DeAndre Ayton

DeAndre Ayton
Arizona Wildcats
Position Center
League Pac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-07-23) July 23, 1998
Nassau, Bahamas
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Hillcrest Academy (AZ)
College Arizona (Signed LOI)

DeAndre Ayton (born July 23, 1998) is a Bahamian basketball player. He is a consensus 5-star prospect, and one of the top rated basketball players in the class of 2017. He has signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at University of Arizona.

High school Career

Ayton was born in the Bahamas and moved to San Diego, California in the United States.[1] In San Diego he attended Balboa City School before transferring to Hillcrest Academy in Phoenix, Arizona prior to his junior year.[2][3][4]

Representing the World Select team, he saw 26:36 minutes of action at the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit, chipping in with eight points to go along with seven rebounds.[5]

Recruiting

Ayton is considered the top player in the 2017 recruiting class by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.[6][7][8] In 2015 he was ranked by Scout as the top prospect in all of high school in their "Ultimate 100" list.[9]

Ayton announced his verbal commitment on Septhember 6, 2016. He had narrowed his choices between three schools: Arizona, Kansas and Kentucky. On the eve of the announcement, Kansas was believed to be the heavy favorite to land Ayton. But on ESPN he made his surprising verbal commitment to play for the Arizona Wildcats.[10][11][12]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
DeAndre Ayton
C		 Phoenix, AZ Hillcrest Academy (AZ) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sep 6, 2016 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #1   Rivals: #1  247Sports: #1  ESPN: #1
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

National team career

Ayton participated in the 2016 Centrobasket, the regional basketball championship of FIBA Americas for the Central American and Caribbean subzone where he averaged a tournament-leading 11.1 rebounds per game.

References

  1. ↑ Inside DeAndre Ayton's rise from the Bahamas to 2017's No. 1 prospect
  2. ↑ No. 1 recruit DeAndre Ayton enrolls at Hillcrest Hoops prep academy
  3. ↑ Hillcrest wants to raise Arizona hoops with 7-1 DeAndre Ayton
  4. ↑ S.D. prep basketball’s hidden treasure
  5. ↑ "USA Wins Nike Hoop Summit 101-67". www.usab.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  6. ↑ Scout.com
  7. ↑ How DeAndre Ayton got to No. 1
  8. ↑ Mustang Madness preview: UK target Ayton ‘as good as it gets’ in high school basketball
  9. ↑ Scout's Ultimate 100
  10. ↑
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