credit to Eamonn Brennan:
Georgetown has a top-15 class for 2021 and, with several experts predicting Ryan Mutombo will commit as well (I haven’t tricked myself into thinking Aminu Mohammed will), Georgetown will have a top-10 class. What makes this different from the ill-fated class of LeBlanc/Akinjo/Mac? — Kevin B.
It’s important to remember that the Josh LeBlanc/James Akinko/Mac McClung recruiting class was never ranked super highly. It was a nice class, to be sure, and it represented the first real recruiting step of the Patrick Ewing era. But in terms of sheer ranking and immediate talent, it wasn’t on that level. The positives of that class were always meant to be felt later, as a promising but flawed group of young players grew together over the years. Obviously, for so many reasons, that didn’t happen.
(For the non-Georgetown fans out there, none of those three is still at Georgetown. It’s not an ideal situation.)
The 2021 class, if it lands even one more major name, would be a bigger deal. Think about it: As nice as it was to see promising but non-top-100 players coming into the program a couple of years ago, Georgetown fans are crying out for the school to get back to semi-elite recruiting status. They’re also at a stage in the program’s life that follows a devastating roster exodus, facing down what could be a very tough season, when another two- or three-year rebuild probably doesn’t feel very exciting. Landing a killer class for next fall would be massive.
Georgetown has a top-15 class for 2021 and, with several experts predicting Ryan Mutombo will commit as well (I haven’t tricked myself into thinking Aminu Mohammed will), Georgetown will have a top-10 class. What makes this different from the ill-fated class of LeBlanc/Akinjo/Mac? — Kevin B.
It’s important to remember that the Josh LeBlanc/James Akinko/Mac McClung recruiting class was never ranked super highly. It was a nice class, to be sure, and it represented the first real recruiting step of the Patrick Ewing era. But in terms of sheer ranking and immediate talent, it wasn’t on that level. The positives of that class were always meant to be felt later, as a promising but flawed group of young players grew together over the years. Obviously, for so many reasons, that didn’t happen.
(For the non-Georgetown fans out there, none of those three is still at Georgetown. It’s not an ideal situation.)
The 2021 class, if it lands even one more major name, would be a bigger deal. Think about it: As nice as it was to see promising but non-top-100 players coming into the program a couple of years ago, Georgetown fans are crying out for the school to get back to semi-elite recruiting status. They’re also at a stage in the program’s life that follows a devastating roster exodus, facing down what could be a very tough season, when another two- or three-year rebuild probably doesn’t feel very exciting. Landing a killer class for next fall would be massive.
