Recruiting: History of Arizona Wildcats' decommitments under Sean Miller
While Sean Miller has been successful on the recruiting trail, he's also lost a handful of prospects.
Slipping through the fingers
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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Terrance Ferguson (23) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
By Justin Spears / Arizona Daily Star
Sean Miller earned his stripes as an elite recruiter ever since he became Arizona's head coach nearly nine years ago.
Since 2012, the Wildcats had a top two recruiting class in the Pac-12 every year, and the No. 1 class in the conference since 2011, per 247sports.com.
Nationally, Miller has been able to haul in a top three class in four of the last six years. Since 2011, Miller has signed a McDonald's All-American in every recruiting class so he's had his fair share of success bringing quality players to Tucson.
He's also had a few slip through his fingers and take their talents elsewhere.
This season, the Wildcats lost three recruits amid the FBI investigation involving the program. It wasn't the first time that recruits backed out of the UA decided to play somewhere that's not in Tucson.
Here's a list of recruits that decommitted from Arizona:
Jahvon Quinerly
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Class: 2018
Position: Point guard
Height: 6-0
Weight: 170 pounds
Ranking, per 247 Sports: No. 5 point guard
McDonald's All-American: Yes
Destination after decommitment: Committed to Villanova
Shareef O'Neal
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Crossroads School's Shareef O'Neal #23 in action against Cambridge Rindge and Latin during a high school basketball game at the 2017 Hoophall Classic on Saturday, January 14,, 2017, in Springfield, MA.. Cambridge Rindge and Latin won. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)
Class: 2018
Position: Power forward
Height: 6-9
Weight: 205 pounds
Ranking, per 247 Sports: No. 9 power forward
McDonald's All-American: No
Destination after decommitment: Committed to UCLA
Brandon Williams
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Brandon Williams re-committed to UA on Saturday after initially backing out March 2. He’ll have a chance to start right away.
Class: 2018
Position: Point guard
Height: 6-2
Weight: 185 pounds
Ranking, per 247 Sports: No. 7 point guard
McDonald's All-American: No
Destination after decommitment: Undecided
Terrance Ferguson
UpdatedClass: 2016
Position: Shooting guard
Height: 6-7
Weight: 180 pounds
Ranking, per 247 Sports: No. 2 shooting guard
McDonald's All-American: Yes
Destinations after decommitment: Australia, Oklahoma City Thunder
T.J. Leaf
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UCLA head coach Steve Alford pulls forward T.J. Leaf out of the game late in the second half against Michigan on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. UCLA won, 102-84. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Class: 2016
Position: Power forward
Height: 6-9
Weight: 215 pounds
Ranking, per 247 Sports: No. 6 power forward
McDonald's All-American: Yes
Destinations after decommitment: UCLA, Indiana Pacers
