Wabissa Bede, the 6-foot-1 point guard from Cushing (MA) Academy and the Mass Rivals AAU program, committed to Virginia Tech, giving coach Buzz Williams a point guard of the future.
Ranked the No. 16 point guard in the Class of 2017 by 247Sports.com, Bede also considered Butler, LaSalle, Minnesota and UMass.
“I love coach [Buzz] Williams,” he told Scout.com before his official visit this weekend. “[He] reminds me of Vin [Mass Rivals coach Vin Pastore]. He’s tough with a soft heart. He believes in me a lot and I can play at that level and produce there. Also they’ve been recruiting me a lot this summer.”
Playing alongside UConn commit Makai Ashton-Langford, Bede helped Mass Rivals win four tournaments this summer and go 21-0.
“Bede’s intangibles are off the chart,” Pastore said. “He’s a great person, leader and teammate. He translates to winning basketball games.
Bede averaged about 13 points per game last season at Cushing.
“Wabissa is a hard-nosed leader,” Cushing coach James Cormier said. “His teammates feed off his leadership and toughness. Bede is a willing passer with the ability to read the defense and take advantage of teams that over-help. His ability to score at all three levels is what separates him from most guards at the prep level.
“The bottom line is Wabissa is a winner. He has room to grow and is willing to put in the work to be great. He is ready to contribute at the highest level right away.”
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