Basketball: Recruits having mixed results in Ogden
Got the chance to see a couple more of the state's college basketball recruits today as the 4A state tournament continued at Weber State's Dee Events Center.
Woods Cross guard Holton Hunsaker, who has signed with Louisiana Tech but will go on an LDS Church mission first, was not all that impressive today in the Wildcats' 57-36 loss to Mountain Crest.
Hunsaker showed his skills at times, but the score got out of hand and, with little or no help from his teammates, he was put in difficult positions most of the second half.
Hunsaker was 5-for-18 from the field, and many of those shots came from well beyond the three-point line or were heavily contested. Still, a veteran high school coach told me Hunsaker will flourish when he gets some talent around him and doesn't have to look to score as much.
That seems reasonable.
His teammate, 6-foot-9 Patrick Day, was mentioned by a few recruiters I know as a possible college-level player when the season began. But I haven't heard much talk about Day lately, and he did nothing Thursday to help his cause.
Day was 1-for-10 shooting and only grabbed seven rebounds against a Mountain Crest team that is not that big. He also committed some real silly fouls.
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Provo's Brandon Davies, the 6-8 junior who is supposed to top out at 6-10 or 6-11, was solid in the Bulldogs' 50-39 win over Pine View. But I kind of expected more out of Davies, who gave up the ball too easily when he was down low with his back to the basket.
I didn't see one strong offensive move from the big guy, but his passing out of the post was outstanding.
I was impressed with Provo's sophomore guard, Kyle Collinsworth, who finished with 15 points and showed he will be one of the state's best players in a few years. He's the younger brother of BYU's Chris Collinsworth.
Pine View's Louis Garrett, who has a brother at Oklahoma State (Brad Garrett) struggled most of the game and got in foul trouble. He finished with just seven points in the final game of his outstanding prep career.
Woods Cross guard Holton Hunsaker, who has signed with Louisiana Tech but will go on an LDS Church mission first, was not all that impressive today in the Wildcats' 57-36 loss to Mountain Crest.
Hunsaker showed his skills at times, but the score got out of hand and, with little or no help from his teammates, he was put in difficult positions most of the second half.
Hunsaker was 5-for-18 from the field, and many of those shots came from well beyond the three-point line or were heavily contested. Still, a veteran high school coach told me Hunsaker will flourish when he gets some talent around him and doesn't have to look to score as much.
That seems reasonable.
His teammate, 6-foot-9 Patrick Day, was mentioned by a few recruiters I know as a possible college-level player when the season began. But I haven't heard much talk about Day lately, and he did nothing Thursday to help his cause.
Day was 1-for-10 shooting and only grabbed seven rebounds against a Mountain Crest team that is not that big. He also committed some real silly fouls.
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Provo's Brandon Davies, the 6-8 junior who is supposed to top out at 6-10 or 6-11, was solid in the Bulldogs' 50-39 win over Pine View. But I kind of expected more out of Davies, who gave up the ball too easily when he was down low with his back to the basket.
I didn't see one strong offensive move from the big guy, but his passing out of the post was outstanding.
I was impressed with Provo's sophomore guard, Kyle Collinsworth, who finished with 15 points and showed he will be one of the state's best players in a few years. He's the younger brother of BYU's Chris Collinsworth.
Pine View's Louis Garrett, who has a brother at Oklahoma State (Brad Garrett) struggled most of the game and got in foul trouble. He finished with just seven points in the final game of his outstanding prep career.
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