Colson Preps for Visits
St. Andrew’s forward Bonzie Colson has trimmed his list and scheduled his first three official visits following a tremendous AAU season with the BABC.
Colson put up huge numbers for BABC during the recent EYBL season, averaging over 18 points per game while shooting .564 from the floor and .792 from the free-throw line along with 6.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2.3 blocks, and 1.1 steals.
He upped his totals to almost 20 points per game during the EYBL Finals at the Peach Jam while continuing to stuff all columns of the stat sheet.
That production led to wide-ranging high-major recruitment and numerous offers. But now, he’s cut his list to just nine schools – Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Miami, Georgetown, Minnesota, Florida State, Connecticut, Temple, and George Washington.
Pittsburgh will get the first official visit, beginning this Thursday, followed by other trips to Notre Dame in late September, and then Miami on the weekend of October 4th.
“Those three are definitely leading at this point,” Colson said, “but I want to take all [five] of my visits for experience purposes.”
He also noted that Georgetown, Minnesota, and Florida State are being the most aggressive in trying to crack his list of visits and get him on campus.
As for his top three choices, Colson spoke about what he found most appealing about each option.
"Pitt is the closest to home and they have a history of utilizing undersized four-men," he said.
"At Notre Dame I think I fit the offense well," he said. "I have a good relationship with the coaching staff and they have produced a lot of good players."
"It's the same thing at Miami," he continued, "it would be a really good fit, I have a very good relationship with the coaches, and they've utilized undersized fours well too."
While his recruitment is now heading into the final stages, he stopped short of putting any sort of timetable on his decision.
“I’m going to try and take my time, get the visits out of the way, and then make my decision.”
Bonzie Colson