December 1, 2038
Our eventful recruiting season ends with good news. Two bits of good news, in fact.
The first is a message from
John Cannon. He's coming to Villanova next year. We offered him a scholarship without fully scouting him, because we couldn't afford to wait that long.
The second good news comes when we take a look at his ratings.
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#22 SG John Cannon
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Height: 6-4
Weight: 191
High School: Hueytown High School
Hometown: Hueytown, AL
GPA: 3.12
Test Score: 1270
Rating: *****
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 39 47 45 85 54 28 28 5 13 52 69 27 71 58 51 42
Potential: C B C A B C D F F B A C
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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24.2 2.3 3.9 6.0 1.7 3.64 5.9 1.2 2.3
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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10.1 19.8 .508 1.3 2.1 .634 2.8 6.3 .444
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Villanova
Rankings: #11 Overall, #3 SG, Southeast Region #2 Overall, Southeast Region #1 SG
High School Awards: All-State, Mr. Basketball (Alabama)
Top 5 Schools: Tennessee, *Villanova, Wake Forest, Missouri, North Carolina
John is definitely the kind of player I would have recruited anyway. His high three-point shooting percentage is supported by his ratings. He takes care of the ball, and he'll do his part defensively, as long as we don't ask him to guard a bigger player. John won't average six steals per game the way he does in high school, but opposing ballhandlers will constantly need to be on the lookout.
I can understand why a boy from SEC country might have grown up wanting to play for Tennessee. I'm hoping John won't be too homesick playing almost 800 miles from his suburban Birmingham home.
Welcome to the Wildcat family, John.