Will Richardson discusses SEC, ACC, Big Ten schools
Four-star shooting guard Will Richardson caught up with Rivals.com to discuss the latest in his recruitment.
IN HIS WORDS
Ohio State: “It was pretty exciting. (The new coaches) were recruiting me when they were at Butler. They were one of the first schools to offer me and it was one of the first phone calls I got. They came to my high school a few times too. They’ve been on me hard for a while now.”
Alabama: “Yasir Rosemond was the one recruiting me at Georgia and he stayed on me at Alabama. They have a good coaching staff. I’ve talked to coach Avery [Johnson] a few times. It’s a pretty cool staff. That’s going to be one of the visits I take after July.”
Georgia: “They still have been calling me or my mom every day. That’s probably the school on me the hardest and it’s the state I’m from. The head coach, Mark Fox, calls me the most. The assistant coach, Jonas Hayes, calls me a lot too. Me and coach Fox have been talking a long time and we have a great relationship.”
Georgia Tech: “They talk to me a lot too. Coach [Josh] Pastner is a great coach. I didn’t watch them much this year, but I watched highlights of the freshman they had this year that was really good.”
Auburn: “Obviously I have close ties with Davion [Mitchell] from my school. They have been recruiting me hard since I was young. They’ve been at a lot of my games. The coach recruiting me left, so now Steven Pearl is recruiting me and he calls a lot.”
Florida: “It was a pretty cool campus. That was my first time actually meeting the whole staff and they loved me. Coach [Mike] White recruits me hard and coach [Jordan] Mincy stays on me hard too. They really want me.”
WHAT'S NEXT?
Richardson’s current plan is to cut his list to around five schools at the end of July once the evaluation periods are over. Once he gets that done, he’ll take some more visits and hopes to wrap up his recruitment with a decision either later in August or early in September. Alabama and Ohio State will likely get visits as those are the only schools on his list he hasn’t seen.
RIVALS' REACTION
Richardson’s recruitment became a little more complicated with the coaching changes on the staffs recruiting him. The Butler staff moving to Ohio State gives the Buckeyes a much better shot at pulling him out of Georgia. Rosemond leaving Georgia for Alabama gets the Crimson Tide a seat at the table. Auburn, Florida and Georgia have been in the mix for a while now and remain serious players in this one.