Mays back where he started
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Rivals150 guard Skylar Mays made a very early commitment to LSU back in February of 2014. Then he de-committed in June of 2014. Now the senior is back in the fold with his hometown team.
A 6-foot-3 point guard who currently ranks No. 122 in the Rivals150, Mays played his first three years of high school at Baton Rouge (La.) University Lab but will spend his senior year at Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep. However, he will be right back to Baton Rouge for college after re-committing to Johnny Jones and his staff.
"I really put a lot more thought into it this time and made sure that when I made my commitment I wasn't going to have to de-commiit or change my mind," Mays told Rivals.com. "I'm 100% committed and locked in. My relationship with coach Jones and being so close to him and with my background being so close to LSU it was an easy choice."
When he backed off of his verbal commitment a little over a year ago, Mays says Jones and his staff took it in stride. They gave him some space to re-evaluate things but made sure he knew that he would always be welcome at home.
"They gave me space at the time," said Mays. "I sat down and talked to Coach Jones about it and asked him what is going on between the relationship with me and LSU. He said when I de-commmitted, he felt that he needed to give me some space because he felt that LSU was the right place for me and that I would come back around."
A point guard with good size at 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds, Mays is a strong and steady ball control floor general. He is able to take bumps while retaining his athleticism and after a bit of an up and down spring that included switching summer teams from Elfrid Payton Elite to Moe Williams Elite, Mays really came on strong at the end of the summer.
"It was more of an adjustment to the new players," said Mays. "I was coming and adjusting to my role with MWA and big time players on my team like Terrance Ferguson and Billy Preston. I was able to find my role and I really came on towards the end of the summer."
This year, Mays feels like heading off to a national powerhouse like Findlay Prep will help to prepare him for college even if it wasn't easy to leave home for a year.
"Going against guys and playing on the same team as high level guys against a national schedule I'm going to get better," said Mays. "I'm looking forward to improving my game. That's why I chose Findlay.
"It will only make me more mature of a person. It was a hard decision to leave a school where I won two state championships back to back."
This time around, Mays says that there's no worries about him having to look at his decision another time. He's all-in and and glad to have the recruiting process over with as he looks to help guide Findlay Prep to a national title.
"It's great," said Mays. "Now I can focus on getting better and hopefully winning a national championship here in a few months with Findlay."
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