St. John’s offered an incoming high school freshman this week named Isaiah Cottrell. He’s an intriguing 6’7” forward from Las Vegas who plays on the Las Vegas Prospects - the same AAU team as KJ Hymes, a 2018 forward that Chris Mullin and the Red Storm have offered.
He has only played organized basketball since sixth grade and has moments in which his inexperience, whether it’s a turnover on a bad pass or attempting an awkward-looking shot, is obvious.
What’s also obvious is the talent, coaches say. And Cottrell has the one trait that’s impossible to teach: measurables.