Basketball: Recruits on display at state tournaments
I wasn't able to make it to Ogden on Monday for the first round of the Utah 5A boys basketball tournament and the eight games at the Dee Events Center. But I talked this morning with a local college recruiter who watched most of the games to get his impressions.
Here are a few of his notes:
* The two top players were juniors, not surprisingly, in Lone Peak's Tyler Haws and Pleasant Grove's C.J. Wilcox. Haws was efficient, scoring 24 points while taking just 14 shots. Wilcox pressed too much (his team was upset by Clearfield), and although he got 24 points, he needed 23 shots.
* How serious is Utah coach Jim Boylen about landing Haws? He moved Utah's practice time back so he could be there for Lone Peak's 11:10 a.m. game.
* Timpanogos post player Skyler Halford (21 points) has a chance to play somewhere, but needs to get stronger.
* Lone Peak's "other" junior, 6-8 Nate Austin, only played a few minutes and did not score.
* Brighton's Jace Tavita, the Utah signee, played one of his best games of the season. He scored 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting and stayed in control, all the while handing out five assists, a high total in a high school game.
* Alta's Taylor Brown showed some mental toughness by going 11-for-13 from the free-throw line and perhaps showed he's worthy of more college attention.
* The play of the day was made by Davis' Jackson Stevenett, who took a lob pass and threw down a dunk although he was 3 feet away from the hoop.
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If you are going today (Tuesday) to watch any of the eight 4A games, the players to watch who will be playing college basketball some day include Bountiful's Ben Aird (UVSC) at 11:10 a.m., Snow Canyon's Dalton Groskreutz at 12:50 p.m. and Pine View's Louis Garrett at 4:10 p.m.
The don't miss game is at 5:50 p.m., as Provo junior Brandon Davies goes up against Sky View senior Jordan Stone, who has signed with Utah State.
Here are a few of his notes:
* The two top players were juniors, not surprisingly, in Lone Peak's Tyler Haws and Pleasant Grove's C.J. Wilcox. Haws was efficient, scoring 24 points while taking just 14 shots. Wilcox pressed too much (his team was upset by Clearfield), and although he got 24 points, he needed 23 shots.
* How serious is Utah coach Jim Boylen about landing Haws? He moved Utah's practice time back so he could be there for Lone Peak's 11:10 a.m. game.
* Timpanogos post player Skyler Halford (21 points) has a chance to play somewhere, but needs to get stronger.
* Lone Peak's "other" junior, 6-8 Nate Austin, only played a few minutes and did not score.
* Brighton's Jace Tavita, the Utah signee, played one of his best games of the season. He scored 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting and stayed in control, all the while handing out five assists, a high total in a high school game.
* Alta's Taylor Brown showed some mental toughness by going 11-for-13 from the free-throw line and perhaps showed he's worthy of more college attention.
* The play of the day was made by Davis' Jackson Stevenett, who took a lob pass and threw down a dunk although he was 3 feet away from the hoop.
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If you are going today (Tuesday) to watch any of the eight 4A games, the players to watch who will be playing college basketball some day include Bountiful's Ben Aird (UVSC) at 11:10 a.m., Snow Canyon's Dalton Groskreutz at 12:50 p.m. and Pine View's Louis Garrett at 4:10 p.m.
The don't miss game is at 5:50 p.m., as Provo junior Brandon Davies goes up against Sky View senior Jordan Stone, who has signed with Utah State.
5 Comments:
I think Coach Boylen has Haws and other coveted recruits pretty much wrapped up. He had them all attend the Ute games. He moved the Ute practice just so he could be at the high school playoff games. And apparently, according to Jay Drew's blog here, only Utah is showing this kind of interest. This is incredible news for all Utah fans!
Yes, my daily dose of Vancougar ire! It's part of my routine now. Vanny, I'm sure he would have mentioned it if Coach Rose had been there, but Rose is in New Mexico right now.
I'm sure Boylen wants Haws, but wasn't he also there to see Sharp? It seems like he tries to watch his already committed players as often as those he's trying to land. How has Sharp been playing, by the way?
I'm curious if people talk about Abe Millsap or Ty Corbin's kid since they have great basketball genes?
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vanLoser - If you only want to hear about how 'great' BYU is, then go read the Provo Herald or D-News. Jay's blog is for SPORTS FANS that are interested in who ALL of the local colleges are recruiting and who local kids are being recruited by. It's not for crybaby cougar fans like you that think BYU is the only team that should be covered. As for the comment about Boylen moving practice so that he could go to Haws' game, go read the blog again. Jay was only posting what a recruiter had noted, but somehow in your mind that makes him a Ute-homer. You are dumb.
Nice picks, but you're leaving the senior from viewmont out.
Tommy Barrett is the sleeper of the year. watch out.
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