How much do national rankings matter to top players?
Rankings: 2020 Rivals150 | 2021 Rivals100
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Charlottesville, VA - Some of the top players from around the country were on hand to compete at the NBPA Top 100 camp this weekend. Rivals.com caught up with a handful of players and asked a few different questions surrounding their entire recruiting experience.
The updated rankings for the 2020 class just came out recently and the new 2021 rankings are on their way. Our question of the day for players elite players participating in the NBPA Top 100 Camp: How closely do you follow the national rankings and does it motivate you at all?
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"I’m aware of them for sure. But I don’t look at them too often because I know if I get caught up in them that messes up your game and you start focusing on the wrong things."- Patrick Baldwin Jr.
"It motivates me because obviously i’m pushing to get that top spot (in 2021 class) and now I just have to go to every camp that I can and just cook it on the floor." - Michael Foster
"I mean, we all look at them. If anyone tells you they don’t, they’re lying. At this point I’m happy with my final schools and the rankings don’t really define me as a player." - B.J. Boston
