Jabari Hinds Grabbing National Attention

By Zach Smart
for HOOPSADDICT.com

Published: August 10, 2009

Jabari Hinds has come into his own this summer.

The cat-quick, we-first guard is currently among the top-ranked players in all of New York in his class.

Hinds, a highly sought after product on the recruiting market, has already received offers from Louisville and Seton Hall University.

“Those are offers that are on the table,” said Terry Teachout, the true shot doctor of Section I-NYS basketball.

“I heard it right from the horse’s mouth.”

Teachout, who authored a storied career at Duquesne University and had tryouts with the Cleveland Cavs before kick-starting Teaches Hoops, is a shooting coach at Mount Vernon High.

He’s noticed the change in Hinds’ game, as the 5-foot-11 point guard has opened up his jumper.

“I watched him the other day and he was killing jump shots,” said Teachout.

“He’s an inside and outside presence right now, including from beyond the arc.”

Hinds has been actively pursued by a number of top-tier schools. UNLV offered in the winter, and Hinds took an unofficial visit to UConn shortly afterward.

“Right now, from what I see, I love it,” Hinds told NBE, referring to the Huskies campus.

He’s not the first guard from Money Earnin’ Mount Vernon to induce drool from the UConn coaching staff. Newly-minted Detroit Piston Ben Gordon, as we recall, left a lasting legacy under Jim Calhoun.

Teachout heaped rich praise on Hinds, an innate leader with a penchant for taking it to the tin on bigger, taller players.

“He’s going to be like a Kenny Anderson,” said Teachout, who watched Anderson drop jaws at Molloy HS.

“Down at Bob Givens, he was murdering people.”

Hinds cooked opponents to the recipe of 37.5 points during his recent stay at Bob Givens.

How coachable is the latest product of Westchester County’s traditional basketball breeding grounds?

“On a scale of 1-10, he’s a 10,” said Teachout.

Teachout, the personal trainer for a number of professionals – including New York Knicks forward David Lee – has been instrumental to the success of five of the last six Westchester County Players of the Year.

All signs indicate Hinds will become the sixth.

With graduation claiming explosive scorer Sherrod Wright, who’s headed to George Mason, the Knights will be Hinds’ team next year.

One Comment on "Jabari Hinds Grabbing National Attention"

James on Sun, 25th Oct 2009 6:09 pm

Hinds has also received attention from Oklahoma St. Alot think he can be made a pro without doubt leaving the east and being under tuteledge of Travis Ford……and assistant coach, Brooklyn guard Steve Middleton.

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