From what I gather Lavert was on no one's radar as a sophomore, then improved drastically as a junior, and again improved a lot as a senior. Ohio U was the first program to really recruit him at all, and he took their offer before anyone else got involved recruiting him. Given all that, it's no surprise he has not been evaluated by several of the recruiting services which tend to notice the guys who blow up early and tend to overlook a kid who isn't hearing from multiple schools. I'm not going to pretend to know how good Lavert is or isn't, but it isn't hard to see how the guy who waits for multiple offers and flirts with programs (like an Eron Harris) will end up higher ranked than the guy who takes the first mid-major offer he gets.
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