Tracking the 5-star prospects this season

[Mick's Da Man]

From the Rivals/Yahoo article: http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=893073

Here's a look at how all the five-star prospects from the 2008 class are faring. All statistics are through Monday's games.

B.J. Mullens, Ohio State
Season averages: 7.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 17.4 minutes.
The buzz: Mullens' big game against UNC-Asheville is just the confidence boost the big man needed heading into the start of Big Ten play next week.

Jrue Holiday, UCLA
Season averages: 10.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.8 steals, 25.8 minutes
The buzz: Holiday has recorded at least four assists in five consecutive games and has scored in double figures in three of his last four contests.

DeMar DeRozan, USC
Season averages: 11.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 29.3 minutes
The buzz: DeRozan has shot 20-of-33 overall over his last three games. He scored a career-high 18 points Saturday against North Dakota State and followed that up with a 17-point effort in a 76-57 victory over Georgia Tech on Monday.

Brandon Jennings, Lottomatico Roma
Season averages: 5.8 points, 2.6 assists, 17.5 minutes
The buzz: Jennings scored three points and played 13 minutes Sunday in a 91-90 victory over Solsonica Rieti.

Scotty Hopson, Tennessee
Season averages: 8.8 points, 1.7 rebounds, 20.8 minutes
The buzz: Hopson scored 10 points Saturday in a 79-77 victory over Belmont after shooting 1-for-7 and recording just two points in an 80-68 win over Marquette four days earlier.
Scotty Hopson scored 10 points in Tennessee's win over Belmont.

Tyreke Evans, Memphis
Season averages: 15.4 points, 3.6 assists, 2.5 steals, 24.2 minutes
The buzz: Evans broke out of a 12-for-42 shooting slump by scoring 20 points and going 8-for-14 Monday in an 87-49 victory over Drexel. He has 13 assists and 17 turnovers over his last four games.

Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest
Season averages: 12.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, 27.2 minutes
The buzz: Aminu collected 21 points and 12 rebounds to match his career highs in both categories Monday in a 95-54 trouncing of East Carolina.

Greg Monroe, Georgetown
Season averages: 12.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.2 blocks, 2.0 assists, 1.3 steals, 28.3 minutes
The buzz: Monroe has scored at least eight points in each of Georgetown's first nine games this season.

Samardo Samuels, Louisville
Season averages: 15.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, 27.1 minutes
The buzz: After scoring in double figures in each of Louisville's first seven games, Samuels has been held to single digits in back-to-back contests. He shot 2-for-13 against Ole Miss on Thursday and fouled out with seven points Saturday in a loss to Minnesota.

Willie Warren, Oklahoma
Season averages: 14.9 points, 2.6 assists, 1.6 steals, 1.5 rebounds, 29.7 minutes
The buzz: Warren scored a career-high 31 points Monday in a 70-58 victory over Rice. He has shot 8-for-17 from 3-point range over his last three games.

Devin Ebanks, West Virginia
Season averages: 7.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 20.2 minutes
The buzz: After recording three consecutive double-doubles, Ebanks went scoreless and played just 11 minutes Saturday against Miami University because of knee and ankle ailments.

Chris Singleton, Florida State
Season averages: 9.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.3 steals, 1.0 blocks, 28.5 minutes
The buzz: Singleton shot 1-for-9 Sunday in a 56-48 loss to Pittsburgh and has scored in double figures just once in his last seven games.

Ater Majok, Connecticut
Season averages: None.
The buzz: The Huskies are still waiting to hear from the NCAA whether Majok can join the team in time for the spring semester.

Kemba Walker, Connecticut
Season averages: 10.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.5 steals, 26.7 minutes
The buzz: After getting off to a hot start this season, Walker has cooled considerably. He played 12 minutes and didn't have a point, rebound or assist Saturday in an overtime victory over Gonzaga.

Ed Davis, North Carolina
Season averages: 8.0 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 21.5 minutes
The buzz: Davis had six points, 10 rebounds and four blocks Thursday against Evansville, but he fouled out with only two points against Valparaiso a couple of days later.

Elliot Williams, Duke
Season averages: 2.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 13.9 minutes
The buzz: Williams went scoreless Saturday against Xavier, but he delivered six points, eight rebounds and three assists Wednesday in a blowout of UNC-Asheville.

Ty Walker, Wake Forest
Season averages: 1.3 points, 1.2 rebounds, 4.7 minutes
The buzz: Walker hasn't played more than six minutes in a game all season.

Terrence Jennings, Louisville
Season averages: 2.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, 5.4 minutes
The buzz: Jennings has played a total of eight minutes in the Cardinals' last three games.

William Buford, Ohio State
Season averages: 7.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 18.4 minutes
The buzz: Buford recorded 16 points and seven rebounds to set career highs in both categories Monday as the Buckeyes trounced UNC-Asheville.

Tony Woods, Wake Forest
Season averages: 4.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 14.0 minutes
The buzz: Woods made all three of his shots and scored seven points Monday in a 95-54 victory over East Carolina.

JaMychal Green, Alabama
Season averages: 7.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, 21.2 minutes
The buzz: Green has shot 10-of-15 over his last three games, including a 4-for-6 outing Monday while collecting 10 points and eight rebounds against Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Yancy Gates, Cincinnati
Season averages: 10.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.1 blocks, 20.5 minutes
The buzz: Gates has scored in double figures in four consecutive games and has averaged eight rebounds per game during that stretch.

DeQuan Jones, Miami
Season averages: 2.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 12.4 minutes
The buzz: Jones isn't getting a whole lot of playing time, but he matched a career high with four rebounds Sunday in a 91-72 loss to Clemson.

Delvon Roe, Michigan State
Season averages: 6.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 17.4 minutes
The buzz: Roe reached double figures in back-to-back games against Alcorn State and The Citadel before recording four points and five rebounds Saturday in a victory over Texas.

J'Mison Morgan, UCLA
Season averages: 2.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, 7.0 minutes
The buzz: Morgan played a career-high 13 minutes and matched a career high with four rebounds last Wednesday against Loyola Marymount.

[BeastUC]

Interesting.This is why people shouldn't put too much stock right away in guys who have never played ona college level.

[jlr1523]

Interesting.This is why people shouldn't put too much stock right away in guys who have never played ona college level.

I'd rather load up on 5 star recruits than 2 or 3 star players, even if some are here for 1 or 2 years. As far as the guys that dont live up to their expectations, that happens sometimes. Usually they (5* players) turn out to darn good players.

[Scheids21]

Im sick of the one and done's. They should just get rid of that rule because a lot of the guys that play a year of college basketball never wanted to come to college in the first place. Maybe its just me, but I find it kinda annoying.

[dp3113]

I'd rather load up on 5 star recruits than 2 or 3 star players, even if some are here for 1 or 2 years. As far as the guys that dont live up to their expectations, that happens sometimes. Usually they (5* players) turn out to darn good players.

Agreed. People can say "ratings don't matter", but in general, a large percentage of 5 star player are impact guys and the star players for their programs.

Some classes are better than others. It is obvious that last years freshman class was 10 times the class that the current crop is. Last year's top prospects were ready to come in and be all americans immediately and go pro. The same cannot be said for this years class; however I think it is safe to say that 90% of these 5 star guys will be stars on their team or stars on a national level when it is all said and done.

[Mick's Da Man]

Unless you have a top 10 team that a 5 star recruit can put over the top, then I'd rather have 3 and 4 star recruits that stick around 4 years. 5-star recruits leaving early can really decimate a program.

[Joe C.]

Unless you have a top 10 team that a 5 star recruit can put over the top, then I'd rather have 3 and 4 star recruits that stick around 4 years. 5-star recruits leaving early can really decimate a program.

Yes. Very few programs are able to reload w/ 4- & 5-star recruits each year. The best option then is to recruit 3- & 4-star guys who may noy be the best all-around basketball players, but are athletic, intelligent, and coachable.

[NorrisHopper30]

Jrue Holiday looked great last night with a 12 10 and 5 with 3 steals performance.