RSCI Final 2013

[Phantom Warrior]

So JaJuan is now the highest ranked player in RSCI's 16 year history to select MU. While it obviously does not guarantee anything down the road, I still think that's pretty cool.

Also of note - Thomas at #52, Fischer at #71, and Koenig at #79. Five of RSCI Top 100 from Wisconsin. That's a first. Congrats to all five.

As for the Big East, only nine, overall, in the Top 100:

#26 Rysheed Jordan - point guard - St. John's

#48 Brandon Austin -wing forward - Providence

#75 Reggie Cameron - power forward - Georgetown

#78 Kris Jenkins - power forward - Villanova

#94 Josh Hart - wing forward - Villanova

#98 Brandon Randolph - point guard - Xavier

The league has to do better in the next couple of years. It might take awhile for Butler and Creighton to get on the radar of Top 100 type recruits. Whether all of them pan out or not - and some obviously won't - it's still important for the national image/perception of the league to attract/land as many of the high profile recruits.

The American Athletic Conference faces the same challenge. There are only eight Top 100 recruits that selected that league, and five of the eight are headed to Memphis (along with one to Cinci, one to UConn, and one to - of all places - USF).

I can't wait until next year when JJ, DW, DB, JD, and JMc join the program. It's the same way I felt when Crean landed the Amigos.