Basketball: Provo's Collinsworth bracing for deluge of recruiting calls
In May, college basketball coaches can call high school juniors once a month. In June, they can call once a week, which is why Provo High's 6-foot-5 superstar Kyle Collinsworth is bracing for a deluge.
Collinsworth is by far the most-recruited player in the state's class of 2010 crop.
His brother, Chris, played his freshman year at BYU before leaving on a church mission to Australia. Chris will return to BYU in time for the 2010-2011 season.
As for Kyle, speculation is running rampant as to which school he will choose. One thing is certain: he will have a lot of options, and BYU isn't necessarily the leader for his services just because his brother is a Cougar.
Kyle was highly recruited before he helped his Utah Pump N Run club basketball team make it to the championshp game of a tournament in Las Vegas in late April, but since then interest in him is off the charts.
Several recruiting Web sites have said he was the top player at the tournament.
ESPN's Scouts, Inc., service gave him a 92 rating, saying that prospects rated between 90-100 are "immediate impact prospects" who have the "potential to start as a freshman for a national, top-25 program."
A source with knowledge of his recruitment said big-name programs such as UCLA, Kansas and Oklahoma State have jumped into the picture. Those schools, along with UNLV and Arizona State, are trying to get Collinsworth to attend their elite camps so they can evaluate him on their own campuses.
Last year, Lone Peak's Tyler Haws, Provo's Brandon Davies and Pleasant Grove's C.J. Wilcox drew a lot of national interest and recruitment, but it appears that Collinsworth's offers will surpass theirs.
Recently, Collinsworth was invited (and accepted) to attend the NBA Players Association Top 100 camp in June in Virginia. Many call it the top-rated camp for elite prospects in the country.
Scout.com has Collinsworth as the 71st best player in the country, and 16th best at his position.
So far, Stanford, Virginia, UNLV, BYU, Utah, Utah State and Washington State have offered. Arizona State will likely be the next to offer.
All those schools visited during the recently concluded spring visiting period, along with USC.
When former Washington State coach Tony Bennett took the job at Virginia, one of his first offers went to Collinsworth, whom he had recruited heavily when he was in Pullman.
Collinsworth said he would like to have a decision made by early September.
He averaged 18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game for Provo last season and was the Tribune's 4A MVP.
Collinsworth is by far the most-recruited player in the state's class of 2010 crop.
His brother, Chris, played his freshman year at BYU before leaving on a church mission to Australia. Chris will return to BYU in time for the 2010-2011 season.
As for Kyle, speculation is running rampant as to which school he will choose. One thing is certain: he will have a lot of options, and BYU isn't necessarily the leader for his services just because his brother is a Cougar.
Kyle was highly recruited before he helped his Utah Pump N Run club basketball team make it to the championshp game of a tournament in Las Vegas in late April, but since then interest in him is off the charts.
Several recruiting Web sites have said he was the top player at the tournament.
ESPN's Scouts, Inc., service gave him a 92 rating, saying that prospects rated between 90-100 are "immediate impact prospects" who have the "potential to start as a freshman for a national, top-25 program."
A source with knowledge of his recruitment said big-name programs such as UCLA, Kansas and Oklahoma State have jumped into the picture. Those schools, along with UNLV and Arizona State, are trying to get Collinsworth to attend their elite camps so they can evaluate him on their own campuses.
Last year, Lone Peak's Tyler Haws, Provo's Brandon Davies and Pleasant Grove's C.J. Wilcox drew a lot of national interest and recruitment, but it appears that Collinsworth's offers will surpass theirs.
Recently, Collinsworth was invited (and accepted) to attend the NBA Players Association Top 100 camp in June in Virginia. Many call it the top-rated camp for elite prospects in the country.
Scout.com has Collinsworth as the 71st best player in the country, and 16th best at his position.
So far, Stanford, Virginia, UNLV, BYU, Utah, Utah State and Washington State have offered. Arizona State will likely be the next to offer.
All those schools visited during the recently concluded spring visiting period, along with USC.
When former Washington State coach Tony Bennett took the job at Virginia, one of his first offers went to Collinsworth, whom he had recruited heavily when he was in Pullman.
Collinsworth said he would like to have a decision made by early September.
He averaged 18.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game for Provo last season and was the Tribune's 4A MVP.
5 Comments:
I know they keep saying it's not a done deal, but how is he not ending up in Provo? (1) He's LDS (2) He's from Provo (3) His brother plays for BYU (4) His buddies play for BYU. Who was the last LDS kid from Provo to leave Provo? I'd love to see what he can do at UCLA or Kansas, but I'm not holding my breath.
I don't think it's a slam dunk---not that your logic isn't on board.
When a kid gets to this point of having tons of personal attention ,unless his head is really on straight he is going to be subject to the influence of all the 'glitz and glimmer' thrown his way.
Often times the logical or best choice is shoved to the background in order to meet teen age ego needs. If that happens, then the coach/recruiter with the most impressive presentation or resume will likely win out.
Hopefully the kid will be able to see past the 'big-house' syndrome and do what is genuinely best for him based on the combination of what he and his family and coaches think will be best.
In my opinion the longer he allows his recruitment to play out the less chance that he comes to BYU.
If he really wants BYU, he certainly knows enough about BYU already to make that decision. I think that the only reason to draw things out at this point is to get more info on other schools.
But what do I know? I've certainly been surprised before.
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That makes sense. I'm not sure I would call UCLA "glitz and glamour." That is a great school, and Ben Howland is a heckuva coach. Still, my jaw will drop if one day Jay's blog tells me that he's not going to BYU.
I'm pretty sure Ty Wesley is from provo and he didn't end up in Provo... Everyone in Provo kind of wishes he would have now, even Cleveland...
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