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Prime shooter Noah Batchelor eyes ACC early in his recruitment

Noah Batchelor
Noah Batchelor

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Looking the part of one of the top shooters in the 2022 class, Noah Batchelor’s stock has taken off in recent months. Seeing his recruitment begin this summer and making his second appearance at the US Olympic Training site just last week, the top-50 sophomore discussed it all along a few of the early college suitors that have come calling.

“Of course, I am a shooter,” Batchelor said about his primary strength. “I try to work on my defense so I communicate with my players on the floor and make sure everyone knows what they’re doing and try to hype up my teammates.”

Clemson, Florida, George Washington, Maryland and Virginia Tech have each offered Batchelor, while Virginia has begun to express interest in him, he told Rivals.com.

2020 Rankings: Rivals150 | Team | Position

2021 Rankings: Rivals150 | Position

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IN HIS OWN WORDS

Maryland: “They tell me that they really like how I play and everything like that. They just tell me that I need to keep grinding and it is still a little bit too early.”

Virginia: “They tell me that I am great and that they want me and also that I am the only 2022 that they are recruiting right now, so that really means a lot.”

Virginia Tech: “I don’t really know much about them yet but I have been watching them a lot. It is a great basketball school and it is in the ACC. That is the conference that I want to play in because I want to be at the highest level and playing against the best competition.”

WHAT'S NEXT?

Batchelor has visited George Washington, Maryland and Virginia in recent months but no others have been planned. Rather, it is more about preparing for his sophomore season but expect for, by the time it completes, many other power conference programs to have offered the top-50 prospect.

What Batchelor brings to the floor is exactly what college programs have come to covet in recent years. He is a good-sized wing that has a strong IQ for the game. He is an underrated athlete that can pass on the go and defend in space but, most of all, will be known for his shot-making abilities where he has already cemented his standing as one of the better shooters nationally within the 2022 class.

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