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Mbahamoute Next in Line at Montverde Academy

Montverde (Fla.) Academy began it’s quest to be one of the top basketball institutions last year in the inaugural season of big time hoops. The program produced current Michigan State freshman Idong Ibok. This season, head coach Kevin Sutton is looking at Luc Mbahamoute, a 6-foot-7, 185-pound forward from Cameroon, to help shoulder the load in year two.
Montverde returns a number of players, mostly international, this this season and Sutton is hoping for a big season from Mbahamoute. The long and athletic prospect caught the attention of the nation this summer at the Kingwood Classic as well as at the Nike camp. Since then, the word has gotten out on the senior. There’s a lot to like about him, too.
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“We are expecting big things out of him this year,” Sutton said. “He had a good Nike camp and that should translate well into this year for us.”
“Luc really continues to improve his body and he’s gaining a great deal of confidence. I think he proved to himself that he deserved to be at Nike. He saw that he could play at that kind of level there. He’s playing better now because of it.”
Mbahamoute finished the season as the third leading scorer and will play a number of spots for the Eagles this season, Sutton said.
“He’s a long, athletic player that’s very good defender. He’s interchangeable, too. We play him at the one, the two and the three,” Sutton said. “He’s an intelligent person, period. Luc is an honor student.
Sutton said he’s heard from a number of programs regarding Mbahamoute. Georgia, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Old Dominion and UCLA have all inquired. All but Georgia Tech have tendered a scholarship offer, says Sutton. Mbahamoute has two official visits set up as well. He’ll travel to Virginia Tech (Sept. 24) and UCLA (Oct. 2) while South Carolina will also get a visit and possibly Georgetown.
We will have on the rest of the Montverde team in a Just a Minute column coming soon.
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