LOUISVILLE, Ky. — One of many extra athletic prospects on the Memorial Day weekend Nike EYBL occasion in Louisville was ESPN 4-star energy ahead Taylor Bol Bowen, an Arkansas goal.
Bowen, 6-10, 190 kilos, from New Hampshire’s Brewster Academy has affords from Arkansas, Florida State, LSU. Kansas State, Maryland, Rutgers, Penn State, Duke, Houston, Kansas, Iowa, Southern Cal and others.
Recruiting hasn’t been a significant focus for Bowen recently.
“It’s very early. I haven’t been too targeted on recruiting that a lot and Arkansas specifically,” Bowen stated. “I’m simply grateful for them being concerned in my recruitment.”
Arkansas Coach Eric Musselman and the Razorbacks employees have impressed Bowen with their fixed contact.
“Coach Musselman texts me right here and there,” Bowen stated. “Their employees texts me constantly. I’ve been listening to from the employees, in order that’s good. Particularly from the pinnacle coach.”
Born in Egypt, Bowen moved the USA when he was 2 years outdated and settled in Vermont. He hopes to be the primary participant from the state to play within the NBA.
“He’s an excellent coach for certain,” stated Bowen of Musselman. “His greatest factor is his NBA expertise and the way he’s coached within the NBA. He is aware of precisely what it takes to achieve my objective and that’s to attempt to be the primary participant within the NBA from Vermont.”
Musselman and his employees have a mixed 52 years of NBA expertise, which is engaging to Bowen.
“Positively, 52 years of expertise is aware of precisely what it takes to get to that stage,” he stated.
Whereas he stated a go to to Fayetteville hasn’t been mentioned, Bowen is open to creating a visit to Arkansas.
“Yeah, positively, you realize what I’m saying,” Bowen stated. “I simply haven’t talked to them a few go to. That’s simply been it actually.”
Bowen is averaging 13.8 factors, 7.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 blocks a recreation for New England primarily based Expressions Elite in EYBL play. He’s capturing 51.8% from the sector, 29.4% from past the three-point line and 69.2% from the free throw line.
ESPN additionally charges him the No. 9 energy ahead and No. 50 total prospect within the nation.
Bowen stated the Razorback employees likes his versatility.
“I feel I might play nearly wherever within the nation simply because I‘m a ball participant and simply so versatile and I can accomplish that many alternative issues, and that’s what they been saying simply because I’m so versatile and make so many alternative performs with the ball,” Bowen stated.
Whereas enjoying with an older brother, Bowen developed an above-average means to deal with the ball, together with an explosive first step that makes him a mismatch for different massive males.
“I all the time performed guard once I was youthful, so I all the time performed up as a result of I used to be smaller than all people else,” Bowen stated. “I all the time performed with my brother. I all the time performed with him and his crew so I received to play guard. By means of that I received some good abilities that taught me how drive and assault and cross the ball and shoot.
“Don’t get me mistaken, I nonetheless submit smaller guys and get down and bang and rebound for certain too.”
Arkansas getting again to the Elite Eight for a second consecutive yr impressed Bowen.
“They’re clearly an excellent crew,” Bowen stated. “They’d loads of good expertise and good abilities, good guards, JD Notae with what they have been doing with him. This subsequent yr is a going to be so much totally different with clearly with the recruits they’re bringing in and I can’t wait watch what they’ve with the versatile recruits coming in.”