Just how well?  Well, using the RSCI (Recruiting Services Consensus Index), let’s look at the last 10 years of Illini Basketball recruiting.

First, a few notes.  The numbers for DJ Richardson and Brandon Paul have been changed by yours truly.  Using the latest numbers from some of the scouting services that the RSCI uses, I’ve updated their ranking.  For example, in Dave Telep’s latest update on Scout, he moved Brandon Paul up 31 places (which adds 31 points to BP’s RSCI score), and he moved DJ Richardson up 24 places.  Because RSCI hasn’t updated their site yet, I’ve taken the liberty of doing so myself.  Depending on the movements of other players, the final rankings for these two should be within one or two spots.

I’ve also projected the RSCI numbers for the 2010 guys.  RSCI hasn’t come out with their ranking yet, but using their formula – and using the available rankings from Scout, Rivals, ESPN, and Hoopmasters – I’ve developed RSCI numbers for each of them.  For example, Richmond is ranked #6 on Scout, #19 on Rivals, #9 by ESPN, and #8 by HM.  That puts his RSCI number somewhere around 10.

So without further ado, I present the cumulative rankings of every Illini player recruited this decade (2001~2010). Fringe top-100 players (listed on a few top-100 lists but not on the RSCI) are listed as FR, unranked players are listed as UR. Players joining the program in the next two year are in bold.

#10 Jereme Richmond
#19 Dee Brown
#28 Richard McBride
#29 Crandall Head
#31 DJ Richardson
#36 Alex Legion
#38 Brandon Paul
#48 Deron Williams
#49 Brian Carlwell
#51 Meyers Leonard
#53 Brian Randle
#62 Roger Powell
#71 Demitri McCamey
#77 Shaun Pruitt
#78 James Augustine
#86 Aaron Spears
#92 Tyler Griffey
#94 Joseph Bertrand
FR Luther Head
FR Kyle Wilson
FR Warren Carter
FR Calvin Brock
FR Richard Semrau
FR Billy Cole
FR Mike Tisdale
UR Jamar Smith
UR Chester Frazier
UR CJ Jackson
UR Trent Meacham
UR Rodney Alexander
UR Mike Davis
UR Dominique Keller

I don’t know – think we might be pretty good in a few years?