What happened to the men’s college basketball class of 2012?

Some high school recruiting classes have multiple finals NBA superstars. Others may produce multiple stars or future national champions.

That wasn’t the case with the 2012 high school class, which for a number of reasons (injuries, illness, and just plain ineffectiveness) underperformed like so many others. As of right now, a decade after they first entered college, the best NBA star to come out of the group has been Stephen Adams (based on wins/stock analytics). After publishing the story today on what happened to Shabazz Muhammadthe only top recruit in the class who, at age 29, played last season for the Beermen of the Philippines, we decided to take a look back at RSCI’s top 20 and see what happened.

1. Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA

College Stats: Averaged 17.9 PPG, 5.2 RPG in one season.

Team Results: NCAA Tournament, lost second round.

Draft: 14th (2013)

Best NBA season: 13.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg in 2014-15. Minnesota.

Most recently: Played in the Philippines.

T1. Nerlens Noel, Kentucky

College stats: 10.5 PPG, 9.5 RPG in one season.

Team Results: First-round NIT loss (he didn’t play because of a torn ACL).

Draft position: 6th (2013)

Best NBA season: 11.1 ppg, 8.1 ppg in 67 for Sixers in 2015.

Most recently: Appeared in 25 games, averaging 3.4 PPG per game for the Knicks.

3. Isaiah Austin, Baylor

College stats: Averaged 8.6 PG, 6.9 RPG over two years (diagnosed with Marfan syndrome and stopped playing).

Team Results: One NCAA Tournament appearance; lost the second round

Draft Status: Not eligible for the draft due to Marfan syndrome.

Best NBA Season: Did not play in the NBA.

Most recently: Joined the NBA Office Fellowship program.

T3. Kyle Anderson, UCLA

College stats: 12.2 PPG, 8.7 RPG 5.0 APG over two seasons

Team results: Two NCAA tournament appearances; lost first round and regional semifinals

Draft position: 30th (2014)

Best NBA Season: Started 69 games, averaged 12.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 3.6 ppg Grizzlies in 2020-21

Recent: Played in 69 games, starting 11. Averaged 7.6 PPG, 5.3 RPG and 2.7 APG.

5. Steven Adams, Pete

College Stats: The Big East Rookie of the Year averaged 7.6 ppg, 6.3 ppg and 2 ppg.

Team Results: NCAA Tournament, lost second round

Draft position: 12th (2013)

Best NBA Season: Averaged 13.9 ppg, 9.5 rpg for Oklahoma City in 2018-19.

Most recently: Started 75 games for Memphis, averaging 6.9 PPG, 10 RPG.

6. Anthony Bennett, UNLV

College stats: 16 PPG, 8 RPG in one season.

Team Results: NCAA Tournament, lost first round

Draft position: 1st (2013)

Best NBA Season: Averaged 5.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg for Minnesota in 2014-15.

Most recently: Played in Taiwan.

7. Caleb Tarchevski, Arizona

College stats: 8.8 PPG, 6.5 RPG in four years with Arizona.

Team Results: Four NCAA Tournament appearances; lost regional semi-final, regional final, regional final, first round.

Draft position: Undrafted

Best NBA Season: Did not play in the NBA.

Most recently: Completed fifth season with Olimpia Milan; Euroleague Final Four in 2021.

8. Alex Poythress, Kentucky

College stats: 8.6 PPG, 5.5 RPG over four years (torn ACL as a junior).

Team Results: Three NCAA Tournament appearances; national final, national semi-final, second round.

Draft position: Undrafted

Best NBA season: 10.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg in six games with 76ers in 2016-17.

Most recently: signed a contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv in June.

9. Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State

College stats: 16.6 PPG, 5.9 RPG and 4.5 APG over two years. Big 12 Freshman of the Year.

Team results: Two NCAA tournament appearances; lost in the second and first round.

Draft position: 6th (2014)

Best NBA season: 12.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.7 rpg for Celtics in 2021-22.

Most recently: Named NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the first guard to win the award since Gary Payton in 1996.

10. Archie Goodwin, Kentucky

College stats: 14.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.7 rpg in one season.

Team results: NIT, lost in first round.

Draft position: 29th (2013)

Best NBA season: 8.9 ppg, 2.1 ppg in 2015-16 for the Phoenix Suns.

Most recently: Signed with the Israeli Premier League team in February.

11. Grant Jarrett, Arizona

College stats: 5.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg in one season.

Team results: NCAA tournament, lost regional semifinal

Draft: 40th (2013)

Best NBA Season: Appeared in five games in 2014-15 for Oklahoma City.

Most recently: Left the Russian team after the invasion of Ukraine.

12. Rashid Sulaimon, Duke / Maryland

College Stats: Fired in his third season with the Blue Devils for violating team rules. Averaged 11.3 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3.5 APG for Maryland.

Team Results: Three NCAA Tournament appearances; lost regional semifinal to Maryland, second round and regional final to duke.

Draft position: Undrafted

Best NBA Season: Did not play in the NBA.

Last time: played in France.

13. Ricky Leda, Providence

College Stats: Declared academically ineligible and did not play

Draft position: 43rd (2013)

Best NBA season: Averaged 7.2 ppg, 2.8 ppg in 12 games with Knicks in 2014-15.

Most recently: Played in Taiwan.

14. Cam Ridley, Texas

College stats: 8.2 PPG, 6.3 RPG over four years.

Team Results: Three NCAA Tournament appearances; lost twice in the second round, once in the first.

Draft position: Undrafted

Best NBA Season: Did not play in the NBA.

Most recently: played in Madagascar.

15. Brandon Ashley, Arizona

College stats: 10.3 PPG, 5.4 RPG over four years.

Team Results: Three NCAA Tournament appearances; lost twice in the regional finals, once in the semifinals.

Draft position: Undrafted

Best NBA Season: Did not play in the NBA.

Most recently: Played in Australia.

16. Gary Harris, State of Michigan

College Stats: Big Ten Freshman of the Year, averaged 14.9 PPG, 3.0 RPG over two seasons.

Team results: Two NCAA tournament appearances; lost in regional semifinals and regional finals.

Draft position: 19th (2014)

Best NBA season: Averaged 17.5 points in 67 games for the Nuggets in 2017-18.

Last time: Averaged 11 points per game in 62 games for Orlando.

17. Rodney Purvis, North Carolina State/UConn

College stats: 8.3 PPG and 2.4 RPG in one year at NC State; 12.7 PPG, 3.2 RPG in three years at UConn.

Team results: Two NCAA tournament appearances (one for each school); lost in the second round both times.

Draft position: Undrafted

Best NBA season: Averaged 6.0 points in 16 games for Orlando in 2017-18.

Most recently: Played most recently in Ukraine.

18. DaJuan Coleman, Syracuse

College stats: Averaged 4.9 PPG and 4.4 RPG in injury-riddled four-year career.

Team results: Two NCAA tournament appearances; lost national semi-final, second round.

Draft position: Undrafted

Best NBA Season: Did not play in the NBA.

Most recently: Working with Syracuse area kids and as an AAU coach.

19. Sam Decker, Wisconsin

College Stats: MOP West Region: Averaged 10 PPG and 5 RPG over three years.

Team Results: Three NCAA Tournament appearances; lost second round, national semifinal; national final.

Draft position: 18th (2015)

Best NBA Season: Played in 38 games in 2019 for Rockets.

Most recently: Played last season in Turkey.

20. Chris Dunn, Providence

College Stats: Big East POY and DPOY; Averaged 12.8 PPG and 5.8 APG over three years.

Team Results: Three NCAA Tournament appearances; losing in the second round each time.

Draft: 5th (2016)

Best NBA season: Averaged 13.4 ppg and 6 ppg in 2017-18 for Chicago.

Most recently: signed a 10-day with Portland after missing the entire previous season with a leg injury.

(Top photo by Steven Adams: Kerry Edmondson/USA Today)