Whatever happened to the Recruiting Class of 2011?

[jbcarol]

Update on some of those Top 100 recruits from the '11 class that either signed with or landed at SEC schools:

PF  1  Anthony Davis  Perspectives Charter  Kentucky
Took fewest FG per game among UK's '12 National Champs starting five. #1 Draft pick.
The 22-year-old is averaging 24 and 10 with 3 blocks per game for the Pelicans.

SF  6  Michael Kidd-Gilchrist  St. Patrick HS  Kentucky
The god son of William Wesley overcame a speech impediment to help lead UK to the '12 Championship.  #2 Draft overall draft pick.  The 21-year-old is averaging 11 and 8 for the Hornets.

SG 7  Brad Beal  Chaminade College Prep    Florida
All-SEC 1-n-done is averaging 15 ppg as running mate of John Wall with the Wizards.

PG 8  Marquis Teague  Pike HS                   Kentucky
UK's PG on the '12 Nat. Champs was late first round pick. Plays for OkCity Blue in the D-League after averaging 10-12 mpg in two NBA seasons. His father played for Norm Stewart and Rick Pitino in college.

SG 12 Kentavious Caldwell  Greenville        UGa
Caldwell-Pope played two seasons at UGa, and was POY as a sophomore.  8th overall pick in '13 currently averages 13 ppg for the Pistons on sub-40% FG shooting.

PF 20  Jarnell Stokes  Memphis Central       Tennessee
Vols 4th all-time in double doubles (40).  Averages 6.5 mpg for hometown Grizzlies.

PG 23 B.J. Young  McCluer North                Arkansas
SEC 2nd Team left after Soph. season.  Undrafted.  Waived by the Delaware 87ers, Young played '14-15 in Georgia where he averages 31 and 7.

C  24  Kyle Wiltjer  Portland Jesuit             Kentucky -> Gonzaga
10-12 mpg on UK's Nat. Champs, transferred after soph. season to Gonzaga to work on his body.  All-American for Gonzaga in '15.

SG 25 Jabari Brown  Oakland                     Oregon -> Mizzou
One of the Mizzou transfers was All-SEC averaging 20ppg in '14.  Playing with Tiger teammate Jordan Clarkson on the Lakers averaging 10ppg.

SF 26 Rodney Hood  Meridian                     MS State -> Duke
Left State as SEC All-Frosh in the midst of their Sidney mess and coaching change. All-ACC 2nd Team for Duke, was 1st Round Pick after soph. season. Averages 8 ppg for the Jazz.

SF 27 Dorian Finney-Smith  I. C. Norcom     VaTech -> Florida
Averaged 13 and 6 on 40+% 3P% as a junior in '15 but has had discipline problems for the Gators.

SG 32 Levi Randolph  Bob Jones                 Bama
Hon. mention All-SEC as a senior averaging 15 ppg. in '15.

SF 36  Rashad Ky Madden  East Poinsett County  Arkansas
Averaged 9.6 ppg and 4.6 apg w/86.2% FT% on 27 mpg as senior in '15.

SG 37 Dai-Jon Parker  Alpharetta Milton       Vandy -> UIndy Greyhounds
Dismissed by Kevin Stallings after '14 season.

SF 39  Alex Murphy  South Kingston            Duke -> Florida
Duke transfer avg. 14 mpg in the second semester for Billy Donovan.

PF 40  Johnny O'Bryant Cleveland MS East Side  LSU
Two-time 1st Team All-SEC; one of 14 LSU players to have 1,000+ points and 700+ rebounds in his career.  2nd round pick after junior season. Has averaged 10-12 mpg for the Bucks.

PG 51  Jamal Branch  Humble Grace Prep Academy  A&M -> St. John's
Senior scored 13 points in two NCAA-T games for St. John's

SF 53  Deuce Bello  Westchester Academy    Baylor -> Mizzou -> ?
Averaged 10-12 mpg in one season at both Baylor and Mizzou. Has one to play one.

PF 54  Hunter Mickelson Jonesboro Westside  Arkansas -> Kansas
Kansas reserve has one more season.

C  57  Zach Price  J'Town                             Louisville -> Mizzou -> Winthrop
Mizzou star Earnest Ross sought a protection order against Zach Price before he was finally let go.  He was on the roster in '15 for Winthrop.

SG 60  Trevor Lacey  Huntsville SR Butler     Bama -> NC State
3rd Team All-ACC and Jerry West finalist as a junior for Mark Gottfried.

SF  71  Antwan Space  DeSoto                     FSU -> A&M -> ?
Averaged 10-12 mpg for A&M as a junior in '15. Plans to transfer as a graduate.

PG 72  Chris Jones Oak Ridge, NC Military Academy  Vols -> NWFlSt. JC -> UofL -> ?
Dana O'Neil of ESPN wrote a passionate article on giving a "second" chance for Jones at UofL in Jan. 2014. After several second chances during '15 bordering on making their institution a joke including rape charges, Jones was let go by Pitino.

SG 84  David DJ Gardner  Okolona              MS State -> Itawamba CC -> ?
Got booted after a profane tweet among other things during the State house cleaning.

PF  91   Anthony Gill  Charlotte Christian     South Carolina -> Virginia
Averaged 11 and 6 for Virginia.

PF 92    Nick Jacobs  South Atlanta             Bama  -> GaTech
Was let go from Bama.  Scheduled to play senior season in '15-16 for GaTech.

PG 100  Kedren Johnson  Marshall County TN  Vandy -> Memphis
Averaged 6.7 ppg for Memphis in '15 after averaging twice that many for Vandy in '12-13.