Talbert commits to Liberty after a weekend visit.
Ezra Talbert
Olathe, Kansas
Olathe East High School
Forward
6’8″ 190 lbs
Class of 2014
UPDATE 11/14/13 – Talbert signs with the Flames.
Talbert wasted no time committing to Liberty during his visit over the weekend. He was originally committed to Creighton in June of 2012. He has been described as “an unbelievable athlete, who attacks the rim with force. Despite his power game, his most impressive quality is his pull up jumper. Talbert has excellent range and has the maturity to penetrate to a spot, pull up and hit a jumper. At 6’7” he can get his shot off on any of these defenders.” Both Rivals and ESPN have Talbert rated as a 2 star prospect while Scout has rated him as a 3 star prospect. According to MaxPreps, Talbert averaged 13.5 points and 6. 6 rebounds per game last season while shooting 59% from the field.
Talbert received offers from Liberty, Creighton, North Dakota, South Dakota St, Drake, Missouri-Kansas City, and Montana St. He also received interest from Santa Clara, Saint Louis, San Diego, Missouri State, Davidson, Denver, Loyola, San Francisco, and South Alabama.
This is the kind of commitment the basketball team needs. I know there are busts when it comes to rivals ranking system, but a 6’8 kid who was committed to a school with the resume’ of Creighton and then switches his commitment to us is a big deal! Go flames!
It would have been interesting to see what other schools were recruiting this young man. Rivals only list us and Creighton.
Just so Flamesnation knows, Scout.com has Ezra listed as a 3 Star recruit. The more I read about this kid, the more excited I am about this pickup. When a kid chooses us over a Big East school, its a big deal!
I just Googled “Ezra Talbert” videos and saw a video on Josiah Talbert. Looks like he is brother. He is pretty good for a freshman.