BYU lands nephew of WNBA legend Catchings
Kanon Catchings, a forecasted first-round pick in 2025, told ESPN he has actually dedicated to BYU.”My family and I consulted with Coach Young and the training personnel recently and we instantly clicked,” Catchings told ESPN. “I knew immediately this was the very best suitable for me.”
Catchings, who dedicated to Purdue following his sophomore year of high school, elected to reopen his recruitment previously this month. He went to Florida State and North Carolina State along with BYU before selecting the Cougars.He is the nephew of Naismith Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings, who was named WNBA MVP and a 10-time All-Star in an embellished career with the Indiana Fever that also included four Olympic gold medals.Kanon’s mother, Tauja, played college basketball at Illinois and was a WNBA draft pick, while his grandfather, Harvey Catchings, invested 11 seasons in the NBA. Kanon Catchings averaged 17.5 points and 4.8 rebounds as a junior at Brownsburg High School in Indiana before investing his senior season with Overtime Elite. Grace Hollars/IndyStar/ USA TODAY NETWORK Catchings is the 2nd forecasted one-and-done first-round choice inbound head coach Kevin Young has attracted, along with Russian wing and Genuine Madrid player Egor Demin. Young left an associate head-coaching position with the Phoenix Suns to replace Mark Pope, who departed for Kentucky after John Calipari left for Arkansas.Catchings, a 6-foot-10 forward, played his senior year of high school at Overtime Elite in Atlanta, balancing 15.3 points and 6.2 rebounds. He shot 37%from 3 for the Cold Hearts and was coached by current BYU assistant coach Tim Fanning, who also had a substantial function in recruiting Demin in his very first month on the job in Provo, Utah.BYU returned 3 beginners from a group that made the NCAA tournament in its debut season in the Huge 12 in Trevin Knell, Dallin Hall and Fousseyni Traore.
Key backups Richie Saunders and Dawson Baker, a former All-Big West player who missed out on nearly all of last season with a foot injury, are back as well.The Cougars likewise landed two Power 5 beginners from the transfer website in Keba Keita from Utah and Mawot Mag from Rutgers.” Coach Young highlights building relationships and I have complete trust in him,”
Catchings stated.”I’m delighted to learn from him and improve as a player. We have an excellent group of guys on the lineup and we all share the very same objective. I can’t wait to get started. “Jonathan Givony is an NBA draft specialist and the creator and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a personal hunting and analytics service utilized by NBA, NCAA and global teams.