Recruiting Report: Devonta Prince (2017)
Devonta Prince is Brooklyn Center’s second-leading scorer with a 14.5 PPG average. He has colleges calling looking to get the athletic leaper on campus, but head coach Matt McCollister is more impressed with the personal progress. “His progress has been…
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Continue ReadingDevonta Prince is Brooklyn Center’s second-leading scorer with a 14.5 PPG average. He has colleges calling looking to get the athletic leaper on campus, but head coach Matt McCollister is more impressed with the personal progress.
“His progress has been impressive and fun to watch,” McCollister told NHR. “On the court, he has become a more consistent all-around player, both offensively and defensively. I had coached against him before I took the BC job, and he could dominate in short stretches, but now he’s doing it on a more regular basis.
“More importantly, to me, he has grown as a young man. When I first met him, he was a a follower and didn’t always choose the best role models. Now he leads by example. In the classroom he has made great strides from a young man who didn’t prioritize academics to one who just finished on the honor roll for our first semester. It has been an absolute delight to work with Devonta and we will miss him greatly next season.”
After dropping a hard loss to DeLaSalle, Brooklyn Center ended the regular season on a good note, beating a quality AAA team in Columbia Heights 67-66 on Friday. They are awaiting section play.
When it comes to Prince’s college recruitment, McCollister mentioned “Western Nebraska, Lake Region State, Eastern Arizona and DMACC are actively recruiting him on the juco level. A few prep schools are starting to call.”
Prince is a survivor of a serious dog attack when he was 8 years old. A quality feature article about Prince’s life after the attack is here at the MN Basketball Hub. It’s continually remarkable how physically impressive he is, years after this accident; Prince is one of the very most premier high-flyers in the state.