1. Kentucky (25-6 overall, 15-3 SEC): avg. 4.33 stars/player
2. Alabama (16-15 overall, 8-10 SEC): avg. 3.49 stars/player
3. Florida (19-12 overall, 11-7 SEC): avg. 3.39 stars/player
4. Vanderbilt (11-20 overall, 3-15 SEC): avg. 3.31 stars/player
5. UGA (15-16 overall, 5-13 SEC): avg. 3.29 stars/player
6. Auburn (25-6 overall, 12-6 SEC): avg. 3.28 stars/player
7. LSU (21-10 overall, 12-6 SEC): avg. 3.17 stars/player
8. Tennessee (17-14 overall, 9-9 SEC): avg. 3.09 stars/player
9. Mississippi State (20-11 overall, 11-7 SEC): avg. 3.00 stars/player
10. Arkansas (19-12 overall, 7-11 SEC): avg. 2.99 stars/player
11. Ole Miss (15-16 overall, 6-12 SEC): avg. 2.96 stars/player
12. Missouri (15-16 overall, 7-11 SEC): avg. 2.86 stars/player
13. Texas A&M (16-14 overall, 10-8 SEC): avg. 2.56 stars/player
14. South Carolina (18-13 overall, 10-8 SEC): avg. 2.47 stars/player

ouch - big difference between Alabama and South Carolina. I would guess the number of years players stay is a significant factor.

Not sure I understand these numbers. Does this mean players signed or players on the current roster?

For example, how does Vanderbilt rank fourth overall in conference when their last four years they ranked 14-12-10-3? The math is challenging for me there, particularly when the only two five stars they signed stayed freshman year and left, so are no longer with the team.

I'm not a big fan of comparing two teams with a 0.04 differential and claiming one is more talented than the other, as I've said in the past. Particularly in basketball, where you can have four 5 star post players and it won't mean jack if you don't have a point guard. Or you could have 5 five stars and 8 two stars and dominate. But beyond all that, just trying to understand the math.

Pretty disappointing the basketball team sucked. Starting to wonder if they'll ever be good.

yearofthedawg said:

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Not sure I understand these numbers. Does this mean players signed or players on the current roster?

For example, how does Vanderbilt rank fourth overall in conference when their last four years they ranked 14-12-10-3? The math is challenging for me there, particularly when the only two five stars they signed stayed freshman year and left, so are no longer with the team.

I'm not a big fan of comparing two teams with a 0.04 differential and claiming one is more talented than the other, as I've said in the past. Particularly in basketball, where you can have four 5 star post players and it won't mean jack if you don't have a point guard. Or you could have 5 five stars and 8 two stars and dominate. But beyond all that, just trying to understand the math.

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It's a relative ranking of roster talent on SEC Men's Basketball teams this season.

2019-'20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Scholarship Roster

1. Senior 3.5* PF Clevon Brown (247Sports 3*, Rivals 4*, ESPN NR)
2. Junior 3.67* PG Saben Lee (247Sports 4*, Rivals 4*, ESPN 3*)
3. Junior 3* PG Maxwell Evans (247Sports 3*, Rivals 3*, ESPN 3*)
4. Junior 4* SF D.J. Harvey (247Sports 4*, Rivals 4*, ESPN 4*)
5. Junior 4* PF Matthew Moyer (247Sports 4*, Rivals 4*, ESPN 4*)
6. Sophomore 4* SF Aaron Nesmith (247Sports 4*, Rivals 4*, ESPN 4*)
7. Sophomore C Quentin Millora-Brown (247Sports NR, Rivals NR, ESPN NR)
8. RS Sophomore 3.3* PF/C Ejike Obinna (247Sports 3*, Rivals 3*, ESPN 4*)
9. Freshman 3.67* PG Isaac McBride (247Sports 3*, Rivals 4*, ESPN 4*)
10. Freshman 3.33* PG Scotty Pippen, Jr. (247Sports 3*, Rivals 3*, ESPN 4*)
11. Freshman 3* SG Jordan Wright (247Sports 3*, Rivals 3*, ESPN 3*)
12. Freshman 4* PF Dylan Disu (247Sports 4*, Rivals 4*, ESPN 4*)
13. Freshman 3* PF Oton Jankovic (247Sports 3*, Rivals 3*, ESPN NR)

Division I Men's Basketball programs are allowed 13 scholarship players. One of the aforementioned, Quentin Millora-Brown, transferred from Rice where he started 28 games as a freshman during the 2018-'19 season and is sitting out this season. He's the only Commodores player that wasn't rated any stars from the recruiting services.