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2017 Basketball Recruit Rankings

Ranking of the top 20 basketball recruits in the 2017 college basketball recruiting class.

Recruit Rankings by Class
2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017
 Name HometownCollege
1DeAndre AytonPFPhoenix, AZArizona
2Marvin BagleyPFTempe, AZDuke
3Michael PorterSFColumbia, MOMissouri
4Mohamed BambaPFNew York, NYTexas
5Wendell CarterPFAtlanta, GADuke
6Trevon DuvalPGNew Castle, DEDuke
7Kevin KnoxSFTampa, FLKentucky
8Brandon McCoyPFSan Diego, CAUNLV
9Billy PrestonPFDallas, TXKansas
10Mitchell RobinsonCChalmette, LAWestern Kentucky
11Gary Trent Jr.SGSaint Paul, MNDuke
12Collin SextonPGMableton, GAAlabama
13Brian BowenSFSaginaw, MILouisville
14Kris WilkesSFIndianapolis, INUCLA
15P.J. WashingtonPFDallas, TXKentucky
16Jarred VanderbiltSFBellaire, TXKentucky
17Austin WileyPFBirmingham, ALAuburn
18Nick RichardsCManhasset, NYKentucky
19Trae YoungPGNorman, OKOklahoma
20Lonnie WalkerSGReading, PAMiami

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