When it comes to elite level high school hoops, the cream of the crop definitely includes both senior Aquille Carr and junior Andrew Wiggins.
Carr is the diminutive 5’8 point guard hailing from Baltimore that recently transferred to Princeton Day School near Washington D.C. for his senior season after being accused of sexual assault this Summer. He’s a lightning quick, high scoring guard known as the Crimestopper because everytime he steps foot in a gym, the crime rates drop in Baltimore.
The Seton Hall commit has been a youtube sensation since his sophomore season when he scored 58 points in a game and recently topped the 2,000 point plateau in the HS ranks.
Most experts agree that Canadian born Andrew Wiggins is the best HS hoops player in the country, regardless of class. Wiggins first burst onto the hoops scene as a high flying 8th grader up North before transferring to play for the famed Huntington Prep in the states.
Wiggins has developed so rapidly as an above the rim small forward that he even impressed a few members of Team USA like Kevin Durant, and Russell Westbrook this Summer in AAU action.
In a rare face-to-face meeting, Princeton Day took on Huntington Prep in the exciting final game of the DC based HS Hoops Festival. Carr scored a game high 24 points while Wiggins had 16 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks as Huntington won the game 75-69….
Andrew Wiggins Vs Aquille Carr:
Allen Moll has been a lifelong NBA and NCAA College Basketball fan who watches and studies games religiously, and coaches youth basketball in his native Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. Allen has also provided content to Bleacherreport.com, Upperdeckblog.com, Cleveland.com, CSN Philly.com, Buckets Magazine, in addition to being a tenured NBA and NCAA columnist for TheHoopDoctors.com.
