CSZ Basketball Recruiting Notebook: 7/10/15

It’s that time of year again! Last year around this time, we began a series called the CSZ Basketball Recruiting Notebook and released a new one every Monday, and that is the plan once again. Obviously it’s not Monday now, but this is just a little preview of what’s to come.

Every Monday, Steve Rummage and I will post a notebook that updates you on where the Cards stand with their top basketball recruits. We are also going to try out a little something new this year, and that will be a separate post from the Monday notebook. There won’t be a set schedule for it. It can be posted at anytime of the day. We will explain that a little more on this Saturday’s Cardinal Sports Zone show on 93.9 The Ville from 10-11 a.m..

For this first notebook, I will give you a vague list of the guys that Louisville is targeting in the 2016 class. As of right now, the Cards have two open spots in the 2016 class, with V.J. King being a commit already and having the third scholarship. However, with the recent news that Maverick Rowan is back on the radar, if he ends up at UofL for 2015, then there will only be one other spot for 2016, unless something changes.

So here is a list of targets for UofL. The in-depth notebook will begin on Monday morning. There will be more explanation for each player than just their star ratings. The other recruiting post could start this weekend or also on Monday. Not sure yet. If you kept up with us last year, you knew about Donovan Mitchell, Deng Adel, and Raymond Spalding before they ever committed. We do the work, you just enjoy it…

V.J. King (Commit) – Small Forward

ESPN: 5*

247 Sports: 5*

Scout: 5*

Rivals: 5*

Dennis Smith Jr. – Point Guard

ESPN: 5*

247 Sports: 5*

Scout: 5*

Rivals: 5*

De’Aaron Fox – Point Guard

ESPN: 5*

247 Sports: 5*

Scout: 5*

Rivals: 5*

Kameron McGusty – Point Guard/Shooting Guard

ESPN: 4*

247 Sports: 4*

Scout: 4*

Rivals: 4*

Markelle Fultz – Shooting Guard

ESPN: 5*

247 Sports: 5*

Scout: 5*

Rivals: 5*

Terrance Ferguson – Shooting Guard/Small Forward

ESPN: 5*

247 Sports: 5*

Scout: 5*

Rivals: 5*

Tyus Battle – Shooting Guard/Small Forward

ESPN: 5*

247 Sports: 5*

Scout: 5*

Rivals: 5*

Josh Jackson – Shooting Guard/Small Forward

ESPN: 5*

247 Sports: 5*

Scout: 5*

Rivals: 5*

Bruce Brown – Shooting Guard

ESPN: 4*

247 Sports: 4*

Scout: 4*

Rivals: 4*

Seventh Woods – Shooting Guard/Point Guard

ESPN: 4*

247 Sports: 4*

Scout: 4*

Rivals: 5*

Rawle Alkins – Shooting Guard/Small Forward

ESPN: 5*

247 Sports: 5*

Scout: 5*

Rivals: 5*

Miles Bridges – Small Forward

ESPN: 5*

247 Sports: 5*

Scout: 5*

Rivals: 5*

Dewan Huell – Power Forward

ESPN: 5*

247 Sports: 5*

Scout: 5*

Rivals: 5*

Juwan Durham – Power Forward

ESPN: 4*

247 Sports: 4*

Scout: 5*

Rivals: 4*

Javin DeLaurier – Power Forward

ESPN: 4*

247 Sports: 4*

Scout: 4*

Rivals: 4*

Edrice Adebayo – Power Forward/Center

ESPN: 5*

247 Sports: 5*

Scout: 5*

Rivals: 5*

Abdul Ado – Center

ESPN: 4*

247 Sports: 4*

Scout: 4*

Rivals: 4*

Marques Bolden – Center

ESPN: 5*

247 Sports: 5*

Scout: 5*

Rivals: 5*