Prospect Spotlight: Brennan Canada (2019)
We are on the tail end of summer basketball and around the country college prospects at all levels are working on their game and working toward earning an opportunity to play at the next level. Prep Hoops Kentucky puts the spotlight on prospects around the Bluegrass State.
Brennan Canada is a 6’7 Stretch 4 man who recently moved from Montgomery County to rival George Rogers Clark. Unfortunately, Canada missed the majority of his sophomore season after suffering a broken leg before Christmas. Luckily, Brennan was able to bounce back and play a full 16u AAU season, garnering some attention from NCAA schools in the process. We recently caught up with the 13th ranked player in our 2019 rankings to discuss his recruiting and goals for the upcoming high school season.
Photo Credit: @brennanc14Canada described himself as a team first player,”I like to do whatever it takes to make my team better. My strengths are rebounding and shooting the ball. I’m putting an emphasis on my ball handling this off-season.” After starting the AAU season with Hoop Dreams, Canada made the switch to M.A.T.T.S. Mustangs for the month of July. He thought the switch was good for him “I had a big game in Las Vegas where I had 28 points and 18 rebounds in a win.” Big numbers like that are sure to draw more attention to the rising Junior.
On the recruiting front, Canada already holds an offer from 8 time NCAA D2 National Champion Kentucky Wesleyan and has caught the eye of several mid major Division I programs. “I’m receiving interest from Northern Kentucky, Morehead State, Wright State and Lipscomb and have daily communication with the head coach from Troy University.” Canada told the PHKY staff that he’s looking for school that plays to his strengths as far as shooting the ball and playing at a quick tempo on offense.
Brennan also has high expectations for his high school season, “I think we have what it takes to win the 10th region and make a run at a state championship. I hope I can help make the team better and improve individually. I know I can play Division I basketball in college and I’m working towards reaching that goal.” Brennan is certainly a player to keep an eye on in the loaded 2019 class in Kentucky.