When Villanova cut down the nets in 2016, we all surmised that the recruiting bump from the National Championship would come a couple of years down the road. Here we are, and Jay Wright and Co. are heading towards what looks to be one of their best class - at least by the rankings - in nearly a decade.
The classes where Wright has landed multiple Top-100 players (per the 247 Composite):
(Why yes, that’s the foundation of the National Championship team!)
Just twice before has Villanova brought in more than two Top-100 players, and it’s fair to point out that those classes worked out very differently.