OT-Gators get River's son

magicfan4life05 · Post #1 » by **magicfan4life05** » Thu Jul 3, 2008 3:58 pm

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/o ... 7518.story

Winter Park's Austin Rivers, son of Doc Rivers, commits to Gators

Austin Rivers fresh off his freshman season at Winter Park orally committed to play basketball for the University of Florida Wednesday night. He is the youngest player ever to commit to Billy Donovan, the Gators coach.

Rivers is the son of Doc Rivers, coach of the NBA champion Boston Celtics. He is a 6-foot, 3½-inch combo guard who averaged 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals for a 28-2 Wildcats team in 2007-08.

Donovan's previous earliest commitment came from Lake Howell's Nick Calathes, who starred for the Gators as a freshman point guard last season. Calathes pledged to UF on April, 28, 2005 following his sophomore season of high school play.

Rivers was one of two Class of 2011 players in a pool of 20 highly-rated guards who participated in last week's Steve Nash Nike Skills Academy in New Jersey.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/media/ph ... 655419.jpg

This kid has game. I remember watching him really young I think he beat his brother 1 on 1. Also, I think theres a video out there showing him beating Rajon Rondo 1 on 1. He's gonna be good.

ivDT · Post #2 » by **ivDT** » Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:04 pm

can he coach?

Post #3 » by **UCFJayBird** » Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:07 pm

Committing after your freshman year of high school just sounds (Please Use More Appropriate Word). Even worse that they're even allowed to commit that early or be recruited that early. IMO you shouldn't be allowed to start recruiting until the second half of their junior years.

Post #4 » by **craig01** » Thu Jul 3, 2008 5:44 pm

Rivers may become the state of Florida's most talented recruit in it's history.

Cigamodnalro · Post #5 » by **Cigamodnalro** » Thu Jul 3, 2008 6:08 pm

magicfan4life05 wrote: Also, I think theres a video out there showing him beating Rajon Rondo 1 on 1. He's gonna be good.

Yeah, at HORSE. And up until last year, who couldn't beat Rondo at HORSE?

MVP16 · Post #6 » by **MVP16** » Thu Jul 3, 2008 6:11 pm

magicfan4life05 wrote:Also, I think theres a video out there showing him beating Rajon Rondo 1 on 1. He's gonna be good.

I think you are referring to him beating Rondo in HORSE or some other shooting competition...not 1 on 1.

EDIT: Cigamodnalro beat me to it!

magicfan4life05 · Post #7 » by **magicfan4life05** » Thu Jul 3, 2008 6:42 pm

lol my bad, big difference

nymets1 · Post #8 » by **nymets1** » Fri Jul 4, 2008 4:08 am

I have Guarded Austin Rivers a couple of times in 4 on 4 full court games at the Winter Park Ymca and all he could do against me was use his quickness to get past me. Sometimes He got past me and sometimes he didn't. He couldn't hit a jumpshot so it was easy to play him to drive every time he touched the ball.

Post #9 » by **craig01** » Fri Jul 4, 2008 2:08 pm

Rivers can shoot.

He is going to be phenomenal.