By ADAM ZAGORIA
Javonte Brown-Ferguson, the 7-foot, 240-pound big man from Baltimore (MD) Mount Saint Joseph High School and the Under Armour Canada Elite AAU program, says several schools are working hardest in his recruitment.
Brown-Ferguson, who lives about 30 minutes outside of Toronto, said he’s “70-30” in favor of reclassifying to 2020 and will make a final decision after the New Year.
Brown-Ferguson, 16, said Kansas, Texas A&M, UConn, Indiana, Marquette, Stanford and Purdue are most involved.
“Those are the schools leading the way,” he said.
He broke down several schools:
Indiana: “They’re saying that they’ve been watching me since the live period in July in Atlanta. They were saying that they liked how hard I played, and they’re very interested in me coming to play in the 2020 class.”
Texas A&M: “Pretty much saying the same thing. They like how I take directions and they see that I’m trying to following the coach’s orders.”
UConn: “They pretty much say the same thing as Indiana. They like my intensity, how hard I played and how I brought good vibes to my team and how I had a good relationship with my teammates.”
Marquette: “They haven’t offered yet, but they saw me play in Houston at the NCAA Academy, Session 2. Coach Dwayne Killings said he’s very interested, but they haven’t offered yet.”
Kansas: “They have a very good coaching staff including coach [Bill] Self. They have an amazing arena and amazing facilities. They always come out with great bigs, kind of like a big man factory. And the Big 12 is one of the best conferences in the NCAA also.”
Purdue: “They have arguably the best coach in the NCAA. They play through their bigs and that’s always good because I’m a big man. They develop lots of NBA players, especially at my size. They play in a great league, too.”
Brown-Ferguson said he plans to take some visits this fall but has none set yet.
He models his game after Anthony Davis and Nicola Jokic , but hopes to follow fellow Canadians like Andrew Wiggins, R.J. Barrett and others into the NBA>
“Yeah, 100 percent,” he said.
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