By ADAM ZAGORIA & RICH FLANAGAN
Lance Ware, the 6-foot-9, 220-pound Class of 2020 forward from Camden (N.J.) High School and the NY Rens AAU Program, has cut his list to five schools.
Ware is down to Providence, Miami, Ohio State, Michigan and Kentucky.
Top 5 ??♂️ @TiptonEdits pic.twitter.com/SIWllzgfA0
— lance (@lanceware12) August 4, 2019
“Lance has turned himself into an energized player,” Camden coach Rick Brunson told ZAGSBLOG recently. “He’s a rim-runner as well as a shot-blocker and rim protector. The best thing he does is be a high character player and a leader.”
Ware said he’s looking into a program that fits his style.
“What I do when I receive an offer is look at the school and try to see if their playing style fits me,” Ware said. “I don’t want to go into not knowing that. Every coach that recruits me is going to say, ‘You fit into our system’ but that might not be true all the time. I take it upon myself to do my own research and see if their game fits me.”
After averaging 11.6 points per game and 9.6 rebounds per game as a junior for a Camden team that fell to eventual state champion Haddonfield in overtime of the South Jersey Group 2 final, Ware is primed for a big senior season. Brunson is allowing Ware to expand his game more on the perimeter but wants him to remain focused on the inside.
“I truly believe all big guys should start inside,” Brunson said. “Still, he actually has the ability to bring the ball up. Right now, he won’t be doing that but during the season he will handle the ball a little bit. It all depends on the mismatch. He’s able to get the ball on the short post then go one on one because of his quickness and athleticism.”
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