NCAA Basketball class of 2020 prospect Moses Moody received three scholarship offers from high-major programs over the weekend.
Moses Moody added to his impressive NCAA Basketball scholarship collection on Saturday with offers from USC, Cal, and Miami (FL). The consensus top 60 2020 prospect now holds 20 offers overall with Florida, Baylor, Arkansas, Florida State, Texas, Stanford, Virginia Tech and Illinois being among the schools that have made overtures.
The 6-6, 185-pound wing is ranked as a four-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports, and 247Sports Composite. Moody has seen his stock drop in Rivals’ rankings since December, dropping from No. 31 overall to 58 over this period. He is ranked as the 39th best prospect in the country by 247Sports Composite and 38th by 247Sports. ESPN has him ranked 24th and a five-star prospect in their rankings.
Moody possesses good length and an enormous wingspan for a wing. Shooting is the Little Rock (Ark.) native’s strongest asset, although he has shown more explosive athleticism this summer than in the past according to 247 Sports’ Jerry Meyer. He is very good at shooting off the catch and is getting better off the dribble. Moody is also improving as a playmaker and is a solid rebounder.
Moody, who had a strong start to the NBPA Top 100 camp recently, averaged 17.7 points along with 3.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.6 steals in 13 games for Brad Beal Elite in Nike’s EYBL this spring. He shot 44.3% from the floor despite making just 28.4% of his 3-point attempts (21 of 74).
While it is still early in the process for 2020 class members, Arkansas and Florida are currently the favorites to obtain Moody’s services. However, Ohio State is making a strong push and he has relationships with current Buckeyes’ E.J. Liddell and Duane Washington Jr., per Colin-Hass Hill of Eleven Warriors.
Khalen Robinson also picks up three offers
2020 recruit KK Robinson picked up three offers in less than 24 hours, according to Richard Davenport of Whole Hogs Sports. Davenport said that the 6-0 point guard received a scholarship offer from Kansas on Sunday night. Arkansas then reportedly followed suit shortly thereafter and Oklahoma made an overture on Monday.
Robinson received the offers after a strong showing at the Midwest Basketball Showcase in Kansas City over the weekend. He now holds 14 offers with Florida, TCU, Illinois, Iowa State, UTEP, Louisiana Tech, and Missouri State being among the schools that have made overtures. Texas A&M, Minnesota, and Virginia Tech have also shown interest in the four-star recruit, though none of those three programs have offered at this point.
The Little Rock (Ark.) native is a fantastic two-way prospect as he scores the ball well and plays suffocating on-ball defense. Robinson is a good athlete who possesses good length. In addition, he is a solid facilitator and can change pace with the best of them while also having the ability to get to the hole.
Robinson is rated as the 90th best prospect in the class by ESPN. Meanwhile, 247Sports has him a little higher at 68 in both their regular and composite rankings. He averaged 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals last season at Bryant High School, who he led to the Arkansas 6A title game.
Robinson plans on taking his official visits sometime in August and September.
UNC offers five-star forward Earl Timberlake
Roy Williams has had a heck of a spring and early summer on the recruiting trail. After finding out that he would lose first-round draft picks Nassir Little and Cobi White to the NBA after just one season, Williams brought in transfers Justin Pierce and Christian Keeling as well as five-star point guard Cole Anthony and four-star combo guard Anthony Harris. The Tar Heels had previous commitments from five-star center Armando Bacot and three-star point guard Jeremiah Francis.
Williams also secured a commitment from 2020 five-star center Day’ron Sharpe recently. UNC is also in the mix for other five-star prospects Cade Cunningham, Walker Kessler, Greg Brown, Isaiah Todd, Caleb Love, Ziaire Williams, Bryce Thompson, and Jaden Springer as well as four-star wings Donovan Johnson and Cam’Ron Fletcher. You now can add four-star Earl Timberlake to the list as Williams offered the 6-6 wing today.
Williams and his staff have followed Timberlake closely since the end of April. They were at the NBPA Top 100 camp recently where Timberlake was displaying his skills and just watched him on Sunday at DeMatha Catholic (MD) at the DMV Live event, reports Sherrell McMillan of Inside Carolina.
Timberlake is physically gifted with great size, length, and strength, which he uses not only to bully his way through defenses but also to create space. He is a strong rebounder with good handles and vision. The rising high school senior does need to continue to improve his shooting.
A consensus top-40 prospect, Timberlake is ranked 38th in the nation by ESPN, 30th by 247Sports Composite, 29th by Rivals and 28th by 247Sports. He holds over 25 offers and has already been on official visits to Providence and South Carolina. The Hyattsville (MD) native also is really interested in Alabam, Pitt, Seton Hall, Maryland, and Louisville.
Other recruiting tidbits
- Three-star wing Isaiah Rivera picked offers from Colorado State and Akron on June 24. It was the third scholarship offer that he has received since Saturday, which is when Duquesne made an overture, and his 15th scholarship offer overall. While St. John’s and DePaul are among the programs that have shown interest, it appears that he is a mid-to-low major prospect at this point with Colorado St., South Dakota, Bradley, Illinois State, Loyola (Ill.), and Southern putting him first among their small forward recruits.
- Noah Harris (Somerset, NJ) picked up an offer from St. Peter’s. He now holds six offers (five athletic scholarships) with five of them coming within the past few days. Columbia reportedly has made him an offer but they can’t offer him an athletic scholarship. Robert Morris, Bryant, Stony Brook, and Rider are the other schools that have made overtures.
- Kansas received a commitment from 2022 forward Tre White on June 24. The Jayhawks also offered 2022 forward Grady Dick today.
- 2019 wing Lok Wur committed to Oregon on June 23. He is the fourth freshmen in coach Dana Altman’s 2019 recruiting class and fifth player overall. Eric Williams Jr. transferred from Duquesne but will have to sit out the upcoming campaign.
- 2020 prospect Lamar Oden Jr. (Atlanta, GA) picked up an offer from Charleston Southern on June 24. He also holds offers from Tennessee State, Florida A&M, Presbyterian, and Kennesaw State.