National Signing Day 2017: Top prospect per conference

We take a look at the best prospect from the 2017 class set to enter each league from all across the land.
9, Nov 2016

National Signing Day 2017: Top prospect per conference

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Chaundee Brown

Orlando, FL

6' 5"
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SG
Makai Ashton-Langford

Wolfeboro, NH

6' 1"
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PG
Kellan Grady

Gill, MA

6' 4"
|
PG
Jermaine Samuels

Franklin, MA

6' 6"
|
SF
Brian Thomas

Marietta, GA

6' 8"
|
PF
Jaren Jackson

Indianapolis, IN

6' 9"
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PF
Lindell Wigginton

Mouth of Wilson, VA

6' 2"
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CG
Jeffrey Prophete

Coral Springs, FL

6' 2"
|
SG
Mitchell Robinson

Chalmette, LA

6' 10"
|
C
Paul Atkinson

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

6' 8"
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PF
Nick Weatherspoon

Jackson, MS

6' 1"
|
PG
Corey Kispert

Seattle, WA

6' 5"
|
SF
Nick Richards

Elizabeth, NJ

6' 10"
|
C
Storm Murphy

Middleton, WI

5' 11"
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PG
DeAndre Ayton

Phoenix, AZ

7'
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PF
Walter Whyte

New Canaan, CT

6' 5"
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SF
Tevin Brown

Fairhope, AL

6' 5"
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SG

There is a ton of new talent ready to infiltrate the various conferences throughout the division-1 platform next year. The first signing period cements the case further and in taking a glance at the class of 2017, we give a quick rundown at the top prospect set to enter each league from coast to coast. Sure, a lot is going to change this week and beyond and as some of the better prospects come off the board, we will continue to update the list as far as we set fit.

Conference Player School HoopSeen Ranking
ACC Gary Trent Duke No. 13
America East Elijah Olaniyi Stony Brook  
American Makai Ashton-Langford UConn No. 53
Atlantic Sun Brian Thomas FGCU  
Atlantic 10 Kellan Grady Davidson No. 44
Big East Jermaine Samuels Villanova No. 31
Big Sky Doc Nelson Weber State  
Big South Justyn Mutts High Point  
Big Ten Jaren Jackson Michigan State No. 25
Big 12 Lindell Wigginton Iowa State No. 50
Big West Jordan Roberts Long Beach State  
Colonial Jeff Prophete Towson  
C-USA Mitchell Robinson Western Kentucky No. 9
Horizon James Beck Oakland  
Ivy Paul Atkinson Yale  
MAAC Marcus McClary Monmouth  
MEAC RJ Cole Howard  
MAC BJ Duling Kent State  
MVC Cameron Krutwig Loyola ILL  
Mountain West Jordan Schakel San Diego State  
Northeast John Williams Robert Morris  
Ohio Valley Tevin Brown Murray State  
Pac-12 DeAndre Ayton Arizona No. 2
Patriot Walter Whyte Boston University  
SEC Collin Sexton Alabama No. 8
Southern Storm Murphy Wofford  
Southland Cameron Mack Stephen F. Austin  
Summit Alou Dillon South Dakota State  
Sun Belt Mark Tikhonenko Arkansas State  
SWAC Micah Johnson Alabama State  
WAC Damari Milstead Grand Canyon  
West Coast Corey Kispert Gonzaga  

 

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Corey Evans has been a member of the HoopSeen family since the summer of 2015. He brings a wealth of experience in scouring the nation in evaluation some of the top prospects from coast-to-coast, and in also finding some of the more under-the-radar prospects from various locales. The managing editor on site, Evans has run a college scouting service, the Roundball Rundown Report, since 2012, as he works with over 100 division-1 college basketball programs from both sides of the nation. Based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Evans is the primary national contributor at HoopSeen which has broadened the scope of information included within the site itself. 

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