There are five NCAA Basketball programs still in the running for Walker Kessler. Who is most likely to land the five-star big man?
Walker Kessler is one of the top centers in the 2020 NCAA Basketball Recruiting class. Ranked in the top-20 overall, the 6’10 and 225-pound big man is coveted by all of the best programs in the game. He’s one of the best offensively gifted players in the class, able to score efficiently well inside and out. With a polished stroke and able to move well on the court, he could make an impact Day 1 as a freshman.
Barely missing the cut to participate in the U19 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Kessler now is focusing on which teams he’ll strongly consider this Summer and Fall. When his recruiting first started, it was viewed that Georgia was the heavy favorite to land him. He plays high school basketball at Woodward Academy in Fairburn, Georgia and had three relatives, including his father and brother play for the Bulldogs in the past as well.
But that doesn’t look to be the route that the youngest Kessler is opting to go. He has a reported group of finalist, with Georgia nowhere to be found. They have one of the top players in the 2019 class arriving in Anthony Edwards but they won’t be able to go after this top-tier in-state prospect.
Among his final group of teams include a pair of blue bloods, a rising program out west and another team in the region who could use him. Then there’s a team from the Big Ten in hot pursuit of Kessler. Here’s a look at his potential fit with each team and how viable the programs are to potentially land him.