Tre Wood, point guard, St. John’s
Wood has not publicized the schools he is ultimately choosing from, but the 6-foot guard took official visits to the University of Massachusetts, George Mason and Towson. Wood first visited UMass, then George Mason and finally Towson two weekends ago. Official visits are usually a solid indication of the schools a player is considering.
If Wood verbally commits to George Mason, he would be the second D.C.-area senior to pledge to the Patriots’ 2018 class. George Mason landed the verbal commitment of Loudoun Valley guard Jordan Miller, a 6-foot-4 lefty scorer, at the start of September. Wood and Miller would give the Patriots a very solid backcourt into the future, with Wood’s ability to space the floor from the point guard spot opening up driving lanes for Miller, who likes to go to the rim. Wood is also a very solid slasher and his ability to get inside the paint creates a lot of scoring opportunities for teammates.
But Wood, who played his AAU ball for Team Takeover, seems to have a few schools still in the running.
“With Tre, I think you get a lead guard who is going to be able to step into a program with incredible experience at the high school and AAU level,” St. John’s Coach Pat Behan said on Monday. “You get a kid who can run an offense, is a really good on-ball defender and can create for his teammates, too.”