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
Josh Jackson was considered an elite prospect throughout his high school career and was a priority recruit for high-major programs as early as his freshman season. Duke's Harry Giles was anointed as the top prospect in the class from the moment he stepped on the court, but Jackson stayed neck-and-neck with him until the very end. Kansas coach Bill Self sold him on being the next elite wing to come through Kansas, and much is expected of him in Lawrence.