Blaise Beauchamp commits to Evansville

He played a year at Findlay Prep and according to ESPN247 is a 3 star recruit but only had offers from schools like Siena, UC Riverside and Southern Utah. He is a JUCO shooting guard with range and a quick release:
www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/06/27/findlay-prep-produced-nba-players-then-overnight-controversial-program-shut-down/%3foutputType=amp

June 27, 2019 at 7:00 AM EDT
HENDERSON, Nev. — Carey Wohlman was home in Minnesota late last month when she received a call with news that upended her family’s carefully laid plans. She chose to wait to tell her 18-year-old son, Blaise Beauchamp, until he returned from a basketball tournament in Dallas with his AAU team.

Beauchamp had recently completed his first year at Findlay Prep, a high school basketball powerhouse outside Las Vegas with a nagging reputation as a hoops incubator with little education to offer beyond the hardwood. He had earned his first Division I scholarship offer (California Riverside) and, with another season looming, he had landed in Texas eager to nab a few more. After all, its negative image aside, Findlay produced 17 NBA players in the past decade and more than 70 Division I scholarships...

Findlay Prep had closed, leaving Beauchamp, along with a handful of other elite basketball prospects, without a high school. Beauchamp’s predicament is particularly challenging. He is ineligible to play his senior year back in Minnesota, because he repeated eighth grade after moving from California, not realizing what was at stake. He is essentially a high school free agent before the biggest season of his life.
Even so, he still defends the institution that left him stranded. Many of his teammates feel the same way...

Then there’s Beauchamp, the 6-2 combo guard with NBA range and a Stephen Curry-quick release, and the player most affected by Findlay’s closure, given his eligibility issues.
Beauchamp, who is seeking an out-of-state prep school for his senior year, still said he has no regrets.

“I would come here again even if I knew the outcome,” he said. “It was a great experience. I made relationships and met people from all over the world. I got my first D-I offer with these guys. I’ve never experienced anything like it.”

www.ltcathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/20-21/

Looks like he hasn’t played JUCO yet and will be a freshman in 2020-21. Next season (2021-22) he’ll come to UE and have three years of eligibility. That’s how I understand it. Lincoln Trail has a 7 footer, Richard Rivers, that’s listed as a sophomore this year that was at Mississippi Valley State last year. Since you can’t teach size, maybe the coaches keep an eye on Rivers when keeping up with Beauchamp.

So I take it that means he’s a year away from coming to UE and that does not put us over the scholarship limit for this coming year. If that is correct shouldn’t this be moved to the 2021 recruiting class? I think that is what caused the confusion on being over the limit on scholarships.

I agree AcesHigh with your comments. My personal feeling is he is being recruited for next year and that is where he should be listed but I am ok either way as I follow closely enough to figure it out; I also have you and others on this board to clarify on anything like this.

Thanks again as always for your insight.

Now I'm not a expert by all means.But it seems to me he shoots from a low trajectory,in front of his face,not above his head.But really who cares just as the shot goes in

Watch some video of Stephen Curry and you will see a low trajectory shooter too. Stephen has such a quick release it doesn’t matter. Stephen is 6-3 and is often guarded by much taller players but he gets the job done and scores big time.

I’m not saying Blaise is going to be the next Stephen Curry, but I did read there have been past comparisons to Stephen and his quick release. Blaise has modeled his game after Stephen also.

We have a coaching staff with a different mindset than in previous years and they are bringing in a different type of player than we have seen. If they like Blaise, then I really like Blaise.