{"id":39703,"date":"2020-08-03T21:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/st-johns-hopes-harlem-native-drissa-traore-is-start-of-big-class\/"},"modified":"2020-08-03T21:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T18:35:00","slug":"st-johns-hopes-harlem-native-drissa-traore-is-start-of-big-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/st-johns-hopes-harlem-native-drissa-traore-is-start-of-big-class\/","title":{"rendered":"#St. John\u2019s hopes Harlem native Drissa Traore is start of big class"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#St. John\u2019s hopes Harlem native Drissa Traore is start of big class<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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\n Mike Anderson and St. John’s hope new recruit Drissa Traore will be the start of a big 2021 class.<\/span>
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\n St. John\u2019s is on the board for 2021 and it has landed one of its top local targets, continuing a trend under coach Mike Anderson.<\/p>\n

Harlem native Drissa Traore of the powerhouse PSA Cardinals and Long Island Lutheran verbally committed on Monday, picking the Johnnies over Stony Brook, East Carolina and Tulsa, a significant addition for a program that needed some positive recruiting momentum. He\u2019s the latest local player Anderson has landed, joining the likes of Julian Champagnie, Posh Alexander, Dylan Wusu and Rasheem Dunn.<\/p>\n

On a Zoom call, the three-star recruit told the coaching staff he was committing, and they responded by telling him: \u201cWelcome to the family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone\u2019s face lit up on the call,\u201d he told The Post in a phone interview. \u201cThey were very happ<\/a>y.\u201d<\/p>\n

And with good reason. The 6-foot-8 Traore could be the start of a big class. At least that\u2019s the hope. Traore liked the idea of being the first member of the class and hopes more local prospects follow him to St. John\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnybody from New York City that is very interested I will try to recruit them,\u201d he said. Two of his AAU teammates, four-star recruits Kyle Cuffe and Franck Kepnang, are prime St. John\u2019s targets.<\/p>\n

St. John\u2019s has wanted to add size to its class and Traore provides that, along with a relentless motor that should fit in well in Anderson\u2019s up-tempo, pressing style.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got some stuff that will translate right away,\u201d one college coach involved in his recruitment said. \u201cHe plays his absolute ass off. He rebounds really well, and he\u2019s been a piece of high-level winning teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly his value will be defensive versatility, rebounding and he\u2019s the type of guy who gets a rebound, outlets it, runs like someone\u2019s chasing him to the other side of the floor every single play. He\u2019s a blue-collar winner.\u201d<\/p>\n

The coach believed had there been an AAU season, his recruitment would\u2019ve significantly improved. It wasn\u2019t an easy decision for Traore. Stony Brook, which had recruited him going back to his freshman year of high school, was a close second. In the end, though, playing in the Big East for Anderson was something he couldn\u2019t pass up. He was drawn to the culture Anderson is building and the family environment, along with the lure of playing at the highest level.<\/p>\n

\u201cBasically, all my life I\u2019ve been playing with high-major kids,\u201d he said. \u201cI have the confidence to go to the Big East and go to St. John\u2019s and make stuff happen, make an impact on the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s already shown to be a winner at the prep level, a key piece to winning programs with the PSA Cardinals and Long Island Lutheran, which won the New York State title in 2019, Traore\u2019s sophomore year. Now he is bringing those same qualities to St. John\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cDrissa has a high motor and remarkable work ethic,\u201d PSA Cardinals director Munch Williams said. \u201cHis on court play personifies the law of attraction. He brings belief, energy, and earnestness to every moment and accordingly, great things follow. He\u2019s a supportive teammate and a humble young man who has seen himself grow tremendously over the past few years. Tasting success has only made him hungry for more and we expect Drissa\u2019s trajectory to blossom exponentially in the next few years.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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