Four-Star SF Rakease Passmore down to 4 schools
Lincolnton (N.C.) Combine Academy 2024 four-star small forward Rakease Passmore is down to four schools. Moving forward, the 6-foot-5, 185-pound Palatka, Fla. native will consider Arkansas, Kansas, LSU, and Oklahoma.
LSU and Oklahoma have each hosted him on official visits. Arkansas is set to host him next week, October 4-6 and a visit to Kansas is also in the works. He does not yet have a commitment date.
UPDATE: Passmore’s visit to Arkansas has been cancelled and he will visit Kansas instead.
Along with his finalists, Passmore also received offers from Wake Forest, Mississippi State, Oregon, Indiana, NC State, and others.
According to the On3 Industry Rankings, Passmore is the No. 43 overall prospect in the 2024 cycle. He’s also the No. 16 small forward prospect and the No. 5 player in North Carolina. The On3 Industry Ranking is a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Passmore talks final four schools
LSU: “I really like the coaching staff and have a great relationship with those guys. I’ve had a relationship with since my freshman year when they were still at Murray State and were my first offer. Really like their style of play & their pace. The environment at LSU is crazy also. Coach McMahon has a plan in place for me to come in and make an impact early.”
Arkansas: “They have a great coaching staff and I’ve been able to talk to all of them pretty often. The fact that they play their freshman early and help them get prepared for the next level is important to me. What Coach Muss has done with freshmen kind of speaks for itself. They spend a lot of time on details and break down your whole game. I’m looking forward to seeing the campus and environment there.”
Oklahoma: “They had a really good environment when I went out there on the visit. I’ve been able to form a good relationship with the staff and Coach Moser. I feel like they have a good plan for me if I were to come there to be an impact player as a freshman and a big piece of building their program overall.”
Kansas: “Coach Self is one of the best college coaches of all time. I have a solid connection with the staff and they have a good plan drawn out for me if I were to come there. They have a history of getting guys to the next level and they feel like I can be one of those guys with my athleticism and shooting. They’ve been able to show me other guys with similar playing styles that they’ve helped become pros.”
Scouting Report
“Rakease Passmore is a lengthy and highly explosive wing. At 6-foot-5, there is talk of him having a 46-inch max vertical jump. When he gets a head of steam, he attacks the rim with bad intentions. Passmore is much developed as a shooter. The release is high and consistent. He needs to develop creating off the bounce and building consistency, getting the ball into his shot pocket off the live dribble. Passmore has a high-level work ethic, which is evident by his rapid improvement over a short amount of time. He averaged 21 points playing with the Garner Road program on the Adidas 3SSB 16u Circuit. There is a massive upside here, and the work is showing to reach his vast ceiling.” – On3’s Jamie Shaw