Five-star striker C.J. Walker commits to Oregon Ducks

Five-star striker C.J. Walker announced his commitment to Oregon on Wednesday.

Walker chose the Ducks rather than Miami and LSU after official visits to all three schools earlier this fall.

"I love their style of play," Walker told ESPN. "Great goalkeeper game with Payton [Pritchard] and go [Richardson]. It is a city without distractions. The facilities are first class and they are not afraid to play freshmen. "

Walker, a 6-foot-8 striker at Oak Ridge High School (Florida), is ranked 20th of the ESPN 100 for the 2019 category. He is the No. 5 striker in the class. Walker was arguably the biggest star of the July evaluation period, with high-level performances at the Nike Peach Jam with the Each 1 Teach 1 United Community Program. He averaged 18.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks this week after accumulating 15.9 points and 9.9 rebounds in the spring EYBL sessions.

"He has evolved a lot in our board of directors," said Paul Biancardi, director of ESPN's national recruitment. "I love his improved work ethic, his length, his athleticism to the rim, and he's got a skill level that's starting to blossom." He constantly played and, as a result, he was extremely productive, it can still be more productive, and I still think it has a ton of potential. "

Dana Altman was not among the top 25 rookies entering the early signing period last week, but has now earned two ESPN 100 candidates in the past eight days in Walker and four-star forward Chandler Lawson (No. 58). These two people join Isaac Johnson (# 53) and Chris Duarte, the leader of the college. Johnson should undertake a two-year LDS mission before registering.

"Dana Altman has had great success with long, athletic strikers," said Biancardi. Jordan Bell, Chris Boucher Now he has Bol Bol and Louis King, to a certain extent.JC will step in to replace these two guys.This is another category to hit for Dana Altman.Last year she was among the top five, and she is heading in that direction. " Oregon is still in the mix for Cole Anthony (No. 2), the best guard in the country, and five-star goalie Cassius Stanley (# 25). Both players have already made official visits to Eugene.