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Congratulations to Toronto’s own Myck Kabongo for his verbal commitment to the University of Texas Longhorns program over the weekend!
Myck has been attending St. Benedict’s Prep in New Jersey for the past two seasons after transferring from Eastern Commerce. The team has some other GTA content in former d’Youville star (and fellow Texas commit) Tristan Thompson, former Eastern Commerce centre Jean-Paul Kambola and younger brother Marcello Kambola.
Myck’s commitment is to begin his NCAA Division I career in the 2010-11 season. He decided on the Longhorns over Florida, Kansas, Wake Forest, and Villanova.
“I’ve been thinking about it and I was thinking about and I was leaning toward Texas for a while,” Kabongo said. “Speaking to other coaches, I didn’t feel the connection as much as I did with [Texas head coach Rick Barnes]. We’re real tight and those other coaches, I didn’t feel like we had that. I wanted that relationship with my coach and the point guard has to have a relationship with his coach.”
In GrassRoots Canada’s famous AAU tournament victory at the prestigious Super 64 Classic in Las Vegas last summer, Kabongo was the youngest player on the team, but has proven to being a major impact player among older top talents across the U.S..
“Obviously, at this stage Junior Cadougan had similar accolades,” GrassRoots Canada coach Ro Russell said. “Steve Nash wasn’t known until he went to Santa Clara. Myck has had the most visibility, success and exposure at this particular stage as a sophomore. His upside could be the best of them all but those are gigantic shoes to fill to match what Steve Nash has done and Junior has been successful so far as well.”
“The way they play suits me perfectly. I like playing fast, pick and roll and they get you ready for the next level. People probably think I’m going to Texas because of Tristan, and he’s like my brother, but it came down to what was best for me. It will be a bonus to play with Tristan if he’s still there but I want people to know that Texas suits me. It’s like a second home over there.”
“His feel doesn’t come around that much,” Russell said. “His intellect to read the game and know how to play and help his team … it’s extraordinary. That has now translated to his ballhandling, his ability to create and now knowing how to read time and place. He plays like he’s a college point guard.”
Myck has been attending St. Benedict’s Prep in New Jersey for the past two seasons after transferring from Eastern Commerce. The team has some other GTA content in former d’Youville star (and fellow Texas commit) Tristan Thompson, former Eastern Commerce centre Jean-Paul Kambola and younger brother Marcello Kambola.
Myck’s commitment is to begin his NCAA Division I career in the 2010-11 season. He decided on the Longhorns over Florida, Kansas, Wake Forest, and Villanova.
“I’ve been thinking about it and I was thinking about and I was leaning toward Texas for a while,” Kabongo said. “Speaking to other coaches, I didn’t feel the connection as much as I did with [Texas head coach Rick Barnes]. We’re real tight and those other coaches, I didn’t feel like we had that. I wanted that relationship with my coach and the point guard has to have a relationship with his coach.”
In GrassRoots Canada’s famous AAU tournament victory at the prestigious Super 64 Classic in Las Vegas last summer, Kabongo was the youngest player on the team, but has proven to being a major impact player among older top talents across the U.S..
“Obviously, at this stage Junior Cadougan had similar accolades,” GrassRoots Canada coach Ro Russell said. “Steve Nash wasn’t known until he went to Santa Clara. Myck has had the most visibility, success and exposure at this particular stage as a sophomore. His upside could be the best of them all but those are gigantic shoes to fill to match what Steve Nash has done and Junior has been successful so far as well.”
“The way they play suits me perfectly. I like playing fast, pick and roll and they get you ready for the next level. People probably think I’m going to Texas because of Tristan, and he’s like my brother, but it came down to what was best for me. It will be a bonus to play with Tristan if he’s still there but I want people to know that Texas suits me. It’s like a second home over there.”
“His feel doesn’t come around that much,” Russell said. “His intellect to read the game and know how to play and help his team … it’s extraordinary. That has now translated to his ballhandling, his ability to create and now knowing how to read time and place. He plays like he’s a college point guard.”
