By JACK LeGWIN
Payton Pritchard, one of the top point guards in the Class of 2016, has committed to Oregon.
Reggie Rankin of ESPN was the first to report the news.
Oregon is getting the No. 48 ranked player in the nation by 247 Sports, and the No. 8 overall point guard. He initially committed to Oklahoma, but reopened his recruitment in July.
“[I] wanted to stay and play for my state and I have a really good relationship with coach [Dana] Altman,” Pritchard, who also considered Michigan, Arizona State, Cal, Wisconsin, and Villanova, told Scout.
Heading into his senior year, the 6-foot Pritchard is an elite shooter, high level scorer, and has shown off his ability to play with the best, most recently at the Adidas Nations.
“I want to go to a place where I can develop as a player, but also be able to play right away,” he previously told SNY.tv. “I talk to the assistant coaches mostly, sometimes the head coaches as well.”
Pritchard is the second commit for the Ducks in the class of 2016 alongside Keith Smith.
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