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Evans Seven: Programs that would take the biggest hit if stars go pro
Corey Evans • BasketballRecruiting.Rivals.com
We have seen a number of underclassmen already enter their names into the NBA Draft. The deadline to do so is April 22, and the date a player can pull his name out is set for May 20. A number of teams' fortunes will depend on what their top stars decide to do.
In this week’s The Evans Seven, we toss aside Kentucky, Kansas, Villanova and Duke, programs that can compensate for their potential early departures with enrollments of five-star recruits. Instead, we look at seven programs that will be most impacted depending on whether their top prospects return for another year or opt for the NBA.
MORE EVANS SEVEN: Who can knock Villanova off of its perch next season?
RANKINGS: 2018 Rivals150 | 2019 Rivals150 | 2020 Rivals150 | 2018 Team
5. BOSTON COLLEGE
Jerome Robinson
AP Images
It has taken some time for Boston College to get back to competing for an NCAA Tournament berth, but perhaps this season's NIT appearance can help catapult the Eagles to more postseason success. Much will be riding on the decisions of
Jerome Robinson
and
Kyran Bowman
.
Robinson and Bowman entered the ACC program unheralded, but they immediately left a heavy imprint. Robinson, potentially the ACC Player of the Year next season, averaged over 20 points, three rebounds and three assists, and an early departure could put the program back a year or two. Bowman is the lesser NBA prospect, but he is an elite perimeter rebounder who averaged close to seven boards per game. Bowman, who once committed to North Carolina as a football prospect, is a big-time athlete and an astute alpha dog for the Eagles.
The Eagles will enroll Rivals150 forward
Jairus Hamilton
and shot-making guard
Wynston Tabbs
in the fall. They are both solid pieces, but losing Robinson and/or Bowman would hinder Boston College's chances of its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2009.
EAGLEACTION.COM: BC offers three-star guard from Virginia
Evans Seven: Programs that would take the biggest hit if stars go pro
Corey Evans • BasketballRecruiting.Rivals.com
We have seen a number of underclassmen already enter their names into the NBA Draft. The deadline to do so is April 22, and the date a player can pull his name out is set for May 20. A number of teams' fortunes will depend on what their top stars decide to do.
In this week’s The Evans Seven, we toss aside Kentucky, Kansas, Villanova and Duke, programs that can compensate for their potential early departures with enrollments of five-star recruits. Instead, we look at seven programs that will be most impacted depending on whether their top prospects return for another year or opt for the NBA.
MORE EVANS SEVEN: Who can knock Villanova off of its perch next season?
RANKINGS: 2018 Rivals150 | 2019 Rivals150 | 2020 Rivals150 | 2018 Team
5. BOSTON COLLEGE
Jerome Robinson
AP Images
It has taken some time for Boston College to get back to competing for an NCAA Tournament berth, but perhaps this season's NIT appearance can help catapult the Eagles to more postseason success. Much will be riding on the decisions of
Jerome Robinson
and
Kyran Bowman
.
Robinson and Bowman entered the ACC program unheralded, but they immediately left a heavy imprint. Robinson, potentially the ACC Player of the Year next season, averaged over 20 points, three rebounds and three assists, and an early departure could put the program back a year or two. Bowman is the lesser NBA prospect, but he is an elite perimeter rebounder who averaged close to seven boards per game. Bowman, who once committed to North Carolina as a football prospect, is a big-time athlete and an astute alpha dog for the Eagles.
The Eagles will enroll Rivals150 forward
Jairus Hamilton
and shot-making guard
Wynston Tabbs
in the fall. They are both solid pieces, but losing Robinson and/or Bowman would hinder Boston College's chances of its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2009.
EAGLEACTION.COM: BC offers three-star guard from Virginia
