
Indiana jumped to No. 2 in the recruiting class rankings after landing phenom forward Noah Vonleh, shown here signing his NLI during a ceremony at New Hampton Prep in New Hampshire.
Photo courtesy of New Hampton Prep
Several commitments and signings late last week helped reshape MaxPreps.com's look at the nation's top college basketball recruiting classes.
Kentucky, with five Top 100 pledges and four of the Top 25, remains No. 1, but programs like Syracuse and North Carolina are on the rise after securing key targets during the early signing period, which comes to a close Wednesday.
Here's a recap of Friday's developments;
* Four-star forward
Tyler Roberson of
Roselle Catholic (N.J.) was the first to render his decision live on ESPNU, picking Syracuse over Kansas and Villanova. Roberson is the fifth 2013 prospect to declare for the Orange.
* Five-star guard (No. 16 overall)
Isaac Hamilton of
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) teased UCLA fans by appearing in the school's colors, but ultimately went with UTEP over the Bruins and UNLV.
* Four-star center (No. 42 overall)
Kennedy Meeks of
West Charlotte (N.C.) elected to stay in-state to play for North Carolina, picking the Tar Heels over Georgetown.
* Moments after Meeks' decision, four-star post man (No. 51 overall)
BeeJay Anya of
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) announced he was heading to North Carolina State at a ceremony at the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference school.
TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL RECRUITING CLASSESCollege |
| Ranking | Commits | Top 100 | Movement | Highest Rated Recruit |
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 | 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | - | No. 2 Andrew Harrison (6-5, 215, PG) |
 | 2 | Indiana | 6 | 3 | - | No. 7 Noah Vonleh (6-8, 220, SF/PF) |
 | 3 | Kansas | 5 | 3 | - | No. 19 Wayne Selden (6-5, 225, SG/SF) |
 | 4 | Memphis | 5 | 3 | - | No. 22 Austin Nichols (6-8, 210, PF) |
 | 5 | Louisville | 4 | 1 | - | JC Chris Jones (5-10, 180, PG) |
 | 6 | Florida | 2 | 2 | - | No. 10 Kasey Hill (6-1, 175, PG) |
 | 7 | Duke | 2 | 2 | - | No. 13 Matt Jones (6-4, 190, SG) |
 | 8 | North Carolina State | 3 | 3 | - | No. 15 Anthony Barber (6-2, 170, PG) |
 | 9 | North Carolina | 3 | 3 | - | No. 20 Isaiah Hicks (6-8, 200, PF) |
 | 10 | Syracuse | 5 | 1 | - | No. 33 Tyler Ennis (6-2, 180, PG) |
 | 11 | LSU | 4 | 2 | - | No. 21 Jarell Martin (6-8, 225, SF/PF) |
 | 12 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | - | No. 29 Zak Irvin (6-6, 180, PG/SG) |
 | 13 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | - | No. 27 Ishmail Wainright (6-5, 225, SF) |
 | 14 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | - | No. 35 Zach LaVine (6-3, 165, PG/SG) |
 | 15 | Illinois | 5 | 3 | - | No. 52 Malcolm Hill (6-5, 195, SG) |
 | 16 | Marquette | 5 | 3 | - | No. 77 Deonte Burton (6-5, 230, SF) |
 | 17 | California | 3 | 2 | - | No. 25 Jabari Bird (6-5, 180, SG/SF) |
 | 18 | Missouri | 3 | 3 | - | No. 67 Johnathan Williams III (6-8, 210, PF) |
 | 19 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | - | No. 18 Bobby Portis (6-9, 215, PF/C) |
 | 20 | Brigham Young | 5 | 1 | - | No. 68 Nick Emery (6-1, 175, SG) |
 | 21 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | - | No. 12 Christian Wood (6-10, 210, SF/PF) |
 | 22 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | - | No. 43 Marc Loving (6-7, 205, SF) |
 | 23 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | - | No. 61 Xavier Rathan-Mayes (6-2, 195, SG) |
 | 24 | Wisconsin | 5 | 1 | - | No. 80 Bronson Koenig (6-2, 175, PG) |
 | 25 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | - | No. 70 Matt Thomas (6-3, 185, SG/PG) |