Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Trey Lyles has cut his list to four schools.
The 6-foot-10 forward from Indianapolis (IN) Arsenal Tech put out on Instagram that his final four were Kentucky, Louisville, Florida and Butler.
UCLA and Duke had previously been on his list.
“Kentucky gets players to the league faster, but Louisville might develop them just a little bit better,” Lyles told Jeff Borzello of CBSSports.com.
Lyles on Thursday night went for 21 points and 14 rebounds as Spiece Indy Heat beat Team Final, 69-68, at the Peach Jam.
Kentucky coach John Calipari, Butler coach Brandon Miller, Florida’s Billy Donovan and Louisville assistant Kevin Keatts were all on hand.
Lyles averaged 20.3 points for Canada in the recent FIBA U19 World Championship, good for third best, and is part of a new wave of elite Canadian talent that includes recent No. 1 draft pick Anthony Bennett and presumed 2014 No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins.
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Trey Lyles has cut his list to four schools.
