As reported earlier, Colombian Tony Trocha played today at the Reebok Breakout Challenge and everyone was wondering what the kid would look like and which class he would be classified in.
It sounds like he played ok today and we won’t see him wearing a college jersey this season.
This from Zagsblog.com:
[QUOTE][COLOR=#424242][FONT=Helvetica]A slew of high-major coaches watched Wednesday as Trocha scored 10 points and grabbed 4 rebounds as his team, the Answers, were blown out, 100-61, by a JWALL team that featured the Harrison Twins, who combined for 39 points.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#424242][FONT=Helvetica]A native of Colombia, Rocha, 18, is a long, athletic big man who gets up and down the floor well and scored all his points in this guard-dominated game on dunks and layups.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#424242][FONT=Helvetica]I spoke with him earlier in the day and he speaks very limited English, but his guardian,[B] Jamie Ibanez,[/B] a fellow Colombian who has known Trocha since he was 11, gave me an exclusive interview after the game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#424242][FONT=Helvetica]“He can put it on the floor, take it to the hole, block shots, rebound and all that,” Ibanez said. “But like you said, it’s difficult if you don’t touch the ball, if you don’t have touches, it’s difficult to really do anything. So all he can do is just run up and down as hard as he can and try to play defense. That’s all he can do.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#424242][FONT=Helvetica]Ibanez said it remains unclear whether Trocha will go to college in 2012 or 2013 and they are awaiting SAT results.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#424242][FONT=Helvetica]“It looks like he might be a ’13,” Ibanez said. “More than likely ’13 right now.”
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I think you can close the book on Trocha for the time being, and in my opinion Kentucky would have to miss out on a ton of recruits for him to join the 2013 UK class.[/FONT][/COLOR]
