Penn Gets a Steal
Northfield Mount Hermon and PSA Cardinals big man Maxwell Lorca-Lloyd announced his verbal commitment to the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon.
The commitment is Penn's fourth of the 2019 recruiting class and an absolute steal as Lorca-Lloyd has received steady high-major recruitment over the years.
A long and athletic run and jump athlete who changes ends, protects the rim, and finishes at the top of the cup, he projects as an immediate impact player in the Ivy League and someone who could develop into one of the conference's more impactful players.
Nagging injuries plagued the longtime PSA product this spring but he returned to the court in time to suit up for his native Chile in the FIBA Americas u18 Championships where he averaged over 14 points, 11 rebounds, and nearly 3 blocks per game.This was the third consecutive summer in which Lorca-Lloyd starred for the Chilean national team after joining the u18 team in 2016 and then leading the u17 South American FIBA championships in rebounding last summer.
Penn won the Ivy League championship last year under Steve Donahue and returns three NMH alums on their 2018-19 roster in Jackson Donahue, Collin McManus, and all-league junior A.J. Brodeur.
This is the 14th consecutive season in which NMH has had a basketball player commit to an Ivy League school.
Below are some of Lorca-Lloyd's highlights from last spring's Basketball Without Borders event:
Maxwell Lorca-Lloyd