Syracuse and Kentucky have been the most aggressive in their recruitment of Neumann-Goretti (PA) and PSA Cardinals point guard Quade Green, as evidenced by their meetings this week with the Class of 2017 point guard.
Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim and Gerry McNamara met with the 6-foot Green on Monday at Goretti, where also produced former Orange standouts Scoop Jardine and Rick Jackson.
“They love him,” Goretti coach Carl Arrigale said of Syracuse. “They have been on him for two years. They were on him before he blew up. So it’s kind of always a review of sorts when they are together.”
Green “blew up” this spring and summer, helping the PSA Cardinals reach the finals of the Peach Jam and winning a gold medal with the USA U18 team. He picked up Duke and Kentucky offers in late June.
As for Kentucky, Calipari and Tony Barbee met with Green on Wednesday.
“The point guard position is important to him [Calipari] and he thinks Quade has both the talent and intangibles to handle it,” Arrigale said.
Kentucky is also in the mix for 2017 point guards Trae Young and Tremont Waters, with current freshman De’Aaron Fox projected as a first-round pick in 2017.
Green is also considering Kansas, Xavier, Arizona, Duke, Villanova, Temple and Louisville, and may cut his list again soon.
For now, Syracuse and Kentucky are the most aggressive.
“Boeheim feel similar to Cal,” Arrigale said. “He wants him to come and run the show.”
