WSR Full Court Report

Hard to top 98 with Walton, Jefferson, Anderson, Wright, Douglas and the transfer of Woods.

Tie between Eliott and Cook and Money, Fleming, Norman, Rappis, Irving and Allen. HOwever this class may eventually be better.

JIm

This such a great memory Lane Article. Saving this. As my memory gets a little shaky....and I'm certain I forgot all about Miami,Oh and Santa Clara and...etc

Agreed

Walton - NBA starter, one of the best point forwards in college BB history.
Jefferson - Best pure talent ever at Arizona, NBA All Star
Anderson - one of the best all around players in AZ history, a super star on nearly any other team.
Wright - the greatest college four I have ever seen. Going into his junior year, he was all PAC-10 and all American. Many thought he was the best player on that team.
Douglas - Went on to set NCAA records
Woods - Quietly forgotten but one of the most dominate and best big men we have had. It's a miracle he came back from the back injury he had, let alone that he played again.

The 2001 Wildcats are one of the greatest college Hoops teams ever.

Consider that had Arenas, Wright and Jefferson stayed and Woods been granted the Medical exemption he should have had for his back, in 2002 we run the table ad win the NC, and there is no one even remotely close to us in talent with 3 or 4 NBA starters and another 2 or 3 coming off the bench.

Jim: You forgot Earthquake from Freddie's first class, Jim Wakefield. That big ol 6-7 WB was fun to watch battle inside.

The 97 team was composed of multiple recruiting classes none of which even approached the talent of the class I listed.