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Jeff Borzello, ESPN staff writer
With roster movements finally settled for the 2024-25 college basketball season, coaches across the country are looking ahead to the 2025, 2026 and 2027 classes. But before we completely close the book on this year’s senior class, let’s do one more update on the 2024 recruiting class rankings. There has been plenty of movement since January, with half a dozen top-25 prospects choosing schools. Here were the biggest stories:
Implications of Coaching Changes: Before April, Kentucky had the No. 2 recruiting class in the country and Arkansas landed a pair of top-60 recruits to put them in the top 25. Two months later, the Razorbacks find themselves at No. 9 and Kentucky is nowhere. Turns out it was John Calipari’s move from Lexington to Fayetteville. Three of Calipari’s Kentucky recruits followed him to Arkansas, while one stayed behind to play under Mark Pope. Both Arkansas recruits followed Eric Musselman to USC.
Arizona State Wave: Bobby Hurley and the Sun Devils came from nowhere to finish with the No. 6 recruiting class in the country. They were actually No. 15 in January, but four of their five commitments at the time are no longer in the fold. Hurley landed five-star Jaden Quantans and then flipped for Jason Sannon from Arizona. Tempe has a lot of talent on the roster.
UConn’s Reload: Dan Hurley has been the talk of the basketball world for the past week, but now we know he’s going to compete for back-to-back-to-back national championships next season. Key to his roster recovery in the spring was top-10 prospect Liam McNeely, who decommitted from Indiana in March. McNeely is an elite shot-maker who will immediately play a key role in the Huskies’ offense.
Is there anyone left?: Although the 2024 class appears to be almost complete at the end of May, two notable players are back on the board. Cannon Catchings (No. 35) received his release from Purdue, while Arizona State commit Sammy Ianna (No. 90) reactivated his recruitment.
