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Top Ten All-Time LSU Basketball Recruits
Posted on 9/14/17 at 11:25 am
Posted on 9/14/17 at 11:25 am
This is based purely upon high school accolades/rankings and hype leading up to their first college game action --> i.e. LSU and/or NBA career irrelevant. With Naz Reid committed, I'll give it a try:
1) Ben Simmons
2) Pete Maravich
3) Randy Livingston
4) Tito Horford
5) Durand "Rudy" Macklin
6) Stanley Roberts
7) Shaquille O'Neal
8) John Williams
9) Lester Earl
10) Naz Reid
HM: Chris Jackson, Stromile Swift, Jerry Reynolds
-Not sure where Bob Petit fits in here - also wasn't around for Maravich recruiting but my understanding is that he was the #1 recruit that year and we hired his dad as head coach...
1) Ben Simmons
2) Pete Maravich
3) Randy Livingston
4) Tito Horford
5) Durand "Rudy" Macklin
6) Stanley Roberts
7) Shaquille O'Neal
8) John Williams
9) Lester Earl
10) Naz Reid
HM: Chris Jackson, Stromile Swift, Jerry Reynolds
-Not sure where Bob Petit fits in here - also wasn't around for Maravich recruiting but my understanding is that he was the #1 recruit that year and we hired his dad as head coach...
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Posted on 9/14/17 at 11:31 am to SwatMitchell
pretty good list but not sure Reid belongs ahead of Stromile and Chris Jackson. I was too young to follow recruiting when Reynolds was in HS.
some more recent honorable mentions.....Big Baby, Brandon Bass, Martin. Mo Williamson was a big get the Shaq year. Ronnie Henderson was a big time recruit somewhat overshadowed by Livingston.
some more recent honorable mentions.....Big Baby, Brandon Bass, Martin. Mo Williamson was a big get the Shaq year. Ronnie Henderson was a big time recruit somewhat overshadowed by Livingston.
Posted on 9/14/17 at 12:16 pm to specchaser
Bass, Big Baby, and Jarell Martin all got more hype than Naz Reid.
Posted on 9/14/17 at 12:46 pm to SwatMitchell
Chris Jackson, definitely was a very hyped recruit out of Gulfport.
Posted on 9/14/17 at 12:58 pm to specchaser
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pretty good list but not sure Reid belongs ahead of Stromile and Chris Jackson. I was too young to follow recruiting when Reynolds was in HS.
Agreed. Stromile was a HUGE recruit for Brady and Jackson was a McD's All American (along with Stanley Roberts) in 1988. If Roberts is on the list, Jackson should be as well
Posted on 9/14/17 at 1:33 pm to SwatMitchell
SwatMitchell ? Tasmin is that you ? Leaving your name off the list on purpose ? Lol
Posted on 9/14/17 at 2:48 pm to tdiez1995
Swat Mitchell was Leonard's nickname
Posted on 9/14/17 at 3:02 pm to SwatMitchell
I believe John Williams should be 3 or 4.
Pete is from a different era. Too hard to compare anything before the internet. Kinda applies to early Dale Brown recruits as well.
Randy Livingston should be 1. Two time high school player of the year. Tied with Kidd the first year.
Pete is from a different era. Too hard to compare anything before the internet. Kinda applies to early Dale Brown recruits as well.
Randy Livingston should be 1. Two time high school player of the year. Tied with Kidd the first year.
Posted on 9/14/17 at 3:07 pm to SwatMitchell
Arvydas Sabonis
Also known as the best Lithuanian basketball player in the history of Lithuanian basketball players, Sabonis was a Cold War import who wound up at LSU after head coach Dale Brownpetitioned Mikhail Gorbachev to “create a youth basketball camp exchange between Baton Rouge and Moscow, as well as to take his LSU team on an exhibition tour of the Soviet Union. In return, the U.S.S.R. would loan LSU the services, for one season, of 21-year-old Arvydas Sabonis, a 7’3? center from Lithuania who was considered the greatest amateur basketball player in the world.” Needless to say, the plan worked, Sabonis eventually made it to the NBA, and his rookie season with the Portland Trail Blazers showed him making a massive impact in just 24 minutes per contest.
Just want to add
frick YOU NCAA.
Also known as the best Lithuanian basketball player in the history of Lithuanian basketball players, Sabonis was a Cold War import who wound up at LSU after head coach Dale Brownpetitioned Mikhail Gorbachev to “create a youth basketball camp exchange between Baton Rouge and Moscow, as well as to take his LSU team on an exhibition tour of the Soviet Union. In return, the U.S.S.R. would loan LSU the services, for one season, of 21-year-old Arvydas Sabonis, a 7’3? center from Lithuania who was considered the greatest amateur basketball player in the world.” Needless to say, the plan worked, Sabonis eventually made it to the NBA, and his rookie season with the Portland Trail Blazers showed him making a massive impact in just 24 minutes per contest.
Just want to add
frick YOU NCAA.
Posted on 9/14/17 at 3:12 pm to tdiez1995
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SwatMitchell ? Tasmin is that you ? Leaving your name off the list on purpose ?
No...
Posted on 9/14/17 at 3:22 pm to SwatMitchell
Anthony Randolph was another 5 star
Posted on 9/14/17 at 3:56 pm to SwatMitchell
1&2 are backwards
And no Hi-C no care .....
And no Hi-C no care .....
Posted on 9/14/17 at 4:52 pm to SwatMitchell
Unless you move Pete to #1 your list is invalid.
Posted on 9/14/17 at 5:00 pm to SwatMitchell
All the top 10 were in the the top 10 the year they came out of high school.
1. Pete Maravich
2. Shaquille O'Neal
3. Ben Simmons
4. Randy Livingston
5. Chris Jackson
6. John Williams
7. Tom Curry
8. Fess Irvin
9. Stanley Roberts
10. Tito Horford
Edited to move John Williams up, he finished number 2 in the nation to Danny Manning his sr. year.
Once you get to here your looking at top 11-30
11. Durand Macklin
12. Lester Earl
Jerry Reynolds was ranked around 47-49 coming out of High school.
1. Pete Maravich
2. Shaquille O'Neal
3. Ben Simmons
4. Randy Livingston
5. Chris Jackson
6. John Williams
7. Tom Curry
8. Fess Irvin
9. Stanley Roberts
10. Tito Horford
Edited to move John Williams up, he finished number 2 in the nation to Danny Manning his sr. year.
Once you get to here your looking at top 11-30
11. Durand Macklin
12. Lester Earl
Jerry Reynolds was ranked around 47-49 coming out of High school.
This post was edited on 9/14/17 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 9/14/17 at 5:04 pm to tigger1
who is tom curry?
Posted on 9/14/17 at 5:22 pm to tigahlovah
Tom Curry came out of the Redemptorist High School factory
He was ranked number 6 nation wide, played PF-C
Super star in HS
He was ranked number 6 nation wide, played PF-C
Super star in HS
Posted on 9/14/17 at 5:25 pm to tigger1
Don't have any knowledge of Tom Curry but outside him your list looks pretty good.
This post was edited on 9/15/17 at 10:05 am
Posted on 9/14/17 at 5:26 pm to GeauxTigerTM
Don't know whether or not Leonard Mitchell record still stand of 18 rebounds in a half
This post was edited on 9/15/17 at 10:00 am
Posted on 9/14/17 at 6:00 pm to SwatMitchell
Fun topic, but impossible to justify.
Posted on 9/14/17 at 9:36 pm to Tomherman
Based on a quick Google search, Sabonis never played for LSU. Brown did try to recruit him, though.
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