Prospect Spotlight: Bradley Ezewiro 2020
Bradley Ezewiro is one of the top rising seniors in Southern California. He started out this summer with a few offers from Division 1 schools, but after a strong showing at events such as Pangos All-American Camp back in June…
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Continue ReadingBradley Ezewiro is one of the top rising seniors in Southern California.
He started out this summer with a few offers from Division 1 schools, but after a strong showing at events such as Pangos All-American Camp back in June and the NCAA’s Basketball Academy, as well as solid play with the Oakland Soldiers on the AAU circuit, several major programs have jumped into his recruitment.
This month alone, he’s picked up offers from LSU and Oregon State. He already held offers from CSUN, Iona, Long Beach State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, TCU, USF, Virginia Tech, and Washington State, with other programs having reached out.
When the time comes for him to select a school, he’s got a few things he’s going to be looking for.
“I’ve been hearing a lot from Washington State, Nevada, Tennessee, Arizona, Virginia Tech, Missouri, just a lot of those schools and on the East Coast,” Ezewiro told Prep Hoops. “I’m looking for a winning program, a coach that’s going to let me rock, a coach that I can trust with my future, and a coach that I can trust with my later years in life. A coach I can really bond with and have a good relationship with.”
Ezewiro has made a name for himself as a physical big who uses his size well in the paint. He can easily overpower smaller defenders in the post and finish the play. He’s a strong rebounder too who boxes out well, and he’s a tough defender who alters plenty of shots in the lane.
He’s a bit of a throw-back type big man in a time when traditional post play is being forgotten in favor of jump shooting, stretch bigs. He can also step out and shoot a little bit though, and he’s a big fan of old school trash talking.
“I take a lot of pride in the way I play. I play physical, loud, I’m very energetic, I get in people’s faces,” Ezewiro said. “But I can step out a little bit. I pride myself on dominating my man and telling him that he can’t guard me and stuff like that. That’s what I really like to do.”
There are a couple of areas that he’s trying to use this summer to work on. He understands the shift in the game, and he wants to continue to improve on becoming a well-rounded big man.
He’s also focused on his upcoming senior year at Bishop Montgomery High School. He’s got some big goals for the team this coming season.
“Just working pull-up jumpers, just being a better leader. I’m still young,” Ezewiro said. “I still got to lead my team to championships, I have to learn how to match people up, and just do the right thing for my team.”
In the grand scheme of things, Ezewiro entered this summer a bit overlooked when it came to national attention. The Southern California basketball scene sure knew who he was, but in the eyes of national ranking analysts, he wasn’t quite on their radar.
One of his top goals heading into the summer was to gain national exposure and really make a name for himself. He wanted to prove he deserved to be mentioned among the top players in high school basketball.
“I just want to be shown on a bigger stage, I just want to show that I belong here,” Ezewiro said. “I’m unranked, not a lot of guys are looking at me. I just got to get off and show people who I am.”
It’s safe to say that with this solid play this summer, he’s definitely opened a lot of eyes. He uses it as fuel and motivation as he works toward his ultimate goal.
“I just keep that chip on my shoulder. Nobody really knows me, I just got to come out and hurt people, figuratively of course,” Ezewiro said. “Come out and kill and work people hard.”