NBA Top 100 Spotlight: Nick Weatherspoon
Nick Weatherspoon isn’t the little brother anymore. And the Mississippi native has put in the wok to make that narrative change. The 6-foot-3 combo guard has been on a tear this travel season and his name is now synonymous with the top overall players in the country.
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Weatherspoon, whose older brother Quinndary plays at Mississippi State, is one of the top guards in the class of 2017 and he’s playing at a level that has justified the attention he drew on Wednesday at the NBA Top 100 Camp.
“I feel like I am making my own name,” Weatherspoon said. “People usually call me Q’s little brother but I feel like I am making a name for myself and I feel like I got in the gym and got better, maybe even better than he was at this time.”
Weatherspoon knows the conversation is out there about staying home and playing alongside his brother and in front of friends and family.
“I feel like everybody think I’m going to go there just because he’s my brother,” Weatherspoon said. “I’m just looking if it is the right situation because they a lot of guards. That’s what i’m looking at right now. If they have a lot of guards, I’m thinking that may not be the right place for me.
“I know a lot about Mississippi State, Coach Howland and I know how he develop guards because I watched him develop my brother. I know all of their offensive plays. They are real close to me and I’m real cool with their recruiters so they will be real big for me.”
Weatherspoon has been one of the most-improving players in the class of 2017. His development is reflected in his recruitment, moving from a regional player to a guy that has watched the national programs jump into the picture.
“A lot of colleges calling right now. It’s still kind of busy because I'm still on the come up.” he said. “But it is going real well because I'm doing real good actually. I never thought I’d get these.”
Weatherspoon said he will visit Louisville, North Carolina and NC State on his way home from the NBA Top 100 Camp.
“These visits are real important,” Weatherspoon said. “I’m trying to make a real development with these coaches and get close to them. I want to know if they are going to develop me and make me better each year. That’s the biggest thing.”
Is there any chance he could pop to a school after this mid-summer visit push?
“Nah,” he said. “I think I’ll make my decision at the end of the summer. I just want to go and get it over. That’s a lot of stress.”
