DeAndre Ayton

DeAndre Ayton
Personal information
Born (1998-07-23) July 23, 1998
Bahamas
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Position Center

DeAndre Ayton (born July 23, 1998) is a Bahamian basketball player.

Career

Ayton was born in the Bahamas and moved to San Diego, California in the United States.[1] In San Diego he attended Balboa City School before transferring to Hillcrest Hoops Prep Academy in Phoenix, Arizona prior to his junior year.[2][3][4]

Ayton is considered the top player in the 2017 recruiting class by Scout.com and ESPN.[5][6][7] In 2015 he was ranked by Scout as the top prospect in all of high school in their "Ultimate 100" list.[8]

Representing the World Select team, he saw 26:36 minutes of action at the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit, chipping in with eight points to go along with seven rebounds.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Inside DeAndre Ayton's rise from the Bahamas to 2017's No. 1 prospect
  2. ↑ No. 1 recruit DeAndre Ayton enrolls at Hillcrest Hoops prep academy
  3. ↑ Hillcrest wants to raise Arizona hoops with 7-1 DeAndre Ayton
  4. ↑ S.D. prep basketball’s hidden treasure
  5. ↑ Scout.com
  6. ↑ How DeAndre Ayton got to No. 1
  7. ↑ Mustang Madness preview: UK target Ayton ‘as good as it gets’ in high school basketball
  8. ↑ Scout's Ultimate 100
  9. ↑ "USA Wins Nike Hoop Summit 101-67". www.usab.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
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