Impact Tranfer: Rechon Black to Montverde Academy
Year after year North Carolina produces some of the best basketball talent in the country. In what may seem like a growing trend many of the most sought after recruits from the Tar Heel State transfer to a “basketball powerhouse.”…
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Continue ReadingYear after year North Carolina produces some of the best basketball talent in the country. In what may seem like a growing trend many of the most sought after recruits from the Tar Heel State transfer to a “basketball powerhouse.”
Back in the 1990’s Jerry Stackhouse transferred out of Kinston High School to attend Oak Hill Academy. Jeff McInnis did the same after playing at West Charlotte High School.
Over the last few years twins Cody and Caleb Martin and Shelton Mitchell, all three top 50 national recruits transferred from public schools in North Carolina to Oak Hill Academy. Harry Giles, the consensus number one prospect in the nation from the class of 2016 transferred from Wesleyan Christian to the blue ridge mountains to attend Oak Hill and will be a freshman at Duke this season.
One of the most sought after recruits in the 2018 class, Rechon Black who has already pledged to The University of North Carolina has announced he will transfer from Concord High School outside Charlotte to attend Montverde Academy in Florida for his last two seasons of high school.
Black, a 6-foot-7 guard is considered a top 30 prospect nationally and will thrive at Montverde Academy under Kevin Boyle, who built a powerhouse at St. Patrick’s in New Jersey and coached #1 NBA Draft pick Kyrie Irving before heading south to be in charge at Montverde Academy.
Montverde Academy is a basketball powerhouse that has produced numerous NBA players, most recently #1 2016 NBA Draft pick Ben Simmons and Los Angeles Lakers rookie Deangelo Russell.
A national schedule, playing against better talent and just getting away from home are key factors in these decisions. Playing on national tv before even entering college is a big selling point that many highly regarded recruits don’t want to pass up.