The Crazy Recruiting of Anthony Bennett

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    You may be familiar with a high school senior by the name of Anthony Bennett. Bennett is one of 5 players in the Scout top 100 that has not decided. Bennett is from Brampton, Ontario and played high school basketball about 2230 miles from his hometown. Bennett's recruiting has been up and down recently. Here is the breakdown:
     The news came out that Bennett had cut his list to two or three schools. Everyone assumed that the schools were Florida and Kentucky, with UNLV thrown in. Everyone thought that UNLV was not being considered, but was being listed to make his Findlay Prep head coach happy. Florida was the favorite and Kentucky was just trying to catch up with Florida.
     Friday night Evan Daniels of Scout tweeted "Who is ready for some fairly surprising/big recruiting news?" I immediately reloaded my timeline expecting it to be Andrew Wiggins reclassifying to the class of 2013. I saw the following tweet from Daniels "Anthony Bennett has informed Scout that he is down to Oregon, Kentucky, and UNLV. He has eliminated Florida from his list." This was shocking because Billy Donovan and his staff had been in contact with Bennett everyday recently. This came after Bennett took his official visit to UNLV.
     After the announcement of Bennett cutting his list, Kentucky was expected to be the favorite. Contrary to many thoughts, Dave Telep of ESPN believes that UNLV and Oregon are on the first tier and Kentucky is on the second tier.
     Bennett could wind up anywhere. Bennett's decision will leave two fan bases sad, and one fan bases extremely happy. Bennett will make his decision in about two weeks.

Breaking Down Anthony Bennett's Recruiting

     Anthony Bennett is a highly touted recruit and desired by Florida and Kentucky. Bennett is ranked as the #1 power forward by Scout, Rivals, and ESPN. Bennett lists Florida, Kentucky, Oregon, and UNLV. Here is a look at each school:
      Florida- What is not to love about Florida? Great weather and great women. But also, Florida is coming off of an Elite Eight run. Florida did lose guards Bradley Beal and Erving Walker, but Bennett would make an immediate impact in the frontcourt. Billy Donovan wins and he has put the talents of Joakim Noah and Al horford in the NBA. Donovan and his staff are in contact with Bennett almost everyday. Florida is going to be hard to beat.
     Kentucky- Kentucky seems more like a NBA draft factory instead of a college. The defending National Champions have  their starting lineup set except for the power forward position. Returning freshamn Kyle Wiltjer is penciled in as the started but Bennett could easily take his spot. Calipari is known for putting point guards in the NBA, but he has had 2 big men drafted as lottery picks, turned a center with no pro hopes into a second round pick, and will have 2 big men drafted in the first round in the upcoming draft.
     Oregon- Oregon. Well what to say? Oregon has a cool court. Yeah. The PAC-12 is weak. He could make a HUGE impact in such a weak conference. Bennett would certainly get tons of playing time and he could help Oregon get to the NCAA tournament.
     UNLV- I have been told that Bennett is not considering UNLV but lists them to make the Findlay Prep guys happy. Findlay Prep head coach Michael Peck was the video coordinator at UNLV for three years.