Sahvir Wheeler, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound sophomore point guard from Georgia who is looking for a new place to play next season is set to announce his final four schools on Friday.
Pretty much every recruiting analyst out there expects Kansas to be on the list, and many of them are calling the Jayhawks the favorite to land Wheeler.
A native of Houston, the true point guard who is also crafty enough to be a scoring threat averaged 14 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.4 assists for the Bulldogs last season.
He played in 26 games and averaged 35 minutes per game.
If there’s one thing that leaves a little to be desired about Wheeler’s game, it’s his shooting percentages. After shooting 47% from the floor and 32% from 3-point range as a true freshman in 2019-20 — when he appeared in 31 games with 17 starts — Wheeler regressed last season, shooting just 40% overall and 23% from 3-point range.
Both his scoring and assist totals were up, though, which brings a bit of uncertainty to his game.
According to an interview with Wheeler’s father, Teddy, by Shay Wildeboor of JayhawkSlant.com, one of the things the KU staff likes about Wheeler is his ability to run the show and set others up for success.
The left-handed shooter is aggressive and confident with the ball in his hands and he attacks well in half-court sets, usually looking to pass in the paint after breaking down the defense.
His ability to get downhill tends to put serious pressure on opposing defenses, opening up cutting lanes for teammates to get easy buckets in close.
Teddy Wheeler told Wildeboor that the family had conducted several Zoom calls with Kansas coach Bill Self and the KU coaching staff.
Originally a four-star prospect in the Class of 2019, Wheeler was ranked 91st overall in his class when he committed to Georgia.
The Jayhawks currently have one scholarship available to hand out and are awaiting decisions by Ochai Agbaji and Jalen Wilson, who are testing the NBA draft waters.
Self has said in recent weeks that KU would like to add another guard, and the Jayhawks remain in the running for four-star prep guard Tyty Washington, who is expected to announce his decision on May 15.
While it’s unlikely that KU will land both, Self also has said that he’s going to try to secure as many commitments as he feels the roster needs, viewing Agbaji and Wilson as bonuses should either or both 2020-21 starters elect to return to KU as most people expect.
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