NCAA Basketball Preview: Freshmen focus

Seeing how common it is for players to go “one and done” nowadays due to their pure talent out of high school, here are some freshmen who you can expect to see making an instant impact on their teams.

Point Guard: Trevon Duval (Duke), Jaylen Hands (UCLA), Trae Young (Oklahoma), Collin Sexton (Alabama), Quade Green (Kentucky), Matt Coleman (Texas), Tremont Waters (LSU), Chris Lykes (Miami), Paul Scruggs (Xavier), Nick Weatherspoon (Mississippi State), Darius Perry (Lousiville).
Shooting Guard:
Lonnie Walker (Miami), John Petty (Alabama), Gary Trent Jr. (Duke), Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Virginia Tech), M.J. Walker (Florida State), Jalek Felton (North Carolina), Lindell Wigginton (Iowa State), Ethan Thompson (Oregon State), Chaundee Brown (Wake Forest).
Small Forward:
Michael Porter Jr. (Missouri), Kevin Knox (Kentucky), Brian Bowen (Louisville), Troy Brown Jr. (Oregon), Kris Wilkes (UCLA), Charles O’Bannon Jr. (USC), Rayshaun Hammonds (Georgia), Kezie Okpala (Stanford), Jermaine Samuels (Villanova).
Power Forward:
Wendell Carter (Duke), Marvin Bagley III (Duke), Jaren Jackson (Michigan State), P.J. Washington (Kentucky), Billy Preston (Kansas), Jontay Porter (Missouri), Chuma Okeke (Auburn), Cody Riley (UCLA).
Center:
DeAndre Ayton (Arizona), Mohamed Bamba (Texas), Brandon McCoy (UNLV), Nick Richards (Kentucky), Jeremiah Tilmon (Missouri), Dan Gafford (Arkansas), Jalen Hill (UCLA), Jericho Sims (Texas).

Recruiting Class Rankings
1. Duke: (Four 5-Stars, Three 4-Stars)
2. Kentucky: (Six 5-Stars, Two 4-Stars)
3. Missouri: (Two 5-Stars, Three 4-Stars)
4. Arizona: (One 5-Star, Three 4-Stars)
5. Oregon: ( One 5-Star, Three 4-Stars)
High school players are ranked on a  scale of 1-5 stars according to recruiters and scouts across the nation. Star ratings compiled by espn.com.