'14 CA PF Malik Pope

[jgisland]

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Laguna Creek H.S. (Elk Grove, CA)

AAU Team: Team Superstar

Ht: 6-foot-7
Wt: 183 lbs

Rivals rating: 5*; unranked PF (#12 overall)
Scout rating: 5*; #5 PF (#16 overall)
ESPN rating: 4*-89 grade; #9 SF (#27 overall)
247 rating: 4*-97 grade; #8 SF (#23 overall)

Reported Offers: Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Boise State, Fresno State, Georgetown, Gonzaga, Oregon State, UCLA, UNLV, USC, Washington

[jgisland]

Josh Gershon (@JoshGershon) 4/23/12 10:35 PM Quite a day for 2014 Elk Grove (Calif.) Laguna Creek forward Malik Pope. He picked up offers from Washington, Colorado and Baylor.

ESPN on Pope from the The adidas VIP Executive Run and Pangos Spring Spectacular

Surprise players

Malik Pope (Sacramento, Calif./Burbank)
2014, WF, 6-7, 180 pounds
The sinewy wing-type has blossoming perimeter skills, excellent quickness and magnetic hands. He rebounds well in his area and can lead the break due to his nifty handle and astute court vision. He handed out a number of high-level passes and he can knock down the 3-point shot. He is conservatively one of the top five prospects out west for the Class of 2014.

[Goose]

Sounds like Tad's ahead of the curve again. From Insider's VIP Executive Run recap:

Malik Pope (Sacramento, Calif./Burbank)
2014, WF, 6-7, 180 pounds
The sinewy wing-type has blossoming perimeter skills, excellent quickness and magnetic hands. He rebounds well in his area and can lead the break due to his nifty handle and astute court vision. He handed out a number of high-level passes and he can knock down the 3-point shot. He is conservatively one of the top five prospects out west for the Class of 2014.

[jgisland]

Reading through some recaps and twitter it seems like this kid got a lot of attention last weekend.

It also appears that he is transferring HS for his JR year.

[Goose]

Arizona State and UNLV have now offered per Gershon.

[sliderNcider]

Great hair

[tante]

Great hair

he is 6'9" with the high-top fade

[Quattro]

he is 6'9" with the high-top fade

Swaaaaag.

[Rugged]

I love Boyle.

[buff4bcs1985]

any update on this kid... i want for the fade alone

[Goose]

any update on this kid... i want for the fade alone

Not seeing any new info really.

[buff190]

All from today...

Josh Gershon ‏@JoshGershon
Tad Boyle, Arizona, Washington, USC and Gonzaga all here watching Malik Pope and Team Superstar.

Josh Gershon ‏@JoshGershon
Malik Pope...stud. This kid is good but his upside is through the roof. He might be one of the top few 2014 prospects out west.

Josh Gershon ‏@JoshGershon
Malik Pope drives baseline and throws down big time reverse one-hand dunk. Add Arizona State, SDSU and UNLV to list of schools watching him.

Josh Gershon ‏@JoshGershon
Add UCLA to Malik Pope's offer list.

[mattrob]

Josh Gershon ‏@JoshGershon
Tad Boyle, Arizona, Washington, USC and Gonzaga all here watching Malik Pope and Team Superstar.

Interesting that Tad's the only one named here. I'm guessing the others were assistants, but I like that Gershon throws his name out there with some weight to it.

[mattrob]

Bossi pretty much echoed Gershon on Rivals. He also singled out CTB as being in attendance to watch Pope and named him as the best wing on the west coast in 2014. It sounds like at least half the Pac12 was in the gym to watch him last night.

[mattrob]

Watch these highlights. For those of you wanting a one and done talent, here it is. I have no idea if we have a legit shot here, but I do remember seeing something awhile back where Pope stated we were recruiting him as hard as anyone. I can't find it now though.