Recruiting report: Eysan Wiley (2017)
COLUMBIA — Recruiting is heating up this fall for Columbia Rock Bridge 2017 forward Eysan Wiley. The 6-foot-5 forward holds an offer from William Jewell but 14 schools now show interest, including 10 Division I programs. Central Missouri, Drury and…
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA — Recruiting is heating up this fall for Columbia Rock Bridge 2017 forward Eysan Wiley.
The 6-foot-5 forward holds an offer from William Jewell but 14 schools now show interest, including 10 Division I programs.
Central Missouri, Drury and William Jewell have all made the trip to Columbia to watch Wiley work out, and he has visited William Jewell so far.
At 6-foot-6, 205-pounds, Wiley is among central Missouri’s premier forwards.
A versatile four man, Wiley can guard small forwards and centers. He can score on the block or step out and knock down jump shots and says he is most comfortable in the pick and roll but I can pop as well.
He spent the offseason competing for MoKan Select and says he enjoyed the experience.
“I really enjoyed playing with each person on my team because everyone was a selfless player,” Wiley said. “We shared the ball great and played good defense so that was a huge plus.”
He says he spent much of the summer focused on expanding his game to the perimeter.
“I feel like I will get backed off a lot this year because of my quickness so I can shoot the 3,” he said. ” I’ve also improved my ball handling to be able to create shots for myself and my teammates.”
Expectations are high this year at Rock Bridge, a program that featured a host of talented freshmen playing up on the varsity a year ago.
“My high school team is very young, but we could be really good,” Wiley said. “We have a legitimate chance at state. We are an undersized team, but we are all quick.”
As a conference independent, Rock Bridge always has an assortment of interesting games on its schedule and Wiley has several circled already.
“I’m looking forward to playing teams like Kickapoo, but we won’t play them unless we make it to state,” he said. “We play CBC in the Norm Stewart classic, and they are always good. I would also like a shot at Webster Groves, who we should play in the Smith Cotton tournament.”