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Don’t tell anyone. It’ll be our little secret.

Down in Texas, there’s a new Class of 2013 prospect who is generating a ripple in the vast ocean of college basketball recruiting. By the time the spring is over, that ripple may gather enough force and turn into a tidal wave of attention.

Tony Trocha (Houston, Texas/St. Thomas) came to Texas from Colombia. He’s been in class for two weeks. During that time, the head coach from Texas A&M came to school as did assistants from Providence and Wichita State. Ohio State, George Mason and Texas have plans to see him soon. What’s going on?

“It’s kind of leaking out,” St. Thomas coach Danny Evans said of his 17-year old 6-10, 220 pound power forward. “I haven’t told anyone. He’s kind of leaked out a little bit.”

“I’ve coached long enough to be dangerous with my opinion,” Evans said. “This kid is a pro; I’ve never seen anything like this kid. He can play down in the low block and defends with ease. He’s got some LaMarcus Aldridge/Perry Jones to him. He shoots it, handles it and he’s highly skilled.”

Like the state of Texas needs another big-timer in it. If the early reports are halfway accurate, Trocha could be an elite player. Academically, Trocha is in good shape and Evans said language isn’t a problem.

From what I can gather, college coaches who have seen Trocha are in lockdown mode, not wanting to draw attention his way in the hopes of laying groundwork and beating the posse.

Time will be the ultimate evaluator, as we’ll get to see this guy in the spring. However, until then all we can do is raise the level of awareness with him and make sure he’s on your radar.

By Dave Telep

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/dave-telep/post?id=1025

Had to tell people, sounds really intriguing. Now this is from ESPN Rumor Central:

Update: First Dan Wolken, then Dave Telep, and now the world knows about the 2012 big Tony Trocha. Though recruiting analysts haven’t been able to watch the 6-foot-10 big, the excitement and intrigue from high-major programs has yet to abate. According to Cavan Walsh of Chicagohoops.com, Oregon, Texas, Florida, Ohio State, UCLA, and Kentucky are showing signs of interest in Trocha. Via Twitter, Walsh mentions UK’s John Calipari was the only head coach to watch the big.

 

-Matt Giles 

Now, I found some video on him as well. Keep in mind, the date of the video posting was October 2009, so he has probably matured physically quite a bit. It says his birthday is June 21, 1994 which would have made him 15. While it does not exactly blow you away, you see a tall, long and pretty athletic kid.

 

I also found out that he played for Colombia’s U-17 team this past summer. He averaged 15.4 ppg, 12.6 rpg (4.8 offensive) and 2.5 bpg as Colombia came in 3rd behind Brazil and Argentina. His stats were good for 3rd, 2nd and 2nd in the tournament, even though it appears he turned it over a little more than you would like and shot under 40% from the field and a little over 50% from the foul line. Seems that was kind of common place in the tournament. Seems he is generating some buzz and is a name to remember in the HS Class of 2013.

http://www.latinbasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=COL&PlayerID=227262#Player Stats

http://www.latinbasket.com/South-American-Championships-U17/basketball.asp

 

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