The scholarship offers just keep coming for St. Mary's High School's 6-foot-10 rising junior post prospect KJ Hymes, and at a rate very rarely seen in the state of Arizona by such a young prospect. After receiving numerous high-major division-I offers during his sophomore season, Hymes has now received two more big offers for himself.
This week, Hymes received scholarship offers from the University of Oklahoma and also St. John's University.
Hymes had a big sophomore season - posting scholarship offers from some of the top basketball programs in America, as he also received offers from the University of Washington, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Clemson and from Memphis University. He has also received a scholarship offer from Grand Canyon University, and has serious recruitng interest from such programs as Virginia, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin and many others.
Hymes had a good spring evaluation period, while traveling with the heavily-Nike sponsored Las Vegas Prospects club program - a team loaded with many top-rated prospects in the West.
Hymes has received loads of attention from college coaches, as a result of his extreme potential for the future. While he still has a long way to go physically, the extreme potential is there for the future, which has some college coaches salivating over him. Hymes will only continue to improve a great deal over the next two years of high school - which should only continue to make him one of the most attractive recruitng targets in the West for the 2018 class.
We will continue to follow Hymes' college recruitment closely - bringing you any updates as they continue to develop.
Arizona Hoop Review Scouting Report: Hymes is a long and skilled prospect that gravitates to the perimeter where he has a solid shooting stroke with range. He looks to be very comfortable on the wing and will develop with maturity and hard work. He also has a good understanding of the post position and has good low-post footwork and moves, which allow him to score inside and out. He is a solid finisher now and uses his length to finish plays over defenders, and possesses a good overall feel for the game offensively. Hymes is an active rebounder and shotblocker, but he should develop in both of these two areas over time - especially as he gains much more physical size and strength. His body is very thin now and lacks physical strength, but he should add strength over time with natural maturity and hard work in the weight room. He is a good passer and and has a nice overall feel for the game. Hymes has tremendous upside as a prospect. He will only continue to improve throughout his high school career - growing into an excellent college prospect.
