Among those attending this week’s FIBA under-18 Americas championships in Canada: Frank Martin, Chuck Martin and Fran Fraschilla.
The Martins are South Carolina basketball coaches, a duo with a collective eye on their own signed player, but also potential Gamecocks. Fraschilla is a longtime ESPN analyst who has been scouting the international hoops scene for years.
On Sunday evening, before all three, Alanzo Frink (Dominican Republic) matched up with Matthew Hurt (United States). Frink is already inked to an SEC school while Hurt is on the radar of the league’s established power.
The Martins were perhaps peering into the future as Frink, a USC signee, outscored Hurt, a five-star prospect and Kentucky target, 16-12.