Top 10 player Cason Wallace has not been overwhelmed by the college coaches recruiting him. (Richardson Talon News/Savannah Armitage)
Cason Wallace is handling his big-time recruitment better than Kevin Lawson, his coach at Richardson (Texas) High School.
“It has been non-stop. I love having all these coaches visit but it is wearing me out,” Lawson said. “He has a Nov. 7 date for his decision but I think he might decide before then. My job is to be supportive and not push him. Everybody wants to know what he’s doing. Kentucky, Texas and Tennessee all want to know.
“He is handling everything great. Nothing really bothers him or makes him rush. He has not let attention or pressure bother him.”
Lawson said 16 coaches from eight Power-Five schools came to the high school the first day coaches were allowed to visit — something he said motivated all his players to play at a high level.
Lawson said when UK coach John Calipari and assistant Jai Lucas came to visit, he was not surprised that assistant coaches from Texas and Tennessee also came to see the top 10 player in the 2022 recruiting class. The day before Wallace made his official visit to Tennessee, other coaches came the day before to see him.
Wallace is a consensus five-star recruit and one of the best shooting guards and defensive playmakers in the 2022 class. The consensus is that Kentucky is the clear leader and he’ll join 2022 backcourt commits Skyy Clark and Shaedon Sharpe
Lawson made sure the school newspaper had a chance to attend practice when some of the nation’s best coaches were at practice.
“Those kids do a great job. This is a very unique time for our school and having big-time coaches show up is a big deal,” the coach said. “I contacted those kids and invited them to come in and take pictures because something like this may never happen again here.”
