In a move that surprised those close to the recruiting scene, Kyle Guy has offered a verbal commitment to Virginia to join the Cavaliers in 2016. Guy made the announcement on Monday after visiting the UVA campus last weekend.
"I'm just as shocked as anybody," Guy told an ESPN reporter. "I just fell in love with Virginia, with Tony Bennett. They had everything. It's the perfect package."
While it is not uncommon for juniors to declare a commitment to a school early on, no one should be surprised if Guy changes his mind. After all, he has two years of high school remaining.
However, the 6-2 guard, ranked #39 in the ESPN 100, seems to like the idea of playing in the Cavaliers system.
"They said the 2016 class will have to play right away," Guy said.
The Indiana native burst onto the national scene after a stellar AAU schedule last summer that saw him shoot nearly 50% from the three point line and average 14 points per game. Guy caught the gaze of several big name schools, including Michigan, Purdue, and Indiana.
That he settled on Virginia comes as no small surprise to the so-called “elites” of college basketball. Bennett has served notice that his Virginia team will be a force, and he has proved it with Guy’s recruitment and with the earlier commitment from Ty Jerome, the #37 ranked guard in the class of 2016.
"They'll have one guard...there, so with me and Ty committed, we'll have to be ready to play," Guy said of his future with Virginia.
