Shaqquan Aaron (Seattle, Wash./Ranier Beach) verbally committed to Louisville on Feb. 16. The 6-6 small forward is ranked as the 51st best prospect in the class of 2014 by ESPN Recruiting Nation.
Aaron told the Seattle Times that the main reason he selected Louisville was due to the way coach Rick Pitino pushes his players.
“The first thing I asked the players was, ‘How is coach P? Is Coach P a hard coach?’” Aaron said. “And they were like, ‘If you don’t want to be coached, this isn’t the college you want to go to.’ Coach (Mike) Bethea, my high school coach, really coaches me, and I fit right in. So I was thinking, if I want a good coach to get ready for the next level, I want to play for a coach that is going to be hard on me. I like how coach P is going to push me every time.”
Aaron also received offers from UCLA, Syracuse, UNLV, Arizona and Washington, among others.
Aaron possesses elite athleticism and break-away speed in the open court. He has the ability to score as well as just about anyone and is skilled passer as well as a deft ball-handler.
Other recruiting news:
- Kansas recruit Conner Frankcamp (Wichita, Kan./North) became the all-time leading scorer in Wichita City League history on Feb. 15. The 6-0 senior point guard now has 2,233 career points. Current Kansas Jayhawk freshman Perry Ellis previously held the scoring record.
- Junior college prospect Chad Frazier (Gulf Coast State) has recently narrowed his college to seven schools according to Jucorecruiting.com's Brad Winton. The 6-4 combo guard list includes Washington, Central Florida, South Carolina, Texas A&M, West Virginia, Marquette and UCLA.
Frazier, a former Oklahoma State commit, has two official visits left and said that he will probably use one of those visits to South Carolina, though no date has been set.
Frazier is averaging 16 points, four rebounds and five assists per game this season.
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