Big Ten Top 100 Basketball Recruits
This is my document that I don't know if I ever published, but I used to keep on the side for my own use. Very simply, it is tabulation of consensus top 100 basketball recruits by school and year. Running from 1998 and updated annually, to very few Badger fan's surprise, it shows the Badgers clearly below the recruiting "big six" of Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois in terms of raw number of top 100 recruits. The Badgers fall in the tier with Iowa, Purdue, and Minnesota. Looking at these numbers, the Badgers long run of top finishes is very impressive, speaking to their talent identification and player development.
If you are curious as to the Badger players on the list...
1999: Julian Swartz (#92)
2002: Boo Wade (#90)
2003: Brian Butch (#7)
2004: Greg Stiemsma (#37) and DeAaron Williams (#91)
2005: Joe Krabbenhoft (#28)
2006: Jason Bohannon (#62) and Trevon Hughes (#88)
2007: Jon Leuer (#88)
2008: Jared Berggren (#100)
2012: Sam Dekker (#19)
2013: Bronson Koenig (#79)
2015: Brevin Pritzl (#77)
2017: Nate Reuvers (#68)
If you are curious as to the Badger players on the list...
1999: Julian Swartz (#92)
2002: Boo Wade (#90)
2003: Brian Butch (#7)
2004: Greg Stiemsma (#37) and DeAaron Williams (#91)
2005: Joe Krabbenhoft (#28)
2006: Jason Bohannon (#62) and Trevon Hughes (#88)
2007: Jon Leuer (#88)
2008: Jared Berggren (#100)
2012: Sam Dekker (#19)
2013: Bronson Koenig (#79)
2015: Brevin Pritzl (#77)
2017: Nate Reuvers (#68)