Secretly meeting under the veil of darkness they found each other’s soul mates in one another. Since the clock struck midnight on June 15, Walker Kessler’s phone has been ringing off the hook with college coaches hoping to get in touch with him. 16 player in the 2020 class, will play his college ball, he’s keeping his options “completely open.” And yes, that includes one of the biggest rivals of his family’s team — Auburn.“Auburn definitely has a shot more than any other school,” Kessler said. Who knows, maybe the next two years they’ll win back-to-back national championships.
After all, his father Chad spent four years playing basketball for the Bulldogs, averaging 12 points and six rebounds per game his senior season 32 years ago.Kessler isn’t letting his Georgia roots dictate his future, though. The recruitment of Duke basketball target Walker Kessler may come down to how many times he wants to play before a national TV audience. It was tiring, I’m not going to lie,” Kessler said. “Look at these two past seasons: two SEC back-to-back championships, a Final Four appearance — I mean, there’s no telling. Kessler’s father Chad, late uncle Alec, and brother Houston all played basketball at Georgia, so the assumption might be that he’s a lock for Georgia. He also connected on 33 percent of his 3-point attempts, making 30-of-91 attempts from deep.“You look at all the bigs that shoot — Austin Wiley’s not really the big that shoots, but everybody else,” Kessler said of Auburn.
That kind of star power on campus used to be unfathomable, but as Pearl said last month, Auburn’s recent on-court success — going from SEC bottom-feeder to Final Four team during his time as coach — has opened a lot more doors for the Tigers when it comes to recruiting.Like many, Kessler has taken notice of what Pearl has achieved on the Plains.“Oh, they’re definitely on the up-rise, no doubt,” Kessler said. Michigan was in that group until head coach John Beilein left to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers, but now Kessler said the Wolverines are not in consideration anymore.He said he hopes to make his final decision in October, if not November, but added that circumstances can change his timetable for making a commitment.
The thing is, you look at the recruits that go into Auburn, they’re not like four- and five-star guys.
Does the 2020 center with a No. It’s all together, camaraderie that’s not like at other schools.
That’s really appealing to be a player. Walker Kessler. It’s great.”Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. Named … Two hundred years ago Father Gregorio Salvador fell in love with one of the local tribeswomen, Tala. Kessler averaged 21 points, 11.9 rebounds and 6.4 blocks per game as a junior at Woodward Academy in College Park, Ga., last season. “You see him in the post.
Coach Pearl takes these talented players — I’m not dogging them at all — but he takes them and develops them and makes them play together. That’s why they went so far, because everyone is playing together.
“You can really tell all his players play for him.
It’s just very versatile.”While Kessler didn’t give a definitive list of the other schools in his top-three with Auburn, the rising senior said he is also considering North Carolina, Gonzaga, Duke, Virginia, Georgia and Tennessee.
There will be a viewing Wednesday, August 5, 2020, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Bridgman Funeral Home in Scottsbluff. Walker Kessler is only entering his sophomore year of high school, but is already emerging as a big-time basketball recruit.
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It’s so close to home, and the appeal of Coach Pearl, who can get all his players to play for him and just have your back. He also plans to be back at Vanderbilt before the end of the month. Kessler’s next visit will be to Georgia this week.
You see him on the outside. Walker Kessler knows he can’t hide it.
It’s a beautiful thing.”Especially for a player who described himself as “some tall, white, skinny guy who can kind of shoot a little bit.” Kessler said Pearl has compared him to the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma — a versatile 6-foot-9 stretch-four who shot 33.5 percent from 3-point range while averaging 17.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game this season.“Don’t get me wrong, (Kuzma)’s an unbelievable player and our bodies are not that similar, but (Pearl) said kind of that versatility,” Kessler said.
“Just the versatility, how you can use the big on the perimeter, you can use him in the post, in the high post. As of Feb. 7, 2020; USA Basketball Notes.
UNC Basketball: What Walker Kessler’s commitment could tell us about 2020 Roy Williams and his staff managed to land a commitment from 2020 five-star center Walker Kessler Sunday night.
Beautiful campus, beautiful facilities, in the SEC.
He will be cremated and at a later date buried. “It was fun.
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