2022 guard Aidan Abell talks transfer to Westminster, recruitment and more

<p>Westminster continues to add rising prospects year after year.</p> <p>2022 6'5", 180-pound guard Aidan Abell transferred from Coral Springs Charter to Westminster for his sophomore season. He said this about his decision to move schools.</p> <blockquote> <p>"The most intriguing thing about transferring to Westminster was the fact that I get to compete at a high level and for a state championship and being able to play for coach [Ehren] Wallhoff," Abell told Prep Hoops. "The most exciting thing of all of this is that I get to play with kids that I’ve been playing against for the past couple of years."</p> </blockquote> <p>He says he was able to develop a lot as a freshman at Coral Springs Charter.</p> <blockquote> <p>"It was great learning how to adapt to a new environment and adapt to the speed of the game at the higher level," he said.</p> </blockquote> <p>No offers have come yet for Abell, but he's drawn interest from Davidson, Clemson, Eastern Kentucky, Northeastern, Loyola of Chicago, FAU and FGCU.</p> <p>He says college programs have told him they like his mix of size and 3-point shooting ability.</p> <p>This summer, Abell suited up for Team Knight on the Adidas Gold Gauntlet circuit.</p> <blockquote> <p>"I learned a lot playing with Team Knight and playing against the top talent in my class," he said.  "For example, I learned how to be a leader of a team and learned how to take a game over at any point to do whatever I can to will my team to a victory."</p> </blockquote> <p>When talking about his best skills, Abell pointed to his killer mindset and his size at the shooting guard position. He also said he is able to defend bigger and smaller players because of that length.</p> <blockquote> <p>"On the offensive side, it is easy for me to get my shot off quick and able to shoot over smaller defenders," he said. "My athleticism allows me to get to the basketball with ease and finish above the rim and a consistent basis."</p> </blockquote> <p>Abell says he's been around the game of basketball since the 2nd grade.</p> <blockquote> <p>"When I first noticed my actual skill for the game was about 6th grade where it just seemed the game came to me and it was just easier for me to play against other kids my age," he said.</p> </blockquote> <p>The switch to Westminster will only give Abell more ammo to fuel his rise. He will get to play for a program that is a regular in the state final, winning three straight with four consecutive appearances in the Class 4A title game. Now in Class 3A, Abell will be a key piece to the puzzle and add some desired length alongside rising Division I 2022 prospect Ben Middlebrooks, 2019 point guard Stephan Swenson, Division I 2021 prospect Troy Boynton and 2022 jumbo guard Kaleb Walters (transfer from Miramar).</p> <p>Photo credit: Bay Area Hoops</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="und">???????? <a href="https://t.co/DCo1cou1BM">pic.twitter.com/DCo1cou1BM</a></p> — Aidan Abell (@AidanAbell1) <a href="https://twitter.com/AidanAbell1/status/1142769877188599808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>