Scott Wagers has been recruiting class of 2021 Riverdale (Fort Myers) HS forward Tyrone Baker for some time now. Baker and his father attended the USF vs. UCF game at the Yuengling Center on Feb. 1 with his dad.
Baker is a skinny 6-foot-8 forward who might weigh 185-pounds soaking wet with a roll of quarters in his pockets but this kid has really been working on his game during the dead period. Particularly his shooting and his ball handling.
In fact, after the SWFL session of the Team Parsons Virtual Player Evaluation Series, held Saturday June 20, I mentioned Baker in this Tweet:
Since the first time I saw him in April 2019, I’ve always thought Baker was an intriguing, mobile, bouncy, active big, who runs the floor, finishes above the rim, is a good out of area rebounder, and a capable shot blocker in need of improvement with his offensive skills.
Well, he has worked on those skills and has really improved. Baker shows flashes of shot making and play making ability. If that continues we are talking about a small forward instead of the power forward he has projected to be.
UNC-Wilmington, McNeese State, Florida Atlantic and East Tennessee State all offered this month. Baker also holds offers from East Carolina, Florida Gulf Coast, Iona, Louisiana-Monroe, McNeese State, Stetson, and UNC-Wilmington. UCF head coach Johnny Dawkins called Baker last week.
According to a source, East Carolina currently "is recruiting him the hardest by far."
Baker is a skinny 6-foot-8 forward who might weigh 185-pounds soaking wet with a roll of quarters in his pockets but this kid has really been working on his game during the dead period. Particularly his shooting and his ball handling.
In fact, after the SWFL session of the Team Parsons Virtual Player Evaluation Series, held Saturday June 20, I mentioned Baker in this Tweet:
Since the first time I saw him in April 2019, I’ve always thought Baker was an intriguing, mobile, bouncy, active big, who runs the floor, finishes above the rim, is a good out of area rebounder, and a capable shot blocker in need of improvement with his offensive skills.
Well, he has worked on those skills and has really improved. Baker shows flashes of shot making and play making ability. If that continues we are talking about a small forward instead of the power forward he has projected to be.
UNC-Wilmington, McNeese State, Florida Atlantic and East Tennessee State all offered this month. Baker also holds offers from East Carolina, Florida Gulf Coast, Iona, Louisiana-Monroe, McNeese State, Stetson, and UNC-Wilmington. UCF head coach Johnny Dawkins called Baker last week.
According to a source, East Carolina currently "is recruiting him the hardest by far."
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