Louisville appeared done with its 2014 recruiting class when Rick Pitino announced his four-man class on Friday.
Turns out, that wasn’t the case.
The Cardinals signed 7-foot-2 Norwegian center Matz Stockman of the Canarias Basketball Academy.
“First and foremost, we think this is a tremendous opportunity for Matz,” said Rob Orellana, Director of CBA. Getting the opportunity to train under Hall of Fame Coach Rick Pitino is a chance of a lifetime. In Matz, Louisville is getting a big man with unlimitted potential. He’s every inch 7’02, has a 7’06 wing span and is extremly agile. He has the potential to be elite, it’s just a matter of time.”
The 18-year-old averaged 7.7 points and 5.3 rebounds a game during the U18 European Championships in 2013 and joined CBA last September.
Louisville had stopped recruiting Texas center Myles Turner, and perhaps now we know why.
