Recruiting Update: Maui Sze (2020 Roosevelt HS)
With most great teams it starts at the point, and for Washington Supreme the leader this year has been Maui Sze. The gritty 5-foot-11, 150-pound floor general from Roosevelt High School has been racking up the assist totals so far…
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Continue ReadingWith most great teams it starts at the point, and for Washington Supreme the leader this year has been Maui Sze. The gritty 5-foot-11, 150-pound floor general from Roosevelt High School has been racking up the assist totals so far on the UAA circuit and his play is starting to generate some buzz. Sze – a high-academic student – is hopeful that continued success this summer will lead to some offers and a possible commitment in the fall.
Playing with Washington Supreme has been a great experience so far for Sze. “We got off to a slow start but we’ve been picking it up lately playing together,” Sze said. “We’re all not from the same area really so it’s hard for us to practice but we’re really coming together and we went 3-1 in New Jersey to clinch our spot in the (UAA) Finals.”
“Individually I feel like I’m playing pretty good and I’m doing a good job of leading our team,” Sze continued. “There are little things we can do better including me – I can make more free throws, make more shots, be better defensively, but I’ve been pretty proud with the way I’ve been playing.”
Sze has led Washington Supreme – and the entire UAA circuit – in assists and recently at the West Coast Spring Showcase, he showed off a high motor, great court vision, and the ability to knock down the perimeter shot when open. College programs have taken notice of Sze’s play – and of his academics since he’s a high-academic student. Sze currently names Dartmouth, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Portland, and Seattle University as some of the schools he’s talking to, and he’s already earned a walk-on offer from Gonzaga. He’s keeping all of his options open.
“I’m just looking for somewhere I can go and fit in right away,” Sze said. “Where I can feel like I’m at home, where I can get better, where I can continue studying – mostly it’s about fit for me. Where it feels like home to me and where I can grow as a person.”
Sze takes a break from Washington Supreme in June to play with Roosevelt and then it will be back for one more final run on the circuit. “I’m expecting us to go deep in the UAA Finals,” Sze said. “Last year’s team made it to the Final Four and this year I think we can do better than that, get to the finals, get to the championship. We’ve beat some of the best teams at the start and we lost a couple, but I don’t think there’s a team out there that’s tight like us. We all like each other, we all hang out with each other – we’re family and I think that separates us and we’ll definitely push deep in Atlanta.”