Today we’re going to take a look at how much basketball recruiting rankings matter using the PrepStars player rankings since the Hokies joined the ACC.

For the record, I like using PrepStars because they are 100% committed to basketball. Also, they aren’t dependent on big fan bases to buy their product. Sometimes that can affect how the major networks rank players to a certain extent. I feel like PrepStars is as unbiased as it gets when it comes to basketball recruiting and rankings, and their employees are professionals.

PrepStars still hasn’t finished their 2014 player rankings as of yet. Right now, they have only completed their top 50 players. One Virginia Tech recruit can be found there: Ahmed Hill.

Before we get into Tech’s list of highest-ranked players, first let’s understand PrepStars’ terminology.

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