The Miami-bound 6-foot-5 wing, whom ESPN ranks as the No. 1 player in the state and No. 6 in the nation, has enjoyed a meteoric rise. But he's learned to navigate the dark side of the spotlight.
The Miami-bound 6-foot-5 wing, whom ESPN ranks as the No. 1 player in the state and No. 6 in the nation, has enjoyed a meteoric rise. But he's learned to navigate the dark side of the spotlight.A chirpy fan had been needling his younger brother, Jalil — a five-star, McDonald’s All-American and senior at Archbishop Wood — who’s a rising star who has drawn plenty of attention the last few years.
Adoration from young fans, negativity from older ones, numerous interview requests, and mounting pressure to perform can be difficult to navigate in the social media-driven world of a teenage phenom. “I was shooting threes with all my might,” he said. “I didn’t really have form back then. I was just throwing it.”“We were walking downtown and he asked me if I had any ones,” Steve, now 60, recalled in a telephone interview. “I said, ‘Ones? What do you want ones for?’ There was a homeless guy on the ground and he wanted to give him some money. He’s always been like that.
Bethea, who shared league MVP with Archbishop Ryan’s Thomas Sorber this season, started seeking advice back then: What was recruiting like, how do you handle offers? “People don’t understand,” said Wood coach John Mosco. “He went from being on ESPN’s top 200 in the country to being on ESPN draft boards as a lottery pick. It’s crazy. Nobody can prepare you for that.”Collin Gillespie, who led Wood to its first PCL and PIAA titles in 2017, burst into the local consciousness after Villanova offered him a scholarship during his senior year.
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