Basketball: Bingham's 6-8 Clifford awaits first offer
Readers of this blog are familiar with the top boys basketball players in Utah from the class of 2009: Lone Peak's Tyler Haws and Nate Austin, Pleasant Grove's C.J. Wilcox, Provo's Brandon Davies, Bountiful's Sean Carey and Travis Parrish, West Jordan's Reyes Gallegos, Oly's Corbin Green and Orem's Ian Harward.
It's also apparent that the top player in the class of 2011 is Brighton guard Corbin Miller.
But what about the class of 2010?
Provo's Kyle Collinsworth is probably the top prospect who will be a junior this coming season, but another player has emerged this summer: Bingham's 6-foot-8 Ben Clifford.
"Clifford is getting a ton of college interest," Bingham coach Mark Dubach said.
Clifford told me Monday that he doesn't have any offers yet, but expects some shortly. He said Utah, Utah State, Southern Utah, Portland, Miami of Ohio and Louisiana Tech have shown the most interest.
His aunt went to Miami of Ohio and told her former school about the rising star.
"I think Utah State is close to offering, and maybe Utah," Clifford said.
He said he has not been contacted by BYU. No matter, he said, because he has no interest in the Cougars, partly because he is not LDS.
Clifford and 15-20 other top prospects will play at an elite camp at Utah today (Tuesday) from 3-10 p.m.
It's also apparent that the top player in the class of 2011 is Brighton guard Corbin Miller.
But what about the class of 2010?
Provo's Kyle Collinsworth is probably the top prospect who will be a junior this coming season, but another player has emerged this summer: Bingham's 6-foot-8 Ben Clifford.
"Clifford is getting a ton of college interest," Bingham coach Mark Dubach said.
Clifford told me Monday that he doesn't have any offers yet, but expects some shortly. He said Utah, Utah State, Southern Utah, Portland, Miami of Ohio and Louisiana Tech have shown the most interest.
His aunt went to Miami of Ohio and told her former school about the rising star.
"I think Utah State is close to offering, and maybe Utah," Clifford said.
He said he has not been contacted by BYU. No matter, he said, because he has no interest in the Cougars, partly because he is not LDS.
Clifford and 15-20 other top prospects will play at an elite camp at Utah today (Tuesday) from 3-10 p.m.
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