7/8/2015 football Edit

UA Camp: Day One recruiting notes

Eric Bossi

Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting Analyst

THERIVALS150:2016|2017

CHARLOTTE--ThefirstdayoftheUnderArmourAll-AmericaCampPoweredbyRivals.comisinthebooks.OnTuesday,playersarrivedatcamp,participatedinacombineandwentthroughtheirinitialpracticesessionswiththeircampteams.CampactionwillheatupwhencoachesarriveonWednesdaynighttokickoffthefirstliveperiodofJuly.

Aytoninnohurry

OnTuesdaywewereabletolearnafewthingsabout2017'sNo.1player,DeAndreAyton.Firstofall,beingconsideredthetopplayerinthenationisveryimportanttohimandsecondhehasn'tpersonallydugtoodeeplyintohisrecruitment.

Aseven-footerfromSanDiego(Calif.)BalboaCity,Aytonhasyettotakeanyunofficialvisitsandsaidthathe'sinnorushtomakeanykindofofficialschoollist.

Thoughhedoesn'tyethaveafeelforwhoisrecruitinghimhardestorwhohelikesthebest,AytonmentionedUCLA,Michigan,Arizona,SanDiegoState,Kentucky,Duke,Kansas,CaliforniaandNorthCarolinaasprogramsinvolved.

Whilerecruitingmaybeinthebackgroundforthetimebeing,AytonisfocusedonputtingonadominantperformanceinCharlotte.

"Ijustwanttodominateandbecompetitive,"saidAyton."Ilovethecompetitivenessouthere.There'salotofgreatplayerssoyouhavetoshowsometypeofdominanceandtakeoverthewholegame."

Andmakenomistake,retainingthatNo.1spotissomethingonhismindandhasalottodowithhisapproachtocamp.

"ItmeansIhavealotonmyshoulders,"saidAyton."Ihavetokeepworkingbecausealotofguyshavemeontheirradar.Theywanttotakethatspotandthat'stheirgoalsoIuseitasmotivationtokeepworking."

Stayinginthegym

Onceplayersweredonewiththeircombinetestingandmediaobligationstheycouldspendtimeintheplayer'sloungeoronthecourtworkingoutwiththecoachesonhand.Mostfoundawaytomixinalittlebitofbothbutfourplayersinparticularstoodoutasguyswhospenttheentiredayinthegymworking.

Theywererisingseniorfour-starpointguardEricHester,risingjuniorfour-starshootingguardL.J.FigueroaandrisingjuniorwingsNickeilAlexander-WalkerandGregFloyd.

Oneofthetopdefensiveguardsintheclassof2016,HesterwashardatworkonhisjumpshotandmentionedthatFloridahasbeenonhimhardsinceMikeWhitetookthejob.

Shootingisn'tahugeissuefortheotherthreebuttheywereworkingtoperfecttheirjumpers.Pushing6-foot-8,Floydlookstohaveatrulypurestrokeandhe'ssomebodythatRivalsisanxioustoseeingameactionbeginningWednesdaynight.

Alexander-WalkerlistedoffersfromVirginiaTech,VermontandNewMexicoState.HesaidthatDayton,MiamiandDePaulwouldbeouttowatchhimatcampandthatColorado,Missouri,Tennessee,Virginia,Baylor,Arkansas,TennesseeTechandCincinnatihaveexpressedinterest.

Tuesdaynewsandnotes

Classof2017bigmanRaiquanGrayClickHeretoviewthisLink.ishopingtomakeabigsplashincamp.Asolidlybuilt6-foot-7powerforwardfromFlorida,GraylistedoffersfromVirginiaTech,USFClickHeretoviewthisLink.,Binghamton,VermontandFloridaInternational.InteresthascomeinfromCalifornia,Florida,LouisianaTechClickHeretoviewthisLink.,UCFClickHeretoviewthisLink.,USF,ArkansasandSouthCarolinaClickHeretoviewthisLink..

Thoughhe'sintheclassof2018,pointguardJahvonQuinerlyClickHeretoviewthisLink.hasstartedtopileupsomeimpressiveoffers.Capableofplayingasaprimaryscorerorplaymaker,QuinerlyalreadyhasoffersfromprogramssuchasVillanovaClickHeretoviewthisLink.,St.John's,RiderandSetonHallClickHeretoviewthisLink..HealsomentionedWichitaStateandCincinnatiasshowingearlyinterest.

Thisweek,6-foot-7DonovanMitchellClickHeretoviewthisLink.islookingtoshowthathecanbeafulltimewingplayer.Hehasbeenusedasastretchfourandawinginthepast,buthefeelshiscollegefutureisonthewing.MitchelllistedoffersfromWashingtonStateClickHeretoviewthisLink.,WashingtonClickHeretoviewthisLink.,Rice,FresnoStateClickHeretoviewthisLink.,UC-IrvineandNevada.ThenewArizonaStateClickHeretoviewthisLink.staffhasreachedouttoshowinterestandhe'sexpectingArizona,WakeForestClickHeretoviewthisLink.andNorthCarolina.Mitchellwasanotherwhospentasmuchtimeashecouldinthegymworkingonhisgame.

In pre-event coverage, Rivals.com listed 2017 forward Daniel MadingClick Here to view this Link. as one who could have a breakout week. Based off what he was able to show in limited court time on Tuesday, that's looking like a pretty safe bet. Mading has definitely grown, and participating in his first event since January because of a torn labrum, he looks to be mobile, athletic and able to move around the floor offensively. Mading listed offers from Arizona State, GeorgiaClick Here to view this Link., Virginia Tech to go along with Arizona, California, MarquetteClick Here to view this Link. and Kansas.

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