Editor's note: The 2016-17 college basketball season will be the "Year of the Freshmen," featuring what could be the best class we've ever seen. Over the next two weeks, we will get familiar with the best of the best, examining who they are and where each of the top 10 prospects in the 2016 ESPN 100 came from.
Read more: No. 10 Duke's Frank Jackson
| No. 9 Kentucky's Malik Monk
No. 8 Michigan State's Miles Bridges | No. 7 Washington's Markelle Fultz
No. 6 Kentucky's De'Aaron Fox | No. 5 Kentucky's Bam Adebayo
No. 4 UCLA's Lonzo Ball | No. 3 Duke's Jayson Tatum
No. 2 Kansas' Josh Jackson | No. 1 Duke's Harry Giles
Jayson Tatum has been among the elite players in the country for most of his high school career, dominating as a scoring wing at every level, from high school to AAU to USA Basketball. Hometown school Saint Louis made a strong effort to keep him home, but the pull of Duke was too much. Tatum ended up announcing his commitment to play for the Blue Devils at the Nike Peach Jam in July 2015. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will expect plenty of points right away.