NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Analyzing F Henry Coleman’s final five teams
Henry Coleman is a top-50 NCAA Basketball prospect in the 2020 recruiting class. Which of his five finalists will he most likely land at?
One of the best overall players in the 2020 NCAA Basketball recruiting class, Henry Coleman has seen his recruitment sharply rise in the last half-year. The 6’6 forward is a tremendous scorer who can play and work hard at both ends of the court. Despite his lack of height, Coleman is a great rebounder who has the strength and physicality to not struggle at the next level.
Although he primarily operates around the paint, combo forward has shown an ability to spread the floor in the AAU circuit. That and his ball-handling ability aren’t consistent enough to play a ton at the small forward position but with some more work and practice, Coleman could eventually develop into a 3-4 year versatile scorer and All-Conference player.
In the past week, the Richmond, Virginia native has presented a final list of NCAA Basketball teams. They include Duke, NC State, Ohio State, Michigan and Virginia Tech. It’s a nice mixture of programs ready to win now, as well as those on the rise. So which of them are the best potential fit for Coleman? Here’s a team-by-team look at their projected rosters and situations.
Duke Blue Devils
The future backcourt for Duke is setting up nicely, with class of 2020 commits Jeremy Roach and Jalen Johnson. But they don’t have any frontcourt commits yet, which is problematic because with Javin DeLaurier set to graduate combined with the assumption of both Matthew Hurt and Vernon Carey being around for just one year, the Blue Devils have no scholarship frontcourt players for the 2020-21 roster.
This presents a great opportunity for Coleman to come right in and make an immediate impact. The thing is though, he’d likely be coming off the bench for them. Nothing against Coleman but Duke always lands top-15 players in the frontcourt so conventional wisdom would have them start in front of them. That would be the case if five-star center Walker Kessler commits along with top-tier power forward recruit Scottie Barnes. But landing Coleman would be tremendous for a Blue Devil team who’ll be in needed supply of depth down low.