PG prospects considering South Florida

[Velcro]

Amayo sounds alot like DoJo!

[Paisa el Toro]

Amayo sounds alot like DoJo!

Yup, more of a slasher/scorer than a point guard. We need a point guard.

[Velcro]

Amayo sounds alot like DoJo!

Yup, more of a slasher/scorer than a point guard. We need a point guard.

Yep, i do agree, but if you can get him, you take him.

I WISH we had DoJo out there running the point this year. 

[Vega]

Throw Iowa and Florida in the hat of names trying to Carter. A top 20 type PG around this late is going to draw a lot of attention.

Florida, Iowa call on Brewster guard Elijah Carter http://tinyurl.com/38rlqug

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria)

November 28, 2010

Also on Amayo I really believe that we would take both guys if we could get them. Amayo can play on the wing at the 2 or 3 spots easily.

[Vega]

Better and Better

“Every coach loves a kid who can do more than one thing,†AAU Coach Derrick Bobbitt said to 6-4 combo-guard Kelvin Amayo from Hillside, New Jersey.

Those words sunk in, and since then Kelvin Amayo’s game has gotten to this point as a response to those words.

The stocky scorer/playmaker set out to prove people wrong since he picked up a basketball in the sixth grade, after making the transition from an entirely different sport.

“I started playing basketball when I was in the 6th grade,†said Amayo. “Before that I played soccer for the Hillside Traveling Team. I used to watch my friends play [basketball] and I tried to play but at first I wasn’t so good. This guy named Victor Wells helped me a lot by taking me to the park and the gym, working on ball handling skills, and the rest my game like shooting, speed, teaching me things about the game. First it was for fun but then I got serious and Victor started taking me to the gym to work out and from there I never looked back.â€

Amayo isn’t one to look back at his past. He has scholarship offers from Seton Hall, St. Johns, Colorado, Iowa State, USF, Western Kentucky, and Rutgers, but he’s still trying to push for more schools (especially elite schools) to take notice of him. He is not satisfied with just being noticed—he wants to be somebody that is sought after when the spring 2011 signing period rolls around in March.

It’s noteworthy that Amayo’s favorite player is Dwyane Wade, who was an under-recruited combo-guard coming out of high school but landed at Marquette, where he had academic struggles before launching his career into the spotlight by thrusting the Golden Eagles into the Final Four in 2003.

“He’s my favorite player because he came out of high school under the radar, turned his situation around in college, and became one of the premier NBA players today.â€

Kelvin Amayo has switched schools three times during his high school career; he started off at Hillside High School his freshman year, transferred to St. Benedicts for his sophomore year “to play against better competition,†and finally landed at NIA Prep in his hometown of Newark, NJ for his junior and senior seasons.

When he got to NIA is when he began to take his game to the next level. Playing for Head Coach Rudy King and Assistant Coach Canty, and alongside Shaquille Thomas (a 2011 Cincinnati Bearcat recruit), Amayo strongly feels that NIA has helped him to transition into the player he is today, and the player that he will become at the next level.

“I think it’s going to enhance my game a lot coming from prep to college because it’s a different experience [from high school]. It should give me a chance to be an impact player right away because I’m gonna be ready for the college game mentally and physically.â€

And just because the scouting services haven’t taken full notice of Amayo (periodically he’s mentioned for his potential) doesn’t mean that he isn’t worthy of being looked at as a prospect that can and will shine at the next level—his combination of power and agility on the offensive end makes him an absolute terror in the open court while his jump-shooting ability is something he is fully aware he needs work on. Defensively Amayo the power, quickness, and mind (he is a willing listener) to become an elite level defender at either guard slot in college.

“I feel that sometimes the flaws in my game over shadow the good things that I do on the court,†says Amayo. “My belief is that I should be in the upper range of the rankings because I’ve always shown up for games when put up against the better players and competition in my class.â€

Amayo might be creative with the basketball in his hands on the court, but when it comes to Twitter, the dominant-but-soft-spoken guard is one of the most active basketball players under the sun.

“I just tweet what I feel that day or if I read something or somebody say something really good I like to post it on twitter and everybody who follows me always tell me they love my tweets.â€

Keep tweeting, Kel. Something tells me that you’ll have a lot more followers in the future than you have now—as long as you keep working hard on your game and doing your own thing.

http://www.slamonline.com/online/college-hs/high-school/2010/11/better-and-better/

[Vega]

Kelvin Amayo, who's stock has skyrocketed this last these few months has a new top 5 of SHU, COL, WKU, RUT, and ISU. USF and some others are playing catch-up.

Yet another potentially good guard prospect that has dropped USF. 

[Held_AccountaBull]

Kelvin Amayo, who's stock has skyrocketed this last these few months has a new top 5 of SHU, COL, WKU, RUT, and ISU. USF and some others are playing catch-up.

Yet another potentially good guard prospect that has dropped USF. 

Hard to believe he would choose either of those over usf. Recruiting has been very discouraging. WKU??

[Vega]

Kelvin Amayo, who's stock has skyrocketed this last these few months has a new top 5 of SHU, COL, WKU, RUT, and ISU. USF and some others are playing catch-up.

Yet another potentially good guard prospect that has dropped USF. 

Hard to believe he would choose either of those over usf. Recruiting has been very discouraging. WKU??

I looked this up. Fred Hoiberg is in his 1st season at Iowa st and he has a lot of pro experience. Played 10 years in the NBA and was the Minnesota Timberwolves VP of Basketball Operations before coming back to coach the school he once starred at.

Colorado was closer to getting Shane Larkin then USF was. I know they still have an opening for a PG too.

WKU had a 4 star PG committed but he decommitted before signing day so they are in the market for a PG. I remember Amayo getting very excited about the possibility of playing there. They also have a player coming in that Amayo is very familier with and he talked about maybe playing with him.

Another important fact is Kevin Amayo wants to play in a system that best suits his game. He's at his best in attack mode where his size, strength, and athleticism  make him extremely hard to guard.

[Held_AccountaBull]

Kelvin Amayo, who's stock has skyrocketed this last these few months has a new top 5 of SHU, COL, WKU, RUT, and ISU. USF and some others are playing catch-up.

Yet another potentially good guard prospect that has dropped USF. 

Hard to believe he would choose either of those over usf. Recruiting has been very discouraging. WKU??

I looked this up. Fred Hoiberg is in his 1st season at Iowa st and he has a lot of pro experience. Played 10 years in the NBA and was the Minnesota Timberwolves VP of Basketball Operations before coming back to coach the school he once starred at.

Colorado was closer to getting Shane Larkin then USF was. I know they still have an opening for a PG too.

WKU had a 4 star PG committed but he decommitted before signing day so they are in the market for a PG. I remember Amayo getting very excited about the possibility of playing there. They also have a player coming in that Amayo is very familier with and he talked about maybe playing with him.

Another important fact is Kevin Amayo wants to play in a system that best suits his game. He's at his best in attack mode where his size, strength, and athleticism  make him extremely hard to guard.

I guess that definitely rules us out.

[Vega]

Kelvin Amayo, who's stock has skyrocketed this last these few months has a new top 5 of SHU, COL, WKU, RUT, and ISU. USF and some others are playing catch-up.

Yet another potentially good guard prospect that has dropped USF. 

Hard to believe he would choose either of those over usf. Recruiting has been very discouraging. WKU??

I looked this up. Fred Hoiberg is in his 1st season at Iowa st and he has a lot of pro experience. Played 10 years in the NBA and was the Minnesota Timberwolves VP of Basketball Operations before coming back to coach the school he once starred at.

Colorado was closer to getting Shane Larkin then USF was. I know they still have an opening for a PG too.

WKU had a 4 star PG committed but he decommitted before signing day so they are in the market for a PG. I remember Amayo getting very excited about the possibility of playing there. They also have a player coming in that Amayo is very familier with and he talked about maybe playing with him.

Another important fact is Kevin Amayo wants to play in a system that best suits his game. He's at his best in attack mode where his size, strength, and athleticism  make him extremely hard to guard.

I guess that definitely rules us out.

Well unfortunately the new name to come out Phil Greene says he wants to play in an uptempo style of offense too.

Speaking of which, I don't why Stan took this long to offer Greene. He use to be Chicago's best kept secret, but he is a secret no more. I listed Greene a while back and was under the impression that he had an offer from USF. Honestly don't know why Stan waits so long to offer these kids considering he's at USF and not MSU or Ark anymore. Those schools can afford to wait but USF is not in that position. Show these guys love early and often and just maybe we can land 1 here or there.