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Message: [QUOTE="Hopkins16, post: 5434714, member: 3893"] Just looked at the ESPN 100 and Jordan Smith is currently ranked 4th, Qayden Samuels 10th, Dylan Mingo 11th, Alex Constanza 18th, and Deron Rippey 27th. All could potentially become McDonald’s All-American candidates. Landing at least 2 of the 5 would be huge for our program. Being highly ranked, I would assume all of these guys would expect to be starters. With remaining eligibility for Naithan George and several freshmen with potential to be starters their sophomore year, it will be interesting to see how things shake out. If George is solid at the point this season and wants to return, I would prefer that over a freshman (Mingo or Rippey). Constanza being a pure small forward might be the only recruit with a clear path to starting. It might take some convincing, maneuvering and transfer of some players to be able to get Samuels and/or Smith. [/QUOTE]