35 Greatest Basketball Recruiting Classes Of All Time
Posted May 24, 2019
2006 North Carolina Tar Heels: Ty Lawson (3), Wayne Ellington (4), Brandan Wright (5), Alex Stepheson (62), Deon Thompson (80) - Wright went one-and-done, but the other four helped the Tar Heels made a Final Four run in 2008. Stepheson then transferred to USC and Ellington, Lawson, and Thompson won a National Championship in 2009 over Michigan State.
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