'13 CA SF Roschon Prince (Verbal to USC)

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Polytechnic H.S. (Long Beach, CA)

AAU Team: California Supreme

Ht: 6-foot-5
Wt: 190 lbs

Rivals rating: 4*; unranked SF (#71 overall)
Scout rating: 3*; unranked SF
ESPN rating: 3*-77 grade; #24 SF
247sports rating: 3*-89 grade; #24 SG (#118 overall)

Reported Offers: Colorado, Arizona, Arizona St, Gonzaga, Oregon, San Diego St, USC

 

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Scott Sommer:

Long Beach (Calif.) Poly wing Roschon Prince has recently picked up offers from Colorado, Oregon and Gonzaga.

Rivals and MaxPreps are very high on him, Scout & ESPN aren't as much. MaxPreps has him as the #32 player in the nation, and has a great article on how he was crowned one of the top players in the nation in middle school and hasn't backed down from the pressure. MaxPreps thinks there's a reason that he's underrated by some:

Between middle school and the present, opinions on Prince's game have varied wildly between recruiting analysts and high school basketball observers. He has "played up" against older competition for much of that time, masking his talent to some degree but also helping him realize what it would take to be successful at the highest level.

From most of the scouting reports, it sounds like he's a more physical 3 and could be an undersized 4 at the next level. Repeatedly mentioned was his defensive ability, so Tad's continuing in that style. Everyone also talks about how he's incredibly competitive and wants to be a winner on every level. Big questions are his perimeter skills & ball handling (hence why some think he might be an undersized 4).

The Long Beach Gazette weighed in on Prince being "underranked" on ESPN. It's a good read. Sounds like the kid is loved and respected by everyone around him.

 

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And he's a Trojan.