By ADAM ZAGORIA
Drissa Traore, the 6-foot-8 small forward from Long Island Lutheran and the PSA Cardinals, had a Zoom call with St. John’s coach Mike Anderson on Tuesday and will visit campus in August when campus visits are permitted by the NCAA.
“The St. John’s call went well,” Traore said. “I got a feel of what the coaches were about. The coaching staff’s message was obviously they are pulling for me and that they aren’t just a basketball team, they are real family!”
Traore said “no one is really recruiting as hard as St. John’s, but Tulsa is very interested and Stony Brook.”
“I’m going to visit [St. John’s] in August,” he said.
LuHi coach John Buck praised Traore’s skillset.
“Drissa is a competitor,” Buck said. “He is passionate about the game and works extremely hard on his skillset. He’s aggressive around the rim and is expanding his perimeter skills as well. Drissa is an awesome teammate and a pleasure to coach. He’ll make a college program very happy.”
Added PSA Cardinals director Terrance “Munch” Williams.
“Drissa is a young man who has grown up within the PSA Cardinals culture since middle school,” he said. “He has continued to develop both on and off the court and is rounding into form as a successful version of himself. He will be a great attention to any school because of his desire to win, lead, and be a complete player on the basketball court. I’m excited to continue to watch his growth over the next few years.”
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