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Bradley just got a commitment from super athletic 6'7" forward Stephan Gabriel of Hillcrest Prep in Arizona!
And an earlier video from May, 2017-
And an earlier video from May, 2017-
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Stephan Gabriel has an extremely athletic and well developed body already, and is very skilled as a ball handler and passer, and though he is right-handed, as can be seen in the videos, he uses his left hand pretty well, too. He has a tremendous upside. He has grown several inches this year (note that Verbalcommits lists him at 6'5") and is now a legitimate 6'7".
He is originally from Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey.
It is great to have him committed early, as I believe he would have gotten higher level offers by the end of this season.
A couple recent articles-
And a few more with mentions of Gabriel-
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wow - he is a 6-7, Chris Roberts-like athletcism kid that has presumably 4 years of eligiblity,
and was getting high major interest - a true upgrade in athleticism that is rare in the MVC
National recruiting services say this
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This is a great start to Bradley's 2019 recruiting class. There are 3 more available scholarships. Expect at least one point guard and a shooting guard to be added, hopefully soon.
A few more twitter comments about Stephan Gabriel-
Gabriel has played a lot of the off-guard position at Hillcrest Prep, but he calls himself a wing/small forward-
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And I notice there are over 340 people online at Bradleyfans.com right now coming to read the good news about the commitment of Stephan Gabriel!
There is still a tremendous amount of interest from fans! Great to see!
Note that-
2019 verbal commits cannot sign a binding National Letter of Intent until the early signing period November 14-21, 2018.
However, to reflect the current scholarship situation, I have updated the Scholarship Grid-
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Word is that SIU was there at Hillcrest Prep just yesterday trying to sway Gabriel
btw- Chol Marial is also now at prep school in AZ
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Wow...Gabriel has a college body right now....nice pick-up Braves!
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he does look like he has a college-ready physique...Originally posted by Big Mike View PostWow...Gabriel has a college body right now....nice pick-up Braves!Comment
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Do we know who the other recruits that are on campus this weekend are here....like the Hemenway kid?
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Alex Hemenway was on campus last weekend and liked Bradley. Antonio Thomas, 6'2" point guard from Memphis, is visiting now. I have heard there may be 2 others, but can't say who they are just yet.Originally posted by Big Mike View PostDo we know who the other recruits that are on campus this weekend are here....like the Hemenway kid?Comment
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OK...that's some exciting times ahead for sure!
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The PJS story on GabrielOriginally posted by Da Coach View Post
"Bradley hoops grabs commitment from Phoenix prep school guard" - (this is the text version to get around the paywall)
btw- Gabriel was a big wide receiver in high school
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He has played some "1", some "2", and some "3" at Hillcrest Prep and in high school in Maplewood, New Jersey.Originally posted by tornado View Post
But as I posted yesterday, Stephan Gabriel refers to himself as a "wing/small forward".
One more video- this is from a training session back in May, 2017, and you can see his athleticism, quickness, leaping ability, footwork, work ethic, etc. He is definitely not a "project".
The title of the YouTube video compares him to LeBron, which is a bit silly. Gabriel has grown a couple inches since then, and has improved his ball handling, passing, and shooting.
Gabriel still might not put up consistently big numbers this year at Hillcrest Prep, because the team has at least 6 other high-major Division I caliber kids on the team, including Jeron Artest (son of Ron Artest), 4-star shooting guard Dalen Terry, 6'9" power forward Dischon Thomas, who is already committed to Nevada, 6'11" 2020 forward Davion Bradford who already has several high major offers including Illinois, 2021 SG prospect Dimitrios Stragalinos, and 5-star guard Kyree Walker, who just committed to Arizona State.Comment
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I noticed this..
that when in high school Stephan Gabriel was an honor roll student!
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