A point guard for the 2017 class.
Breaking: Aaron Thompson, a class of 2017 PG from Team Takeover/Paul VI, just committed to Pittsburgh. pic.twitter.com/FIhw3Or9Qq
— Pat Lawless (@PatLawless_) May 8, 2016
Aaron Thompson is considered a 4-star recruit by Scout and ESPN. Rivals and 247 say 3-star. He’s out of Fairfax, Virginia and also had offers from Miami, GT, Temple, Dayton, SMU, VT and PSU.
Stallings had been recruiting him at Vandy so there was a relationship there.
He fell just outside the Scout top-100 for the 2017 class back in February.
Finding true point guards isn’t easy, and Aaron Thompson is definitely one of them. He has grown to be almost 6-foot-3 and has gotten stronger and more athletic in the past 12 months. Add in that he is a very good passer with a solid understanding of the game, and it is easy to see why college coaches are so excited about his future.
Still we felt he was a bit better on the outside of the top 100 as opposed to in it because he can struggle badly shooting the basketball. He needs to make himself more of a threat in that regard while continuing to run a team and getting others involved at the level he currently does.
247 considers him about 143 in overall national ranking of players. His defensive ability is considered to be excellent.
Interesting to have point guards in three straight classes. But all three have different strengths. Kithcart is more of an attacker and score off the dribble point guard. Great speed and quickness. Wilson is a better perimeter shooter. Thompson is has the passing and defense.
Keep winning us over with recruiting, coach, and we will all love you!
Agree with gc about getting those bigs…
Another great piece on Cesar.
Go Pitt.
Nice start on the next class. Appears we are in good shape
with guards….now find talented front line players. With
Young, Artis, and Jeter leaving after next season the ’17 class
is critical
JD was/is a good coach and better person … I really think his downfall here had much to do with the loyalty he had with some assistants who didn’t produce as recruiters ….. just my 2 cents.
BTW, he just recruited his first big catch at TCU, which hired a super recruiter from LSU .. this is what JD needed, a Slice type
Best wishes for JD to succeed. Will always be a fav of mine.
UPitt the same guy says Jamie is the best coach hired.
I’ll give the guy 3 years…then I don’t renew my tix (maybe 2). If the team this year comes out not ready to play my plans will change. HTP
Good start coach!