Scottie Barnes commits to Florida State

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Scottie Barnes, the 6-foot-8 small forward from Montverde (FL) Academy, committed to Florida State on Monday.

Barnes, who transferred in to Montverde from University School to join possibly coach Kevin Boyle’s most loaded team ever, also considered Oregon, Kentucky and Miami, although he canceled a recent planned visit to Miami.

I am proud to be announcing that next year I will be playing for Coach Hamilton and his staff at Florida State University. To all the coaches, mentors, teachers, and family members that have molded and helped me to get to this point in my journey thank you! pic.twitter.com/rMQDwXLNZf

— Scott Barnes (@ScottBarnes561) October 14, 2019

“With Scottie, that kid to me has such great energy and passion for basketball,” Boyle said. “He’s got such a great motor. He loves to play. To me, he’s a can’t miss lottery NBA player in the sense of giving you an immediate contribution for your team.

“I mean, he can guard multiple positions. He could rebound, he could facilitate. Now he needs to define himself more offensively to be a higher level player, but he’s a can’t-miss successful player that can contribute right away where a lot of lottery picks don’t. I can’t see how he’s not a top-five lottery pick. He just brings it and competes.”

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