The Pac-12 is no stranger to talent infusing its ranks, given the conference’s footprint taking over some of the country’s most talented high school basketball regions.
For the class of 2015, the west coast was particularly deep, allowing even non-traditional recruiting powerhouses to reel in the kind of talent that can change the conference’s landscape in an instant.
Wondering who the pulled in the top recruiting classes in the Pac-12? Well, we’ve got you covered.
1.) Arizona: The Wildcats continued their recruiting dominance out west, nabbing two five-star wings, a four-star point guard, and a four-star center. Allonzo Trier is the gem of the class, and has a chance to be one of the best scorers in the conference next season head coach Sean Miller.
2.) California: Cuonzo Martin went for an instant talent infusion in Berkeley, and he got it with the 2015 class, headlined by five-stars Jaylen Brown and Ivan Rabb. Four-star wing Tyson Jolly is somehow the forgotten member of the class, but shouldn’t be overlooked by anyone around the Pac-12.
3.) Washington: The Huskies needed to rebound from several seasons of underperformance, and while the 2015 class isn’t guaranteed to change that, it was a nice start. Lorenzo Romar pulled in four four-star recruits, including local star Dejounte Murray.
4.) UCLA: The Bruins didn’t sweep up all of the local talent around Southern California, but they did nab a legacy recruit in Aaron Holiday, the four-star point guard whose older brother, Jrue Holiday, starred for UCLA in the late-2000s. Prince Ali, a four-star swing-guard, will bring instant offense to Westwood.
5.) Oregon: Dana Altman continues to bring top-tier talent to Eugene, and much of it of the offensive variety. Tyler Dorsey has a chance to lead the conference in scoring as a freshman, while Lonzo Ball, Trevor Manuel, and Chris Boucher could also have instant impacts for the Ducks.
6.) Oregon State: Daddy-ball is going to be alive and well in Corvallis, as the Beavers locked in four-stars Tres Tinkle and Stephen Thompson Jr, both of whom will be playing for their fathers at OSU.
7.) USC: The Trojans nabbed two more four-stars from SoCal in Bennie Boatwright and Chimezie Metu, both of whom will bring length and skill to Andy Enfield’s group.
8.) Stanford: A class this good shouldn’t normally be ranked among the lowest in the conference, what with two four-star recruits, but that’s just how competitive this conference has gotten on the recruiting trail.
9.) Arizona State: The Sun Devils went the JUCO route for their top commitments, hoping that they can get some instant help in Bobby Hurley’s first season as head coach.
10.) Washington State: Another JUCO heavy class, the Cougs aren’t in tremendous need of freshmen contributions next season.
11.) Utah: The Utes went under the radar with their 2015 class, hoping to equal their recent success with that approach.
12.) Colorado: Tad Boyle took a new approach to his 2015 class, landing two foreign born recruits from Eastern Europe.
