Via Jeremy Bauman and Five Star Basketball:
Video: BeeJay Anya highlights vs. Bishop Gorman
Indiana recruiting target BeeJay Anya (DeMatha) had a rough Monday afternoon from the field (four points) in his team’s 73-65 loss to Shabazz Muhammad’s Bishop Gorman squad in Springfield, MA. But he was able to affect the game with a few blocks on D.
The center’s highlights, along with some commentary from ESPN’s Dave Telep:
Q & A: 2013 DeMatha forward BeeJay Anya
by Alex Bozich in Recruiting | September 16th, 2011
DeMatha (MD) forward BeeJay Anya is one of the most coveted post players nationally in the junior class with scholarship offers from more than 15 schools, including Indiana.
Inside the Hall spoke to the 6-foot-9, 270-pound big man with a 7-foot-9 wingspan about his interest in the Hoosier program, his relationship with Victor Oladipo, the transformation of his physique over the last year and several other topics:
On where Indiana stands in his recruitment:
“I’m interested in IU. They’re the same as the rest of my schools because I’m completely wide open at this point.”
On his relationship with current IU guard Victor Oladipo:
“Me and Victor are very close. Our parents know each other very well. He’s like a brother to me.”
On how he transformed his body over the last 12 months, including weight loss of close to 40 pounds:
“Just eating better. Cutting out stuff from my diet. Eating better basically and working out every day and running. It’s helped me a lot. We’ve been having open gyms (at DeMatha) and I’ve been running better. I can jump better and I’m a lot stronger, too, because I’ve been lifting. I think it’s benefited me a lot.”
On the strengths of his game and what he’s looking to improve upon:
“I think my strengths are definitely attacking the rim and rebounding. And I want to get better at facing up and shooting the 16- to 17-footer and just being able to be more consistent with my jump shot. And get my ball handling better as well.”
