Shaqquan Aaron, a 6'5 165 pound shooting guard from southern California, possesses one of the highest ceilings in the entire 2014 class. Aaron recently transferred from basketball powerhouse Mater Dei to William Howard Taft Senior High and is drawing more and more attention as the summer comes to a close. A strong summer on the AAU circuit has coaches interested in the young prospect. Aaron had been recruited mostly by west coast schools, but he told PGU that interest from perennial powers across the country has started to increase.
"Arizona and UCLA are coming at me hardest right now, pretty much the whole Pac-12 actually," Aaron said. "Kentucky's picking it up though too."
"I'm probably taking a visit to Arizona next month sometime," Aaron added. "I talked to Coach Miller and Coach Richardson there, they really want to talk to me about the future. I like that Arizona runs, and they just made it to the Elite 8 so that's a really good sign. They've got the most players in the NBA so they know how to get players to the league."
As a consensus top 20 player in his class, Aaron says the expectations put on his shoulders doesn't weigh too heavily on him.
"I've gotta live up to it all, but it's not something I'm worried about. That's the dream, to be able to live up to all that," Aaron said.
Aside from the big names in the west like Arizona and UCLA, Aaron said he's heard from UConn and Kentucky recently as well.
"There's not much I can say about UConn, I mean they just won it all. They're a great program and they have a great big guy in Andre Drummond so they're going to be great again," Aaron told C2C Hoops.
"Kentucky is another great school that gets guys to the league," he added. "They're a powerhouse and I really like Kentucky. I've been looking at them a lot more lately."
While KU has been oft mentioned in the Aaron recruitment, he said that things have taken a different direction lately.
"KU's not really high on me right now," Aaron said. "But I still talk to them and there's a lot of time for things to change since I'm in the class of 2014."
As Aaron gains more national exposure, it's expected that most top programs will take a serious look at the athletic shooting guard. Despite his youth, Aaron's game is very fluid, and his versatility makes him an intriguing prospect. Aaron has the frame to be a high flying shooting guard, and has already shown the ability to dribble, rebound, and pass. Aaron is a key player to watch as the 2014 class develops.
