Recruiting Report: Michael Moreno (2019)
Kentucky’s 2nd-ranked 2019, Scott County small forward Michael Moreno says he already has two small school offers, and might end up with several Division I offers before his high school career is complete. Georgetown College (NAIA) and Union University…
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Continue ReadingKentucky’s 2nd-ranked 2019, Scott County small forward Michael Moreno says he already has two small school offers, and might end up with several Division I offers before his high school career is complete.
Georgetown College (NAIA) and Union University (D2) are the two early offers for the 6-foot-6 sophomore who visited Bradley last weekend.
Several other schools have reached out to Moreno as well, and he has some unofficial visits planned to a couple high-major programs.
“I’ve been in contact with schools who attended games this spring and summer. And I’ve taken an unofficial to Purdue. And I have set up more visits; on the 10th of September I’m visiting Indiana, and on the 24th I’ve recently set up a visit to the University of Tennessee,” said Moreno, who mentioned Xavier, New Mexico and Eastern Kentucky have also expressed interest.
“Now that they can come our to games, I’ll be able to tell which schools are really interested.”
A good-sized young player with post skills and an eagerness to learn the perimeter game, Moreno defined his playing style to PHKY.
“My ball-handling skills are probably my weakest right now, they’re coming along pretty well though. And all of my coaches growing up have told me I have pretty good touch around the rim, but I’ve really been working on my outside shots so I can score from all three levels. And I’m trying to transition into a slasher as well,” said Moreno.
Now he’s preparing for his sophomore season with the Cardinals, after averaging 14.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a freshman.
“We started all underclassmen last year, and my role last year was to come out and play and show everyone what I can do,” he said.
“Now this year this year I’ve got to transition into that leader role, because I have a year of varsity under my belt.”