Austin Rivers, son of Celtics head coach Doc Rivers, is currently the top rated high school prospect in the country. He has drawn attention from some of the best basketball schools in the country, and more than likely will end up being a one-and-done player in the college ranks.
This past summer Austin has done everything from dropping a record-breaking 35 point performance in a Team USA U18 FIBA World Championship game, to breaking the ankles of the top NBA Rookie of the Year contender, John Wall. With all due respect to Doc, Austin looks to be the best talent to play the game of basketball with the last name "Rivers".
Not only is Austin a heck of a basketball player, he also seems to be a pretty cool dude. Lately, he's been interacting with fans on Twitter, and most recently he has agreed to allow HighSchoolHoops.com to chronicle his thoughts in a regular diary.
In the first addition of the diary, Austin narrowed down his potential schools to a list that includes Duke, UNC, and Kansas. He details each school's visit to his home in the diary.
First, UNC came in. I met Coach (Roy) Williams at the front door. I think he came in some sort of nice Cadillac car. I think he came in some sort of nice Cadillac car. The meeting was really cool! We fed them ribs and fried chicken, potatoes, green beans and lemon cake. My mom can REALLY cook!
Kansas came next. This was my first time meeting Coach (Danny) Manning and Coach (Bill) Self. We switched it up for dinner. My mom made lasagna. That’s my favorite and everybody really liked it. Their presentation was similar to UNC’s. Honestly, it was really chill and relaxed.
When Duke came, it was kinda like old friends coming to the house. Duke had a driver outside. I think they were in a Lincoln. It was Coach K and Coach (Chris) Collins. We served them the same kind of food that we served UNC. It was sooo good we had it again! They loved it! And Coach K had like seven glasses of lemonade, so that was pretty funny.
Like I said, I’m still building a relationship with UNC and Kansas so that will all be new, but I think even at Duke it will be kind of new. I’ve only been there when the students weren’t there and now I’m coming for “Countdown to Craziness” and I KNOW that’s gonna be just crazy with them coming off the title and everything. So they’re all gonna be the same and I’m really looking forward to it! I’m definitely gonna take all three visits for sure.
Out of all of this, the one thing I come away with is the fact that Ma Rivers is a heck of a cook. Lasagna, ribs, fried chicken. Count me in!
On a more serious note, I really hope Austin chooses Duke. It seems like he has a good relationship already with the program, and they have the best coach out there. Oh, and I despise UNC. So Austin, do me a favor and stay away from the baby blue, please. I want to be able to cheer for you!
Check out Austin's full diary here.
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