Myles Cale won’t get to Seton Hall until next year, but after signing his National Letter of Intent on Wednesday he can’t wait to get started.
“I’ve been looking forward ever since I really committed to just getting [the signing] out of the way and getting on campus and working out and playing at the Prudential Center as soon as possible,” Cale said Tuesday by phone.
Ranked the No. 16 shooting guard in the Class of 2017, the 6-foot-5, 195-pound Cale committed to Seton Hall last March over Xavier, James Madison, Temple, St. Joe’s and Delaware.
He is Seton Hall’s lone signee in the Class of 2017, although the staff is recruiting several point guards (Trevon Duval, Nojel Eastern) as well as prioritizing big men like Bourama Sidibe of St. Benedict’s Prep.
“Myles is at his best as a scoring guard,” said Tim Legler, the former NBA guard who is Cale’s coach with the South Jersey Jazz. “He can certainly make plays for others off the dribble but he really excels when he has opportunities to attack in the open floor.
“We are very excited to welcome Myles and his family into the Seton Hall basketball family,” Pirates coach Kevin Willard said. “Myles is a very gifted athlete who knows how to score the basketball, and the sky is the limit for him. He will have an opportunity to come to Seton Hall, get stronger in the weight room, receive individual instruction from our coaching staff, develop on the defensive end and become a star in the BIG EAST Conference.”
Cale had initially planned to transfer to The Patrick School — which will have five players sign Letters of Intent this week — but then opted to stay in his native Delaware at Appoquinimink High School.
“I was going to transfer to St. Pat’s from Appoquinimink, but then I decided to stay,” he said. “I didn’t really have to do it because I already committed. I had everything sorted out.”
Cale is a natural off guard but says he can play both positions at the next level.
“At Seton Hall, they want me to play a combo guard,” he said. “I can bring up the ball or I can sit on the wing. They want me to do both.”
Seton Hall will return point guard Jevon Thomas next season as well as combo guard Khadeen Carrington and two guard Myles Powell. They don’t necessarily need a point guard in 2017 and could wait until 2018.
“They’re really, really hunting for a big man in our class,” Carter said. “And that’s really all they’re worried about but if they can get another guard that will be really good.”
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