Billy Donovan made quite an impression on Kyle Anderson and his family during Monday night’s home visit.
“The Florida visit last night went very well,” Kyle Anderson Sr. said by text. “Coach Donovan left no stone unturned in reference to how important Lil Kyle could be to his program. What was extremely impressive and important was his video presentation.
“Lil Kyle has a very unique skill set for a kid 6-9 and all the other coaches explained to us how they would use him. Billy showed us. He showed video of similar players to Lil Kyle’s skill set — Chandler Parsons, Mike Miller and Nick Calathes — and how he allowed them freedom to make plays.
“It’s one thing to tell me that you know how to maximize Lil Kyle’s versatility — it’s another thing to show me you have experience doing it.”
While the dominant paradigm has Anderson staying at one of the local schools (St. John’s or Seton Hall) or potentially hooking up with Shabazz Muhammad at UCLA, Florida could come in here and win this thing down the stretch.
Donovan has won two NCAA titles and has experience putting players similar to Anderson into the pros.
Florida, while not that close to the New York/New Jersey area, is only a few hours away by plane.
This weekend’s official visit to Florida comes just as Anderson is due to make his decision Sept. 19.
“This weekend’s visit to Florida could be very instrumental in Lil Kyle’s recruiting process,” his father said.
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