'13 CA PF Jordan Bell (Verbal to Oregon)

[Goose]

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Long Beach Polytechnic H.S. (Long Beach, CA)

AAU: California Supreme

Ht: 6-foot-7
Wt: 200 lbs.

Rivals rating: 4*; unranked PF (#77 overall)
Scout rating: 3*; #24 PF
ESPN rating: 3*-75 grade; #42 PF
247sports rating: 4*-95 grade; #14 PF (#60 overall)

Reported Offers: Alabama, Oregon, San Francisco, Texas, USC, Virginia Tech, Washington

 

[Goose]

It sounds like Bell is an ELITE defender. Killer shotblocker, but needs to work on his offensive game. I wonder if he's going to be a Luc Mbah-a-Moute type, which I would certainly love to have.

[video=youtube;LJIykKqL6bM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJIykKqL6bM[/video]

 

[Goose]

Recruit Scoop:

Jordan Bell lists USC, UCLA, Arizona, AZ St, Oregon, LSU, V-Tech, Cal, ND, Washington, Florida St, Marquette, Alabama, Oklahoma & Colorado

 

[alec10burks]

ESPN ranks him 51st in the 2013 class now

 

[tante]

is he similar to Wesley Gordon?

 

[Ruckus]

Love great defensive players. We will see how next year shapes up, but I would prefer to find a good offensive player.

 

[Goose]

Dave Telep:

The secret behind Bell’s blocks
Jordan Bell (Long Beach, Calif./Poly) is listed at 6-foot-8 and he truly believes he’s that tall. If he’s 6-8, then our system of measuring height needs an update. Bell’s every bit of 6-6 and one of the best shot-blockers in the country. Seriously. Bell has fantastic reflexes and instincts as a shot-blocker, though his approach is nontraditional. At 6-6, he’s far from intimidating, which he uses to his advantage. Bell waits in the bushes, then explodes for rejections. If he were 6-8, he’d be more intimidating but maybe less effective.

 

[Goose]

Oregon.