The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

WILKENSON Isnord rose up the Florida high school prospect rankings over the summer and now, with an impressive start to his junior season, continues to field NCAA Division I offers.

Following his performance at the Tournament of Champions Holiday Classic in Marietta, Georgia, Isnord received an official offer from the James Madison Dukes.

He finished with 13 points in the Peach Bracket Championship as his Blanch Ely squad lost 76-73 to Pebblebrook.

This holiday season also included an appearance at the 28th annual Kruel Classic in Coral Springs, Florida.

The Dukes are currently 8th in the Colonial Athletic Conference at 4-11 and participated in bdGlobal’s Islands of the Bahamas Showcase last November at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

Isnord played for J.P. Taravella High School last season and joined the stacked Florida Vipers Under-16 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team on the Under Armor Circuit this summer. Up to this point, Isnord has received official offers from Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) and Appalachian State University, while schools such as the University of South Florida (USF), Louisiana Tech and the Navy Academy have all expressed interest in the athletic big man this summer.

He transferred to Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida this fall to complete his high school career. In order to boost his stock before leaving high school, Isnord said he plans to be more aggressive on both ends of the floor and is looking to become more fluent handling the ball by the time he gets to college.

On the season thus far, he is averaging 6.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.

“I plan to be a monster on both offence and defence next year, especially when it comes to rebounding,” he told Jake Perper of prephoops.com. “I want to do damage in the paint and around the arc. I want to make my presence felt on the court at all times. My goals are to help my school go undefeated again and to hopefully win another state championship and go to nationals.

“I’m looking forward to working on my handles a bit more and getting a better feel for the ball, also to improve my mid-range and outside jump shot. I also want to make smarter decisions with the basketball, so I would say improving my basketball IQ is going to be crucial for me this season.”

Isnord averaged 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game for the Vipers this summer on the Under Armor Circuit. His best scoring game came against KC Run GMC, where he finished with eight points. He put up a season high seven rebounds against Ohio C2K Elite.