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There has been a lot of grumbling on the message boards about the decline of Syracuse recruiting. Understanding that emotions sometimes taint fans' perspectives (including my own), I decided to do a bit of research myself. Please keep in mind that this was done fairly quickly, may not be 100% accurate, and is a small sample size.
I chose to study Syracuse, Duke, and NC State from the years 2012 to 2017. Here are my findings with all rankings taken from 2 4 7 (for consistency):
Duke 2012 landed 2/6 top 100 (33.3%), 0/1 100+ (0%)
Duke 2013 landed 4/9 top 100 (44.4%), 0/1 100+ (0%)
Duke 2014 landed 4/12 top 100 (33.3%), 0/0 100+ (0%)
Duke 2015 landed 4/8 top 100 (50%), 2/2 100+ (100%)
Duke 2016 landed 6/10 top 100 (60%), 1/1 100+(100%)
Duke 2017 landed 5/18 top 100 (27.8%), 1/1 100+(100%)
NCSt 2012 landed 3/12 top 100 (25%), 0/3 100+ (0%)
NCSt 2013 landed 4/20 top 100 (20%), 1/6 100+ (16.7%)
NCSt 2014 landed 3/24 top 100 (12.5%), 0/5 100+ (0%)
NCSt 2015 landed 1/24 top 100 4=(4.2%), 1/4 100+ (25%)
NCSt 2016 landed 4/29 top 100 (13.8%), 1/7 100+(14.3%)
NCSt 2017 landed 1/20 top 100 (5%), 0/15 100+ (0%)
SU 2012 landed 2/6 top 100 (33% - Grant, Coleman), 100+ (0%)
SU 2013 landed 3/17 top 100 (17.6% - Ennis, Roberson, BJ Johnson), 2/2 100+ (100% - Chino, Patterson)
SU 2014 landed 2/11 top 100 (18.2% - K Joseph, Chris McCullough), 0/0 100+ (0%)
SU 2015 landed 4/9 top 100 (44.4% - Howard, Diagne, Lydon, Richardson) 0/3 100+ (0%)
SU 2016 landed 3/9 top 100 (33.3% -Battle, Moyer, Thompson), 0/0 100+ (0%)
SU 2017 landed 0/12 top 100 (0%), 4/4 (100% - Brissett, Sidibe, Washington, Dolezaj)
Analysis: It's way too early to say Syracuse is recruiting poorly, but 2017 is the first year we failed to land a top 100 recruit. We faired better than NC State (but NC State's 2017 class is reflective of the coach being terminated). Furthermore, Duke (as expected) far outperformed Syracuse. Most significantly, in 2012 SU did not sign any players out of the top 100. In 2013, the two players outside the top 100 were ranked 155, and 158. In 2014, 2015, and 2016 we did not land any outside the top 100. In 2017, ALL FOUR of our guys fell outside the top 100 with Dolezaj 125, Brissett 155, Sidibe 240, and Washington 316. That's a BIG drop off from previous years. Yes, it could be argued that they should be ranked higher. But I didn't make the rankings...
Final Analysis: We need to rebound big time with the class of 2018. I want this group to succeed, but the numbers (if I copied them and did the math correctly) paint a picture that is at least somewhat concerning.
Have at it...
I chose to study Syracuse, Duke, and NC State from the years 2012 to 2017. Here are my findings with all rankings taken from 2 4 7 (for consistency):
Duke 2012 landed 2/6 top 100 (33.3%), 0/1 100+ (0%)
Duke 2013 landed 4/9 top 100 (44.4%), 0/1 100+ (0%)
Duke 2014 landed 4/12 top 100 (33.3%), 0/0 100+ (0%)
Duke 2015 landed 4/8 top 100 (50%), 2/2 100+ (100%)
Duke 2016 landed 6/10 top 100 (60%), 1/1 100+(100%)
Duke 2017 landed 5/18 top 100 (27.8%), 1/1 100+(100%)
NCSt 2012 landed 3/12 top 100 (25%), 0/3 100+ (0%)
NCSt 2013 landed 4/20 top 100 (20%), 1/6 100+ (16.7%)
NCSt 2014 landed 3/24 top 100 (12.5%), 0/5 100+ (0%)
NCSt 2015 landed 1/24 top 100 4=(4.2%), 1/4 100+ (25%)
NCSt 2016 landed 4/29 top 100 (13.8%), 1/7 100+(14.3%)
NCSt 2017 landed 1/20 top 100 (5%), 0/15 100+ (0%)
SU 2012 landed 2/6 top 100 (33% - Grant, Coleman), 100+ (0%)
SU 2013 landed 3/17 top 100 (17.6% - Ennis, Roberson, BJ Johnson), 2/2 100+ (100% - Chino, Patterson)
SU 2014 landed 2/11 top 100 (18.2% - K Joseph, Chris McCullough), 0/0 100+ (0%)
SU 2015 landed 4/9 top 100 (44.4% - Howard, Diagne, Lydon, Richardson) 0/3 100+ (0%)
SU 2016 landed 3/9 top 100 (33.3% -Battle, Moyer, Thompson), 0/0 100+ (0%)
SU 2017 landed 0/12 top 100 (0%), 4/4 (100% - Brissett, Sidibe, Washington, Dolezaj)
Analysis: It's way too early to say Syracuse is recruiting poorly, but 2017 is the first year we failed to land a top 100 recruit. We faired better than NC State (but NC State's 2017 class is reflective of the coach being terminated). Furthermore, Duke (as expected) far outperformed Syracuse. Most significantly, in 2012 SU did not sign any players out of the top 100. In 2013, the two players outside the top 100 were ranked 155, and 158. In 2014, 2015, and 2016 we did not land any outside the top 100. In 2017, ALL FOUR of our guys fell outside the top 100 with Dolezaj 125, Brissett 155, Sidibe 240, and Washington 316. That's a BIG drop off from previous years. Yes, it could be argued that they should be ranked higher. But I didn't make the rankings...
Final Analysis: We need to rebound big time with the class of 2018. I want this group to succeed, but the numbers (if I copied them and did the math correctly) paint a picture that is at least somewhat concerning.
Have at it...
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