Top recruiting classes in MU history

Posted on: March 29, 2017 at 16:03:31 CT

Following up on the topic below, in my opinion these are the top 7 in Missouri program modern history in terms of strictly talent brought in (career D1 points scored listed by player, then overall class total):

1. 1980
Steve Stipanovich: 1,836
Ricky Frazier: 1,818
Jon Sundvold: 1,597
Al Hightower: 31
Total: 5,282

2. 2008
Marcus Denmon: 1,775
Kim English: 1,570
Laurence Bowers: 1,248
Miguel Paul: 1,129
Steve Moore: 225
Total: 5,947

3. 2013
Jabari Brown: 1,052
Keion Bell: 1,708
Alex Oriakhi: 1,171
Earnest Ross: 1,339
Tony Criswell: 335
Ryan Rosburg: 530
Negus Webster Chan: 347
Stefan Jankovic: 856
Total: 7,338

4. 1985
Derrick Chievous: 2,580
Jeff Strong: 1,000
Lynn Hardy: 865
Dan Bingenheimer: 772
Total: 5,217

5. 2001
Arthur Johnson: 1,759
Ricky Paulding: 1,673
Travon Bryant: 912
Wesley Stokes: 794
Total: 5,138

6. 1994
Kelly Thames: 1,689
Jason Sutherland: 1,194
Derrick Grimm: 1,051
Julian Winfield: 692 (note, can’t find his freshman SLU points)
Paul O’liney: 819
Total: 5,445

7. 1988
Doug Smith: 2,184
Byron Irvin: 1,551
Jon McIntyre: 453 (note, can’t find his freshman Detroit stats)
Total: 4,188

Edited by FIJItiger at 16:04:56 on 03/29/17