▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁rec ruit ing ▁class ▁was ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 1 3 ▁by ▁Sc out . com ▁and ▁No . ▁ 1 1 ▁by ▁both ▁Riv als . com ▁and ▁ESP NU . ▁ ▁The ▁class ▁was ▁celebrated ▁for ▁its ▁talent ▁and ▁depth , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁class ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁that ▁has ▁rev ived ▁top - 1 5 ▁national ▁rank ings . ▁ ▁Six ▁true ▁fresh man ; ▁T racy ▁Abr ams , ▁My ke ▁Henry , ▁De vin ▁Lang ford , ▁N n anna ▁Eg w u , ▁Mike ▁Shaw , ▁and ▁I bb y ▁Dj im de ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁one ▁transfer ▁senior , ▁Sam ▁Man is cal co ▁joined ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁team . ▁Man is cal so ▁transferred ▁from ▁Brad ley ▁University ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Because ▁Brad ley ▁did ▁not ▁offer ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁program ▁he ▁en rolled ▁in ▁at ▁Illinois , ▁Man is cal co ▁was ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁play ▁immediately . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Rec ruit ing ▁Class ▁ ▁Italy ▁T rip ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁fall ▁sem ester ▁classes , ▁the ▁team ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 0 - day ▁international ▁tour ▁of ▁Italy ▁in ▁August , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁With ▁stops ▁in ▁Rome , ▁Florence , ▁Ven ice , ▁and ▁Como ▁the ▁trip ▁was ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁basketball , ▁sight see ing ,