Trier is producing numbers

May 28, 2014 - When recruitniks think about Class of 2015 guard Allonzo Trier, offensive wunderkind often comes to mind. His work in Nike Elite Youth Basketball League action has done nothing to tarnish that image; the 6'5", 195 pound Trier to date leads the league in scoring.

During the EYBL's third leg in Hampton, VA, Trier scored 35, 33, 30 and 31 points. For the season, add 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists each time out over Athlete First's EYBL campaign. In Hampton the team went 3-1.

"It's going well. We're winning. We're playing well" said Trier of his Athlete's First season, a team that's now 12-4 in EYBL play. "We have the youngest team in the league, as most of our guys are sophomores. I'm just doing the best I can to lead them, be effective and help us win".

Of course that involves putting the ball in the basket; Allonzo has scored 29.4 points per game. His buckets come from a variety of situations, including fast break and versus man and zone sets, double teams and physical contact. He really can't be stopped offensively on this level.

But does putting up so many scoring numbers more or less brand him as a shooting guard to colleges? Not in Trier's eyes.

"I'm a lead guard, regardless of where you want to put me. I can play off the ball, and with the ball in my hands" said Trier of where he expects to play in college. "I know how to make reads to make others better and I know how to score, definitely. A lot of people see me as a scoring guard, but I see myself as being a scoring guard making it easier to make plays for others".

Trier doesn't lack for collegiate options. In that too, he can boast numbers.

"Ohh, UCLA, Louisville, Kansas, Maryland, Georgetown, Memphis, Minnesota, Baylor...NC State" shared Trier of the scholarship offers he's received. Due to post-game fatigue he struggled to name them all, saying "I apologize to any other school I didn't mention. It's no knock on them at all".

The attention from recruiters increased halfway through his junior season at Montrose Christian (MD), "and then after the EYBL's first leg in Sacramento, CA "really picked up", he shared. Trier went on, noting "sometimes you don't get to communicate with all the coaches. You talk to some one day, others the next day".

Does being hounded by college coaches annoy him?

"It doesn't get on my nerves, because I know coaches have jobs to do" he said. "And my job is to continuously get better, do the things I'm doing".

That includes knowing when and how to score against various schemes. To read his take on that, see Premium Court. Also there is what he's looking for in a school, the state of his defensive consistency, and connection to the Rainer Beach section of Seattle, Trier's home town, plus a vigorous discussion of Trier highlights and the young man's possible impact on G'Town's program.

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