
But there was the coaching staff, the basketball tradition there, their facilities. “Yes, it’s one of the top five academic schools in the country. “It’s really a perfect situation for me with what I wanted in a school,” Peters said. With over 3,300 students, Evanston Township High School is one of the largest high schools in the United States, and it leverages its enrollment. There were so many things, which he says ended up making it a pretty easy choice in the end. Evanston Township (Evanston, Illinois) 25 Players (Tie) The Evanston Township team gets pumped up before a game in 2017. “I put in a lot of time, so even when recruiting cooled off during the season because college teams are so busy in the middle of their seasons, and the quarantine came and AAU and summer play and college visits were in doubt, I felt prepared,” Peters said.Įven with its elite academic reputation in the world, Peters says it wasn’t just one thing that stood out about Princeton. He made sure to watch their games, even if it meant watching them on ESPN3. He created a detailed spreadsheet on all the schools, analyzed the rosters, the style of play, three-point shooting numbers, academics and more.

The homework Peters put in before making his decision was meticulous.
