Top 20 highest-rated college basketball recruits to enroll at Kansas, Kentucky, UNC or Duke

College basketball’s all-time wins list is headed by Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and Duke, and it comes as no surprise that these four blue bloods consistently rank amongst the sports’ recruiting elite. Since 2000, the Wildcats lead all college basketball programs with 59 five-star commitments, while the Blue Devils rank second with 52.

Though The Tar Heels (28) and Jayhawks (25) haven’t been as successful in landing blue-chip talent, the two programs have been just as successful on the court during that span, leading the four programs in national championship appearances with five and four, respectively.

Using the 247Sports Composite to rank the top 20 prospects to enroll at these four programs, the Blue Devils have had a clear edge over their peers in signing the best talent the high school circuit has had to offer over the past 24 years. The Blue Devils lead all programs with 10 selections in the top 20, including one of the most-hyped prospects ever in top-ranked 2025 prospect Cooper Flagg.

Here are the top 20 prospects to commit to Kansas, Kentucky, UNC and Duke since the turn of the millennium: