Curious case of Lone Peak's Sharp
High school basketball star Josh Sharp is as puzzled by it as anyone else.
The University of Utah has a lot of interest in the 6-foot-7 forward from Lone Peak High, although the Utes have not officially offered Sharp a scholarship.
The Utes have invited Sharp to make an official campus visit on Sept. 29th, the same day the Utah football team will play host to Utah State.
The puzzling thing for Sharp is that no other college program, outside of Weber State, has shown any interest in him at all.
"It is like nobody else has ever heard of me," he said. "Weber has been recruiting me, but hasn't offered, either. Maybe everyone is waiting to see how I do this season."
What does Utah see in Sharp, who could be one of five players on Lone Peak's roster this season (three seniors, two juniors) who eventually earns a Division I scholarship?
A source close to the Ute staff told The Recruiting Trail that Sharp has excellent basketball instincts and reminds them of former Utah star Alex Jensen, now an assistant coach on Rick Majerus' staff at St. Louis.
One of the reasons Utah hasn't offered a scholarship yet is because it is waiting on the recruit it really, really wants, shooting guard Jordan Cyphers of Wichita, Kan.
Cyphers makes his official visit on Saturday, along with the three recruits who have already committed to Utah: Brighton's Jace Tavita, Jason Washburn of Michigan and Chris Hines of Texas.
The source said even if the Utes do land Cyphers, they might continue to go after Sharp with the thought that more scholarships will free up if some players don't qualify academically, quit the team or declare early for the NBA Draft.
Sharp said that if Utah does offer, he would "most likely" accept, yeah."
One theory out there, not confirmed by anyone from Utah, is that the Utes might see Sharp as a way of getting the best player in the state next year, Lone Peak junior Tyler Haws.
The 6-foot-4 shooting guard, the thinking goes, might be more likely to attend Utah if one of his former teammates is already there.
Like I said, it's just a theory. But from what I've heard (and seen), Haws is that good.
The University of Utah has a lot of interest in the 6-foot-7 forward from Lone Peak High, although the Utes have not officially offered Sharp a scholarship.
The Utes have invited Sharp to make an official campus visit on Sept. 29th, the same day the Utah football team will play host to Utah State.
The puzzling thing for Sharp is that no other college program, outside of Weber State, has shown any interest in him at all.
"It is like nobody else has ever heard of me," he said. "Weber has been recruiting me, but hasn't offered, either. Maybe everyone is waiting to see how I do this season."
What does Utah see in Sharp, who could be one of five players on Lone Peak's roster this season (three seniors, two juniors) who eventually earns a Division I scholarship?
A source close to the Ute staff told The Recruiting Trail that Sharp has excellent basketball instincts and reminds them of former Utah star Alex Jensen, now an assistant coach on Rick Majerus' staff at St. Louis.
One of the reasons Utah hasn't offered a scholarship yet is because it is waiting on the recruit it really, really wants, shooting guard Jordan Cyphers of Wichita, Kan.
Cyphers makes his official visit on Saturday, along with the three recruits who have already committed to Utah: Brighton's Jace Tavita, Jason Washburn of Michigan and Chris Hines of Texas.
The source said even if the Utes do land Cyphers, they might continue to go after Sharp with the thought that more scholarships will free up if some players don't qualify academically, quit the team or declare early for the NBA Draft.
Sharp said that if Utah does offer, he would "most likely" accept, yeah."
One theory out there, not confirmed by anyone from Utah, is that the Utes might see Sharp as a way of getting the best player in the state next year, Lone Peak junior Tyler Haws.
The 6-foot-4 shooting guard, the thinking goes, might be more likely to attend Utah if one of his former teammates is already there.
Like I said, it's just a theory. But from what I've heard (and seen), Haws is that good.
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