Wednesday's Leftovers: OK State, NC State, Kentucky, more
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We have more of your questions for this week’s Wednesday’s Leftovers, in which we hit on such topics as Oklahoma State’s chances with its recent visitors, how NC State can find success this year, where Alabama, Auburn and Providence sit with their top targets and why Kentucky has struggled with elite frontcourt talent in recent years.
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Oklahoma State had a HAUL of highly ranked 2020 recruits in Stillwater on Saturday, including Cade Cunningham, Rondel Walker, and JT Thor. What percentage do you give Coach Boynton of landing each of them?
— Phillip (@OKTXARPoke) September 8, 2019
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Oklahoma State has not backed away from chasing the very best in the 2020 class. Cade Cunningham is priority A, B and C, and while Mike Boynton has a great relationship with him and just hired his brother as an assistant coach, I still don’t think that the five-star is a done deal for OK State. Instead, I will say that it is 50 percent in OSU’s favor, with North Carolina holding a 40-percent chance. Washington is the darkhorse.
J.T. Thor took his first official visit to Stillwater over the weekend, and I give the Cowboys a 50-percent shot with him. Much will ride on Cunningham, though. If OK State lands the top-ranked guard, Thor would likely follow. As for Rondel Walker, he is down to a final five, but Kansas State and Texas are the two to beat, along with Boynton’s bunch. Joining Cunningham, his travel teammate, in Stillwater may further intrigue Walker, which gives the Cowboys a 35-percent shot with the four-star senior.
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Where do you think this N.C. State class ends up? Seems like Keatts is getting kids on campus but not closing.
— tuffy_1994 (@tuffy_1994) September 8, 2019
I wouldn’t doubt Kevin Keatts on the recruiting trail. The Wolfpack have already landed the commitment of power forward Nick Farrar and have made great strides with John Hugley, a four-star center out of Ohio. There was a thought that he was close to committing following his visit last week, and while he decided to hold off,the Wolfpack stilll sit in a good spot.
Josh Hall was forced to postpone his official visit to NC State over the weekend, but he will visit the ACC program later this fall. One prospect that did visit was Cam Hayes. He just reclassified into the 2020 class, and as long as North Carolina doesn’t offer Keatts should have a strong chance with him. Shakeel Moore, Tristan Maxwell and Cam Thomas are three others to watch, with the latter being the Wolfpack's top scoring guard target.
Farrar, Hugley, Hall and Hayes would make up a very strong class – one that is within reach.
