A small but omnipotent class for the CAP at the small forward position. Chestnut Hill finally makes its first Red Ratings appearance, and with quite a splash. As if signing the #3 ranked SF wasn't enough, sweetjk adds the #12 as well - no small accomplishment at a difficult position. Bustamante is a very well rounded freshman capable of contributing right away, while Turner brings a little more rebounding and defense to the Hill's class of s42.
Once again, Baptist Bible makes some noise, this time with the #18 SF. Williams has very good ATH and SPD, with versatile shooting skills capable of scoring from the perimeter and down low. His low REB is likely all that prevented him from making a run at the top 10, though his STA is also cause for mild concern. With signings like this, Baptist Bible will quickly shed its bottom dweller reputation.
The deeper we get into this, the more I realize how incredibly tough the Dirty South is about to become. Long time division standouts St.Mary’s and York have been joined by Chestnut Hill over the past several seasons as virtual locks for NT appearances (20 consecutive appearances between the 3, including 6 sweet 16’s, 3 elite 8’s and 3 final four appearances). Stevenson enters its 3rd year of Mandi’s rebuilding project and is expected to start making real noise after making the PI in year 2 (a given considering his previous success at Marymount). This season, norm joins the mix at Baptist Bible and his impact is immediately felt with his first recruiting class. Assuming we can survive our own inter division matchups, we could be looking at a 4 NT team division in the next couple seasons. Already a perennial #1 or #2 RPI conference, I could really see the CAP dominating for years to come.