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12/15 update: New big board added from Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo/ESPN. They moved Will Riley up to #12, haven’t lost faith in Nolan Traore (who they have at #5–above Demin and Jakucionis) and they added some interesting foreign names as well, including Johann Grunloh from Germany (at #35) and Sergio De Larrea from Spain (at #36).
We have four new big boards to compare for the month of December, including No Ceilings, Keandre Ashley/Hoop Intellect, Sam Vecenie/The Athletic and Tankathon.
Drake Powell and Nolan Traore seem to be dropping while Labaron Philon and Derik Queen are moving up most boards. Also, looks like Jase Richardson could soon be a fixture in the top 30. We’re also starting to see some interesting differences in opinion on the ceiling of Egor Demin after a poor performance against Providence last week.
Keep checking back, as I’ll be updating this post throughout as more big boards are released this month. And follow @hoopsdistillery on Twitter for update alerts.
| ESPN (12/10) | Hoop Intellect (12/7) | Tankathon (12/4) | No Ceilings (12/4) | The Athletic (12/3) |
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| 1 | Cooper Flagg | 1 | Cooper Flagg | 1 | Cooper Flagg | 1 | Cooper Flagg | 1 | Cooper Flagg |
| 2 | Dylan Harper | 2 | Dylan Harper | 2 | Dylan Harper | 2 | Dylan Harper | 2 | Egor Demin |
| 3 | Ace Bailey | 3 | Ace Bailey | 3 | Ace Bailey | 3 | Ace Bailey | 3 | Dylan Harper |
| 4 | VJ Edgecombe | 4 | Kasparas Jakucionis | 4 | Egor Demin | 4 | Egor Demin | 4 | Ace Bailey |
| 5 | Nolan Traore | 5 | Khaman Maluach | 5 | VJ Edgecombe | 5 | Tre Johnson | 5 | Kasparas Jakucionis |
| 6 | Kon Knueppel | 6 | VJ Edgecombe | 6 | Kasparas Jakucionis | 6 | VJ Edgecombe | 6 | VJ Edgecombe |
| 7 | Egor Demin | 7 | Tre Johnson | 7 | Tre Johnson | 7 | Kasparas Jakucionis | 7 | Nolan Traore |
| 8 | Kasparas Jakucionis | 8 | Egor Demin | 8 | Kon Knueppel | 8 | Khaman Maluach | 8 | Asa Newell |
| 9 | Khaman Maluach | 9 | Boogie Fland | 9 | Khaman Maluach | 9 | Liam McNeely | 9 | Kon Knueppel |
| 10 | Tre Johnson | 10 | Asa Newell | 10 | Nolan Traore | 10 | Asa Newell | 10 | Liam McNeely |
| 11 | Drake Powell | 11 | Nolan Traore | 11 | Derik Queen | 11 | Kon Knueppel | 11 | Khaman Maluach |
| 12 | Will Riley | 12 | Kon Knueppel | 12 | Asa Newell | 12 | Ben Saraf | 12 | Ben Saraf |
| 13 | Hugo Gonzalez | 13 | Liam McNeely | 13 | Collin Murray-Boyles | 13 | Collin Murray-Boyles | 13 | Tre Johnson |
| 14 | Ben Saraf | 14 | Derik Queen | 14 | Will Riley | 14 | Nolan Traore | 14 | Boogie Fland |
| 15 | Liam McNeely | 15 | Jeremiah Fears | 15 | Drake Powell | 15 | Derik Queen | 15 | Jase Richardson |
| 16 | Jeremiah Fears | 16 | Thomas Sorber | 16 | Ben Saraf | 16 | Hugo Gonzalez | 16 | Noa Essengue |
| 17 | Noa Essengue | 17 | Ben Saraf | 17 | Liam McNeely | 17 | Noa Essengue | 17 | Collin Murray-Boyles |
| 18 | Collin Murray-Boyles | 18 | Will Riley | 18 | Boogie Fland | 18 | Boogie Fland | 18 | Alex Karaban |
| 19 | Labaron Philon | 19 | Noa Essengue | 19 | Noa Essengue | 19 | Nique Clifford | 19 | Hugo Gonzalez |
| 20 | Adou Thiero | 20 | Labaron Philon | 20 | Hugo Gonzalez | 20 | Alex Karaban | 20 | Kam Jone |
| 21 | Motiejus Krivas | 21 | Noah Penda | 21 | JT Toppin | 21 | Will Riley | 21 | Labaron Philon |
| 22 | Michael Ruzic | 22 | Collin Murray-Boyles | 22 | Ian Jackson | 22 | Labaron Philon | 22 | Donnie Freeman |
| 23 | Derik Queen | 23 | Jase Richardson | 23 | Rocco Zikarsky | 23 | Hunter Sallis | 23 | Cedric Coward |
| 24 | Asa Newell | 24 | Hugo Gonzalez | 24 | Labaron Philon | 24 | KJ Lewis | 24 | Rasheer Fleming |
| 25 | Carter Bryant | 25 | Dink Pate | 25 | Adou Thiero | 25 | Drake Powell | 25 | Adou Thiero |
| 26 | Alex Karaban | 26 | Nique Clifford | 26 | Carter Bryant | 26 | Ian Jackson | 26 | Dink Pate |
| 27 | Derrion Reid | 27 | Drake Powell | 27 | Johni Broome | 27 | Kanon Catchings | 27 | KJ Lewis |
| 28 | Kanon Catchings | 28 | Kam Jone | 28 | KJ Lewis | 28 | Carter Bryant | 28 | Nique Clifford |
| 29 | Joan Beringer | 29 | Rocco Zikarsky | 29 | Alex Karaban | 29 | Jalil Bethea | 29 | Noah Penda |
| 30 | Ryan Kalkbrenner | 30 | Cedric Coward | 30 | Kam Jone | 30 | MacKenzie Mgbako | 30 | JoJo Tuglar |
| 31 | Rocco Zikarsky | 31 | Alex Karaban | 31 | Jalil Bethea | 31 | Kam Jones | 31 | Will Riley |
| 32 | Johann Grunloh | 32 | Rasheer Fleming | 32 | Michael Ruzic | 32 | Donnie Freeman | 32 | Ryan Kalkbrenner |
| 33 | Jase Richardson | 33 | Kanon Catchings | 33 | Ryan Kalkbrenner | 33 | JT Toppin | 33 | Tyrese Proctor |
| 34 | Joseph Tugler | 34 | Ian Jackson | 34 | MacKenzie Mgbako | 34 | Derrion Reid | 34 | Bogoljub Markovic |
| 35 | Sergio De Larrea | 35 | Adou Thiero | 35 | Dink Pate | 35 | Rocco Zikarsky | 35 | Drake Powell |
| 36 | Ian Jackson | 36 | Miles Byrd | 36 | Nique Clifford | 36 | Dink Pate | 36 | Derik Queen |
| 37 | Alex Toohey | 37 | RJ Luis | 37 | Donnie Freeman | 37 | Tucker Devries | 37 | Alex Toohey |
| 38 | Kam Jones | 38 | Ryan Kalkbrenner | 38 | Rasheer Fleming | 38 | Adou Thiero | 38 | Johni Broome |
| 39 | Noah Penda | 39 | Danny Wolf | 39 | Isaiah Evans | 39 | Xaivian Lee | 39 | MacKenzie Mgbako |
| 40 | Boogie Fland | 40 | Johni Broome | 40 | Noah Penda | 40 | Rasheer Fleming | 40 | Jaland Lowe |
| 41 | Jalil Bethea | 41 | Sergio de Larrea | 41 | Tyrese Proctor | 41 | Payton Sandfort | 41 | Hunter Sallis |
| 42 | Tomislav Ivisic | 42 | Tyrese Proctor | 42 | Derrion Reid | 42 | Kwame Evans | 42 | Rocco Zikarsky |
| 43 | Tyrese Proctor | 43 | KJ Lewis | 43 | Alex Toohey | 43 | Karter Knox | 43 | RJ Luis |
| 44 | Zvonimir Ivisic | 44 | Maxime Raynaud | 44 | Kwame Evans | 44 | Tyrese Proctor | 44 | Derrion Reid |
| 45 | Isaiah Evans | 45 | Bogoljub Markovic | 45 | Tomislav Ivisic | 45 | Ryan Kalkbrenner | 45 | Ryan Nembhard |
| 46 | Dink Pate | 46 | Hunter Sallis | 46 | Bogoljub Markovic | 46 | Michael Ruzic | 46 | Juni Mobley |
| 47 | Caleb Foster | 47 | Yaxel Lendeborg | 47 | Jaland Lowe | 47 | Jaland Lowe | 47 | Michael Ruzic |
| 48 | Bogoljub Markovic | 48 | JT Toppin | 48 | Zvonomir Ivisic | 48 | John Mobley | 48 | Yaxel Lendeborg |
| 49 | Dailyn Swain | 49 | Joson Sanon | 49 | Motiejus Krivas | 49 | Johni Broome | 49 | Carter Bryant |
| 50 | Sion James | 50 | Alex Toohey | 50 | Hunter Sallis | 50 | Isaiah Evans | 50 | Tomislav Ivisic |
References:
The Athletic [Sam Vecenie]
ESPN [Jeremy Woo and Jonathan Givony]
Hoop Intellect [Keandre Ashley]
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