Top 9 2010 NCAA Basketball Recuits

Football season is in full swing and its almost time for March madness. What better time than now to take a look at how the 2010 NCAA basketball recruiting classes are shaping up?! After landing the top class of 2009, Kentucky Coach John Calipari is still working on the Cats 2010 class. A big factor in his decision making has to be how many Cats that he believes will turn pro in the 2010 NBA draft! With potentially 3 2010 NBA lottery picks on the UK squad this season with John Wall, Patrick Patterson, and Demarcus Cousins, it remains to be seen what needs Cal will attack out of the 2010 recruits left on the board. The 2010 top 10 recruits are: Harrison Barnes, Brandon Knight, Jared Sullinger, Jelan Kendrick, Fabricio de Melo, Josh Smith, Josh Selby, Reggie Bullock, Perry Jones, and Will Barton. Barton made noise earlier in the year by choosing to go to Memphis over Kentucky and other major programs that had been heavily recruiting him.

2010 NCAA Basketball Recruits

#1 2010 NCAA Recruit - SG - Harrison Barnes - Unsigned - Ames Senior
Harrison Barnes (6-7, 208 lbs) is a well rounded SG or SF prospect. He's currently unsigned and has good NBA size for the guard position.

#2 2010 NCAA Recruit - PG - Brandon Knight - Unsigned - Ft. Lauderdale - Pine Crest HS

Brandon Knight comes has good size at 6-6/206 lbs and is considered a well rounded player who could play either guard position or the wing. Knight has great shooting and ball handling skills and will be a great player for any team that lands him.

#3 2010 NCAA Recruit - PF - Jared Sullinger - Ohio State - Columbus - Northland

Jared is 6-8, 260lbs and moves like a wing. His athleticism takes knocks, but his basketball IQ has been compared to Tyler Hansbrough.

#4 2010 NCAA Recruit - SF - Jelan Kendrick - Unsigned - Atlanta - Westlake

Jelan Kendrick can plan the wing or shooting guard position at 6-6, 180lbs. Kentucky, Tennessee, G-Town, and Texas have expressed interest in signing him.

#5 2010 NCAA Recruit - C - Fabricio de Melo - Syracuse - Weston - Sagemont

Del Melo has NBA size already at 7 feet tall, 270 lbs, and moves like a wing. He's committed to Syracuse and will be a great inside presence to the Orangement.

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#6 2010 NCAA Recruit - C - Josh Smith - Unsigned - Covington - Kentwood

6-10/270lbs

#7 2010 NCAA Recruit - PG - Josh Selby - Unsigned - Baltimore - Lake Clifton

6-1/180lbs

#8 2010 NCAA Recruit - SG - Will Barton - Memphis - Brewster Academy

6-6/170lbs

Will Barton was a steal for new Memphis Tiger coach, Josh Pastner. The first 5 star recruit signed by Pastner and Memphis fans are already looking forward to the 2010-11 NBA season.

#9 2010 NCAA Recruit - SG - Reggie Bullock - North Carolina - Kinston

6-5/190lbs

#10 2010 NCAA Recruit - PF - Perry Jones - Baylor - Dallas - Duncanville

Refs:
http://www.collegehoopsvideo.com/2009/06/2010-nba-mock-draft/
http://www.collegehoopsvideo.com/2009/08/top-10-2010-ncaa-basketball-recruits/
http://www.collegehoopsvideo.com
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/