Indiana Basketball: Where did their signees end up in the final ESPN top 100?
By Alec Lasley
ESPN released their final rankings for the 2019 class and there was a little shakeup for one of the Indiana basketball signees.
The final rankings for the ESPN Top 100 were released on Monday with some shakeup in the rankings, as there was movement from one of the Indiana basketball signees.
A consensus top-30 recruit in the country across all recruiting platforms, Trayce Jackson-Davis saw his ranking slip in the final ESPN rankings.
Now the No. 26 overall prospect in the country, Jackson-Davis slid to a four-star recruit. As high as No. 17 when he committed to Indiana in the fall of 2018, Jackson-Davis spent most of the last six months hovering around the early 20’s.
ESPN uses their rankings to base their ‘starts’ for a prospect and from 1-25, means they are a five-star prospect. So even though Jackson-Davis fell just outside of that mark, and will end as a four-star recruit, he had been a five-star prospect for the majority of his recruitment.
A McDonald’s All-American and Jordan Brand All-Star selection, Jackson-Davis averaged 5.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in 12 minutes per game in the two all-star games.
As for Trendon Watford, an Indiana target and one of the lone five-star players yet to announce his college choice, he moved up five spots from No. 22 overall to No. 17 in the final rankings.
Making a choice over the next couple of weeks, Watford has LSU, Duke, Memphis, and Alabama in addition to the Hoosiers in his final list.
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While Armaan Franklin is not included in the top 100, he is still considered a four-star prospect by ESPN, while ranked 154 nationally according to 247Sports Composite rankings.
Though rankings don’t matter and players always play above and below their rank once in college, it’s always a talking point amongst analysts and fans.