Orr’s Mosley dazzles in California
Orr rising senior Tyronn Mosley had a life- changing weekend in California. The athletic ability, length and potential that impressed everyone in March at the state finals in Peoria dazzled coaches and evaluators at an Under Armour Association event.
Mosley, a 6- 5 guard, was one of the breakout stars of the event. He caught the eye of Evan Daniels, the national evaluator for Scout. com. All the attention led to a scholarship offer from DePaul.
‘‘ That’s my first high offer,’’ Mosley said. ‘‘ I was really excited to hear that. It makes me play better.’’
Mosley was a crucial part of Orr’s run to the Class 2A state title. His size and athleticism made him a difficult matchup for any opponent. He showcased his perimeter skills while playing for his club team, the Illinois Wolves, last weekend.
‘‘ We don’t have as many scoring weapons on the Wolves as we do at Orr, so I get to really shine,’’ Mosley said. ‘‘ At Orr, we ran our offense through [ Raekwon Drake] and [ Danny Smith], so I got used to distributing the ball. With the Wolves, there are a lot of screens and plays for me.’’
Mosley also has received interest from Tulsa, Purdue, Pittsburgh, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Saint Louis and Minnesota and is taking an unofficial visit Tuesday to Illinois.
Mosley is a good student, too, something most college coaches don’t expect from a player at Orr.
‘‘ I think that has hurt me a bit, been a little problem,’’ Mosley said. ‘‘ Just that reputation. I’d like to start changing people’s minds about that.’’
Orr is losing only one significant player to graduation and added a key transfer last week in rising senior Chase Adams from Marian Catholic.
‘‘ I’ve known Chase a long time; he is exactly what we need,’’ Mosley said. ‘‘ We actually have a point guard now. He’s a pass- first guy that is very good at penetrating.’’
Orr is a heavy favorite to repeat in Class 2A next season, but Mosley said the goals are even bigger than that.
‘‘ We can win city and state,’’ Mosley said. ‘‘ And we want to get a national ranking and compete for a national title.’’
Transfer department
Adams isn’t the only high- profile player who transferred last week.
Rising senior Maurice Commander, the East Suburban Catholic Conference player of the year, confirmed he has transferred from Marist to Curie. Commander joins Marquise Walker, who transferred to Curie from St. Joseph this spring.
The RedHawks also lost rising senior Malik Onyeali, who is transferring to Hyde Park.
Verge update
Sun- Times Player of the Year Alonzo Verge of Thornton still has hopes of qualifying to play in college. He will take the ACT again this month.
Verge has been talking to UTEP and LSU a lot, according to his mother, Tricia Moncrief.
Coaching carousel
Geneva has hired longtime assistant Scott Henning to replace Phil Ralston as coach.
‘‘ Henning is skilled at building the kind of relationships needed to run a strong, successful athletic program, and we look forward to having him at the helm,’’ Geneva athletic director Dave Carli said.
Oswego East coach Steve Szymanski and Oswego coach Matt Borrowman announced they are stepping down.
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