If this game were based on recruiting rankings alone, they would both be one seeds.
Tubby Smith recruited like John Calipari in 2004. Rajon Rondo was a top 20 point guard in America at Louisville Eastern High School when he transferred to Oak Hill Academy. The crown jewel of a typical Tubby class, Rondo was actually ranked lower than Joe Crawford and Randolph Morris. The 6’11” center played for arguably the best AAU team in the history of AAU teams, teaming up with Dwight Howard and Josh Smith for the Atlanta Celtics, two future first round draft picks.