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Shaun Pratl

Position PF Height 6-8 Weight 220 School Richards High School Hometown Oak Lawn, Illinois Incoming Year 2009
Offered By Indiana State, Illinois State

Initially posted by mollautt on 06/11/08 at 11:39 am

2009 Prospect: Excerpt from Sun Times Hoops Report blog: Colleges sleeping on Pratl:

Colleges sleeping on Pratl

By Joe Henricksen

Kudos to Indiana State and Illinois State, the only schools to have offered Richards big man Shaun Pratl. And shame on all the other schools that have been so slow to pull the trigger. In this day where big men are at such a premium and so often over-recruited, it's a mystery why the 6-8, 220-pounder has just the two offers.

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Pratl is a skilled power forward with a solid package of size and athleticism. He possesses a good handle for a player his size, range on his shot is improving and his frame is perfect to get bigger and stronger. He will show a mean streak from time to time, bang a little and play with an aggressive style that plays to his advantage. He can work in the high post and is getting more comfortable on the block with his back to the basket. He has to get better finishing at the rim after contact. His straight court speed is very good, while his overall foot speed lacks a little. And while he has a soft touch and can shoot out to 20 feet, he will have to get his release up higher at the collegiate level. But a lot of the nit-picking evaluating will be erased with a full commitment to basketball.

Southern Illinois, Wisconsin Green-Bay and Loyola have shown a lot of interest, while Penn State, Miami-Ohio and Marist are a few of the others that continue to keep tabs on Pratl.

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