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Which school on Jaylen Brown's list needs him the most?

Which school on Jaylen Brown's list needs him the most?

The top unsigned prospect in the class of 2015 has narrowed his list of prospective schools to four.

Six-foot-7 forward Jaylen Brown, Rivals.com's No. 3 prospect, eliminated Kansas on Thursday, leaving only Cal, Kentucky, Michigan and North Carolina in contention.

Wherever Brown chooses, his decision will have a profound impact both on that school's prospects next season and on the national landscape. Here's a look at how Brown fits in at each of his four remaining schools and which one needs the Georgia native most:

CALIFORNIA

If Cuonzo Martin were to add Jaylen Brown to a recruiting class that already includes elite big man Ivan Rabb, then next season might be Cal's most anticipated since the days of Jason Kidd and Lamond Murray. The Bears conservatively would crack the top 15 in preseason polls thanks to the return of perimeter standouts Tyrone Wallace, Jabari Bird and Jordan Mathews and the arrival of Rabb, Brown and slashing wing Tyson Jolly.

Cal's connection to Brown is the friendship between him and Rabb and the relationship Martin and his staff have established during the past year. Is that enough for the Bears to win a head-to-head recruiting battle with some of the nation's elite programs? It's a long shot, but don't count Martin and his staff out because they've made it farther than anyone would have guessed already.

Cal is loaded on the perimeter and light in the frontcourt, so there's a good chance Brown would see substantial playing time at power forward in a similar role to what Justise Winslow filled at Duke late last season. The mismatches that would create make that potentially his best position in college even if he projects as a small forward in the NBA.

KENTUCKY

Whereas Kentucky has won most of the recruiting battles it has entered the past few years, the Wildcats have endured some body blows this spring. They've lost out on coveted five-star prospects Malik Newman (Mississippi State), Brandon Ingram (Duke), Cheick Diallo (Kansas) and Stephen Zimmerman (UNLV), forcing them to scramble to fill out their roster with some second-tier options.

Brown represents maybe Kentucky's final chance to add another elite recruit to their 2015 class, though Thon Maker remains a possibility too if he opts to play college basketball next season and is able to gain eligibility. Brown would likely play mostly small forward at Kentucky, adding size and strength to a perimeter corps that includes undersized point guard Tyler Ulis and 6-foot-3 combo guard Isaiah Briscoe.

Add Brown to a roster that includes elite incoming freshmen Skal Labissiere and Briscoe and returners Ulis, Alex Poythress and Marcus Lee, and the Wildcats are a lock for the preseason top five and a contender for the No. 1 slot. Subtract Brown from that roster, and while nobody is crying for poor talent-starved Kentucky, the Wildcats would enter the new season with more questions than usual.

MICHIGAN

One of the Big Ten's best collection of wings might evolve into the nation's best if Brown were to join the Wolverines. He'd be part of a group that includes projected 2016 first-round pick Caris LeVert, high-scoring Zak Irvin, rapidly blossoming Aubrey Dawkins and intriguing transfer Duncan Robinson.

Like at Cal, Brown would probably spend a lot of time as an undersized power forward were he to commit to Michigan. It's a position that would help mask Michigan's weakness in the frontcourt, get the Wolverines' best players onto the floor together and allow Brown to exploit mismatches.

It's difficult to get any semblance of a read on Brown's recruitment, but the consensus is the Wolverines are a very strong contender. They benefit from Brown having a lot of family in Michigan, from being the only Adidas-affiliated school he's still considering and from potentially jumping into the preseason top 10 if they were able to land him.

NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina is already a strong candidate to be preseason No. 1 thanks to the return of all but one key player from last year's 26-win Sweet 16 team. Add Jaylen Brown to a roster that already includes All-ACC guard Marcus Paige, potential breakout star Justin Jackson and standout big men Brice Johnson and Kennedy Meeks, and it would only cement the Tar Heels as the preseason favorite.

Though North Carolina is the closest remaining school to Brown's Georgia home, it doesn't appear proximity is a big factor considering he already lopped Georgia and Georgia Tech from the schools he is considering. The Tar Heels also would have to overcome the possibility that NCAA sanctions from their academic fraud scandal could jeopardize their ability to compete in the postseason next year, which has made them vulnerable to negative recruiting.

If Brown were to look past that the way fellow top 10 recruit Brandon Ingram could not, he'd fill the starting spot vacated by J.P. Tokoto's surprise decision to turn pro. Brown would likely play either wing spot for the Tar Heels and would add perimeter scoring and a defensive presence.

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Jeff Eisenberg is the editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at daggerblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!