Tennessee
The Vols could soon have as many Smiths (Ramar, JaJuan and potential Iowa transfer Tyler) as Carolina had Williamses in 2005 (Jawad, Marvin and Roy). The key Smith next season will be Ramar, who could be primed for a breakout. The learning curve for a freshman point guard is much less steep than for, say, a freshman quarterback, but I wonder how much Ramar was set back by arriving in Knoxville after fall classes had already begun last year. Basketball practice had not officially started, but 99.9 percent of recruits arrive on campus for the summer semester and get in four months of workouts/acclimation before Midnight Madness. Understandably, Smith looked uncomfortable at the point in November, but started to show glimpses of his talent late in the season. In his final game this year, he shot 6-of-10 from the field against Ohio State and dished out four assists without a turnover. Was that a sign of great things to come?