5* Brian Bowen #18 Visiting Louisville
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I'm always down for a 5 star recruit at U of L . However i'm not getting my hopes up whatsoever!
From The Sporting News today:
Ever since the start of the one-and-done era, college basketball has seemingly been in a state of flux.
Currently, highly touted recruits are deciding, at an increased rate, to delay their college decisions until after the NBA Draft early entry process.
This year's most exaggerated example of the growing fad came from Saginaw, Mich. native Brian Bowen. The five-star forward — ranked 18th in the 2017 class, via 247 Composite — had five schools (Michigan State, Texas, Creighton, Arizona and NC State) on his "final" list when he played in the McDonald's All-American game this spring.
Now, Bowen has virtually reopened his recruitment even though the late signing period has come and gone.
As the last five-star recruit on the market, Bowen has teams flocking to gain his services.
Michigan State was once seen as a virtual lock. Bowen is related to former Spartan great Jason Richardson, was high school teammates with five-star Spartans signee Jaren Jackson Jr. and visited East Lansing numerous times. While many felt Bowen was going to end up at Michigan State for his likely one year of college basketball, he remained hesitant to commit.
Bowen claimed that Miles Bridges' decision to return for his sophomore season "caught him a little off guard", according to MLive.com. But he was firmly at the center of a three-way recruiting battle among MSU, Arizona and Creighton even before Bridges' decision.
Going back to the drawing board, Bowen's "final five" has been completely reworked. He is considering Creighton, Oregon, Texas, Florida State, DePaul (where high school teammate Tyger Campbell committed) and Louisville after taking a visit there Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
Plus more schools could emerge from now until he commits.
High school basketball players can choose not to sign a letter of intent with a university. The late-signing period, thus, is not so much a requirement, but a last chance for student- athletes to sign should they choose to do so.
However, problems occur, as seen with Bowen's prolonged recruitment. It's hard to even ascertain what Bowen is looking for in a school. Playing time certainly seems to be a factor. A chance to be the focal point of a team's offense might even be what he demands. But there are plenty of opportunities out there that would provide that option. It seems that by now he should have assessed everything he needs to.
In a recruiting class that inexplicably saw Kentucky snatch seven of the top 29 players — somehow they must think they will all get starters' minutes — Bowen's recruitment is still the biggest mystery.
At this point, it feels as if Bowen might commit at any moment without much warning, so stay tuned, college basketball fans, because he may just pick your school.
Ever since the start of the one-and-done era, college basketball has seemingly been in a state of flux.
Currently, highly touted recruits are deciding, at an increased rate, to delay their college decisions until after the NBA Draft early entry process.
This year's most exaggerated example of the growing fad came from Saginaw, Mich. native Brian Bowen. The five-star forward — ranked 18th in the 2017 class, via 247 Composite — had five schools (Michigan State, Texas, Creighton, Arizona and NC State) on his "final" list when he played in the McDonald's All-American game this spring.
Now, Bowen has virtually reopened his recruitment even though the late signing period has come and gone.
As the last five-star recruit on the market, Bowen has teams flocking to gain his services.
Michigan State was once seen as a virtual lock. Bowen is related to former Spartan great Jason Richardson, was high school teammates with five-star Spartans signee Jaren Jackson Jr. and visited East Lansing numerous times. While many felt Bowen was going to end up at Michigan State for his likely one year of college basketball, he remained hesitant to commit.
Bowen claimed that Miles Bridges' decision to return for his sophomore season "caught him a little off guard", according to MLive.com. But he was firmly at the center of a three-way recruiting battle among MSU, Arizona and Creighton even before Bridges' decision.
Going back to the drawing board, Bowen's "final five" has been completely reworked. He is considering Creighton, Oregon, Texas, Florida State, DePaul (where high school teammate Tyger Campbell committed) and Louisville after taking a visit there Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
Plus more schools could emerge from now until he commits.
High school basketball players can choose not to sign a letter of intent with a university. The late-signing period, thus, is not so much a requirement, but a last chance for student- athletes to sign should they choose to do so.
However, problems occur, as seen with Bowen's prolonged recruitment. It's hard to even ascertain what Bowen is looking for in a school. Playing time certainly seems to be a factor. A chance to be the focal point of a team's offense might even be what he demands. But there are plenty of opportunities out there that would provide that option. It seems that by now he should have assessed everything he needs to.
In a recruiting class that inexplicably saw Kentucky snatch seven of the top 29 players — somehow they must think they will all get starters' minutes — Bowen's recruitment is still the biggest mystery.
At this point, it feels as if Bowen might commit at any moment without much warning, so stay tuned, college basketball fans, because he may just pick your school.
Meh. If Pitino wants him and gets him then I'll be OK with it. If he goes elsewhere, I'll be OK with that too.
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