Jesus Verdejo
Just a quick recap on this player who is being recruited by Baylor for this year.
Jesus Verdejo[/URL] is a 6'5, 190 lb. three star wing player who is reported to have tremendous leaping ability, and who has also displayed great athleticism on defense and in transition. Word is he has nice range on his jumper, and can knock down the three pointer.
Last year Jesus signed a letter of intent with Temple University after he graduated from high school, but TU refused to permit him to enroll over an academic objection. From that point, he chose to spend a year prepping at the Winchendon School in Massachussetts, and since that time has obtained the necessary credentials to enroll in a div 1 school as a full qualifier.
Originally, Verdejo hails from Puerto Rico, and he played for his national team there in the 2003 world games.
As a senior at Miami Christian in 2003, Jesus was named first team all Dade county and also first team all state(class 1A), as he averaged 23.4 points and 3.5 assists per game. During the summer he participated in summer league AAU ball, as he played for the Miami Tropics in south Florida.
Since the time he originally began his the recruiting process, he has drawn interest at one time or another from Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, South Florida, Temple, Florida State, South Alabama, Connecticut, Baylor and Miami.
Here are some links and notes on him of interest
LINK - Rivals official bio on Verdejo[/URL]
LINK - Providence Journal blurb on JV[/URL]
Power basketall ranked Verdejo 2nd best Florida senior of 2003[/URL]
LINK - hoopscoop names Verdejo 26th best 5th year player[/URL]
More information as it becomes available. . . . . . .
TC
This post was edited on 2/24 2:12 PM
Just a quick recap on this player who is being recruited by Baylor for this year.
Jesus Verdejo[/URL] is a 6'5, 190 lb. three star wing player who is reported to have tremendous leaping ability, and who has also displayed great athleticism on defense and in transition. Word is he has nice range on his jumper, and can knock down the three pointer.
Last year Jesus signed a letter of intent with Temple University after he graduated from high school, but TU refused to permit him to enroll over an academic objection. From that point, he chose to spend a year prepping at the Winchendon School in Massachussetts, and since that time has obtained the necessary credentials to enroll in a div 1 school as a full qualifier.
Originally, Verdejo hails from Puerto Rico, and he played for his national team there in the 2003 world games.
As a senior at Miami Christian in 2003, Jesus was named first team all Dade county and also first team all state(class 1A), as he averaged 23.4 points and 3.5 assists per game. During the summer he participated in summer league AAU ball, as he played for the Miami Tropics in south Florida.
Since the time he originally began his the recruiting process, he has drawn interest at one time or another from Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, South Florida, Temple, Florida State, South Alabama, Connecticut, Baylor and Miami.
Here are some links and notes on him of interest
LINK - Rivals official bio on Verdejo[/URL]
LINK - Providence Journal blurb on JV[/URL]
Power basketall ranked Verdejo 2nd best Florida senior of 2003[/URL]
LINK - hoopscoop names Verdejo 26th best 5th year player[/URL]
More information as it becomes available. . . . . . .
TC
This post was edited on 2/24 2:12 PM
