Louisville was also in good shape with five-star guard Isaiah Whitehead, but the Cards now have three elite guards in their 2014 class and should have a handful of talented returning players at that position.
Besides Wiggins, the 2013 ESPN 100 includes two Canadians: No. 20-ranked Syracuse commit Tyler Ennis, and No. 44-ranked Florida State prospect Xavier Rathan-Mayes.
After a redshirt year where he simply had too many players in front of him in the rotation, big things were expected out of Cooney last year. We all know how that turned out. Now Syracuse must rely on the least experienced backcourt it has had in years.
I’ve been covering Tyler Ennis for 2-3 years now at St. Benedict’s and he’s a tremendous player. He played very well in the Jordan game playing alongside Andrew Wiggins and Julius Randle.
Eleven years after they played in the Jordan Brand Classic at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire sat courtside at Barclays Center to watch the next generation of future NBA stars on display in the 2013 Jordan Classic.
In this interview from the Jordan Brand Classic, Syracuse-bound point guard Tyler Ennis of St. Benedict’s Prep talks about St. Ben’s run to the ESPN NHSI final, the Orange’s future, fellow Canadian Andrew Wiggins and Saturday’s Jordan Brand Classic.
If Hamilton, who is respected in recruiting circles for his tenacity can land prep phenom Andrew Wiggins, it would be among the most significant moments in FSU basketball history.