The fallout from the FBI’s extensive investigation into widespread corruption in college basketball is just beginning, but players, coaches, and programs are already being impacted.No area of the sport will face more scrutiny than the already bizarre world of recruiting.Recruits started dropping from the schools mentioned in the federal indictment hours after it was released.This is a running tracker of which players and programs are directly affected by the scandal.All of the rankings below come from ESPN.Ranking: No.8 in the class of 2018, per ESPNSimons’ family announced he would reopen his recruitment one day after the scandal broke:Simons was Louisville’s first pledge in the class of 2018, committing to the school in November as a four-star guard out of Orlando.Back then, Simons found himself ranked in the 40s by most major recruiting services.That changed this summer when he blossomed into a bonafide five-star prospect on the Under Armour circuit for Team Breakdown.Now he’s being projected as a potential top-five pick in the 2019 NBA draft.The 6’3 combo guard is noted for his quickness, length, and three-level scoring ability.He can also play above the rim:Pitino’s Cardinals were often led by a hyper-athletic combo guard, from Russ Smith to Terry Rozier to Donovan Mitchell.It was easy to see Simons as the next player in that lineage.So much for that.Simons also had offers from Florida, LSU, Memphis, Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M before committing to Louisville.Ranking: No.49 in the class of 2018, per ESPNRamey committed to the Cards in February as a four-star prospect out of the St.Louis area.The 6’3 lead guard is noted for his end-to-end speed and ability to finish at the hoop.Noted for his high motor and willingness to defend on the Adidas Gauntlet circuit, Ramey would have been an ideal fit in Pitino’s full-court pressure defense.Like Simons, he announced he was reopening his recruitment just one day after the scandal broke.Look for two schools that were heavy on him before — Florida and Oklahoma State — to get involved again.Ranking: No.31 in the class of 2018, per ESPNMontgomery has been ranked near the top of his class since he entered high school while playing for the Adidas Celtics — Dwight Howard and Josh Smith’s old AAU team — on the Adidas Gauntlet circuit.He’s an athletic 6’10 lefty forward loaded with long-term potential.He has a variety of ways to score inside the arc and he’s proved himself to be a good passer, too.When he committed to Auburn in September, it was more evidence that Bruce Pearl was infusing the basketball program with elite talent.Auburn put together back-to-back top-25 recruiting classes in Pearl’s first two years, and Montgomery was a great building block for the 2018 class.Now he’s reopening his recruitment in the wake of the scandal.Montgomery was considering Baylor, Miami, UCLA, and North Carolina State before he picked Auburn.Ranking: No.23 in 2018, per ESPNArizona currently has the No.3 recruiting class in the country according to 247 Sports.You have to wonder how long that will last after assistant Book Richardson was arrested in the FBI investigation.Jahvon Quinerly, a five-star point guard out of New Jersey, is the highest-rated player in Arizona’s class, according to ESPN.It also seems likely he was implicated in the investigation.From AZ Central:The NCAA is going to take a long look into Quinerly’s eligibility whether he ends up at Arizona or not.Ranking: No.5 in the class of 2018, per ESPNLangford is a precocious scorer out of Indiana who has developed into a consensus top-five player in the class.He’s racked up points at a record pace during his high school career thanks to his knockdown jump shot and ability to finish at the rim.Louisville was in tight with him before this scandal, enough so that I predicted the Cards would land him earlier this month.He’s the No.1 priority for Archie Miller at Indiana, but you can expect North Carolina, Kansas, and Kentucky to make a strong push, too.Ranking: No.1 player in 2018, per ESPNBarrett is a superstar in the making.He seems like a strong Duke lean now.Ranking: No.14 player in 2018, per ESPNThe strangest recruiting story to come out of this investigation so far belongs to Nassir Little, a five-star wing from Jacksonville.Here’s what you need to know:This recruitment was thought to be Miami vs.Arizona — two schools directly tied to the federal investigation.At this point, it’s likely the NCAA puts Little’s eligibility case through heavy scrutiny.In better news, he was also projected as a top-10 pick in the 2019 NBA draft by ESPN this week.Ranking: No.34 player in 2018, per ESPNThe 6’3 guard from New Jersey thrives attacking the basket.With Miami out of the picture, he’s down to UConn and Syracuse.
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