2023 Recruiting: Taylor Bol Bowen

[Storrs South]

 

[tcf15]

Guessing he’s actually top 30.

 

[lange10]

Guessing he’s actually top 30.

Lol correct. Taylor Bowen, Brewster Academy , Small Forward

 

[husky429]

St. George's Taylor Bowen making a name for himself nationally

Heard he's rocking 16u this spring. Due for a ranking bump.

This kid is basically Akok with better handles and a more consistent shot at the same age. Prototype for a 4-man in our offensive and defensive system.

YES PLEASE

 

[Ajs120102]

Luke Murray follows him on social media. Must be the lead recruiter

 

[UConnStats]

He’s really special. Insane ceiling. Stay on him

 

[Huskyforlife]

Luke Murray follows him on social media. Must be the lead recruiter

Since Luke started our recruiting has kicked into gear.

 

[Tampahusky]

Sign him up ... has great length

 

[formerlurker]

Good kid, met him at the Sophomore Prom last night. Hope to eyeball test him in June.

 

[6xChamps]

Anyone know the backstory of how he ended up in Newport after being born in Egypt?

 

[Chief00]

As Chief mentioned elsewhere, June will be a busy month. Lots of visits and the summer circuit starts up again.

 

[Mr. French]

As Mr. French said elsewhere, we’re prioritizing good players that can score and rebound. Time for Mr. French to break out the scouting reports to send to coach, he always appreciates Mr. French’s input!

We’ll get to blazing and put together our target list together, expect updates soon, as mentioned elsewhere, once Mr. French has a chance to talk to coach in person.

 

[Mister P]

He’s really special. Insane ceiling. Stay on him

Agree. Getting in early is extremely important to landing top level talent.
Staff needs to stay in constant contact with him.
He will be receiving a lot of offers so with him being local the staff needs to put the full court press on him.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Anyone know the backstory of how he ended up in Newport after being born in Egypt?

Evidently, he was raised in Jericho, VT, not Newport - although Newport is really the perfect backdrop for religious freedom in America for a refugee from Egypt. Parents had to give him up for adoption. Sounds like Taylor is focused. Lots of resolve. Says his brother is on UVM’s roster....

Taylor Bol Bowen

For the next installment of the Pro Insight Q&A series, we present 2023 prospect Taylor Bol Bowen, from Jericho, Vermont

www.prospectiveinsight.com

 

[mauconnfan]

As Mr. French said elsewhere, we’re prioritizing good players that can score and rebound. Time for Mr. French to break out the scouting reports to send to coach, he always appreciates Mr. French’s input!

We’ll get to blazing and put together our target list together, expect updates soon, as mentioned elsewhere, once Mr. French has a chance to talk to coach in person.

Mau says thank you Mr French!

 

[husky429]

Anyone know the backstory of how he ended up in Newport after being born in Egypt?

I read an interview last year but I can't find it now.

First he went to Vermont as part of the refugee resettlement program. His parents are probably Sudanese but he was born in a camp.

He doesn't go into details but says eventually his parents couldn't take care of him so he was adopted.

But he seems to still be close with family. Both brothers were college ball players (st. Lawrence and UVM).

 

[Thirty Three]

Luke Murray follows him on social media. Must be the lead recruiter

He is.

 

[husky429]

Going through a game now... look at this poster:

 

[husky429]

14 PTS
4 REB (offensive)
2 AST (5 potential / 0 foul)

5 TO
2 STL
2 BLK

3/6 2FG
2/8 3FG
2/3 FT

• Did not do very well guarding their traditional big man--makes sense he’s probably only 180lbs right now. Still young--not concerned. Looked a lot better when switched on their big wing defensively.
• Release is a little low on his shot, but his footwork and balance seem really good for his age. I don’t think raising his set point a couple inches and making his shot almost perfect will be too hard at all if he puts his mind to it during the off-season at Brewster.
• Took a couple of dumb shots. He’s got “best player on an ok team, but not good enough to be ‘the man’ vibes”... makes sense why he’s going to another school. Not sure there’s much more he could’ve done at St. George.
• Contests and makes a LOT of perimeter shots really difficult with his length.
• Not strong enough yet to get to the rim and draw contact… ends up taking the floater or jumper now. But it looks like he has the handles to start getting to the rim once his body catches up to his game.
• I really appreciate his coach for not forcing him to be a post… all this perimeter experience is going to serve him well.
• I don’t want to come across as calling every tall skinny black kid “an Akok clone” but honestly… he plays a lot like Akok at this age, but with more handles and a better J. Shotblocker, 3 point shooter, versatile defender. Skinny, can’t get to the rim. Dunks everything. Athletic. Not a great passer. Limited in the half court. It’s uncanny.
• His defensive presence is scaring these kids. Not quite the shotblocker Akok is or was… but he’s got some length for sure.
• Would like to see him develop his arsenal at the rim… love that he’s a 3 point shooter, but not the amoutn he’s taking. On GOOD shots, he shot 50% from 3. He missed a couple head scratchers.
• Two of the TOs were very early--first three possessions-ish, but he settled in nicely after that I thought.
• Sat a big stretch of the 3rd with foul trouble.
• Had to sit the last 5 minutes of the 4th because of some poor decision-making.

Block
St. Andrew's Sc vs. St. George's High Varsity Mens' Basketball

2 dribble pull up
St. Andrew's Sc vs. St. George's High Varsity Mens' Basketball

Rebound, end-to-end dribble and the left hand lay-in
St. Andrew's Sc vs. St. George's High Varsity Mens' Basketball

First quarter buzzer beater! Looks like the ref counted it… probably shouldn’t have though.
St. Andrew's Sc vs. St. George's High Varsity Mens' Basketball

Foul drawn
St. Andrew's Sc vs. St. George's High Varsity Mens' Basketball

Forcing the travel with solid D
St. Andrew's Sc vs. St. George's High Varsity Mens' Basketball

HOT DAMN what a poster….
St. Andrew's Sc vs. St. George's High Varsity Mens' Basketball

Rebound and the long assist
St. Andrew's Sc vs. St. George's High Varsity Mens' Basketball

Easy assist
St. Andrew's Sc vs. St. George's High Varsity Mens' Basketball

Forcing the travel
St. Andrew's Sc vs. St. George's High Varsity Mens' Basketball

 

[Samoo]

I read an interview last year but I can't find it now.

First he went to Vermont as part of the refugee resettlement program. His parents are probably Sudanese but he was born in a camp.

He doesn't go into details but says eventually his parents couldn't take care of him so he was adopted.

But he seems to still be close with family. Both brothers were college ball players (st. Lawrence and UVM).

Definitely Sudanese with the name Bol, South Sudanese these days, almost surely Nuer ethnicity. Lots of Sudanese refugees have been resettled to the U.S. - the lost boys are the most well known group. What is the What (David Eggers) is good fiction about them, and plenty of non-fiction about the horror of their trek to Ethiopia.

 

[imno1]

Good kid, met him at the Sophomore Prom last night. Hope to eyeball test him in June.

aren't you a bit old for a sophomore prom?

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

As Mr. French said elsewhere, we’re prioritizing good players that can score and rebound. Time for Mr. French to break out the scouting reports to send to coach, he always appreciates Mr. French’s input!

We’ll get to blazing and put together our target list together, expect updates soon, as mentioned elsewhere, once Mr. French has a chance to talk to coach in person.

I've been hearing that around 3 weeks into June, the daylight hours will start getting shorter each day for a while. Can you confirm? TIA

 

[Mr. French]

I've been hearing that around 3 weeks into June, the daylight hours will start getting shorter each day for a while. Can you confirm? TIA

Only thing Mr. French knows about June is that’s when the eyeball tests will start with the live period, and Mr. French hopes CT is less strict with the mask mandates to compete with SEC schools. I’ll keep you updated.

 

[ucp990411]

I live 15 minutes from Jericho and follow high school basketball pretty close but have never heard of him. I will speak to people in the area who have more connections than me and report back.