2023 4* PG Layden Blocker

[strikenowhere]

Apparently Zags have made his final 7; has only gone on two unofficial visits so far to Baylor & Arkansas:

https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits/status/1449924469238214659?s=20

2023 four-star Layden Blocker tells
@On3Recruits
he’s down to seven schools - Memphis, Baylor, Kansas, Gonzaga, Oklahoma State, Auburn, and Arkansas.

Anyone heard anything about this young fella?

[scrooner]

247 article on his selection:

https://247sports.com/Article/Layden-Blocker-cuts-list-to-7-finalists-Arkansas-Auburn-Baylor-Gonzaga-Kansas-Memphis-Oklahoma-State-173293104/

Gonzaga: “They feel like I am an athletic two-way guard just like Jalen Suggs. They feel like they use that in their system. They play a fast, up-tempo offense and they use a lot of pick-and-roll, motion offense and I feel like that suits me. They play good defense and cause a lot of turnovers.”

[Irish_eliZAG]

Gonzaga will be sending an assistant in today for five-star junior Layden Blocker, a source told @Stockrisers. The Zags have had interest for a decent amount of time now — will watch a possible ‘23 target.

https://twitter.com/jakeweingarten/status/1453719534737764353?s=21

[zagfan08]

Jake tends to round up on the stars... not sure I've seen anyone give Blocker a 5 star ranking. Outside the top 50 on ESPN, 247, and Rivals (admittedly was 33 on Rivals before their last update). But it's clear Gonzaga is casting a wide net on the 2023 backcourt. It's a big recruiting year and we're going to be involved with a bunch of these guys.

[scrooner]

https://www.on3.com/news/23-layden-blocker-talks-arkansas-visit-has-top-7-but-still-open/

Gonzaga: “They play with a lot of two-way guards, like Jalen Suggs. They do a lot of ball screen stuff with their guards, and they play fast.”

“I am just looking for a program that will let me play my game, play free,” Blocker said. “I want to play for a coach that is going to coach me hard and teach me the game, develop me for the next level.”

[ZagsObserver]

I’ll take him.

[Zagdawg]

Jake
@jakeweingarten
·
2h
Baylor, Kansas, Arkansas, Gonzaga, Maryland, and Creighton have all continued to reach out to five-star junior Layden Blocker and will watch him in Indy this weekend, source told
@Stockrisers
.

[scrooner]

Arkansas???

[strikenowhere]

Arkansas???

Completely unsurprising; Blocker is from Little Rock.

[scrooner]

They have to be recruiting over people who have just committed at this point.

[scrooner]

Layden planning to announce July 2. Has visited Kansas St and has 3 more scheduled, to Maryland, Arkansas & Kansas. I haven't seen anything about him & Gonzaga, so I'd guess we're out of this one.