WVU fan here (and Pitt grad as well),
Having been filled in on Levi's situation during his recruitment at WVU, and subsequent decommitment, I figured I'd share:
Levi's a solid 6'9, 310lbs right now
Huntington Prep's conditioning program is pretty garbage, and it played a big reason in WVU cutting ties.
Levi is EXTREMELY close to his family, in particular his grandmother who lives in Southern WV
It was Levi's family who refused to move Levi to a prep school where he could get better conditioning and weight training this season (particularly his g-ma)
Another aspect to WVU parting ways is that coaches found out Levi had been skipping class at Huntington Prep.......
He doesn't have the test scores as of yet, and grades are an issue - hence the anger about cutting classes by our Staff.
His family is really pushing him to stay close to home - ETSU, VT, or Marshall (again, what grandma wants grandma gets)
Lastly, Levi is incredibly nimble for his size and has great hands and passing ability for a big man. His shooting motion is smooth and fundamentally sound. A real soft shooting touch, which is rare for a guy his size. However, he has yet to show any real desire to get into shape, and has a core group around him that consistently influence this, as they feel he's "perfectly fine the way he is"
lastly, Levi has a GF, who attends Evansville.............. proximity to that school could come into play as well.
Having been filled in on Levi's situation during his recruitment at WVU, and subsequent decommitment, I figured I'd share:
Levi's a solid 6'9, 310lbs right now
Huntington Prep's conditioning program is pretty garbage, and it played a big reason in WVU cutting ties.
Levi is EXTREMELY close to his family, in particular his grandmother who lives in Southern WV
It was Levi's family who refused to move Levi to a prep school where he could get better conditioning and weight training this season (particularly his g-ma)
Another aspect to WVU parting ways is that coaches found out Levi had been skipping class at Huntington Prep.......
He doesn't have the test scores as of yet, and grades are an issue - hence the anger about cutting classes by our Staff.
His family is really pushing him to stay close to home - ETSU, VT, or Marshall (again, what grandma wants grandma gets)
Lastly, Levi is incredibly nimble for his size and has great hands and passing ability for a big man. His shooting motion is smooth and fundamentally sound. A real soft shooting touch, which is rare for a guy his size. However, he has yet to show any real desire to get into shape, and has a core group around him that consistently influence this, as they feel he's "perfectly fine the way he is"
lastly, Levi has a GF, who attends Evansville.............. proximity to that school could come into play as well.
