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NCAA Basketball’s Best No. 1 Recruits Since 2005

By Michael Whitlow

Apr 6, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Duke Blue Devils center Jahlil Okafor (15) shoots during warmups prior to the game against the Wisconsin Badgers in the 2015 NCAA Men
Apr 6, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Duke Blue Devils center Jahlil Okafor (15) shoots during warmups prior to the game against the Wisconsin Badgers in the 2015 NCAA Men /
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Andrew Wiggins: One of the most hyped recruits in NCAA Basketball history?
Mar 13, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Andrew Wiggins (22) laughs while on the foul line during the second half against the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the second round of the Big 12 Conference college basketball tournament at Sprint Center. Kansas won 77-70 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Andrew Wiggins — Kansas

“The Next LeBron James” they called him.

Andrew Wiggins could have scored 20 points in every one of the 35 appearances he made for the Kansas Jayhawks in the 2013-14 season, and he still wouldn’t have met the expectations many had put forth for the Toronto, Ontario native.

Sure, Wiggins and the Jayhawks were bounced from the NCAA Tournament in the Round of 32, but not before “Maple Jordan” gave the college basketball world glimpses of his potential.

During his one season with Kansas, Wiggins won the Big XII Player of the Year Award, made the All-Big XII First Team and was selected as a Consensus Second-Team All-American, while averaging 17.1 points per game on 45 percent shooting.

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