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per SportingNews:
As is customary, there are 10 players in the top 10 of the recruiting rankings compiled by Scout.com. What is different now than it might have been a decade ago is that every single one of them has yet to declare publicly where he plans to play college basketball.
The privileged now wait to decide. They do not accept the first scholarship offered to them, and they do not automatically leap toward the ceiling if the call comes from Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski or Kansas’ Bill Self. Last spring, McDonald’s All-American forward Kevin Knox didn’t make up his mind to attend Kentucky until May 6. The year before, center Marques Bolden chose Duke on May 19.
One reason for this trend is going to really bother those who oppose the notion of the NBA “superteam.”
“Some of us are trying to make a package deal, so we’re still waiting on that,” point guard Darius Garland (No. 8) of Nashville said during a break at the annual Nike EYBL Peach Jam tournament. “That’s pretty important. I just like to win. That’s my main focus: to win, and to get to the next level.
“We’re all just trying to win, so we’re trying to be with the best players that want to win with you and that we have a good connection together.”
Garland has spoken with wing Cameron Reddish (No. 4) of Westtown, Pa., and fellow point guard Tre Jones (No. 7) of Apple Valley, Minn., about playing together in Division I. They’ve pondered taking their official visits to various campuses concurrently. Garland also played on a team several years ago with No. 1 prospect Marvin Bagley of Chatsworth, Calif., and is trying to sell him on choosing the same school. Garland and wing Romeo Langford (No. 5) of New Albany, Ind., played together in early June at the adidas Eurocamp in Treviso, Italy., and that's another guy he'd like to join in college.
http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-ba...-langford-peach-jam/ihfqpcg8ia601n3lj78x7tcxz
Go Gophers!!
As is customary, there are 10 players in the top 10 of the recruiting rankings compiled by Scout.com. What is different now than it might have been a decade ago is that every single one of them has yet to declare publicly where he plans to play college basketball.
The privileged now wait to decide. They do not accept the first scholarship offered to them, and they do not automatically leap toward the ceiling if the call comes from Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski or Kansas’ Bill Self. Last spring, McDonald’s All-American forward Kevin Knox didn’t make up his mind to attend Kentucky until May 6. The year before, center Marques Bolden chose Duke on May 19.
One reason for this trend is going to really bother those who oppose the notion of the NBA “superteam.”
“Some of us are trying to make a package deal, so we’re still waiting on that,” point guard Darius Garland (No. 8) of Nashville said during a break at the annual Nike EYBL Peach Jam tournament. “That’s pretty important. I just like to win. That’s my main focus: to win, and to get to the next level.
“We’re all just trying to win, so we’re trying to be with the best players that want to win with you and that we have a good connection together.”
Garland has spoken with wing Cameron Reddish (No. 4) of Westtown, Pa., and fellow point guard Tre Jones (No. 7) of Apple Valley, Minn., about playing together in Division I. They’ve pondered taking their official visits to various campuses concurrently. Garland also played on a team several years ago with No. 1 prospect Marvin Bagley of Chatsworth, Calif., and is trying to sell him on choosing the same school. Garland and wing Romeo Langford (No. 5) of New Albany, Ind., played together in early June at the adidas Eurocamp in Treviso, Italy., and that's another guy he'd like to join in college.
http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-ba...-langford-peach-jam/ihfqpcg8ia601n3lj78x7tcxz
Go Gophers!!
