The first week of the 2025-26 college basketball season is in the books. It's safe to say that the 2025 recruiting class is already living up to the preseason hype and shaping up to be an all-time class.

Casual college basketball fans might have been familiar with the "Big Three" heading into the season. That would be Kansas' Darryn Peterson , BYU's AJ Dybantsa and Duke's Cameron Boozer . However, this class is much deeper than just those three studs. There are plenty of first-year players making their presence felt early and contributing to key wins already.

Look no further than Arizona forward Koa Peat , who had the strongest debut of any first-year player in the sport. Peat was a dominant force inside for the Wildcats and helped his team pull off an upset win over reigning n

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