At 5pm on Wednesday evening coaches flooded into gyms all over the country to evaluate talented high school players and also to watch some players that will play a part in the future of their programs.

Coach Pitino’s first stop of the July evaluation period was at the Adidas Invitational in Indianapolis. He got the chance to catch a glimpse of what his future back court will look like when 2014 commit Jaquan Lyle and Quentin Snider played together for the Louisville Magic. The two future Cards combined for 42 points to lead the Magic to an 86-60 win over Elite Nation. Scouts that were in attendance raved about Quentin Snider’s court presence and how he has physically improved his game and appears to be much stronger with the basketball in his hands. He had 24 points and 7 assists in the game tonight. Scouts also raved about Jaquan Lyle’s energy tonight and how he played so hard. Also saying that it is very apparent that his basketball playing abilities are at a very high level. He would have 18 points in the game. The word coming out of the game Wednesday was that Lyle and Snider played very well together and had some great chemistry.
Coach Pitino will be out on the recruiting trail until this first evaluation period ends on Sunday. He will watch other games in Indianapolis, then Myrtle Beach and at Peach Jam in Augusta. He will be keeping his eye out for a big man to fill out the 2014 class. I think you’ll be hearing the names Elbert Robinson, Goodluck Okonoboh and Angel Delgado as the most realistic options.

There were several great coaches in attendance at the Adidas Invitational on Wednesday night. Below is a picture of two greats sharing a hug Mike Krzyzewski and Coach Pitino.

Video of Lyle and Snider after their game Wednesday courtesy of Scout.com:

More video courtesy of City League HoopsTV: