define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); sustained success – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:11:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Top Recruiting Classes Produce Mixed Results: An Analysis of Recent Recruiting History http://rushthecourt.net/2012/04/13/top-recruiting-classes-produce-mixed-results-an-analysis-of-recent-recruiting-history/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/04/13/top-recruiting-classes-produce-mixed-results-an-analysis-of-recent-recruiting-history/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:59:05 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=69246

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On the heels of Nerlens Noel and Shabazz Muhammad’s signings as the top two high school recruits, everyone is looking forward to next season. There’s especially great hype surrounding Kentucky, UCLA, and Arizona, the prize winners of 2012’s recruiting trail. While those fan bases should certainly be excited, we decided to conduct some research as a reminder that a top incoming recruiting class doesn’t necessarily guarantee future success. The incredible success of Kentucky’s one-and-done recruiting strategy over the past couple of years (two Final Fours, one [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2012/04/13/top-recruiting-classes-produce-mixed-results-an-analysis-of-recent-recruiting-history/feed/ 1