Shame on me, but I wasn't paying close attention to recruiting this year. Please tell me about next year's team, and your realistic expectation for the lineup, overall team success and BE competition. Thanks.
Too early to even tell who is on the team next year. So far all we know (or all we can talk about) is that Joey is gone. It's a matter of math that not everyone will be back but there are eight other spots aside from the freshmen. The team could be somewhere from very good to dominant depending on who fills those eight spots.
To answer in short about the freshmen:
Castle - tall PG in the mold of Newton but taller and more athletic. Perhaps Black from Arkansas is a better comparison. Debatable if he is a better shooter/PG as he played on a team where he needed to do a lot, especially with some mid-season injuries. Burger-boy.
Solo Ball - Combo Guard in the mold of maybe Desmound Claude from X. Not as tall as Claude but more athletic. 6'3, strong, attacks rim. Streaky shooter but has decent form and looks better than last AAU. Probably off the bench next year.
Jaylin Stewart - West Coast (Seattle) kid, 6'7 and bulky. Decent midrange, looks to have gotten into better shape throughout the year. Similar game to Hopkins at PC.
Jayden Ross - Had a late growth spurt to get to 6'7. Skinny but a good shooter who is also pretty athletic. Late-bloomer. Played AAU with Ball, so there is some chemistry there. I think he will explode by his sophomore year if he continues his current growth-rate. He needs the weight room though.
Youssouff Singare - Raw, tall center. I never saw more than highlights. I know next to nothing about him.