Oklahoma State hires brother of No. 2 prospect
Oklahoma State made a major transfer within the basketball recruiting world on Tuesday, hiring the older brother of No. 2-ranked rising senior Cade Cunningham as its new assistant coach.
Cannen Cunningham, 26, performed at SMU from 2011-15 and spent final season at Tulane because the affiliate director of video operations beneath Mike Dunleavy Sr.
“I’m thrilled to have the ability to add Cannen to our workers,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton mentioned. “I’ve gotten to know Cannen very well over the past 12 months or in order I’ve watched his growth as a coach. He has an amazing knack for participant growth and has a relatability with gamers that shall be an incredible asset to the continuous development of our program. Cannen has sturdy data of basketball as he has discovered from a few our recreation’s greatest lecturers. I look ahead to the power and relationships that he can carry to raise our program to the following degree.”
Cunningham additionally hung out on the teaching staffs of the Drive Nation and Texas Titans grassroots packages.
Cade Cunningham, a 6-foot-7 level guard from Texas who performs at Montverde Academy (Florida), is likely one of the greatest highschool prospects within the nation. He rose to No. 2 in the latest ESPN 100 rankings after a stellar spring. Taking part in for the Texas Titans on the Nike EYBL circuit, Cunningham averaged 25.1 factors, 6.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists by 12 video games.
As hypothesis grew over the previous month about Oklahoma State doubtlessly hiring his brother, numerous business sources started contemplating the Cowboys as the favourite to land Cunningham’s dedication for the 2020-21 season.
The development of packages hiring the relative of a highly-ranked prospect has grown lately. Washington after which Missouri employed Michael Porter Sr., the daddy of Michael Porter Jr. and Jontay Porter, whereas Western Kentucky employed the guardian of Charles Bassey. Final spring, USC employed Eric Mobley, the daddy of incoming five-star freshman Isaiah Mobley and top-ranked rising senior Evan Mobley.