2020 Ocoee G/F David Green Talks Recruitment, AAU and upcoming senior season
At this time last year, 2020 Ocoee guard/forward David Green had no offers to his name. Now, the 6’7″, 215-pounder has emerged as a hot Division I commodity with offers from St. Bonaventure, Lousiana Tech, UNF, Georgia Southern, Stetson and…
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Continue ReadingAt this time last year, 2020 Ocoee guard/forward David Green had no offers to his name.
Now, the 6’7″, 215-pounder has emerged as a hot Division I commodity with offers from St. Bonaventure, Lousiana Tech, UNF, Georgia Southern, Stetson and on Thursday both Appalachian State and Hofstra.
VCU, Northeastern, Tulane, UCF, Houston, Murray State, TCU and College of Charleston are all showing interest in Green as well.
He says that Louisiana Tech is recruiting him the hardest right now.
“Louisiana Tech out of all of those schools have talked to me the most,” Green told Prep Hoops. “They really did a great job of building a relationship with me and my mom.”
Green says college coaches have come around on his game because of these reasons.
“The coaches always say that they like that I’m able to shoot from anywhere and that I’m versatile because of my body and my skill,” he said.
Green and Ocoee had a nice district run beating Edgewater in the Class 8A-5 district semifinal before losing to eventual state runner-up Windermere. Then in the region quarterfinal, Ocoee traveled to Melbourne and lost finishing the season 16-12. Now, the Knights will part of the revamped Class 7A.
“This past season with Ocoee had a lot of ups and downs the team including myself dealt with a lot of injuries to our best players and we had to figure it out on the fly,” Green said. “The beginning of the season was tough but we pulled it together, in the end, upsetting Edgewater in the playoffs creating some noise.”
Green says he saw the most growth in his game with his body, mindset and ballhandling overall.
“Next season, I see Ocoee winning a state title because we add our 6’9″ big Alston Andrews back coming off injury his junior year and we have some tough guards coming in to pull the whole thing together,” he said. “It is states or bust this year.”
In February, Green joined 1Family, but he’s been training with coach Lee Loper for nearly eight months.
“He [Loper] has helped my game tremendously and has helped me change my mindset to become a dog that just goes after it every possession,” Green said. “He has also helped me get that toughness that I was missing before I met him. I feel like that’s the most important thing I’ve added to my game.”
In terms of his top strengths, Green alluded to his shooting and his ability to put the ball on the floor.
He says he wants to improve his rebounding and defensive prowess.
“I feel like if I can add those to my game as game-changing strengths then that will keep the ball bouncing for me a long time no matter what college I go to,” Green said.
Assistant coach Andy Rochon is someone Green admires a lot. He thanks him for believing in him when no one else did.
It is pretty clear what college coaches see when they come out to watch Green play. He is a big body who is not skinny by any means, a seasoned shooter and a guy who is just scratching the surface of his full potential. Colleges will always want smart and tough minded bigs to help develop. Expect Green to get even more offers after playing in front of nearly every Division I coach during the July live period here in a few weeks.