Ballard's Quentin Snider, left, drives to the basket around Montgomery County's Omar Prewitt at the KHSAA Sweet Sixteen. / Jonathan Palmer/Special to The Courier-Journal
After visit, Quentin Snider says UCLA needing a point guard is 'a good feeling.'
Ballard High School point guard Quentin Snider enjoyed an official visit to UCLA last weekend and has three more on tap over the next three weeks.
Snider, a 6-foot-1 player who was formerly committed to the University of Louisville, will visit Illinois, starting Friday, then Michigan State, then Connecticut. He also has been considering Cincinnati, Southern California and Oklahoma State.
Snider said he had a good trip to UCLA and that coach Steve Alford is in need of a player at his position. Snider said Alford plans to run a “fast motion” offense that “fits me real good because that’s what Ballard plays.”
“(The visit) was pretty good,” he said. “I got to hang out with the team and Coach Alford. He just said he needed a point guard. … That’s a good feeling.”
Snider, ranked the nation’s No. 31 senior by Rivals.com and Scout.com, watched UCLA’s players work out and liked Alford’s personality.
“He’s real nice to the guys,” Snider said. “He’s basically just laid back.”
Another UCLA visitor, four-star Indianapolis wing Trevon Bluiett, committed to the Bruins after the trip. Snider said he had a feeling Bluiett was leaning there.
Bluiett has said in interviews since his pledge that he hopes Snider joins him at UCLA, and Snider said “we’re pretty close.” They have played together at the NBPA Top 100 camp.
Snider said he liked the weather and atmosphere in Los Angeles and that distance from home won’t be a factor in his decision.
Illinois is next up for Snider.
The Illini scored a big recruiting victory with the recent commitment of five-star Memphis forward Leron Black, a former target of Indiana and Louisville.
Black and Snider are friends from the summer camp circuit, and in July, when Snider was still committed to U of L, he mentioned Black as a player he hoped the Cardinals would land. He also mentioned five-star Chicago power forward Cliff Alexander, who has been a top target of Groce.
Check out some recent Quentin Snider videos (link)
Check out some recent Quentin Snider videos (link)
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