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10-10-17 09:36 AM - Post#233681
In response to rbg
Matthue Cotton, a 6'5" SG from Vorhees (NJ), committed to Yale. After starting at Eastern Regional High School in Vorhees, he moved to St. Benedict's Prep in Newark. He is a 4-Star recruit at ESPN and a 3-star recruit at 247 Sports. 247 Sports lists him as the #9 recruit in NJ, #70 at the SG position and #292 overall.
Cotton chose Yale over Penn, Brown, Columbia, Miami, Oklahoma State, Seton Hall, Rutgers, St. Bonaventure, VCU, Temple, St. Joe's, La Salle, UMass, Tulane, NJIT, Towson, and Hartford.
In July 2016, the City of Basketball Love website had a scouting repot on Cotton:
http://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/matthue-cotton
- "A rapidly-developing prospect, Cotton's ceiling has risen quite a bit over the last 6-8 months, and a move to St. Benedict's (N.J.) should only further his growth. Growing in ability and assertiveness seemingly by the day, Cotton is starting to turn heads with his consistent, high-level play over the last few months. The 6-foot-4 lefty, a 3-point specialist early on in his career, is really starting to develop his off-hand dribbling ability so he can take defenders off the bounce, which in turn makes him a more effective outside shooter with opponents forced to respect his all-around game. While a year ago he looked more like a slightly undersized ‘3’, Cotton now has the look of a true off-guard, especially if he continues to develop in these same areas. His recruitment has already reached Atlantic 10 levels (July 2016), and high-major schools are starting to show serious interest. If he can show the ability to play the '2' spot at a consistently high level over his junior year, Cotton should see the offers pour in when he hits the 17U circuit in 2017."
Cotton joins Jake Lanford (C), Isaiah Kelly (SF), Michael Feinberg (SG), and Eze Dike-Nwagbara (PG) in the Class of '18 recruiting class.
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