Coaches flock to see 4-star Bradley
Bartow (Fla.) power forward Tony Bradley had a plan heading into the summer as to how he would get noticed by college coaches playing with the Southern Stampede. Aside from playing well, he wanted to out-work his opponents.
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"I think I played pretty well," Bradley said. "A lot of people started noticing me this summer. I just wanted to work hard and do the basic things like run the floor and rebound. People notice that stuff. I love playing really hard."
Those coaches took notice. Since the start of the contact period last Tuesday, high-major programs from all over the country have made their way to central Florida to see him.
"On Tuesday, I had Ohio State, Stanford, Florida State and Texas A&M here to see me. The whole USF coaching staff came [on Wednesday] along with UCF and Vanderbilt. Some coaches came in last week too like Miami, Kansas State, Alabama and Billy Donovan from Florida. Georgia, Wake Forest and North Carolina are coming [on Thursday] and N.C. State is coming in soon."
Bradley, the No. 43 prospect in the class of 2016 Rivals150, said all those schools have offered except for North Carolina and Stanford. He also admits three schools are putting in the most work in his recruitment.
"It's been between Florida, UCF and Miami," Bradley said when asked which schools he talks with the most.
Donovan has personally been recruiting Bradley, a sign that the Gators are very serious about signing Bradley in the 2016 class.
"Florida talks to me about going there and being a 'stretch four.' I think they really like me because Coach Donovan came down to see me work out. I like him. Florida isn't too far away."
Located roughly an hour from Bradley's hometown, UCF is working hard to keep the four-star prospect close to home.
"I like UCF and I like the fact it is close home. They tell me they have a good program and they said I have a bright future ahead of me. They think I would be a good fit there."
Before naming any leaders in his recruitment, Bradley wants to gather more information about each school. He plans to get out and see each of the Florida schools recruiting him in the near future.
"There are a lot of things I like about each school. I have to sit down and figure out what I like most about the schools. I'll probably decide around this time next year."
Dan McDonald is a contributing national basketball recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. You can click here to follow him on Twitter.
Russ Wood is a basketball recruiting analyst for Rivals.com and Inside the Gators. You can click here to follow him on Twitter..
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