.S.) MO; (2) Brandon Ballard, 6'4, 2G, Monette (Buffalo Island Central) AR.

110. NORTH TEXAS (13 Points)..........5 Recruits..........2.6 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Sun Belt Conference..........(3) Justin Howerton, 6'10, C, Howe (H.S.) TX; (3) Harold Stewart, 6'8, PF, Crowley (H.S.) TX; (3) Lionel Brown, 5'11, PG, Eastern Oklahoma (JC) OK; (2) Harold Edwards, 6'6, WF, Mobile (LeFlore) AL; (2) Rich Young, 6'5, WF, Eastern Oklahoma (JC) OK.

177. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (9 Points)..........3 Recruits..........3.0 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Sun Belt Conference..........(3) Elvis Lora, 5'11, PG, Laurinburg (Institute) NC; (3) Facundo Giorgi, 6'8, PF, Southeastern (JC) IA; (3) Johwen Villegas, 6'3, 2G, Southeastern Iowa (JC) IA.

224. DENVER (6 Points)..........2 Recruits..........3.0 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Sun Belt Conference..........(3) Alex Cox, 6'2, 2G, Indian Hills (JC) IA; (3) DeShawn Walker, 6'6, WF, Indian Hills (JC) IA.

275. SOUTH ALABAMA (3 Points)..........1 Recruit..........3.0 Talent Rating Average Per Recruit..........Sun Belt Conference..........(3) Leandro Buboltz, 6'7, PF, South Plains (JC) TX.