Washington Basketball recruiting efforts gaining momentum with small forward Jamal Bey
On the morning after the 2017 NBA Draft, college basketball programs around the nation are once more called to restock the shelves. After all, the Washington Basketball team is no exception to this annual migration to the far reaches of the nation. Coaches must recruit new players wherever basketball prospects train, live, or learn.
As a matter of fact, it’s that need to find new talent which has brought UW Basketball coaches to Las Vegas, Nevada. Or rather, Jamal Bey to the University of Washington campus at Seattle Washington. Bey held an unofficial visit with the school on Tuesday, June 20, 2017.
U. of Washington unofficial visit 👀 pic.twitter.com/iROOn5EIZL
— 🌬Jamal Bey (@jamal_bey5) June 21, 2017
Jamal Bey
Jamal Bey is a 6-foot-6 185 pound shooting guard/small forward who is getting plenty of basketball attention recently. Drawing interest from eight schools and sorting through six scholarship offers already, Bey has a very significant decision to make in the future. But for today, it’s a matter of visiting and working out.
.@jamal_bey5 working out at the University of Washington pic.twitter.com/LEZWwaUKbS
— Vegas Elite (@VegasEliteHoops) June 21, 2017
Meet Jamal Crawford
Time at the gym is a magical time for a basketball player. It is a time for actions and not words. On the basketball court, a young athlete can glide to the basket as gracefully as an ice skater glides across the ice.
And you never know who you may run into at the gym.
Got to meet a great player and a great guy @JCrossover and just so happens we have the same name 👀🏀 pic.twitter.com/5m032pn7RI
— 🌬Jamal Bey (@jamal_bey5) June 21, 2017
Every young man goes through a similar process at each college. But it’s not common to run into an NBA player.
6'6 2018 SG .@jamal_bey5
— Bishop Gorman 🏀 (@gormanhoops) June 21, 2017
On his unofficial visit to the University of Washington#Pac12 pic.twitter.com/04ht1d8uA1
Decisions, decisions
Memories are made. And the decision begins to swing in favor of a school with the best fit. It’s all part of the process. NBA players pay back to the schools by helping young men find their way through.
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Someday, Jamal Bey may be the NBA player visiting the Washington gym and meeting with young men. It could happen someday, if he commits to the Washington Basketball program..
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