February 28, 2012
If Marcus Lee's recruiting has not exploded on the national scene, then it will as summer approaches. Lee is a 2013 prospect who is the No. 4 ranked prospect according to NorCalPreps.com. The versatile forward has helped his Deer Valley team to a 20-7 record as they battle in the North Coast Section playoffs.
At 6-foot-8 and 195 pounds, Lee is a versatile forward who is comfortable playing face-up or back to the basket. As a result, he can help any college program with his flexibility in playing various positions.
When NorCalPreps.com last spoke to Lee at the end of last year, he already had an impressive list of colleges. Here is his updated list of colleges and conferences with his opinion of the conferences. Colleges in bold have extended offers to Lee.
Atlantic Coast (Boston College and Virginia Tech): "Playing in the ACC is a challenge. They have top teams every year. They reload with All-Americans and they have great coaching. I love a challenge and they have some of the best players every year."
Big Ten (Northwestern): "They have a lot of solid teams. Northwestern has been a surprising team. When you have Michigan St, Ohio St, Purdue, Michigan, and Indiana in your league, there are no days off. They bang hard. There is always a battle in the post."
Big 12 (Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, and West Virginia): "This is a very athletic league. You have the Texas teams who are always tough - and Kansas, Missouri and Baylor who have been dominant. Texas is always good and I love the location. This league will make a push in the tourney!"
Big East (Georgetown, Notre Dame and West Virginia): "They always have great teams. There are definitely no days off. They are very tough but disciplined teams."
Big West (Pacific, San Diego State, UC Irvine, and UCSB): "They compete every year. Great locations."
Colonial Athletic (Virginia Commonwealth): "Every year they have a Cinderella. It's exciting to think about helping an under dog and shocking the world. Shaka the world!"
Ivy (Harvard): "You get a chance to get a great education and compete all year."
Mountain West (UNLV): "They are picking up some steam."
Pac-12 (Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Oregon State, Stanford, USC, Washington, and Washington State): "These are the schools I grew up around. Stanford and Cal are in my backyard. Every school feels local. UCLA is every kids dream. You have to love the opportunity to support the West Coast."
SEC (Florida, LSU and Texas A&M): "They are tough and they run. I like the feel of this conference. I think I can bang with the bigs and still get out and run."
WAC (Boise State, Fresno State, Nevada, UTEP and San Jose State): "I've been seeing a lot of guys go to the WAC from my area. I know some guys from Deer Valley that have gone to SJ state."
West Coast Conference (Loyola Marymount, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and St. Mary's): "They are great local schools. My family could watch a lot of these games."
The summer before a prospect's senior season could really help propel a recruit's stock. Lee plans to play for both the California Supreme and San Jose Hoosiers during the summer. Cal Supreme will give him an opportunity to play in the Elite Youth Basketball League run by Nike that has some of the nation's top competition. As for the Hoosiers, he likes their foundation and they have some of the best workouts that Lee has participated according to him.
With a booked basketball schedule, Lee still plans to play in his second sport of volleyball after the basketball postseason ends. He wants to avenge a De La Salle loss from last season in making a run for NCS in volleyball. Ironically, if the seeding holds true in basketball, Lee may get to have a basketball matchup with De La Salle in NCS as well.
With his exploits in both basketball and volleyball, Lee will definitely be getting several headlines in the next several months leading up to his senior year. If he is not already a national prospect, this Antioch, California prospect will be by the end of the upcoming AAU summer.
When NorCalPreps.com last spoke to Lee at the end of last year, he already had an impressive list of colleges. Here is his updated list of colleges and conferences with his opinion of the conferences. Colleges in bold have extended offers to Lee.
Atlantic Coast (Boston College and Virginia Tech): "Playing in the ACC is a challenge. They have top teams every year. They reload with All-Americans and they have great coaching. I love a challenge and they have some of the best players every year."
Big Ten (Northwestern): "They have a lot of solid teams. Northwestern has been a surprising team. When you have Michigan St, Ohio St, Purdue, Michigan, and Indiana in your league, there are no days off. They bang hard. There is always a battle in the post."
Big 12 (Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, and West Virginia): "This is a very athletic league. You have the Texas teams who are always tough - and Kansas, Missouri and Baylor who have been dominant. Texas is always good and I love the location. This league will make a push in the tourney!"
Big East (Georgetown, Notre Dame and West Virginia): "They always have great teams. There are definitely no days off. They are very tough but disciplined teams."
Big West (Pacific, San Diego State, UC Irvine, and UCSB): "They compete every year. Great locations."
Colonial Athletic (Virginia Commonwealth): "Every year they have a Cinderella. It's exciting to think about helping an under dog and shocking the world. Shaka the world!"
Ivy (Harvard): "You get a chance to get a great education and compete all year."
Mountain West (UNLV): "They are picking up some steam."
Pac-12 (Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Oregon State, Stanford, USC, Washington, and Washington State): "These are the schools I grew up around. Stanford and Cal are in my backyard. Every school feels local. UCLA is every kids dream. You have to love the opportunity to support the West Coast."
SEC (Florida, LSU and Texas A&M): "They are tough and they run. I like the feel of this conference. I think I can bang with the bigs and still get out and run."
WAC (Boise State, Fresno State, Nevada, UTEP and San Jose State): "I've been seeing a lot of guys go to the WAC from my area. I know some guys from Deer Valley that have gone to SJ state."
West Coast Conference (Loyola Marymount, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and St. Mary's): "They are great local schools. My family could watch a lot of these games."
The summer before a prospect's senior season could really help propel a recruit's stock. Lee plans to play for both the California Supreme and San Jose Hoosiers during the summer. Cal Supreme will give him an opportunity to play in the Elite Youth Basketball League run by Nike that has some of the nation's top competition. As for the Hoosiers, he likes their foundation and they have some of the best workouts that Lee has participated according to him.
With a booked basketball schedule, Lee still plans to play in his second sport of volleyball after the basketball postseason ends. He wants to avenge a De La Salle loss from last season in making a run for NCS in volleyball. Ironically, if the seeding holds true in basketball, Lee may get to have a basketball matchup with De La Salle in NCS as well.
With his exploits in both basketball and volleyball, Lee will definitely be getting several headlines in the next several months leading up to his senior year. If he is not already a national prospect, this Antioch, California prospect will be by the end of the upcoming AAU summer.
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