Charting the freshmen: A look at how the top basketball recruits from the class of 2015 are doing so far this season
The college basketball recruiting class of 2015 has been underwhelming — for the most part — so far this season, with many of the country’s top-rated freshmen struggling to get adjusted to the next level.
Still, plenty of highly touted newcomers are putting up big numbers — most notably, Louisiana State’s Ben Simmons — and the most recent DraftExpress.com mock draft for 2016 places seven freshmen among the top 10 picks.
Here’s a look at how the top 25 players from the class of 2015 (according to the 247Sports composite rankings) are doing this season, along with stats for UK and Louisville freshmen outside of the top 25:
Charting the top recruits from the class of 2015
Rk | Player | School | MPG | PPG | RPG | Other stats | Team rank |
1 | Ben Simmons | LSU | 33.8 | 19.1 | 13.1 | 5.8 apg | NR |
2 | Skal Labissiere | Kentucky | 20.6 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 1.9 bpg | 10 |
3 | Brandon Ingram | Duke | 28.6 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 35.6% threes, 17 blocks | 15 |
4 | Jaylen Brown | Cal | 26.1 | 14.3 | 5.4 | 41.5% FGs | NR |
5 | Cheick Diallo | Kansas | 11.2 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 6 GP | 2 |
6 | Diamond Stone | Maryland | 18.3 | 10.7 | 4.6 | 54.0% FGs | 4 |
7 | Ivan Rabb | Cal | 26.8 | 12.4 | 8.8 | 66.3% FGs, 1.8 bpg | NR |
8 | Malik Newman | Miss. St. | 28.0 | 13.1 | 3.1 | 36.9% threes, 2.2 apg | NR |
9 | Henry Ellenson | Marquette | 30.8 | 16.8 | 9.8 | 45.1% FGs, 2.6 apg | NR |
10 | Jamal Murray | Kentucky | 33.1 | 16.7 | 4.5 | 39.0% threes | 10 |
11 | Stephen Zimmerman | UNLV | 22.3 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 1.8 bpg | NR |
12 | Isaiah Briscoe | Kentucky | 30.4 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 3.1 apg | 10 |
13 | Allonzo Trier | Arizona | 25.7 | 13.7 | 3.2 | 34.1% threes | 8 |
14 | Derryck Thornton | Duke | 26.6 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 2.9 apg | 15 |
15 | Chase Jeter | Duke | 8.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 9 GP | 15 |
16 | Antonio Blakeney | LSU | 30.4 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 30.5% threes | NR |
17 | Dwayne Bacon | Florida St. | 27.1 | 17.2 | 5.4 | 52.6% FGs, 25.8% threes | NR |
18 | Caleb Swanigan | Purdue | 27.6 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 2.5 apg | 14 |
19 | Ray Smith | Arizona | — | — | — | Torn ACL | 8 |
20 | Thomas Bryant | Indiana | 22.7 | 12.2 | 5.2 | 72.0% FGs | NR |
21 | Luke Kennard | Duke | 21.6 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 27.1% threes | 15 |
22 | Jalen Brunson | Villanova | 25.4 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 32.0% threes, 3.1 apg | 16 |
23 | Jalen Adams | UConn | 20.6 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 apg | NR |
24 | Carlton Bragg | Kansas | 12.0 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 59.1% FGs | 2 |
25 | P.J. Dozier | South Carolina | 20.5 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 2.1 apg | 24 |
30 | Donovan Mitchell | Louisville | 19.5 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 2.2 apg | 18 |
36 | Deng Adel | Louisville | 12.4 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 5 GP | 18 |
43 | Ray Spalding | Louisville | 16.1 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 62.3% FGs | 18 |
50 | Isaac Humphries | Kentucky | 11.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 6 GP | 10 |
59 | Charles Matthews | Kentucky | 15.0 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 8 steals | 10 |
Ben Roberts: 859-231-3216, @NextCats
This story was originally published December 28, 2015 at 3:19 PM with the headline "Charting the freshmen: A look at how the top basketball recruits from the class of 2015 are doing so far this season."