Texas

AUSTIN, Texas — Tristan Thompson (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball next season at The University of Texas, head coach Rick Barnes announced Wednesday. Thompson will join the Longhorns for the 2010-11 season.

Ranking players is more art then science. How do you compare the potential of freshmen with seniors who have already peaked? How much does physical talent come into play versus intangibles and experience? How big a role do numbers play?

 

Duke

Kansas

Kentucky

Michigan State

North Carolina

Purdue

Texas

Villanova

West Virginia

Other (Discuss Below)

Overall Rank: #5

Conference Rank: #2 Big 12 Conference

 

Kenny Boynton (Florida)

Avery Bradley (Texas)

Derrick Favors (Georgia Tech)

Abdul Gaddy (Washington)

Xavier Henry (Kansas)

John Henson (UNC)

Lance Stephenson (Cincinnati)

Dante Taylor (Pittsburgh)

John Wall (Kentucky)

Other (Cousins, Gallon, Hamilton, Jenkins, Mason-Griffin, Snaer, etc)

BIG 12 FIVE-YEAR STANDINGS

 

CHN's annual 5-year ranking answers a simple question is in a simple manner: Who has been the best team in the Big 12 over the last five years?

 

Kansas

Kansas State

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Texas

Texas A&M

Other (Baylor, Iowa State, Missouri, etc)

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