I agree. I think his focus on the new fundamentals of basketball (floaters, euro steps, etc) could be attractive to certain recruits.
RECRUITING: Iowa State sticking out to Talen Horton-Tucker after unofficial visit
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I agree. I think his focus on the new fundamentals of basketball (floaters, euro steps, etc) could be attractive to certain recruits.
Well if he has a "Georges" type game I think the staff would know how to use THT....
"A prospect that has shown that no ceiling exists when it comes to his development, Talen Horton-Tucker has continued to make major strides both with his body and game. The total package at the small forward position, the top-150 recruit began his story as a lightly recruited regional prospect and now sits with offers from some of the top programs nationwide.
Sporting Georges Niang-like abilities as a point-forward, Michigan State was the latest to jump in with an offer. Dispatching an assistant to watch his lone outing on Wednesday, Horton-Tucker finished with a cool 22 points off of eight of 12 shooting from the field. A more cut list is expected next month as a group consisting of Florida State, UNLV, Iowa State, DePaul, MSU, Northwestern, Illinois, Purdue, Xavier and Ohio State is likely to make it through to the next round."
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/oladipo-camp-wednesday-observations
"A prospect that has shown that no ceiling exists when it comes to his development, Talen Horton-Tucker has continued to make major strides both with his body and game. The total package at the small forward position, the top-150 recruit began his story as a lightly recruited regional prospect and now sits with offers from some of the top programs nationwide.
Sporting Georges Niang-like abilities as a point-forward, Michigan State was the latest to jump in with an offer. Dispatching an assistant to watch his lone outing on Wednesday, Horton-Tucker finished with a cool 22 points off of eight of 12 shooting from the field. A more cut list is expected next month as a group consisting of Florida State, UNLV, Iowa State, DePaul, MSU, Northwestern, Illinois, Purdue, Xavier and Ohio State is likely to make it through to the next round."
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/oladipo-camp-wednesday-observations
Our new GA may not be able to recruit, but he is definitely an attraction for kids interested in getting better.
I think Michigan State is going to be hard to beat out on this one, hope I'm wrong cause I really think his game could fit well in with the pieces we will have in place when he would arrive on campus
He's recently stated that he wants to play early. Now, a blue-blood offer may change his attitude one that some, but if that's truly something he wants, MSU may not be quite as high on his list. Impossible to say, really.
Good point on playing time.
Msu already has 4 2018 commits and Brown and Kither seem to be similar players to THT
http://michiganstate.247sports.com/Season/2018-Basketball/Commits
Both good points, and guess I hadn't heard that but everyone wants to play early don't they? Haha I hope he sees what we have and can offer him here
Certainly, but some kids place a higher emphasis on it. I'm still thinking he doesn't leave the state of Illinois.
#2 for me behind Harris
Crazy that they already have 4 players committed that are all 4 star recruits from the state of Michigan.
He would be for me but I feel that Prohm can get point guards easier so if we miss on him it is easier to recover. I love Harris though and he would be a bigger miss since we are the leader.
THT is top of my wish list. Very quick for his size and looks like an amazing passer, he could be a match up nightmare.
I think that article focuses more on the big ten schools, however it did mention shortly Iowa state was showing interest.
Every time I see this pop back up I assume he has committed to someone else. I love basketball recruiting and hate it at the same time.
Yeah I don't expect to get him, but still wish we could. He fits that unique player bill that we've had for awhile.
"4. Talen Horton-Tucker becomes the next darling, positionless college basketball star. In the mold Draymond Green and Georges Niang, Horton-Tucker is as unique as they come with the potential to become the face of a winning high-major program."
