In his daily A Grip on Sports blog report, Vince Grippi comments:
Yesterday, 6-foot-6 wing Corey Kispert committed to the Zags, picking GU over offers from two high-profile ACC schools, Virginia and Notre Dame. Now the Zags had an advantage in that Kispert, from Seattle, is a home-state kid who led King’s High School to the 1A title the past two years, with the Knights defeating Freeman in the finals this spring. But the ACC schools liked what they saw as well, especially Virginia. The Cavaliers’ Ron Sanchez, the former Washington State assistant, was in Bellevue last month watching Kispert play for his Friends of Hoop team during an NCAA viewing period. And Kispert likens his game to that of Klay Thompson, who blossomed at WSU under Sanchez’s boss there and at Virginia, Tony Bennett. More here.
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schools, Virginia and Notre Dame. Now the Zags had an advantage in that Kispert, from Seattle, is a home-state kid who led King’s High School to the 1A title the past two years, with the Knights defeating Freeman in the finals this spring. But the ACC schools liked what they saw as well, especially Virginia. The Cavaliers’ Ron Sanchez, the former Washington State assistant, was in Bellevue last month watching Kispert play for his Friends of Hoop team during an NCAA viewing period. And Kispert likens his game to that of Klay Thompson, who blossomed at WSU under Sanchez’s boss there and at Virginia, Tony Bennett. More here.
