Portal Updates
UGA Lineup
Demary, Jr SO 9.9 3.8 2.5
Cain SO 7.1 2.4 0.7
Melendez SR 9.5 4.2 0.8
James SO 4.3 2.6 0.5
Newell FR, Anselem-Ibe GR 2.6 2.1 0.3
Out
Abdur-Rahim - Providence
DeLoach - Loyola (Chicago)
Hill
Jordan
Moncrieffe
4-16
UGA a finalist:
SG De’Shayne Montgomery Mount St. Mary’s SO 6-4 190 (Contact) (Social Media) (UGA in his final 2 along withMississippi State, visited Mississippi State last weekend) (Visited UGA Monday)
SG *Dakota Leffew Mount St. Mary’s Grad transfer 6-5 185 (Contact) (Social Media) (UGA in top 6 with Syracuse (visited last weekend, Villanova visited Monday, Xavier, Pittsburgh and South Carolina)
SG Roddy Gayle Ohio State JR 6-4 (Contact) (Setting up UGA visit 28th?)
PF Justin Abson Appalachian State SO 6-9 230 (Social Media) (Visited last weekend)
UGA Contacts/Social Media Follows
Contacts:
PG Leland Walker Eastern Kentucky JR 6-1 (Contact) (Visiting Indiana, DePaul)
PG Sebastian Thomas Albany SR 6-1 170 (Contact)
PG Garway Dual Providence SO 6-5 (Contact)
CG *Kanaan Carlyle Stanford SO 6-3 185 (Contact) (Visited Georgia Tech, visited UGA last week, will visit Indiana 4-19)
CG *Jason Edwards North Texas JR 6-0 170 (Contact)
CG Nick Boyd FAU JR 6-3 175 (Contact)
SG *Tyrin Lawrence Vanderbilt Grad transfer 6-4 200 (Contact)(Social Media 3 coaches)(Had UGA a Visit or Phone Visit, Outside circles have linked him to UGA)
SG Sincere Parker St. Louis SR 6-3 195 (Contact)
SG Evan Small 6-3 Oklahoma State (Contact) (Visiting Miami)
SG Claudell Harris Boston College SR 6-3 (Contact) (Visited Texas A&M)
SG Ryan Conwell SR 6-4 175 Indians State (Social Media) (Visited Ohio State, NC State)
SG Ortega Oweh Oklahoma JR 6-5 215 (Contact) (Social Media) (Visited Texas A&M and Oregon)
SG/SF Cade Tyson Belmont 6-7 (Contact) (Visiting Tennessee)
SG/SF Adou Thiero Kentucky JR 6-8 222 (Contact)
SF Zarique Nutter Northern Illinois GR 6-7 (Contact)
SF/PF *RJ Godfrey Clemson JR 6-7 (Contact)(Social Media)
C Trey Edmonds UTSA SR 6-10 255 (Contact)
C Brandon Garrison Oklahoma State SO 6-11 245 (Contact)(Visiting Oklahoma)
C Cliff Omuruyi Rutgers 6-11 (Contact) (One of 12 programs under consideration North Carolina, UCLA, Kansas State, Georgia Tech, Georgetown, Baylor, Alabama, Oregon, Washington, St. John's, Mississippi State)
*From Georgia
Social Media Follows:
Pastrana, Brooks SG De’Shayne Montgomery Mount St. Mary’s SO 6-3 (Contact) (Social Media)
Pastrana SG Otega Oweh JR 6-5 Oklahoma (Social Media)
Pastrana, Brooks PF Justin Abson Appalachian State JR 6-9 ( Contact) (Social Media)
Pastrana SG Tyrin Lawrence Vanderbilt GR 6-4 (Contact) (Social Media)
ARD PF RJ Godfrey Clemson JR 6-7 (Contact)(Social Media)
Bateman, Brooks SG Ryan Conwell JR 6-5 Indiana State
(Bateman) SG Dakota Leffew GR 6-5 Mount St. Mary’s
Players following UGA coaches on social media:
Montgomery, Leffew, Abson
Committed Elsewhere:
To Missouri SF Jacob Crews UT Martin SR 6-8 210 (Contact)
To Maryland PG Ja’Kobe Gillespie Belmont (Contact)
To Xavier SG Marcus Foster Furman (Contact)
To LSU CG Jordan Sears UT Martin (Contact)
To Mississippi Mikeal Brown Jones PF UNCG (Contact)
UGA not in his final five Pharrel Payne Minnesota C (Contact)
To Florida PF Sam Alexis UTC (Contact)
To UAB Greg Gordon SG Iona (Contact)
To Georgia Tech Javier McCollum SG Oklahoma (Contact)
To Texas Julian Larry SF Indiana State (Contact)
To Pittsburgh Cam Corhen PF/C Florida State (Contact)
To Cincinnati Arrinten Page C USC (Social Media)
To Xavier John Hughley C Oklahoma (Contact)
To Mississippi Dre Davis SF Seton Hall (Contact)
To Florida: Rueben Chinelyu C Washington State
SEC Commitments/Transfers
Crews SF UT Martin to Missouri
Marshall SF Mississippi to Arkansas State
Carter SG Kansas State to LSU
Carey PF James Madison to Vanderbilt
Clary SG Penn State to Mississippi State
Pinion SG Arkansas to Arkansas State
Kugel SG Florida to Kansas
Johnson PG South Carolina to Ohio State
Dort C Vanderbilt to California
Nickel SF Virginia Tech to Vanderbilt
Sears CG UT Martin to LSU
Pegues PG Furman to Auburn
Alexis PF UTC to Florida
Brown Jones PF UNCG to Mississippi
Youngblood SG South Florida to Alabama
Uzan PG Oklahoma to Houston
McCollum SG Oklahoma to Georgia Tech
Kent PF Indiana State to Texas
Larry SF Indiana State to Texas
Mack SG Arkansas to Texas
Perkins SG Iowa to Missouri
Bradshaw C Kentucky to Ohio State
Dia PF Belmont to Mississippi
Abdur-Rahim SF Georgia to Providence
Stewart LSU to Santa Clara
Ivisic Kentucky to Arkansas
Dubar Hofstra to Tennessee
Chandler BYU to Kentucky
Hughley Oklahoma to Xavier
Collins Virginia Tech to Vanderbilt
Lewis Vanderbilt to UTSA
Warrick Northern Kentucky to Missouri
Nwoko Miami to Mississippi State
Davis Seton Hall to Mississippi
Rueben Chinelyu Washington State to Florida
Hart Kentucky to Ball State
Other SEC Portal Entries:
AL Parker F
AL Griffen SG
AL Cosby SG
AL Walters PF
AL Pringle C and
AR Blocker PG
AR Davis CG
AR Harris SF
AR Menifield PG
AR Fall C
AR Battle SG
AR Brazile PF (NBA Draft)
AU Johnson CG
AU Donaldson PG
AU Holloway PG
FL Clayton (NBA draft or UF)
KY Thiero SG
KY Edwards SG (NBA Draft)
KY Dillingham PG (NBA Draft)
KY Wagner SG
KY Onyenso (NBA Draft)
LSU Wilkinson SF
LSU Cook PG (NBA Draft)
MI Barnes PF
MI ST Moore SG
MI ST Murphy F
MO Tonje SG
OK Hughley C
OK Oweh SG
SC Dibba SG
TEN Dilione CG
TEN Jefferson SF
TEN Awaka PF
TEN Aidoo C
TX Anamekwe PF
TX Mitchell SF
TX Hunter PG
VA Lawrence SG
VA Rivera-Torres SG
VA Smith SF
VA Lang PF
VA West SG
Athletic Top 98 (4-12-2024)
*From Georgia
**Georgia contact
1 Devries 6-7 Drake - West Virginia
2 Davis 6-4 FAU
3 Avila 6-10 Indiana State
4 Osobor 6-8 Utah State
5 Griffen 6-6 Alabama
6 Haggerty 6-3 Tulsa - Memphis
7 Mack 6-1 Harvard - Georgetown
8 Rice * 6-3 Washington State - Indiana
9 Conwell 6-4 Indiana State
**10 Carlyle * 6-3 Stanford
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 185
“For a minute this season, it looked like Carlyle might end up as a one-and-done. After missing the first month of the campaign, Carlyle averaged 15.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists in his first 11 games of the season, including a monster 28-point performance against Arizona where he drilled six 3s and lived at the foul line. Then, the second half of the season happened. In his final 12 games, he averaged just 7.9 points, had more turnovers than assists and shot just 31.7 percent from the field. His shooting from distance fell off a bit and his handle was a bit looser than I’d seen at lower levels, which prevented him from getting into the paint as consistently as someone with his tools should.
While I don’t think Carlyle is wired to be a true point guard, his demeanor is fantastic. He’s relentless and aggressive in constantly attacking the rim, and while Stanford’s defense was messy, I always thought he was tough and willing to crawl into his opponent’s space. If he gets his pull-up jumper back to where it was to start this season, he can be the kind of three-level collegiate scorer who makes a high-major all-conference team at some point.
Carlyle is from the Atlanta area and could look to move back south following his trip to the West Coast.” — Sam Vecenie
11 Aidoo 6-11 Tennessee
“Aidoo was a big part of Tennessee finishing third in adjusted defensive efficiency. He offers rim protection (1.8 blocks per game/eighth-best 2-point defense) and he can operate in just about any kind of pick-and-roll coverage (drop, up-to-touch, hard hedge). Aidoo’s defensive versatility is what makes him most desirable. The only real issue he has defensively is guarding low-post behemoths like a Zach Edey. He can be bullied in the post, but there are few Edey types in college basketball. Offensively, Aidoo is able to step out and hit a mid-range jumper off the roll. He can make jump hooks with either hand and put pressure on the rim with his rolls. He averaged 11.4 points and 7.3 rebounds. He’s rarely going to put up big numbers — he scored 20-plus three times this year — but he’s reliable. It’s his ability to get out on the floor and cover ground defensively where he brings the most value.” — C.J. Moore
**12 Tyson 6-7 Belmont
13 Edwards * 6-7 James Madison - Louisville
14 Wolf 7-0 Yale
**15 Davis 6-6 Seton Hall - Mississippi
16 Storr 6-7 Wisconsin - Kansas
**17 Omoruyi 6-11 Rutgers
**18 Gillespie 6-1 Belmont - Maryland
19 Mayo 6-4 South Dakota State - Kansas
20 Goldin 7-1 FAU - Michigan
**21 McCollum 6-2 Oklahoma - Georgia Tech
**22 Garrison 6-11 Oklahoma State
23 Johnson 6-6 USC - UCLA
24 Jimerson 6-5 St. Louis - St. Louis
25 Reynaud 7-1 Stanford - Stanford
26 McDaniel 5-11 Michigan - Kansas State
27 Swope 5-10 Indiana State
28 Ballo 7-0 Arizona - Indiana
29 Reed 6-10 Michigan - Connecticut
30 Hatfield 6-10 Louisville - NC State
31 Martin 6-2 FAU
**32 Larry 6-3 Indiana State - Texas
33 Boswell 6-2 Arizona - Illinois
34 Mitchell 6-9 Duke
**35 Payne 6-9 Minnesota
**36 Thiero 6-8 Kentucky
37 Thomas 6-7 Northern Colorado
38 Hadley 6-6 Colorado - Louisville
39 Pedulla 6-1 Virginia Tech
40 Johnson 6-2 South Carolina - Ohio State
41 Dubar 6-8 Hofstra - Tennessee
42 Pegues 6-1 Furman - Auburn
43 Milicic 6-10 Charlotte
44 Fidler 6-7 Nebraska-Omaha
45 Townsend 6-6 Oakland
46 Stojakovic 6-7 Stanford
47 Williams 6-10 Drexel
48 Uzan 6-4 Oklahoma - Houston
49 Perkins 6-4 Iowa - Missouri
50 Johnson 6-8 East Carolina - Miami
**51 Kidd 6-9 Virginia Tech - Miami
52 Petraitis 6-7 Air Force
53 Dia 6-9 Belmont - Mississippi
54 Miller 6-0 Wake Forest
55 Bradshaw 7-1 Kentucky - Ohio State
56 Blocker 6-2 Arkansas
57 Ajaye 6-7 Pepperdine - Gonzaga
58 Porter 6-11 Pepperdine
59 Oweh 6-5 Oklahoma
60 Allette 6-3 Old Dominion
61 Hall 6-7 George Mason
62 Dailey 6-8 Oklahoma State - UCLA
**63 Edwards * 6-0 North Texas
64 Kugel 6-5 Florida - Kansas
65 Kent 6-8 Indiana State - Texas
66 Miller 6-11 Florida State
67 Billew 6-6 Iowa State
68 Carter 6-3 Kansas State - LSU
69 Kriisa 6-3 West Virginia
70 Davis 6-1 Butler
71 Hickman 6-3 Bradley - Cincinnati
72 Clary 5-11 Penn State - Miss State
73 Kyle 6-9 South Dakota State
74 Mashburn 6-2 New Mexico
75 Lampkin 6-10 Colorado - Syracuse
**76 Brown 6-8 UNC Greensboro - Mississippi
77 Dainja 6-9 Illinois - Memphis
78 Isaacs 6-2 Texas Tech
79 Griffiths 6-8 Rutgers - Nebraska
80 Booth 6-10 Notre Dame - Illinois
81 Copeland 6-6 Syracuse
82 Rice 6-4 Virginia Tech - Maryland
83 Humrichous 6-9 Evansville
**84 Foster * 6-4 Furman - Xavier
85 Warrick 6-2 Northern Kentucky - Missouri
86 Moss 6-4 Toledo
**87 Lawrence * 6-4 Vanderbilt
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 200
“Anyone in need of a scoring guard that’s been through the rigors of the SEC? What’s that? Everyone could use that? That’s good news for Lawrence, who averaged 13.8 points this season in his second year as a full-time starter at Vanderbilt.
The lefty guard loves to drive to the rim, where his strong 200-pound frame allows him to score through contact. His mechanics loading into his shot are slow, but he did at least attempt about four 3s per game. He has good length and the frame to impact games on defense, but was less consistent than you’d expect on that end. Sometimes he really brings it. Other times, his energy was a bit lacking.
He’s an ideal third guard for a high-major NCAA Tournament team. He’s older, has more of a track record and possessed a flair for the dramatic at Vandy with a couple of game-winners.” — Sam Vecenie
88 Overton 6-5 Drake
89 James 6-7 USC
90 Johnson 6-2 Washington
91 Essegian 6-4 Wisconsin to Indiana
92 Cohen 6-10 Massachusetts - USC
93 Evans 7-1 Louisville
94 Jackimovski 6-8 Washington State
95 Angel 6-8 Stanford
96 Joseph 6-2 Miami - Providence
**97 Crews 6-8 UT Martin - Missouri
98 Nickel 6-7 Virginia Tech - Vanderbilt
99 Smith 6-2 Charleston - Louisville
**100 Parker 6-3 St. Louis
101 Hill 6-4 Bowling Green
**102 Leffew * 6-5 Mount St. Mary’s
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 185
“A two-year starter at Mount St. Mary’s, Leffew took an enormous leap forward this season. Though he didn’t win MAAC Player of the Year, he had a real case as the best player in the conference this season. He averaged 17.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game while drilling 36.5 percent of his nearly seven 3-point attempts per game.
Whereas Leffew largely fired off the catch last season, his off-the-dribble game exploded in 2023-24. In 2022-23, about 75 percent of Leffew’s 3s came off the catch. This season, his split of 3s off the catch and the dribble was about 50-50. His form is similar to Memphis Grizzlies wing Desmond Bane, in that it’s almost a set shot off the bounce that comes off his shoulder. He can get into his motion from almost any angle and with any footwork pattern.
Leffew also expanded his game off the bounce beyond just scoring. Mount St. Mary’s used him more as a primary ballhandler this year, and he blossomed in ball screens and as a live-dribble passer. He knows how to snake screens and find open areas, using his body to keep the defender in jail or step back into an open 3. His wasn’t especially efficient because he ended up having to create a lot of shots for his team, though a high major could improve that by downscaling his role.
He might fit better as a high-level backup than a starter, depending on his situation.”— Sam Vecenie
103 Mallette 6-5 Pepperdine - Alabama
104 White 6-7 Louisville - Illinois
105 Anderson 6-10 Central Arkansas
106 Wright 6-1 Drake
107 Slajchert 6-1 Pennsylvania - USC
108 James 6-5 Louisville
**109 Sears 6-1 UT-Martin - LSU
110 Clark 6-3 Louisville - UCLA
111 Pope 6-3 Oregon State
112 Davis 6-4 Arkansas
113 Brown 6-3 UMBC
114 Cochran 6-2 Toledo
115 Julien 6-6 Louisiana Lafayette
116 Derkack 6-5 Merrimack - Rutgers
117 Omot 6-8 North Dakota - California
118 Nwoko 6-10 Miami - Mississippi State
119 KD Johnson * 6-2 Auburn
UGA Lineup
Demary, Jr SO 9.9 3.8 2.5
Cain SO 7.1 2.4 0.7
Melendez SR 9.5 4.2 0.8
James SO 4.3 2.6 0.5
Newell FR, Anselem-Ibe GR 2.6 2.1 0.3
Out
Abdur-Rahim - Providence
DeLoach - Loyola (Chicago)
Hill
Jordan
Moncrieffe
4-16
UGA a finalist:
SG De’Shayne Montgomery Mount St. Mary’s SO 6-4 190 (Contact) (Social Media) (UGA in his final 2 along withMississippi State, visited Mississippi State last weekend) (Visited UGA Monday)
SG *Dakota Leffew Mount St. Mary’s Grad transfer 6-5 185 (Contact) (Social Media) (UGA in top 6 with Syracuse (visited last weekend, Villanova visited Monday, Xavier, Pittsburgh and South Carolina)
SG Roddy Gayle Ohio State JR 6-4 (Contact) (Setting up UGA visit 28th?)
PF Justin Abson Appalachian State SO 6-9 230 (Social Media) (Visited last weekend)
UGA Contacts/Social Media Follows
Contacts:
PG Leland Walker Eastern Kentucky JR 6-1 (Contact) (Visiting Indiana, DePaul)
PG Sebastian Thomas Albany SR 6-1 170 (Contact)
PG Garway Dual Providence SO 6-5 (Contact)
CG *Kanaan Carlyle Stanford SO 6-3 185 (Contact) (Visited Georgia Tech, visited UGA last week, will visit Indiana 4-19)
CG *Jason Edwards North Texas JR 6-0 170 (Contact)
CG Nick Boyd FAU JR 6-3 175 (Contact)
SG *Tyrin Lawrence Vanderbilt Grad transfer 6-4 200 (Contact)(Social Media 3 coaches)(Had UGA a Visit or Phone Visit, Outside circles have linked him to UGA)
SG Sincere Parker St. Louis SR 6-3 195 (Contact)
SG Evan Small 6-3 Oklahoma State (Contact) (Visiting Miami)
SG Claudell Harris Boston College SR 6-3 (Contact) (Visited Texas A&M)
SG Ryan Conwell SR 6-4 175 Indians State (Social Media) (Visited Ohio State, NC State)
SG Ortega Oweh Oklahoma JR 6-5 215 (Contact) (Social Media) (Visited Texas A&M and Oregon)
SG/SF Cade Tyson Belmont 6-7 (Contact) (Visiting Tennessee)
SG/SF Adou Thiero Kentucky JR 6-8 222 (Contact)
SF Zarique Nutter Northern Illinois GR 6-7 (Contact)
SF/PF *RJ Godfrey Clemson JR 6-7 (Contact)(Social Media)
C Trey Edmonds UTSA SR 6-10 255 (Contact)
C Brandon Garrison Oklahoma State SO 6-11 245 (Contact)(Visiting Oklahoma)
C Cliff Omuruyi Rutgers 6-11 (Contact) (One of 12 programs under consideration North Carolina, UCLA, Kansas State, Georgia Tech, Georgetown, Baylor, Alabama, Oregon, Washington, St. John's, Mississippi State)
*From Georgia
Social Media Follows:
Pastrana, Brooks SG De’Shayne Montgomery Mount St. Mary’s SO 6-3 (Contact) (Social Media)
Pastrana SG Otega Oweh JR 6-5 Oklahoma (Social Media)
Pastrana, Brooks PF Justin Abson Appalachian State JR 6-9 ( Contact) (Social Media)
Pastrana SG Tyrin Lawrence Vanderbilt GR 6-4 (Contact) (Social Media)
ARD PF RJ Godfrey Clemson JR 6-7 (Contact)(Social Media)
Bateman, Brooks SG Ryan Conwell JR 6-5 Indiana State
(Bateman) SG Dakota Leffew GR 6-5 Mount St. Mary’s
Players following UGA coaches on social media:
Montgomery, Leffew, Abson
Committed Elsewhere:
To Missouri SF Jacob Crews UT Martin SR 6-8 210 (Contact)
To Maryland PG Ja’Kobe Gillespie Belmont (Contact)
To Xavier SG Marcus Foster Furman (Contact)
To LSU CG Jordan Sears UT Martin (Contact)
To Mississippi Mikeal Brown Jones PF UNCG (Contact)
UGA not in his final five Pharrel Payne Minnesota C (Contact)
To Florida PF Sam Alexis UTC (Contact)
To UAB Greg Gordon SG Iona (Contact)
To Georgia Tech Javier McCollum SG Oklahoma (Contact)
To Texas Julian Larry SF Indiana State (Contact)
To Pittsburgh Cam Corhen PF/C Florida State (Contact)
To Cincinnati Arrinten Page C USC (Social Media)
To Xavier John Hughley C Oklahoma (Contact)
To Mississippi Dre Davis SF Seton Hall (Contact)
To Florida: Rueben Chinelyu C Washington State
SEC Commitments/Transfers
Crews SF UT Martin to Missouri
Marshall SF Mississippi to Arkansas State
Carter SG Kansas State to LSU
Carey PF James Madison to Vanderbilt
Clary SG Penn State to Mississippi State
Pinion SG Arkansas to Arkansas State
Kugel SG Florida to Kansas
Johnson PG South Carolina to Ohio State
Dort C Vanderbilt to California
Nickel SF Virginia Tech to Vanderbilt
Sears CG UT Martin to LSU
Pegues PG Furman to Auburn
Alexis PF UTC to Florida
Brown Jones PF UNCG to Mississippi
Youngblood SG South Florida to Alabama
Uzan PG Oklahoma to Houston
McCollum SG Oklahoma to Georgia Tech
Kent PF Indiana State to Texas
Larry SF Indiana State to Texas
Mack SG Arkansas to Texas
Perkins SG Iowa to Missouri
Bradshaw C Kentucky to Ohio State
Dia PF Belmont to Mississippi
Abdur-Rahim SF Georgia to Providence
Stewart LSU to Santa Clara
Ivisic Kentucky to Arkansas
Dubar Hofstra to Tennessee
Chandler BYU to Kentucky
Hughley Oklahoma to Xavier
Collins Virginia Tech to Vanderbilt
Lewis Vanderbilt to UTSA
Warrick Northern Kentucky to Missouri
Nwoko Miami to Mississippi State
Davis Seton Hall to Mississippi
Rueben Chinelyu Washington State to Florida
Hart Kentucky to Ball State
Other SEC Portal Entries:
AL Parker F
AL Griffen SG
AL Cosby SG
AL Walters PF
AL Pringle C and
AR Blocker PG
AR Davis CG
AR Harris SF
AR Menifield PG
AR Fall C
AR Battle SG
AR Brazile PF (NBA Draft)
AU Johnson CG
AU Donaldson PG
AU Holloway PG
FL Clayton (NBA draft or UF)
KY Thiero SG
KY Edwards SG (NBA Draft)
KY Dillingham PG (NBA Draft)
KY Wagner SG
KY Onyenso (NBA Draft)
LSU Wilkinson SF
LSU Cook PG (NBA Draft)
MI Barnes PF
MI ST Moore SG
MI ST Murphy F
MO Tonje SG
OK Hughley C
OK Oweh SG
SC Dibba SG
TEN Dilione CG
TEN Jefferson SF
TEN Awaka PF
TEN Aidoo C
TX Anamekwe PF
TX Mitchell SF
TX Hunter PG
VA Lawrence SG
VA Rivera-Torres SG
VA Smith SF
VA Lang PF
VA West SG
Athletic Top 98 (4-12-2024)
*From Georgia
**Georgia contact
1 Devries 6-7 Drake - West Virginia
2 Davis 6-4 FAU
3 Avila 6-10 Indiana State
4 Osobor 6-8 Utah State
5 Griffen 6-6 Alabama
6 Haggerty 6-3 Tulsa - Memphis
7 Mack 6-1 Harvard - Georgetown
8 Rice * 6-3 Washington State - Indiana
9 Conwell 6-4 Indiana State
**10 Carlyle * 6-3 Stanford
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 185
“For a minute this season, it looked like Carlyle might end up as a one-and-done. After missing the first month of the campaign, Carlyle averaged 15.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists in his first 11 games of the season, including a monster 28-point performance against Arizona where he drilled six 3s and lived at the foul line. Then, the second half of the season happened. In his final 12 games, he averaged just 7.9 points, had more turnovers than assists and shot just 31.7 percent from the field. His shooting from distance fell off a bit and his handle was a bit looser than I’d seen at lower levels, which prevented him from getting into the paint as consistently as someone with his tools should.
While I don’t think Carlyle is wired to be a true point guard, his demeanor is fantastic. He’s relentless and aggressive in constantly attacking the rim, and while Stanford’s defense was messy, I always thought he was tough and willing to crawl into his opponent’s space. If he gets his pull-up jumper back to where it was to start this season, he can be the kind of three-level collegiate scorer who makes a high-major all-conference team at some point.
Carlyle is from the Atlanta area and could look to move back south following his trip to the West Coast.” — Sam Vecenie
11 Aidoo 6-11 Tennessee
“Aidoo was a big part of Tennessee finishing third in adjusted defensive efficiency. He offers rim protection (1.8 blocks per game/eighth-best 2-point defense) and he can operate in just about any kind of pick-and-roll coverage (drop, up-to-touch, hard hedge). Aidoo’s defensive versatility is what makes him most desirable. The only real issue he has defensively is guarding low-post behemoths like a Zach Edey. He can be bullied in the post, but there are few Edey types in college basketball. Offensively, Aidoo is able to step out and hit a mid-range jumper off the roll. He can make jump hooks with either hand and put pressure on the rim with his rolls. He averaged 11.4 points and 7.3 rebounds. He’s rarely going to put up big numbers — he scored 20-plus three times this year — but he’s reliable. It’s his ability to get out on the floor and cover ground defensively where he brings the most value.” — C.J. Moore
**12 Tyson 6-7 Belmont
13 Edwards * 6-7 James Madison - Louisville
14 Wolf 7-0 Yale
**15 Davis 6-6 Seton Hall - Mississippi
16 Storr 6-7 Wisconsin - Kansas
**17 Omoruyi 6-11 Rutgers
**18 Gillespie 6-1 Belmont - Maryland
19 Mayo 6-4 South Dakota State - Kansas
20 Goldin 7-1 FAU - Michigan
**21 McCollum 6-2 Oklahoma - Georgia Tech
**22 Garrison 6-11 Oklahoma State
23 Johnson 6-6 USC - UCLA
24 Jimerson 6-5 St. Louis - St. Louis
25 Reynaud 7-1 Stanford - Stanford
26 McDaniel 5-11 Michigan - Kansas State
27 Swope 5-10 Indiana State
28 Ballo 7-0 Arizona - Indiana
29 Reed 6-10 Michigan - Connecticut
30 Hatfield 6-10 Louisville - NC State
31 Martin 6-2 FAU
**32 Larry 6-3 Indiana State - Texas
33 Boswell 6-2 Arizona - Illinois
34 Mitchell 6-9 Duke
**35 Payne 6-9 Minnesota
**36 Thiero 6-8 Kentucky
37 Thomas 6-7 Northern Colorado
38 Hadley 6-6 Colorado - Louisville
39 Pedulla 6-1 Virginia Tech
40 Johnson 6-2 South Carolina - Ohio State
41 Dubar 6-8 Hofstra - Tennessee
42 Pegues 6-1 Furman - Auburn
43 Milicic 6-10 Charlotte
44 Fidler 6-7 Nebraska-Omaha
45 Townsend 6-6 Oakland
46 Stojakovic 6-7 Stanford
47 Williams 6-10 Drexel
48 Uzan 6-4 Oklahoma - Houston
49 Perkins 6-4 Iowa - Missouri
50 Johnson 6-8 East Carolina - Miami
**51 Kidd 6-9 Virginia Tech - Miami
52 Petraitis 6-7 Air Force
53 Dia 6-9 Belmont - Mississippi
54 Miller 6-0 Wake Forest
55 Bradshaw 7-1 Kentucky - Ohio State
56 Blocker 6-2 Arkansas
57 Ajaye 6-7 Pepperdine - Gonzaga
58 Porter 6-11 Pepperdine
59 Oweh 6-5 Oklahoma
60 Allette 6-3 Old Dominion
61 Hall 6-7 George Mason
62 Dailey 6-8 Oklahoma State - UCLA
**63 Edwards * 6-0 North Texas
64 Kugel 6-5 Florida - Kansas
65 Kent 6-8 Indiana State - Texas
66 Miller 6-11 Florida State
67 Billew 6-6 Iowa State
68 Carter 6-3 Kansas State - LSU
69 Kriisa 6-3 West Virginia
70 Davis 6-1 Butler
71 Hickman 6-3 Bradley - Cincinnati
72 Clary 5-11 Penn State - Miss State
73 Kyle 6-9 South Dakota State
74 Mashburn 6-2 New Mexico
75 Lampkin 6-10 Colorado - Syracuse
**76 Brown 6-8 UNC Greensboro - Mississippi
77 Dainja 6-9 Illinois - Memphis
78 Isaacs 6-2 Texas Tech
79 Griffiths 6-8 Rutgers - Nebraska
80 Booth 6-10 Notre Dame - Illinois
81 Copeland 6-6 Syracuse
82 Rice 6-4 Virginia Tech - Maryland
83 Humrichous 6-9 Evansville
**84 Foster * 6-4 Furman - Xavier
85 Warrick 6-2 Northern Kentucky - Missouri
86 Moss 6-4 Toledo
**87 Lawrence * 6-4 Vanderbilt
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 200
“Anyone in need of a scoring guard that’s been through the rigors of the SEC? What’s that? Everyone could use that? That’s good news for Lawrence, who averaged 13.8 points this season in his second year as a full-time starter at Vanderbilt.
The lefty guard loves to drive to the rim, where his strong 200-pound frame allows him to score through contact. His mechanics loading into his shot are slow, but he did at least attempt about four 3s per game. He has good length and the frame to impact games on defense, but was less consistent than you’d expect on that end. Sometimes he really brings it. Other times, his energy was a bit lacking.
He’s an ideal third guard for a high-major NCAA Tournament team. He’s older, has more of a track record and possessed a flair for the dramatic at Vandy with a couple of game-winners.” — Sam Vecenie
88 Overton 6-5 Drake
89 James 6-7 USC
90 Johnson 6-2 Washington
91 Essegian 6-4 Wisconsin to Indiana
92 Cohen 6-10 Massachusetts - USC
93 Evans 7-1 Louisville
94 Jackimovski 6-8 Washington State
95 Angel 6-8 Stanford
96 Joseph 6-2 Miami - Providence
**97 Crews 6-8 UT Martin - Missouri
98 Nickel 6-7 Virginia Tech - Vanderbilt
99 Smith 6-2 Charleston - Louisville
**100 Parker 6-3 St. Louis
101 Hill 6-4 Bowling Green
**102 Leffew * 6-5 Mount St. Mary’s
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 185
“A two-year starter at Mount St. Mary’s, Leffew took an enormous leap forward this season. Though he didn’t win MAAC Player of the Year, he had a real case as the best player in the conference this season. He averaged 17.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game while drilling 36.5 percent of his nearly seven 3-point attempts per game.
Whereas Leffew largely fired off the catch last season, his off-the-dribble game exploded in 2023-24. In 2022-23, about 75 percent of Leffew’s 3s came off the catch. This season, his split of 3s off the catch and the dribble was about 50-50. His form is similar to Memphis Grizzlies wing Desmond Bane, in that it’s almost a set shot off the bounce that comes off his shoulder. He can get into his motion from almost any angle and with any footwork pattern.
Leffew also expanded his game off the bounce beyond just scoring. Mount St. Mary’s used him more as a primary ballhandler this year, and he blossomed in ball screens and as a live-dribble passer. He knows how to snake screens and find open areas, using his body to keep the defender in jail or step back into an open 3. His wasn’t especially efficient because he ended up having to create a lot of shots for his team, though a high major could improve that by downscaling his role.
He might fit better as a high-level backup than a starter, depending on his situation.”— Sam Vecenie
103 Mallette 6-5 Pepperdine - Alabama
104 White 6-7 Louisville - Illinois
105 Anderson 6-10 Central Arkansas
106 Wright 6-1 Drake
107 Slajchert 6-1 Pennsylvania - USC
108 James 6-5 Louisville
**109 Sears 6-1 UT-Martin - LSU
110 Clark 6-3 Louisville - UCLA
111 Pope 6-3 Oregon State
112 Davis 6-4 Arkansas
113 Brown 6-3 UMBC
114 Cochran 6-2 Toledo
115 Julien 6-6 Louisiana Lafayette
116 Derkack 6-5 Merrimack - Rutgers
117 Omot 6-8 North Dakota - California
118 Nwoko 6-10 Miami - Mississippi State
119 KD Johnson * 6-2 Auburn
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