Evan Turner. James Johnson. Jeff Teague. Chris Wright. Robbie Hummel. Talor Battle.

For what ESPN's recruiting rankings are worth, the aforementioned collegiate studs were placed lower than Manhattan-bound Rico Pickett in the ESPNU Top 100 recruits of 2007.

Rated a 96 and ranked as the 46th-best player in his class, Pickett accepted a scholarship from Alabama and started in 20 of 29 contests as a freshman before being suspended indefinitely due to classroom issues. Prior to the suspension, Pickett averaged 5.9 points and 3.3 assists per game.

The point guard left Alabama for Miami-Dade Junior College in Florida after his first year, and led the school to be one of the premier Juco teams in the nation. Wanting to...

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