bearcat jeff
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Stamford, Connecticut
Trinity Catholic
AAU: Connecticut Basketball Club
Ht:7'0"
Wt:210 lbs
Class:2014 (High School)
The surprise of the day on Friday was the play of 7-foot Connecticut center Paschal Chukwu, a long and hardworking shotblocker with great potential. The Connecticut Basketball Club prospect was phenomenal in a game against the Queen City Prophets as he turned away shot after shot, and was able to run the floor well enough to consistently beat his defender downcourt for scoring opportunities. Chukwu is still a raw prospect, but has plenty of time to develop as he is just a 2014 prospect who is playing against older competition from the 2013 class.
College coaches from Kansas, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh viewed Chukwu on Friday, while many coaches in the crowd produced rumblings of some Connecticut interest for the Nigerian native. Recruiting big men is usually about potential over production, as young players with that much size often need more years of schooling to develop their skillsets to the point that they can be excellent college players. Chukwu is the classic case of that, but at 7-foot and with a college-ready skill in his shotblocking prowess, he is well worth the time investment.
http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1389791
Trinity Catholic
AAU: Connecticut Basketball Club
Ht:7'0"
Wt:210 lbs
Class:2014 (High School)
The surprise of the day on Friday was the play of 7-foot Connecticut center Paschal Chukwu, a long and hardworking shotblocker with great potential. The Connecticut Basketball Club prospect was phenomenal in a game against the Queen City Prophets as he turned away shot after shot, and was able to run the floor well enough to consistently beat his defender downcourt for scoring opportunities. Chukwu is still a raw prospect, but has plenty of time to develop as he is just a 2014 prospect who is playing against older competition from the 2013 class.
College coaches from Kansas, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh viewed Chukwu on Friday, while many coaches in the crowd produced rumblings of some Connecticut interest for the Nigerian native. Recruiting big men is usually about potential over production, as young players with that much size often need more years of schooling to develop their skillsets to the point that they can be excellent college players. Chukwu is the classic case of that, but at 7-foot and with a college-ready skill in his shotblocking prowess, he is well worth the time investment.
http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1389791