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Four-star forward Sam Froling is set to officially visit the Arizona Wildcats on December 17th, his older brother Harry (a current player at Marquette and a former Arizona target) revealed on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/HarryFroling/status/937485471499812869
The Australian is the No. 160 player in the 2018 class, per 247Sports' composite rankings.
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Read more on Froling visiting UofA below
https://www.azdesertswarm.com/platform/amp/recruiting/2017/12/12/16769658/arizona-basketball-recruiting-2018-sam-froling-official-visit-wildcats-wichita-maryland-targets-fbi?utm_campaign=azdesertswarm&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true
Check out some of his highlights below
He looks like he is a good 4-year prospect that can grow from a role player to a contributor over the course of his career. I hope we get him. Add a few transfers and maybe a 5-star surprise recruit and the 2018 class could be OK.
From the limited amount I've viewed his game(this video), he appears to already have all the tools. He defends well. Understands verticality and uses it. Is aggressive on defense with good hands. He has good moves around the hoop and a sweet stroke from outside. The only problems I see is he definitely needs some Chris Rounds, and then he needs to be able to take his game to the college level. Looks like a very good get for any team...but hopefully OURS!
Paging Keanu Pinder...
FINALLY some recruiting news!
Sam Froling has already visited Wichita St & Creighton. He's currently on his Maryland visit & will in Tucson to visit the Wildcats on Sunday. He wants to make his decision right after he's done with all his visits, so we should find out pretty quick if Miller can reel him in.
BearDown!
Froling's thoughts on the Wildcats
Arizona: "They see me as a similar sort of player to
Lauri (Markkanen). It is definitely really appealing. They can get players to the NBA, which is what I really want. I need them to develop my game."
Thanks for the insight. Any chance he is ready to commit soon if he finds Arizona to be the right fit?
Froling did say that he wants to make his decision shortly after he's done visiting all four schools. We'll be the last school he visits.
So nice to see some recruiting action again. I have a feeling the foreigners are going to be the saving grace of this class.
I'm hearing his visit went really well on Sunday.
Quote from: dashots_UA on December 13, 2017, 05:41:01 PMSo nice to see some recruiting action again. I have a feeling the foreigners are going to be the saving grace of this class.
This is what I have been thinking as well.
With our American/Canadien prospects, the looming FBI investigation is going to scare them off (intentionally).
Miller is going to have to find another way to recruit elite talent and keep Arizona on top until the official verdict comes down.
Prospects from overseas are going to have to be fillers until Miller is able show these boys that we are still elite.
Quote from: mvpreed2 on December 19, 2017, 08:21:19 PM
This is what I have been thinking as well.
With our American/Canadien prospects, the looming FBI investigation is going to scare them off (intentionally).
Miller is going to have to find another way to recruit elite talent and keep Arizona on top until the official verdict comes down.
Prospects from overseas are going to have to be fillers until Miller is able show these boys that we are still elite.
Agreed. Luckily there are some really good foreign big men this year! I think recruits just want to know that the program is stable, that Miller wont be fired, etc. Think it is highly prejudicial the way the FBI situation has been reported by ESPN(the god of NCAA sports perception)... USC and Arizona especially being singled out.
Any news on the Froling recruitment? He was supposed to decide shortly after his visit to Arizona.
Quote from: dashots_UA on December 20, 2017, 04:57:08 PMAgreed. Luckily there are some really good foreign big men this year!
Yeah, this couldn't have been a better year to have a good crop of Euro bigs to come into the United States.
We are going to lose a TON of talent after this season, with Alkins/Trier/Ayton leaving eligibility on the table, and PJC/Pinder/Ristic/Denny to graduation.
Our team is going to be set on the outside for 3-4 years being loaded with underclassmen.
Smith will be our oldest perimeter player returning after his RS Sophomore season.
We don't have any true sophomores, and then Barcello/Randolph/Akot are all freshmen.
It is going to be hard to replace all seven players with impact freshmen.
I am hoping Miller is able to get 1-2 transfers, regular or grad, that could ease the need to find HS prospects to fill all those spots.
QuoteI think recruits just want to know that the program is stable, that Miller wont be fired, etc. Think it is highly prejudicial the way the FBI situation has been reported by ESPN(the god of NCAA sports perception)... USC and Arizona especially being singled out
I am not sure about the program's stability, but I wouldn't bet on Miller being fired.
Yeah Arizona is pseudo-elite, but we wouldn't have a long line of coaches that would be lining up to coach here compared to a say Duke/Kentucky/Kansas/North Carolina.
Louisville was the first program that got all the press because it was an Adidas investigation.
Then when the FBI found out it was bigger than that, and there were some Nike schools involved, the two biggest schools were Arizona and USC.
You put the biggest programs in your lead to get the audience's attention.
Do you think many people would have really paid attention to this investigation if Auburn/Georgia Tech were the only schools mentioned in it?