Basketball: Box Elder soph Mecham could be the next Haws
We mentioned earlier this week that the top basketball player in Utah's class of 2011 (guys who will be sophomores this coming year) was undoubtedly Brighton's Corbin Miller, a 6-2 combo guard who helped the Bengals get to the 5A state semifinals last year as a freshman.
Well, there's apparently another 2011 prospect in the state who might be just as good, I've been told.
His name is Brant Mecham, and he is a 6-5, 191-pound phenom at Box Elder High in Brigham City. Mecham was the Bees' sixth man as a freshman most of last year, but still led the team with 33 three-pointers.
The kid can shoot it with Danny Ainge-type range, one college source told me.
His father, Keith, is also his high school coach, and his mother, Robin, is Box Elder's volleyball coach. He's got athletic bloodlines and has grown up in a gym.
Keith Mecham told me this morning that his son doesn't have an official offer yet, but that Weber State coach Randy Rahe has jokingly reminded him that when the big boys come around to remember that the Wildcats offered him first.
Recently, Utah State invited Brant to play in their weekly pickup games, and he ended up guarding Tyler Newbold for an hour.
"For his age, he's getting some nice attention and some good exposure," Keith Mecham acknowledged.
All the locals are familiar with the young man's skills, from Southern Utah coach Roger Reid to BYU coach Dave Rose to Utah's Jim Boylen. Louisiana Tech, with former Ute assistant Kerry Rupp at the helm, sends him three letters a week.
Brant spent much of the past two weeks at BYU's team and individual camps, and assistant coach Dave Rice is said to have kept a close eye on him in every game. Last October, he attended a Utah practice and got some one-on-one time with Boylen.
Mecham plays for Dave Hammer's Salt Lake Metro club team in the spring and summer, and helped Metro's 15-under team reach the championship game at the Las Vegas Easter Classic.
He will play on Metro's 17-under team later this month at a tournament in Vegas alongside Lone Peak's Tyler Haws and some of the state's other top rising seniors.
Keith Mecham said his son is good friends with Brighton's Miller and that the two have joked about being a package deal for some lucky college.
Mecham turns 19 the September after his senior season ends, so he will likely go on an LDS Church mission before enrolling at a college, his father said.
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A little more information has trickled in from the BYU summer tournament for high school teams last week. As mentioned before, Lone Peak defeated Provo in the championship game.
The other teams in the Final Four were Olympus and Mountain View. Olympus defeated Davis in the round of 16 and Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas in the quarterfinals before falling to Lone Peak and the greatness of Tyler Haws (24 points).
Provo beat Bountiful and the talented combo of Sean Carey/Travis Parrish in the quarters and then downed Mountain View in the semis.
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Pierce Hornung, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound forward from Arvada, Colo., has commited to Colorado State, according to a story in today's Coloradoan newspaper. Hornung is CSU coach Tim Miles' first in-state recruit.
The article says that Hornung, who averaged 18.6 points and 10.7 rebounds a game last year for Ralston Valley High, was also receiving interest from Utah, Utah State and Weber State.
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I talked to a very credible source this morning who told me that I am sorely mistaken if I think the recruiting battle for Tyler Haws has turned into a two-way struggle between BYU and Stanford and that Utah is out of the running.
Evidence: Haws participated in Utah's elite camp on Tuesday afternoon and spent a good chunk of time talking to Boylen.
Then again, Pleasant Grove's C.J. Wilcox participated in the same invitation-only camp, and he has committed to Washington.
I've also been told that powers such as UCLA and Duke still have Haws in their sights, but are waiting to see how he does in the all-star tournaments in Las Vegas later this month.
Well, there's apparently another 2011 prospect in the state who might be just as good, I've been told.
His name is Brant Mecham, and he is a 6-5, 191-pound phenom at Box Elder High in Brigham City. Mecham was the Bees' sixth man as a freshman most of last year, but still led the team with 33 three-pointers.
The kid can shoot it with Danny Ainge-type range, one college source told me.
His father, Keith, is also his high school coach, and his mother, Robin, is Box Elder's volleyball coach. He's got athletic bloodlines and has grown up in a gym.
Keith Mecham told me this morning that his son doesn't have an official offer yet, but that Weber State coach Randy Rahe has jokingly reminded him that when the big boys come around to remember that the Wildcats offered him first.
Recently, Utah State invited Brant to play in their weekly pickup games, and he ended up guarding Tyler Newbold for an hour.
"For his age, he's getting some nice attention and some good exposure," Keith Mecham acknowledged.
All the locals are familiar with the young man's skills, from Southern Utah coach Roger Reid to BYU coach Dave Rose to Utah's Jim Boylen. Louisiana Tech, with former Ute assistant Kerry Rupp at the helm, sends him three letters a week.
Brant spent much of the past two weeks at BYU's team and individual camps, and assistant coach Dave Rice is said to have kept a close eye on him in every game. Last October, he attended a Utah practice and got some one-on-one time with Boylen.
Mecham plays for Dave Hammer's Salt Lake Metro club team in the spring and summer, and helped Metro's 15-under team reach the championship game at the Las Vegas Easter Classic.
He will play on Metro's 17-under team later this month at a tournament in Vegas alongside Lone Peak's Tyler Haws and some of the state's other top rising seniors.
Keith Mecham said his son is good friends with Brighton's Miller and that the two have joked about being a package deal for some lucky college.
Mecham turns 19 the September after his senior season ends, so he will likely go on an LDS Church mission before enrolling at a college, his father said.
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A little more information has trickled in from the BYU summer tournament for high school teams last week. As mentioned before, Lone Peak defeated Provo in the championship game.
The other teams in the Final Four were Olympus and Mountain View. Olympus defeated Davis in the round of 16 and Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas in the quarterfinals before falling to Lone Peak and the greatness of Tyler Haws (24 points).
Provo beat Bountiful and the talented combo of Sean Carey/Travis Parrish in the quarters and then downed Mountain View in the semis.
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Pierce Hornung, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound forward from Arvada, Colo., has commited to Colorado State, according to a story in today's Coloradoan newspaper. Hornung is CSU coach Tim Miles' first in-state recruit.
The article says that Hornung, who averaged 18.6 points and 10.7 rebounds a game last year for Ralston Valley High, was also receiving interest from Utah, Utah State and Weber State.
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I talked to a very credible source this morning who told me that I am sorely mistaken if I think the recruiting battle for Tyler Haws has turned into a two-way struggle between BYU and Stanford and that Utah is out of the running.
Evidence: Haws participated in Utah's elite camp on Tuesday afternoon and spent a good chunk of time talking to Boylen.
Then again, Pleasant Grove's C.J. Wilcox participated in the same invitation-only camp, and he has committed to Washington.
I've also been told that powers such as UCLA and Duke still have Haws in their sights, but are waiting to see how he does in the all-star tournaments in Las Vegas later this month.
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Just curious Jay, who else attended the invitation only camp? Out of staters?
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