"Coach Buzz Williams is as good as any coach out there. I have built really good connections with Williams and two of the assistants, Coach Roc (Steve Roccaforte) and Coach Webster (Christian Webster). In a short amount of time, Coach Williams has turned VTech's program around. In just his third season, he made the NCAA Tournament."It is clear that Buzz Williams is a significant reason why the Hokies lead for Kennedy at this point while both Steve Roccaforte and Christian Webster have unsurprisingly proven to be assets in recruiting Kennedy. Kennedy told us that Virginia Tech, Texas Tech, VCU, UT-Arlington, and Florida are the schools recruiting him the hardest; a likely sign that the Gators are at least heavily considering offering him soon. Kennedy's recruitment has definitely taken off over the past couple of months but he also appears ready to begin trimming down his list soon with Kennedy looking at cutting down his list to 3 or 5 before school starts up along with possibly making a decision before then. At this point, it appears very likely that Kennedy will make a decision before the first signing period for 2018 basketball recruits though that definitely isn't set in stone either. Currently, Virginia Tech is the leader and favorite to get Kennedy and while Kennedy may not be heavily regarded nationally, Buzz Williams has been known for finding gems whether that be in getting Jimmy Butler out of JUCO when he was at Marquette or developing Zach LeDay from a player struggling to get minutes at USF to an All-ACC caliber player. Williams has a good eye for finding talent that fits his system and Kennedy appears to fit that mold. Virginia Tech leads for Keonte Kennedy but they still have a lot of work to do to seal the deal with teams like Texas Tech, VCU, and Tulane all in hot pursuit along with schools like Florida, Florida State, and Virginia looming.
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