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Three-star guard Nahziah Carter hoping for more options

HAMPTON, Va. – Playing on the travel circuit this summer but open to attending college in the fall, Nahziah Carter has a litany of options. Originally signed to Dayton, following the coaching change that saw Archie Miller take the job at Indiana, Carter asked for his release and is now focused on finding the proper landing spot for his collegiate playing career.

Carter is 6-foot-6 but has length and instincts that allow him to play much bigger. The Albany City Rocks product was a sturdy producer over the weekend. The nephew of rap icon Jay-Z, Carter made more than 65 percent of his shots from the field while chipping in better than 15 points per game.

The New York native has heard from several programs since opening his recruitment back up.

“I have spoken to Georgetown, Georgia Tech, UMass, Indiana, but they don’t have any scholarships in 2017 so they are talking to me for 2018, and Boston College,” Carter said. “They are the only school to offer me so far.”

Despite just holding one scholarship offer as a member of the 2017 class, Carter has a firm understanding of how he wants things to play out.

“I plan to go to college this summer and prep school is an alternative just in case I don’t get the right fit but the plan is to go to college this summer,” he said. “I kind of want to take my time. The recruiting process is kind of tough and I don’t want to rush anything or make any bad decisions.”

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WHAT’S NEXT?

While Carter has not been able to add as many scholarship offers as he might have liked by now, it would seem that his recruitment is due to pick up steam this spring playing on the Nike EYBL circuit.

In the meantime, Carter has an idea of what he wants in his next landing spot.

“I really just want an offense and defense that fits me well and a family environment,” Carter said. “I want to go somewhere I can enjoy myself while I am there.”

RIVALS’ REACTION

In recent years, college programs have become reliant on positionless players, prospects that can come in and do a variety of things and guard multiple spots. Seeing that high-major programs want a guy just like Carter this spring, expect for the offers to roll in and for Carter to begin his college playing career this winter.

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