- Joined
- Nov 5, 2011
- Messages
- 16,703
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals...las-friday-vernon-carey-draws-blue-blood-eyes
Let us pray
Since the spring evaluation periods began three weeks ago, Carey has hosted Duke, Kentucky, Miami, a place that his father played his college football at, and North Carolina, for in-home visits, as he assessed which each are offering.
IN HIS OWN WORDS
UNC: “They develop their big guys and are talking about how they could use me, kind of like how they used Luke Maye this year and Tyler Hansbrough
back in the day; they have just been trying to make those kind of comparisons with me.”
Kentucky: “Coach (Kenny) Payne came down to see me; I think Coach Cal (John Calipari) has surgery or something, but he just said that he is really interested in me and just said that since I had already been on two visits there during my ninth grade year, you have seen what we are like, but I have also talked to
Bam (Adebayo) a little. He just says Kentucky is a really good program and he could see me playing there.”
Duke: “Coach K came down and it was the first time me seeing him in person and talking to him in person, so it was a really good experience; he just talked about life and basketball. He said that I am a special player and hearing that from him means a lot and that I could be a go-to guy if I keep working.”
Miami: “They were at our shootaround before this live session. They just come down whenever they can and Coach (Jim) Larranaga just says that I could have a legacy there since my father went there and I could be the man there.”
Michigan State: “Coach (Tom) Izzo, he tries to get with me every day, along with Coach (Dane) Fife and the rest of the staff. They are just saying that I could be a really good guy there at their program.”
WHAT'S NEXT?
Carey has no intentions of narrowing his school list down any time soon as he is rather focused on completing his senior travel ball season first. “I was thinking about cutting my list down again last week but I will hold off probably until after my travel season,” he said, as the same goes for taking any more visits where he spent his first official visit on Michigan State back in February. “No visits set up for now. I probably won’t do any more visits until after all my sessions following July.
RIVALS' REACTION
Carey has shown major progressions since this time last year where he has developed his body further, of which he utilized in playing harder for longer periods on Friday evening, bettered his second leap around the basket tremendously, and has become much better with his shot selection, rarely settling for the perimeter attempt.
Expect for his recruitment to bleed further into the summer months and a final list to be produce some time around August. While things remain open for others to jump into the mix, this one looks to be a battle between Duke, Kentucky, Miami, UNC and Michigan State, as neither of the five are expected to invest any less time or attention in the recruitment of the top ranked junior.
Let us pray
