Aquille Carr impresses at Under Armour Grind Session
Patterson basketball star Aquille Carr was in the Chicago area this past weekend, participating in the Under Armour Grind Session training sessions with a number of the top high school basketball players in the country.
The 5-foot-6 Carr distinguished himself with the third-highest vertical leap (30.5 inches) and the sixth fastest 20-yard spring (2.69 seconds) of the 50+ players at the inaugural combine.
Vertical Jump (Inches)
Glenn Robinson, Jr. – 36
Darrick Wood – 34.5
Ray Glassman – 31
Aquille Carr – 30.5
Jeremiah Jones – 30
Trayvon Reed – 29
20-Yard Sprint (Seconds)
Ray Glassman – 2.51
Alex Robinson – 2.56
Glenn Robinson, Jr. – 2.59
Damontrae Jefferson – 2.6
King McClure – 2.68
Aquille Carr – 2.69
ESPN recruiting writer Reggie Rankin also singled out Carr as one of his "standout players" from the event.
The junior point guard said the schools toward the top of his list include Seton Hall, South Florida, UConn, Memphis and Kentucky.
Comments
Does anyone know the truth with this young man? Is he going to be eligible to play his senior season in Baltimore? You hear many different stories about his age, heard just the other day he was already 19 as a junior (according to a wikipedia page he will be 18 on 9/28/011). I hope this young man becomes one of the next exceptional players to come out of Charm City, just want to know the truth about him.
Posted by: CraigO | September 27, 2011 3:48 PM
He will be 19 next september
Posted by: coach hall | September 27, 2011 4:56 PM
He will be 18 next September. He repeated the first grade.
Posted by: Kevin R. | September 27, 2011 6:28 PM
Sounds great.
Sraight from the mpssaa.org site - handbook.
"Students who are 19 years old or older as of August 31 are ineligible to participate
in interscholastic athletics."
Looks like he is good to go. I do hope the young man considers the Terps, and Turgeon and his new staff who want to keep the top local players in state keep their word.
Posted by: CraigO | September 27, 2011 6:36 PM
Seton Hall fans should know that AC will be playing in the Dan Finn Classic in Jersey City on January 14, 2012 against St. Benedict's and show him some love. Attended a fall league game in Paterson recently and there were hundreds of Seton Hall blue clad SHU students in attendance trying unsucessfully to lure Kyle Anderson who will also be playing in the Dan Finn Classic.
Posted by: lipster | October 1, 2011 7:09 PM