Courtney Fortson

[hvwarrior58]

Fortson recently listed us in his top 3 with Missouri and FSU as the other 2. Arkansas, Minnesota, and Kentucky round out his suitors at the moment. The 5'10" PG says he wants to have a decision by the end of the summer.

Here is a scouting report on him(#63 player in 08, #6 PG):
Undersized but a dynamic player, Fortson is an excellent competitor who defends and rebounds. Offensively, the lefty is fast with the ball and can finish at the rim. He shoots it well off the dribble, but does have room to improve the consistency of his outside jumper.

 

[jwells]

Do you think being a lefty will help him against defenders who are used to right handed pg's? I don't even know if this is a plausible idea, but it's just something that came to mind. Being so strong coming off the left side, and using the right side as a backup seems intriguing to me.

 

[No1UtFanJmAn147]

I think that we land him if we really want him.........Florida State just got a commitment form Luke Loucks, another PG, and I think that we may land him.

 

[hvwarrior58]

We would take him if he wants to commit. We want 2 guards to go along with Jurick and Singleton/Miller/Zeller/whomever. Elliot Williams is easily the priority guard. Behind him are guys like Fortson, Shumpert, Steele, and a few others.

 

[getyopopcornready]

i think i like this guy more than Elliot

YouTube - GBOAHoops.com- Grassroots Episode 7- COURTNEY FORTSON

 

[ThisIsWhyImHot]

i dont think we really have a good shot to get him, his priorities seem to be elsewhere

 

[hvwarrior58]

Why do you say that?

 

[vols kick balls]

his cell phone told him so.

 

[ThisIsWhyImHot]

Why do you say that?

he didnt mention us in the video of who had contacted him.

 

[vols kick balls]

that video is over a month and a half old. im pretty sure we didnt really get on him that early.

 

[hvwarrior58]

Yeah, and an article printed today had quotes from him saying that UT, FSU, and Mizzu are his top 3 with UK, Arky, and Minnesota also calling him.

 

[vols kick balls]

he didnt mention us in the video of who had contacted him.

and he didnt mention any of his top 3 in the video.

 

[getyopopcornready]

yea his interest in schools has totally shifted since that video... he didnt even consider himself a hot target during that video

 

[hvwarrior58]

Forton said earlier today that UT and UK are his top 2. This should be interesting.

 

[StunnA N' Orange]

Forton said earlier today that UT and UK are his top 2. This should be interesting.

I've also heard he's visiting Knoxville next Monday.

 

[hvwarrior58]

Yup. He says he also has visits with Cincy and Arky but UT and UK are definitely tops.

 

[TennNC]

We would take him if he wants to commit. We want 2 guards to go along with Jurick and Singleton/Miller/Zeller/whomever. Elliot Williams is easily the priority guard. Behind him are guys like Fortson, Shumpert, Steele, and a few others.

Will we have enough scholarships for all these guys? Help me out here: By that time we'll likely have 1 Senior (Childress), 5 juniors (Ramar, Tabb, Duke, Wayne and Tyler - unless 1 or more goes pro before then), 3 sophs (Tatum, Prince and B. Williams) - yeah, I guess 4 more makes 13, and we can have how many? 13?

 

[hvwarrior58]

We have 4 schollys for that class and 1 slot is already filled(Jurick). The last 3 will come down to(if we have our choice) Williams, Fortson, Singleton, Miller, Zeller, and Shumpert. There are a few others, but those seem to be the main names.

 

[TennNC]

cool. thx for the snapshot.

 

[smokeyman15]

He can definately ball

 

[TennNC]

I like the hair too. when's the last time we had a baller with a mop like that?

 

[lacrossepro70]

according to scout, we have offered 13 scholarships on players from that class.

 

[hvwarrior58]

I don't know how many we've offered but I am pretty sure of who we are targeting.

 

[No1UtFanJmAn147]

It is pretty obvious that Jurick, Singleton, and Williams have been top targets for a long time, but now I think you have to throw Fortson in there.....:good!:

 

[hvwarrior58]

Yup. Shumpert is a backup for Williams. Zeller and Miller are backups for Singleton. That doesn't mean we will wait until these guys commit if one of the backup plans want to commit.