Tide add top-25 hire Sherrell to enforcing class
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Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Personnel Author Basketball recruiting expert. Signed up with ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware.Paul Biancardi Close Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Department I
level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Sep 26, 2023, 03:59 PM
- ET Top-25 senior Aiden Sherrell dedicated to Alabama on Tuesday,
- giving Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide their fourth top-25 recruit in the last 4 classes.Alabama was long thought about the favorite for Sherrell, who likewise had Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas and Michigan State on his final list.” Their fast-play design, shooting a lot of
3s and defense fit my game,”Sherrell told ESPN.”They examined my game and said they can run offense through me, play pick-and-pop or roll down low.
“Sherrell established a strong relationship with Oats and the Crimson Tide staff. “He has had a terrific impact at Alabama,”he stated of Oats. “Coach Preston Murphy and I get along real well. The men on the team are extremely cool.”Editor’s Picks 2 Related While NIL wasn’t the deciding factor in
Sherrell’s dedication, his brother stated Alabama’s capacity in that area contributed. “All the groups in his last list were strong in NIL,”Austin Sherrell said.”Alabama has actually shown growth in NIL. The choice was not entirely on NIL. [It was] the fit and chance. “A 6-foot-10 center from Detroit
who goes to Prolific Prep (California ), Sherrell is ranked No. 21 in the ESPN 100 for the 2024 class. He’s the No. 4 center in the country.Sherrell was dominant on the high school circuit last season with Hillcrest Prep (Arizona), balancing 18.8 points and 9.3 rebounds in the Overtime Elite league. He followed that up on the Nike EYBL circuit by putting up 13.0 points and 5.2 rebounds with Vegas Elite.He is one of the most mobile and knowledgeable huge guys in
high school basketball. His versatility is his calling card, with his capability to play facing up on offense as a 3-point hazard or straight-line chauffeur. Sherrell has a range of post relocations, consisting of a dive hook, drop action and reverse pivot. Defensively, his capability to hedge ball screens far from the basket and or play in drop protection need to offer Alabama flexibility on the defensive end.Sherrell is Alabama’s first dedication in the 2024 class, however the Crimson Tide are involved with a variety of highly-ranked potential customers. Atop that list is top-10 senior Derrion Reid, who cut his list to Alabama, Florida State and Georgia on Monday and plays at Prolific Prep with Sherrell. “We are on the exact same team in practice and we control,”Sherrell said.
“I tell him in practice, let’s go to college together and do the very same thing.”