(2020) PF Matt Cross to Miami

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2 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

247 had him 6'6.  He shot 40% from 3 at Miami and about 87 from the stripe.

That qualifies as a knock-down shooter! 

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Per Cross family, “Matt will likely enroll at either a Big 10 or SEC institution next semester. He is considering continuing NCAA basketball or restarting football (possibly remaining here at Miami if they have football interest)”

from is AAU team 

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1 hour ago, Hardwood83 said:

Assuming he's not thug, I'd be interested if he's 6'7"-6'8" and has some semblance of an inside game and interior defense. In other words a PF in the CWat mold. 

If he's a 6'5" he'd need to be a real knock-down shooter or else it's it's gonna get awfully crowded on the wing.  

Yeah so again I benefit from living 8 minutes from Grand Park, where EYBL happens. He’s definitely the combo forward role. Not a power forward, but I’d not classify him as a wing. Frankly I’m a little surprised to see his high usage at 3 pt given the way he plays. High energy. His AAU team was not good, it was mostly him generating plays, and probably sacrificing his efficiency in the process. But he plays big because he’s so active and will gladly challenge a true big for a rebound. He’s not one of those skinny 6’8” kids that wants to be a 3. He’s also not 6’8”. 
 

I haven’t heard anything too bad about him. There was a tweet saying he hadn’t broken a team rule or the law. Sounds like he butted heads with the coach maybe? 
 

I really liked him. I always love the super active players. And his shooting percentages would be welcome. 
 

The likely enrollment at a B1G or SEC school is interesting. 

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1 hour ago, Stromboli said:

The likely enrollment at a B1G or SEC school is interesting. 

Interesting; however, I believe that both South Carolina and Texas A&M were serious contenders last time around.