Recruiting Report: Barly Kanu (2018)
A 5-foot-11 combo guard from Maryland’s 2018 class, Barly Kanu has not yet heard directly from interested college coaches, bit it may not be too long before he does. “I haven’t heard directly from college coaches yet, but my…
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Continue ReadingA 5-foot-11 combo guard from Maryland’s 2018 class, Barly Kanu has not yet heard directly from interested college coaches, bit it may not be too long before he does.
“I haven’t heard directly from college coaches yet, but my coach has told me that a few D1 schools have been coming to him telling him great things about me, and that they’ve seen me on the court. I think things will open up this summer,” said the Eleanor Roosevelt junior-to-be.
“I’m thinking about (my recruitment) a little, but right now I’m just worried about getting better as a player and working on my school work. If it comes soon I’ll be thankful, but I’m not too worried about it.”
A team-first floor-general, who takes great pride in his defense, Kanu says he feels most comfortable playing the point guard position, and setting teammates up for success.
“I just like to play for the team, defense first. And I’m a great shooter, and also I’m a floor-general, I just like to share the ball,” said Kanu.
“I feel most comfortable moving the ball and getting other people open, and usually that will open stuff up for me in the second half.”
As the starting point guard at Roosevelt last season, Kanu mirrored what it was he says he does best.
“My role as a sophomore at Roosevelt was just to go out there and do what the coach needed me to do,” he said. “That was being a good defender, talking more, executing and just being a knock-down shooter.”
After starting with New World on the adidas Circuit during the spring of his 16U season, Kanu says he’ll be playing with Team Takeover during the July live periods.
“I think Team Takeover is a great organization. They help us not just with basketball, but outside of basketball,” said Kanu. “And some of my high school coaches are with Team Takeover, so I thought it was a good idea to play with them, and see how it could translate to my high school game.”