Throughout his prep career, Harry Giles has been considered one of the top prospects in the 2016 class. At one point or another, many people even had him ranked as the class’ No. 1 player.
Then came the knee injuries, and the emergence of Josh Jackson as another viable candidate for the top spot in the rankings. Suddenly, it felt like the casual recruiting fan had forgotten about Giles. If that seems weird for the No. 2 prospect in the country, it should.
I mean, watch this video.
But the college basketball world was once again talking, at length, about Giles last weekend, as he dominated the Houston EYBL Session. Giles poured in 28 points and 11 rebounds in a win over MoKan Elite, and then 24 points along with 17 rebounds in a win over Seattle Rotary. He dropped 20 more points on Sunday.
At 6-foot-10, Giles is capable of doing things that few other people in the country, regardless of class, can do. Now that he seems to be fully recovered from an ACL injury, one that continued to hamper him due to the brace he had to wear on his knee, we might want to become accustomed to these kinds of outings from him.
Another promising note for Giles’ future is that he is relatively young for his class, and won’t be turning 18 years old until his senior season is nearly complete. When looking towards his NBA future, that’s always a good sign.
In February, Giles released a list of schools he’s considering which included Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Kentucky, Kansas, Syracuse, UNLV, and Ohio State. The North Carolina native has already taken unofficial visits to the three in-state schools, as well as Kentucky.
