Per 247 Sports' Evan Daniels, four-star 2018 wing Saddiq Bey has scheduled a visit to Villanova. The Nova visit comes on the heels of Bey's visit to Vanderbilt.
Out of Sidwell Friends in Washington, DC, Bey was originally a NC State commit, but was granted a full release last month. In his initial recruitment, he also attracted interest from schools like Virginia, Stanford, Florida, Georgetown, Miami, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech. While he was on Villanova's radar, he never received an offer.
But now it looks like Bey could very well end up a Wildcat. Strengthening Nova's case today was a ruling denying Bey a waiver to be able to play in the ACC in 2018-19, effectively eliminating Boston College, Pitt, and Wake Forest. It appears to be a Vanderbilt and Villanova race at this point, and if you're a crystal ball kind of person you have to like what you're seeing as Nova has received a flurry of picks today.
At 6-6/6-7 with long arms, it's easy to envision Bey operating in the Villanova system. The addition of Bey could help to ease the loss of Mikal Bridges. While Bey obviously wouldn't step in and be Bridges right away, the similarities are there and it's reasonable to conclude that Bey is further along offensively than Bridges was at this point in his development.
Something else to keep an eye on as we move through the summer. Here's some video of Bey.
Out of Sidwell Friends in Washington, DC, Bey was originally a NC State commit, but was granted a full release last month. In his initial recruitment, he also attracted interest from schools like Virginia, Stanford, Florida, Georgetown, Miami, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech. While he was on Villanova's radar, he never received an offer.
But now it looks like Bey could very well end up a Wildcat. Strengthening Nova's case today was a ruling denying Bey a waiver to be able to play in the ACC in 2018-19, effectively eliminating Boston College, Pitt, and Wake Forest. It appears to be a Vanderbilt and Villanova race at this point, and if you're a crystal ball kind of person you have to like what you're seeing as Nova has received a flurry of picks today.
At 6-6/6-7 with long arms, it's easy to envision Bey operating in the Villanova system. The addition of Bey could help to ease the loss of Mikal Bridges. While Bey obviously wouldn't step in and be Bridges right away, the similarities are there and it's reasonable to conclude that Bey is further along offensively than Bridges was at this point in his development.
Something else to keep an eye on as we move through the summer. Here's some video of Bey.
