Kenny Wooten: sign this week or in the late period?

Kenny Wooten is living large now (and good for him) with some top national teams now pursuing him. He will be making his choice from quite the number of high level college basketball programs.

Why so?

First and foremost, because of his NBA elite athleticism.

Plus, bigs with his potential are never easy to locate and it's likely he will be a long-term collegian, meaning a three-to-four year player.

Also, it's because Wooten can defend multiple positions according to one coach I talked with recently.

Critical elements

Wooten needs to find a situation where he'll be positioned at power forward alongside a center. His future is not at center -- he will not play there at the professional level.

He could eventually make it to the NBA just on rebounding and shotblocking but developing and integrating ball skills into his repertoire will get him more minutes per game as it would allow a coach to use him in many different lineups. It's will be fascinating to eventually see what his time away from organized ball has produced.

Any player in his position is fully expecting to both start and play 25-30 minutes immediately. That just may not be possible, especially the latter wish, with certain programs unless Wooten can create with the ball.

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The thinking here is that he should sign late because it will be critical to know who else will be on the roster of the team he chooses. The projections for the makeups of teams in 2017-18 are much clearer in April and May. The early signing period concludes on November 16.

The latest offers via Verbal Commits:

* 2017 Trinity International (NV) F Kenny Wooten, Jr. received an offer from TCU.

* 2017 Trinity International (NV) F Kenny Wooten, Jr. received an offer from UConn

* Texas A&M offered 2017 Trinity International (NV) F Kenny Wooten, Jr