You’ve been warned…
I’ve said for a while that this class is special. Now is the chance for them to prove it. It seemed a bit top-heavy for a minute, but more and more prospects are beginning to emerge as elite players. I’ll stop beating a dead horse now, but remember my prophecy. If you do, you’ll look like a genius in a few years.
| Rank | Name | Height | Position | School | Why? |
| 1 | Michael Gilchrist | 6-8 | SF | St. Patrick (NJ) | Best player in the country. |
| 2 | Austin Rivers | 6-3 | SG/PG | Winter Park (FL) | Best guard in the country. |
| 3 | Quincy Miller | 6-9 | SF/PF | Quality Education (NC) | Amazing combination of potential and production. |
| 4 | Marquis Teague | 6-2 | PG/SG | Pike (IN) | Jeff’s little brother may surpass him one day soon. |
| 5 | Rakeem Christmas | 6-10 | C | Academy of the New Church (PA) | Nation’s best defender has scary upside. |
| 6 | Johnny O’Bryant | 6-9 | PF | East Side (MS) | Athletic big man has Amare potential. |
| 7 | LeBryan Nash | 6-7 | SF | Lincoln (TX) | Too strong, too skilled for his peers. |
| 8 | James McAdoo | 6-9 | PF | Norfolk Christian (VA) | UNC commit has potential not unlike famous ex-pro uncle Bob. |
| 9 | Tony Wroten | 6-3 | PG/SG | Garfield (WA) | Talented combo guard and two-sport star recovering from gridiron injuries. |
| 10 | Wayne Blackshear | 6-5 | SF/SG | Morgan Park (IL) | Louisville commit is athletic wing that simply gets it done. |
| 11 | Adonis Thomas | 6-6 | SF | Melrose (TN) | Big-time athlete plays both ends of the court. |
| 12 | LaQuinton Ross | 6-8 | SF | Murrah (MS) | Long wing is talented scorer. |
| 13 | Quinn Cook | 6-0 | PG | DeMatha (MD) | True point is playmaker with scoring ability. |
| 14 | Bradley Beal | 6-4 | SG | Chaminade (MO) | Florida commit may be top shooter in class. |
| 15 | Michael Gbinije | 6-6 | SF/SG | Benedictine (VA) | Smooth wing with solid all-around game. |
| 16 | Myck Kabongo | 6-0 | PG | St. Benedict’s (NJ) | Texas commit via Canada is a jet, adding savvy. |
| 17 | PJ Hairston | 6-5 | SF/SG | Dudley (NC) | UNC commit is polished wing scorer. |
| 18 | Angelo Chol | 6-9 | PF/C | Hoover (CA) | Sudanese product is defensive force with high ceiling. |
| 19 | Mikael Hopkins | 6-8 | PF | DeMatha (MD) | Post prospect is rapidly improving. |
| 20 | DeAndre Daniels | 6-8 | SF/PF | Taft (CA) | Texas commit is long, athletic, skilled forward. |
| 21 | Dezmine Wells | 6-5 | SF | Word of God (NC) | Xavier commit is tough, efficient, productive athlete. |
| 22 | Keaton Miles | 6-6 | SF | Lincoln (TX) | Slender wing scorer with nice versatility. |
| 23 | Nick Johnson | 6-3 | SG/PG | Findlay (NV) | Nephew of late Dennis Johnson is skilled shooter. |
| 24 | Sam Thompson | 6-7 | SF | Whitney Young (IL) | Potential is key for big-time athlete. |
| 25 | David Rivers | 6-6 | SF/SG | Hall (AR) | Sleeper is efficient scorer from the wing. |
Aggrey Sam is the Bulls Insider and beat reporter for Comcast SportsNet Chicago.
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