“Is he actually coming?”
A Sherman Oaks Notre Dame soccer participant had heard the rumors of a brand new scholar becoming a member of the soccer crew on Monday at apply.
Positive sufficient, 6-foot-8 Tyran Stokes, the No. 1 highschool basketball participant within the nation from the category of 2026, confirmed up sporting apply jersey No. 67. He’ll want 10 days of practices earlier than he can play in a soccer recreation, however coach Evan Yabu was excited to have him.
Tyran Stokes at his first soccer apply. 6-8, 245 kilos. USC basketball coach Eric Musselman was there after studying Stokes wasn’t at basketball apply. pic.twitter.com/2h9Z2FyVIN
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He’s speculated to play receiver and Yabu noticed, “We don’t have anyone 6-8, 245 pounds.”
Notre Dame’s Tyran Stokes celebrates after a slam dunk within the closing seconds of a 68-61 victory at Harvard-Westlake final season.
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Stokes might use a break from basketball after a busy offseason of touring and video games. Notre Dame basketball coach Matt Sargeant is ok with Stokes attempting soccer. He has three different gamers on the soccer crew.
USC basketball coach Eric Musselman appeared like a genius when he went out to the soccer discipline to observe Stokes. He had come to Notre Dame to observe basketball apply, then heard about Stokes lacking basketball apply.
Basketball participant Zach White stated of Stokes attempting soccer, “He’ll do great if he puts his mind to it.”
