Florida Gators basketball has received a commitment from a top-30 player in the country who turned down the likes of Kansas and Georgetown.
Ingram’s recruitment has been a bit unorthodox. In fact, there was a chance he wouldn’t play basketball at the next level. Had had previously received more impressive offers on the football field as a three-star athlete and quarterback.
In two years as the Hornets’ starting quarterback, he recorded a perfect record and won two state titles. This led to many FBS and FCS programs to come calling. In fact, Billy Napier and Florida was one of his first football offers. Even prior to deciding which sport to play, the Gators offered him a basketball scholarship. Ingram’s father, Cornelius, detailed his son’s decision process and the advice he gave him in an
“First thing I told him was how hard it is to do both, but it can be done… I want him to enjoy it and not put pressure on himself,” he said. “Whether it's basketball, whether it's football, whether it's both, enjoy the process because at the end of the day, he'll have to live with his decision. He's a very bright kid. He'll make the right choice. Whatever he ends up doing, he’ll definitely be successful.
However, basketball has always been his first love, and Ingram made the difficult decision this summer to step away from football and focus on basketball.. “So, this past spring, he really locked in with his trainer and just focused on basketball. I can’t even imagine what he’ll become in the near future, because he’s still only 16.”Once it was reported over the summer that basketball would be his focus, the high-profile offers arrived.
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