Recruiting report: Isaiah Wilson (2017)
COLUMBIA — Tolton 2017 point guard Isaiah Wilson might be playing in the shadow of stars Michael and Jontay Porter, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t caught the eye of college coaches. One of the state’s premier point guards, Wilson…
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA — Tolton 2017 point guard Isaiah Wilson might be playing in the shadow of stars Michael and Jontay Porter, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t caught the eye of college coaches.
One of the state’s premier point guards, Wilson is quick, can handle the ball and his play has helped set up his talented teammates. On Friday, Wilson and Tolton ran away with a key showdown against Jefferson City Helias at a sold out Columbia College arena, in front of Mizzou head coach Kim Anderson and others.
“(Wilson) makes us go, at both ends of the floor he sets the table for us,” Tolton head coach Jeremy Osborne said. “He is capable of scoring 20 on any given night, and he is capable of shutting down the others teams best scorer on any given night.
“He is a guy that has been a three-year varsity player for us and has performed at a very high level for us. In my opinion, he is the best point guard in the area. He has a complete game — he shoots it, can handle it, distributes, and is probably the best defender in the area. I’m very high on him.”
Osborne said Wilson has worked hard on his weaknesses and has made himself a knock down shooter from the perimeter.
“He is a kid that you have tell to get out of the gym, he loves putting in the work and it shows,” Osborne said. “Two years ago, I would say his jump shot was a liability. Now it is one of his best assets. He can catch-and-shoot with range. His physical development has something to do with it, but the endless hours that he puts in the gym, there is no substitute for that.”
Wilson said his outside shooting has helped open up other aspects of his game as defenders have to close out hard on him on the perimeter.
“I’d say my outside shooting is probably the biggest thing that I’ve worked on, and I’ve also worked on going left a lot more and getting stronger too,” Wilson said. “We have access to a shooting gun at our school and I just try to get on there as much as I can and shoot. I try to get into the gym as much as I can.
“It opens up driving lanes and I can get into the lane and shoot my floater or dump it down to one of the big boys.”
Wilson doesn’t yet have any offers, but has heard from Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Western Illinois and Drake.
Osborne said Tolton Catholic has drawn a crowd of coaches who are in the gym and at their games to watch the Porter brothers, but says that Wilson’s abilities would have earned their attention regardless.
“Obviously, a player of Mike’s ability is going to draw some attention, but honestly, I think Isaiah would have gotten college attention whether Mike was here or not,” Osborne said. “Playing with Mike helps, but Isaiah is a next-level player. He has put in the work and has earned the right to be a player in his own right.”