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Top 100 recruit Sandy Cohen has 13 offers, but one program is standing out

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When someone mentions the name Sandy Cohen, the first thought for most people will be of the dad with the bushy eyebrows from the shortlived-yet-fantastic TV series ‘The OC’.

That may not change any time soon, but college basketball fans may want to begin acquainting themselves with a 6-foot-5 guard from Seymour, WI, that just so happens to have that same name.

The last time we checked in with Cohen the hooper, he was fresh off an outstanding performance at the Hampton EYBL event in April. At that point, Cohen only held scholarship offers from four mid-major programs, including La Salle and George Washington.

Thanks to an excellent spring, Cohen’s recruitment has taken off. He not only climbed into Rivals’ top 100 in the Class of 2014, he’s collecting scholarship offers like most kids collect baseball cards.

“I have thirteen offers. I have them on my phone,” Cohen said with a laugh. He’s officially reached the point in his recruitment where he can’t rattle off all of his scholarship offers off the top of his head, which is a good position to be in. I didn’t ask him to give me that list, however, because according to Cohen there’s one school that is standing out to him right now.

“I really like Marquette,” Cohen said during a break at the Kevin Durant Skills Academy. “Right now Marquette’s probably my favorite. I just like the hometown, I really like Coach Buzz Williams, I just really like Marquette as a whole, as a college and everything.”

Cohen has a long way to go in his recruitment process and a longer way to go in his development as a player, but his skill set would fit in nicely with what Marquette, who is one of the program’s to have offered Cohen, likes to do. At 6-foot-5, Cohen is one of the more versatile wings in the country, capable enough of running the point that he’s said it’s the position that he would prefer to play in college. That wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing, either, as Cohen’s a willing passer and a competent creator. Williams seems to thrive on those guys.

He’s also a lanky, athletic defender that can make plays on that end of the floor, and if there is anything that we know about Buzz Williams, it’s that he requires his team to play hard on that end of the floor.

The next step for Cohen?

“Really, what I think would take my game to the next level is strength,” Cohen said. “Get in the weight room a lot, I’ve got a personal trainer now so I’m trying to put a little weight on before I go to college. I think that would help me a lot. When you’re strong, it’s hard for a person to guard you.”

You can find Rob on twitter @RobDauster.