Rivals' Corey Evans has been looking at the recruitments of some of the top prospects in the 2021 class as part of his "Ranking the Contenders" series and on Saturday it was Trever Keels' turn.
Joining Villanova as the top contenders are Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Michigan, and Ohio State. So, who does Evans see in the lead for Keels? Your Wildcats.
Evans notes that there was already a point where it looked like a Nova commitment may be coming, the fact that Keels hails from an area in which Jay Wright has had great success recruiting (Washington DC/Virginia/Maryland), and the fact that there will be a clear path to an opportunity to make an immediate impact for Keels at Nova as the reasons for putting the Cats at the head of the pack.
It's worth noting that with Langston Love coming off the board last week, it is expected that Wright and Co. will turn up the pursuit of Keels, who has turned into a major priority for Nova in 2021 (along with the PG trio of Rahsool Diggins, Stevie Mitchell, and Angelo Brizzi) for a class that already has a solid foundation with the commitments of Nnanna Njoku and Trey Patterson. Local prospect Jordan Longino remains in the mix as well, and the good news is there are plenty of scholarships to go around.
Evans also notes that there isn't a huge gap between Nova and Virginia and that Duke continues to make a strong push. He sees those three ahead of the other three with Nova holding a slight edge at the moment.
You can read Evans' full thoughts here:
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/ranking-the-contenders-trevor-keels
Joining Villanova as the top contenders are Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Michigan, and Ohio State. So, who does Evans see in the lead for Keels? Your Wildcats.
Evans notes that there was already a point where it looked like a Nova commitment may be coming, the fact that Keels hails from an area in which Jay Wright has had great success recruiting (Washington DC/Virginia/Maryland), and the fact that there will be a clear path to an opportunity to make an immediate impact for Keels at Nova as the reasons for putting the Cats at the head of the pack.
It's worth noting that with Langston Love coming off the board last week, it is expected that Wright and Co. will turn up the pursuit of Keels, who has turned into a major priority for Nova in 2021 (along with the PG trio of Rahsool Diggins, Stevie Mitchell, and Angelo Brizzi) for a class that already has a solid foundation with the commitments of Nnanna Njoku and Trey Patterson. Local prospect Jordan Longino remains in the mix as well, and the good news is there are plenty of scholarships to go around.
Evans also notes that there isn't a huge gap between Nova and Virginia and that Duke continues to make a strong push. He sees those three ahead of the other three with Nova holding a slight edge at the moment.
You can read Evans' full thoughts here:
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/ranking-the-contenders-trevor-keels