Get used to it: Even 7th and 8th graders are moving into the spotlight
May 8, 2009 6:22 AM
High school basketball is undergoing a dramatic shift. The focus on younger players likely is here to stay and figures to intensify over the next few years.
More players are committing to colleges as freshmen, which means college coaches, recruiting analysts and the media have begun to pay serious attention to seventh- and eighth-grade players.
Couple that with the established trend of some top senior players leaving the state for prep schools, and all of a sudden the focus has shifted from juniors and seniors to incoming freshmen and rising sophomores.
suntimes.com
More players are committing to colleges as freshmen, which means college coaches, recruiting analysts and the media have begun to pay serious attention to seventh- and eighth-grade players.
Couple that with the established trend of some top senior players leaving the state for prep schools, and all of a sudden the focus has shifted from juniors and seniors to incoming freshmen and rising sophomores.
suntimes.com
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