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Unveiling our top 35 Georgia 2017 rankings

Colin Sexton
17, Aug 2016

Unveiling our top 35 Georgia 2017 rankings

The class of 2017 is one of the deepest we’ve seen in the state of Georgia over the last decade. 

After a busy July with the Best of the South, Peach Jam, the Las Vegas events and plenty of evaluations, we are excited to release our post-summer rankings for this talented bunch. 

SAME NAMES, DIFFERENT SEATS AT THE TABLE

Wendell Carter has long stood at the top of these Georgia rankings and won’t be budging any time soon. He’s our national No. 1 player for the class of 2017 and we feel quite strong about that position. 

From there, things shift around some. Colin Sexton (Pebblebrook) slides into the No. 2 spot overall and is one of our top 10 players nationally. He’s the biggest rising player in the class of 2017 in the country. 

At No. 3 is Jonesboro’s MJ Walker. No one is bigger fans of Walker than our team at HoopSeen.com. The Jonesboro wing would be the No. 1 player in nearly every other state in the country. 

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL TOP 35 FOR GEORGIA’S 2017 CLASS

BIGGEST RISERS 

Evan Cole had a monster July with the Atlanta All-Stars and is one of the South’s hottest mid-major big man. The South Forsyth power forward checks in at No. 15 overall. He was ranked No. 26 overall going into the summer. 

His travel teammate Javon Greene jumps back into the top 35, checking in at No. 17 overall after sliding out in our last release. The Henry County point guard looked the best we have ever seen from him in July with the All-Stars. 

Josh Linder of Veterans HS/Smyrna Stars comes in at No. 24 overall. Truthfully, we may have him still too low. We will be watching him closely this high school season because we didn’t see enough of him in July. But college coaches did and plenty have offered from all levels. 

We’ve always liked David Quimby from Albany and we look forward to seeing more of him this high school season. He’s left South Georgia and enrolled at Greenforest Christian. Quimby checks in at No. 29 overall. 

OTHER NOTABLES

Currently, there are seven players in the top 35 that are committed to a school. Wheeler’s Darius Perry is the latest to pop. He committed to Louisville on Tuesday. 

There are at least 14 players that will sign with a high-major school. That mark ranks among the best in the country for home grown talent. 

The depth at the non-major level is outstanding, too. There are number of players that will find homes at schools in one-bid conferences and should help push their respective teams to post-season goals.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL TOP 35 FOR GEORGIA’S 2017 CLASS 


Justin Young
Editor-in-Chief

Justin Young has been the editor-in-chief of HoopSeen.com since 2013. He manages the day-to-day operations on the site and in conjunction with our national and regional events. He was the national basketball editor for Rivals.com and a contributing editor at Yahoo! Sports. Young has been earned numerous awards for his work in sports journalism, including the Georgia Press Association Columnist of the Year. His Justin Young Basketball recruiting service has been in existence since 2002 and worked with over 300 schools from all levels. He is the director of HoopSeen Elite Preview camps and our national Preview camp series. 

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