Power forward down to six
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Some prospects might have panicked, some may have changed up their game. Not senior forward Jeriah Horne. He trusted in the process and hard work and thanks to a big summer, his recruitment took off and now he's remaining patient as he works towards his decision.
A 6-foot-6 combo forward from Kansas City (Mo.) Barstow, Horne is a slightly undersized but highly skilled forward who can cause matchup problems with his shooting and rebounding. Heading into the summer, he felt he had high-major ability, but he'd only received mostly mid-level offers, which was fine with him.
"I'm never satisfied, but I was content with what I had," Horne said. "I've always been labeled as undersized or not quick enough or strong enough, but I've learned to use what I have to my strong suits."
Horne was given a couple of important stages to show what he could do in front of college coaches during July and he made his trips with his club team KC Run GMC and an invite to the Under Armour All-America Camp Powered by Rivals.com.
"With a couple of mid-major offers, I went out and I was like, 'I am gonna get better at camp'," said Horne. "I got there and I killed it and then at the tournaments, I showed how good I am and it paid off.
"Also at the same time, I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to show I was as good as any three or four in the country and I stayed in the gym and it worked."
Horne's play earned him upwards of 20 offers by the end of the summer and the three-star prospect has made a strong case for inclusion in the next Rivals150 for the class of 2016.
The list of 20 plus schools down to a final six of DePaul, Iowa State, Kansas State, Nebraska, Pepperdine and Wichita State. Horne visited Pepperdine officially in February and he has visits set with K-State (9/4), ISU (9/11) and the Huskers (9/25) and he'll decide between the Shockers and Blue Demons for his last visit.
"Coaches like my hard work and how hard I play on the court," said Horne. "I try to be as relentless as possible. I do the little things that stand out that coaches don't see too much on the circuit. I can shoot the ball and I do the things that coaches always want to see people do well and it's allowed me to separate myself from others."
Headed into his visits, Horne wouldn't tip his hand as to which way he may be leaning.
"I'm looking for the support of the team and how I get along with the coaches and the players, the chemistry," said Horne. "I'm looking for how their academics are and how the academic support for the studen-athletes is. Those are my main things.
"Everyone is even. Out of my top priorities all of these six schools ranked the highest. How I feel on my officials will separate them."
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