Jairus Hamilton, a four-star 6-7/6-8 forward currently ranked 82nd by Rivals recently spoke with Rivals' Corey Evans about three official visits and the state of his recruitment, and he said that Villanova is trying to get in the mix.
Hamilton has taken visits to Boston College, Mississippi State, and Maryland, and said he has started to hear from Villanova and Kansas.
He expects to make a decision in late December or early January.
Based on his quotes in the story, a few things he seems to be considering are the roster makeup of the schools and his ability to contribute early, as well as development and sending players to the pros.
While Nova isn't known as a factory for NBA players, Jay Wright has sent a respectable number of guys on the NBA, with Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges next in line to potentially make that jump. An interesting parallel here is Josh Hart, who came to Villanova as the 84th ranked player in his class and left as a first-round draft pick. As far as player development and players getting better, Jay Wright has to be mentioned among the best in this department.
Nova is clearly late to the party here, but Hamilton doesn't seem to be in a rush to make a decision and seems to be enjoying the process. Outside of Kansas (who was only mentioned briefly by Hamilton) Nova is the most nationally relevant program involved at this point.
It remains to be seen how much of an actual player Nova becomes in this recruitment or how many resources they are willing to devote to it, but the one thing that is clear is that Wright wants to add a third commitment to the class of 2018. Tyler Herro recently committed to Kentucky, but Villanova has continued to push hard for Courtney Ramey and have recently landed in the top four of Bryce Wills. Now they appear to be getting involved with Hamilton. Again, we'll have to wait and see how serious Nova is and if Hamilton is interested, but it's something else to keep an eye on.
Here is the full story and some video of Hamilton.
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/four-star-hamilton-hearing-from-wide-range-of-colleges
Hamilton has taken visits to Boston College, Mississippi State, and Maryland, and said he has started to hear from Villanova and Kansas.
He expects to make a decision in late December or early January.
Based on his quotes in the story, a few things he seems to be considering are the roster makeup of the schools and his ability to contribute early, as well as development and sending players to the pros.
While Nova isn't known as a factory for NBA players, Jay Wright has sent a respectable number of guys on the NBA, with Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges next in line to potentially make that jump. An interesting parallel here is Josh Hart, who came to Villanova as the 84th ranked player in his class and left as a first-round draft pick. As far as player development and players getting better, Jay Wright has to be mentioned among the best in this department.
Nova is clearly late to the party here, but Hamilton doesn't seem to be in a rush to make a decision and seems to be enjoying the process. Outside of Kansas (who was only mentioned briefly by Hamilton) Nova is the most nationally relevant program involved at this point.
It remains to be seen how much of an actual player Nova becomes in this recruitment or how many resources they are willing to devote to it, but the one thing that is clear is that Wright wants to add a third commitment to the class of 2018. Tyler Herro recently committed to Kentucky, but Villanova has continued to push hard for Courtney Ramey and have recently landed in the top four of Bryce Wills. Now they appear to be getting involved with Hamilton. Again, we'll have to wait and see how serious Nova is and if Hamilton is interested, but it's something else to keep an eye on.
Here is the full story and some video of Hamilton.
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/four-star-hamilton-hearing-from-wide-range-of-colleges