5-star Trentyn Flowers announces top list of schools
Lincolnton (N.C.) Combine Academy On3 five-star recruit Trentyn Flowers has trimmed is 40+ scholarship offers down to 13. In no particular order, the list consists of: North Carolina, Kansas, Louisville, Oregon, Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Creighton, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Georgetown, Georgia State, and Kentucky.
It should be noted that Kentucky has not yet offered Flowers, however head coach John Calipari and assistant Orlando Antigua were both in to see him on Wednesday.
Flowers, a 6-foot-8 small forward in the class of 2024, has taken unofficial visits to North Carolina, Gerogetown, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Maryland, and Oklahoma. He’s also scheduled four official visits: Oklahoma (Oct. 14), Louisville (Oct. 22), Georgia State (Oct. 28), and Creighton (Nov. 5).
The versatile wing also received offers from the likes of Michigan, LSU, USC, Cincinatti, Auburn, Illinois, amongst others.
In a recent interview with On3, Trentyn Flowers discussed a handful of schools involved in his recruitment.
Flowers on Georgia State: “Coach Jonas Hayes and I have a great relationship”
“Coach Jonas Hayes and I have a great relationship,” Flower said. “He calls me every day and we chop it up. Coach Hayes was the first person to offer me when he was at Xavier and then he accepted the head coaching job Georgia State after winning the NIT championship. It was just huge for him. I’ve always heard good things about him as a coach. So then when he went to Georgia State, it was really a no brainer. He’s just a great coach and he believes in my potential.”
Flowers on Louisville: “Coach KP and coach Nolan have been super consistent with me”
“Coach KP (Kenny Payne) and Coach Nolan (Smith) have been super consistent with me,” Flowers said. “Even before I had the offer and we really started talking, they were at all my games. They watched me play a whole lot this summer. They just believe in my talent. It’s a great place and a great school. I took a unofficial there last year and I loved it. So with the new staff, it’s going to be nice this year.”
North Carolina: “Coach Hubert (Davis) is just a great person”
“Coach Hubert (Davis) is just a great person,” Flowers said. “I’ve also talked to Coach (Jeff) Lebo and Coach (Sean) May. They’ve all been super consistent with me, watched me play throughout the whole summer too. Coach really believes in my talent as a player. It’s North Carolina, you know, they’ve had great wings. Obviously Michael Jordan went there, the greatest player of all time. It’s just a blessing to be able to be looked at and considered by a school like that.”
Oregon: “That’s where Nike was founded”
“Oregon offered me right after my boy Kwame (Evans Jr.) committed,” said Flowers. “Coach (Chuck) Martin and coach (Dana) Altman were in here one of the first days of the live period. They came in here and told me that they wanted me. They said they love my game and that they’re just super excited to start getting fully hands-on with my recruiting. Oregon is the biggest Nike school. That’s where Nike was founded and they have great things going on up there.”
Creighton: “Coach McDermott and coach Jalen call me every day”
“Coach (Greg) McDermott and coach Jalen (Courtney-Williams) call me every day, check in with me, ask me how practice is going,” Flowers said. “I love the way they play. I feel like it’s very much an NBA play style. They play very fast and they share the ball which is my game. They have the blueprint over there. So I love what they have going on.”
What is Trentyn Flowers looking for in a school?
“I just want it to feel like a home away from home,” Flowers said. “You know, I have great parents. My mom and dad always took care of me and they’ve always made sure I really have everything. So you just making sure that the coaches really just taking care of me and treat me as how they would their own child. So for me, it has to be family based. The coach has to be a good man, good moral, good values. Because at the end of the day for me, it’s bigger than basketball. Just somewhere where I can play my game. I feel like my game does the speaking for itself. I’m going to take care of my business on the court. So somewhere where I can just be used be very versatile wise. Be able to bring up the ball and play off the ball, and be preferably be a combo guard, and then somewhere where I can be one-and-done. That’s the goal.”