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On Eve of Announcement, Myles Turner Remains Undecided
With his announcement set for 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday on ESPNU, Myles Turner remains undecided on his college choice, Trinity (TX) head coach Mark Villines told SNY.tv.
“Myles had some great last-minute visits and is still pondering his options,” Villines said Tuesday morning.
The 6-foot-11 Turner completed home visits last Wednesday after having them with five schools.
Turner had home visits Wednesday night with Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski and Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford.
Kansas was in on Sunday, and Texas and Texas A&M on Monday.
Turner also lists Ohio State and SMU.
“We’re going to shut down Myles’ contact so we can all sit down and go over everything and talk about all seven schools,” David Turner, Myles’ father, told SNY.tv last week.
“We have to sit down as a family and still talk. Myles is at school and my wife is at work and they’re at school, so Saturday will be the first time we can sit down as a family and really put things on the table, so we’re hoping by Monday evening, Tuesday morning, we’ll know exactly what we’re doing.”
At the recent Jordan Brand Classic in New York, Myles broke down all seven schools on his list:
Duke: “I feel like I fit in because Coach K has coached a lot of versatile bigs and that’s kind of what I am at this point. I feel like he’s one of the best coaches in college basketball.”
Kansas: “Kansas, I like the high-low system that Coach Self runs, due to the fact that I can play both the high and the low in that system with Cliffand a couple of other bigs over there. That would be really cool to be a part of.”
SMU: “I really like Coach Larry Brown. I watched them play a lot this year. They get up and down the floor. That’s kind of where my game is, I like to run in transition. And being connected to Coach Brown has a big appeal to it.”
Texas: “It’s in my backyard. Hopefully I can come down there and make an impact like Kevin Durant did. If I were to be able to do that, it would be pretty cool.”
Oklahoma State: “I like the fact that I can come in there and immediately make an impact on their program because they’re losing a lot of people next year and that overall appeal to the Big 12, to go down there and make an impact that would be pretty cool.”
Texas A&M: “Coach Billy Kennedy, they need a big down there. They’ve been recruiting me for a long time. To come down there and do that, that would be a good experience.”
Ohio State: “They need a big as well. They don’t have a true center at this point. Coach [Thad] Matta, I really like him and his whole coaching staff. I”ve talked to them, they’re one of the schools that I’ve talked to the most.”
Photo: AP
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With his announcement set for 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday on ESPNU, Myles Turner remains undecided on his college choice, Trinity (TX) head coach Mark Villines told SNY.tv.
“Myles had some great last-minute visits and is still pondering his options,” Villines said Tuesday morning.
The 6-foot-11 Turner completed home visits last Wednesday after having them with five schools.
Turner had home visits Wednesday night with Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski and Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford.
Kansas was in on Sunday, and Texas and Texas A&M on Monday.
Turner also lists Ohio State and SMU.
“We’re going to shut down Myles’ contact so we can all sit down and go over everything and talk about all seven schools,” David Turner, Myles’ father, told SNY.tv last week.
“We have to sit down as a family and still talk. Myles is at school and my wife is at work and they’re at school, so Saturday will be the first time we can sit down as a family and really put things on the table, so we’re hoping by Monday evening, Tuesday morning, we’ll know exactly what we’re doing.”
At the recent Jordan Brand Classic in New York, Myles broke down all seven schools on his list:
Duke: “I feel like I fit in because Coach K has coached a lot of versatile bigs and that’s kind of what I am at this point. I feel like he’s one of the best coaches in college basketball.”
Kansas: “Kansas, I like the high-low system that Coach Self runs, due to the fact that I can play both the high and the low in that system with Cliffand a couple of other bigs over there. That would be really cool to be a part of.”
SMU: “I really like Coach Larry Brown. I watched them play a lot this year. They get up and down the floor. That’s kind of where my game is, I like to run in transition. And being connected to Coach Brown has a big appeal to it.”
Texas: “It’s in my backyard. Hopefully I can come down there and make an impact like Kevin Durant did. If I were to be able to do that, it would be pretty cool.”
Oklahoma State: “I like the fact that I can come in there and immediately make an impact on their program because they’re losing a lot of people next year and that overall appeal to the Big 12, to go down there and make an impact that would be pretty cool.”
Texas A&M: “Coach Billy Kennedy, they need a big down there. They’ve been recruiting me for a long time. To come down there and do that, that would be a good experience.”
Ohio State: “They need a big as well. They don’t have a true center at this point. Coach [Thad] Matta, I really like him and his whole coaching staff. I”ve talked to them, they’re one of the schools that I’ve talked to the most.”
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