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I read this earlier today on an ESPN Insider Blog. I won't copy and paste all of it, but the blog talks mostly about how well the US Under 17 team is doing in a tourney. The interview asks some questions with Jahlil Okafor. He had some good things to say, but there's one quote that stuck out to me in particular...
"Is there a player in the event not on USA's team that has given you trouble?
“No, not yet. There’s supposedly a really talented wing on Croatia who's supposed to be a lottery pick in 2014 and Kentucky [supposedly is] recruiting him hard. We've seen him play and we were all very impressed.
Note: The Croatian player Okafor is talking about is a 6-6 wing Mario Hezonja. He hung 30 points on Spain and Croatia won its pool and is 5-0. Jonathan Givony of Draft Express said Hezonja’s a freak athlete and is worth the hype."
Anybody know much about Hezonja?
Here is the link. http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/dave-telep/post/_/id/1640/okafor-us...
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Permalink Reply by Aligned for 9 on -
Hezonja is a SG. Would Calipari go after another elite SG in addition to Harrison?
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Jason Givony of Draft Express watched Hezonja today at the U17 games (28 points 7 rbs) and said that he is the best player in the WORLD born in 1995.
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Permalink Reply by Aligned for 9 on
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GregNJ of TBK told me "Don't worry about that name just yet."
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That tells me Kentucky is definitely looking at him, but he is not a priority yet. I am assuming Calipari is either concerned about his reputation for having a negative attitude...and/or he wants to make sure this won't end like the Kanter situation ended.
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Not a bad thing, but given Calipari's ego... I'd say he would love to add coaching the #1 player in the world to his resume.
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I asked for more info from Dave Telep. He said that Okafor got bad info... and that he's been told Hezonja is already a pro. Too bad.
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Permalink Reply by Troy Mercer on -
Hate to hear that. Honestly though, it's tough to see many overseas guys NOT being pro by the time they are college age. I don't think we'll see many elite players come state-side to play in college unless the NCAA changes some rules...and that will never happen.
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