Recruiting Report: Goodnews Kpegeol (2019)
Goodnews Kpegeol is headed into a postgrad season after playing up in Minnesota.
The 2019 guard was previously at North St. Paul High and now he’ll look to earn a spot at the next level by suiting up for TaylorMade Academy.
Kpegeol currently holds offers from Iona, Akron, Georgia State, Hampton, Southern Illinois Edwardsville and Southeast Missouri. All but Iona have come since July 13.
He says he’s also drawn interest from Kansas State, Indiana State, Arkansas State, Southeastern Mississippi, UTSA, Tulane, St. Bonaventure, Ohio, Stephen F. Austin, St. Joseph, Texas–Rio Grande Valley, Missouri, Clemson, Nevada, Utah and Drake.
Kpegeol has been playing with Grassroots Sizzle this summer. He credits coach Larry Suggs for putting him in a good position to be successful.
At 6’5″, 180 lbs., he looks the part in terms of strength and ability. Kpegeol pointed to his IQ and attack at the rim as his best assets. He’s looking to improve his ballhandling.
TaylorMade is getting a good athlete in Kpegeol to feature on its postgrad program. He’s already taking advantage of his time in front of college coaches this summer and he should further that with his postgrad team here in a few months.