Recruiting Report: Charley Crowley (2017)

<h2>October 8, 2015</h2><p>Junior big-man <strong>Charley Crowley </strong>is coming off the heels of a spectacular offseason with Kingdom Hoops Elite 16U, and looks to use that momentum as he prepares to make his mark on the Iowa high school basketball this season with a highly touted Valley squad.</p> <p>The 6-foot-8 2017 has not yet suited up for a varsity game, but used his tremendous offseason to generate some initial Division I interest.</p> <p>“UC-Davis has sent me a lot of information about their school, so has American, and Drake, and then Lehigh sent me a questionnaire. It’s just those four primarily,” said Crowley.  </p> <p>“I’ve talked with Coach (Jeff) Rutter at Drake and then I’ve talked to the coach at American, and I’ve texted with the UC-Davis coach a couple of times.”</p> <p>Crowley was an integral piece to one of the state’s better 16U programs last season.</p> <p>“We had such a good team that I had to come off the bench which was new to me, and I thought I did a pretty good job at accepting that role and doing what I could to help the team,” he said. “And then improvement-wise I thought I did a better job at learning how to face up towards the basket and make a move when I couldn&#39;t always have my back to the basket.”</p> <p>The up-and-coming junior characterized his style of play to <em>PHI.</em></p> <p>“I’m kind of a four and a five, I prefer to post-up but I can definitely face-up towards the basket, and that’s basically it,” said Crowley.</p> <p>“Defensively I need to work on my ability to guard on the perimeter. I’m slowly learning how to do it but it’s been a real process. Otherwise I’m really good at anchoring a defense. I can be a shot-blocker, but I also know when it’s time to block shots and when it’s time to stay straight up and just try and interfere a shot.”</p> <p>As he prepares for his junior season with the Tigers -- a team we have ranked No. 2 in our 4A preseason poll -- Crowley says his role will be to simply man the post.  </p> <p>“I think my role will be to post-up and take that burden of Q’s (Quinton Curry) shoulders. In the past he had to play down low a little bit, he’s really talented, he can really stretch the floor too -- so I’ll take a little bit of that weight off his shoulders,” said Crowley.</p> <p>“Personally I just hope to have a good season, help our team win, get to Wells (Fargo Arena) and see what our team can do from there.”</p>