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Thon Maker on Brink of Reclass Decision, Won’t Play With Australian U19s (UPDATED)
Thon Maker, the 7-footer from Orangeville Prep in Ontario, is on the brink of making a decision about reclassifying to 2015.
“Probably sometime next week,” his guardian Ed Smith said Friday in New York, adding that they weren’t able to decide by Friday.
Maker also won’t play this summer with the Australian U19 team at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship in Crete .
Maker’s decision could have a profound impact not only on the recruiting landscape in the Class of 2015 but potentially on the 2016 NBA Draft, too.
Smith previously told SNY.tv that if Maker does reclass, he will definitely visit Kentucky and Kansas, and possibly other schools as well.
Smith also indicated he would sit down with the NCAA to make sure that Maker is likely to pass through the NCAA Clearinghouse. If not, he would consider following Emmanuel Mudiay’s path and potentially playing in China or Europe.
Meantime, Smith said playing for the Australian U19 team this summer at the World Championship in Crete is out.
“Unfortunately not,” Smith said. “Our school year ends June 23 in Canada. We have not made one practice in Australia yet due to his academic workload and our national schedule [at Orangeville Prep].”
FIBA.com quoted Australian National Team coach Adam Caporn as saying he was targeting the top Australian players in North America, including Maker, LSU-bound Ben Simmons, 2016 big man Isaac Humphries of La Lumiere (IN) and UCLA forward Jonah Bolden.Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter
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.
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Thon Maker, the 7-footer from Orangeville Prep in Ontario, is on the brink of making a decision about reclassifying to 2015.
“Probably sometime next week,” his guardian Ed Smith said Friday in New York, adding that they weren’t able to decide by Friday.
Maker also won’t play this summer with the Australian U19 team at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship in Crete .
Maker’s decision could have a profound impact not only on the recruiting landscape in the Class of 2015 but potentially on the 2016 NBA Draft, too.
Smith previously told SNY.tv that if Maker does reclass, he will definitely visit Kentucky and Kansas, and possibly other schools as well.
Smith also indicated he would sit down with the NCAA to make sure that Maker is likely to pass through the NCAA Clearinghouse. If not, he would consider following Emmanuel Mudiay’s path and potentially playing in China or Europe.
Meantime, Smith said playing for the Australian U19 team this summer at the World Championship in Crete is out.
“Unfortunately not,” Smith said. “Our school year ends June 23 in Canada. We have not made one practice in Australia yet due to his academic workload and our national schedule [at Orangeville Prep].”
FIBA.com quoted Australian National Team coach Adam Caporn as saying he was targeting the top Australian players in North America, including Maker, LSU-bound Ben Simmons, 2016 big man Isaac Humphries of La Lumiere (IN) and UCLA forward Jonah Bolden.
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