For those interested in seeing the top players look no further than Kentucky and Duke. Kentucky has De'Aaron Fox, (ranked 5th in the class) a 6'3" PG, who has been compared to John Wall athletically. They also have Bam Adebayo, (ranked 7th in the class) a 6'10" athletic PF, who is mostly a post player at this stage of his career. A sleeper to keep your eye on at Kentucky is Wenyen Gabriel, (ranked 17th in the class) a 6'9" combo forward. He can play both inside and out. Good shotblocker, and he can shoot the three. Derek Willis, one of my favorites is back for his senior year and they've also added another top highschooler (ranked 6th in the class) in Malik Monk, a 6'3" combo guard.
Duke Has Jayson Tatum, (ranked 3rd in the class) who at 6'8" is one of the top SF's in the 2016/17 class. They also have one of the top big men in Marquez Bolden, (ranked 16th in the class) a 6'11" Center. At PG they've added 6'3" Frank Jacksoon who is ranked as the 10th best player in the class. Add in returning sharp shooters Grayson Allen and Matt Jones, both 6'5" SG's, along with PF, Amile Jefferson, and you have a team favored to win the NCAA title. Who I haven't mentioned is a player, if healthy, may be the best player in the entire class. Harry Giles, (ranked 2nd in the class) a 6'10" PF. Giles is a surpremely talented player that can do just about everything. Unfortunately, he's had two knee injuries. One on each knee, and in one, he tore just about every ligament in the knee.
That's the bad news. The good news is that he's still very young, and history is on his side of recovery. How much, or even whether he'll play this year is unknown. Supposedly, his recovery in one track, so we'll see. But if he can return to his former self, he could be the number one pick in the draft. Speaking of number one picks, the other player being currently considered for that honor is Josh Jackson (ranked 1st in the class) a 6'8" SF playing for Kansas. He's a terrific athlete who is the complete package. At least on paper right now. Kansas has been producing some duds out of the gate. Sorry Scott!
Quickly some other players of note. Arizona has Rawle Alkins, (ranked 9th in the class), a 6'5" SG, and Kobi Simmons, (ranked 19th in the class), a 6'5"PG. They also have Allonzo Trier, another 6'5" SG returning for his sophmore season. UCLA has Lonzo Ball, (ranked 8th in the class), a 6'6" PG who I really like. They also have T. J. Leaf, (ranked 15th in the class) a 6'10" PF. Another player to keep your eye on at UCLA is Prince Ali, a 6'3" combo guard returning for his sophmore season. Michigan St. has added Miles Bridges, (ranked 11th in the class, a 6'7" SF, and Josh Langford, (ranked 18th in the class) a 6'5" SG. At Indiana keep and eye on sophmore SF, O. G. Anthony. He's 6'8" with a reported 7'6" wingspan. Anthony is a player that could start rising up the draft boards. They also have Thomas Bryant, a 6'10" PF/C. Lastly, at Vanderbilt, I like Mathew Fisher-Davis. A 6'5" SG.