Trey Patterson now
stands 6’9; he operates inside and out with impunity – “dominating”,” multi-dimensional”,
“pro-potential” are just some of the words that are being attached to what
consider to be the forgone future #1 player in the class of 2021.

But this article isn’t
about the greatness of Patterson; anyone following the sport knows the name,
the game, and his likely end destination at the professional level. In this
sport there are players and then there are players. The same can be said about school and
institutions – there are many great, phenomenal, extraordinary schools that
have produce immensely talented players throughout the United States. Many also boast exemplary academic records
producing the complete products, the ultimate weapons, high level student-athletes.
In the world of
basketball there are schools that consistently recruit, develop, and produce
the best in the game – the last two years producing the one of the top two
picks in the NBA Draft (assuming in less than 24-hours Ben Simmons is in fact
drafted within the first two picks in 2016) Montverde Academy is arguably the
best basketball school in the country. In
2014/15 Montverde brought in as a freshman top 3 and current 2018 #13 player in
the country 6’10 EJ Montgomery (rated #2 by P2Bball.com prior to HS), in 2015/16
they brought in current 2019 #1 player in country 6’7 Rowan Barrett (rated #1
by P2Bball.com prior to HS).


If not for reliability
of the source, there would not have been any consideration of posting such
information but news comes with great credibility. Such that before the
Patterson’s pack up and move to the Sunshine state they will have to listen to
a litany of offers not just in New Jersey but from all across the country.
The player, the
person, the family are special, humble, and rooted in the game for the right
reasons and their son plays the game the right way. They are all good people in the truest since
of the word and if these rumors are in fact true no one is more deserving of an
opportunity such as this than them. Regardless of their final destination high
school or otherwise the expectation is that Patterson will be tremendously
successful.
24 to 36 months
from now some pundit undoubtedly will take credit for discovering Patterson as one
of the top high school players in the country, they will tell you about his
skill set, his person, his frame and athleticism and no one will remember the guy
who said in 2014 as 6th grader that Trey Patterson would be one of
the best in the game in the country.
Those guys certainly can’t tell that early, those rankings – so what
they are 70% correct don’t mean anything at that age, and Patterson it must have
just been a lucky guess. Well before it’s
asked and answered, Trey Patterson was never a guess we knew and now the rest
of the world knows right along with the best program in the country.
#DROPSMIC
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