It has been nothing but great news for Louisville fans and we have all been stuck in the vortex of greatness. But it can’t all be candy and nuts and on Wednesday CardinalNation found out that Quentin Snider a 2014 basketball recruit had de-committed from the program. He had been committed to Louisville since Aug. 4, 2011 and is a local product that seemed destined to play for the home team.

Quentin said in a tweet “I’d love to be a card but at this time it’s time I think it’s better to look at other options to make sure it’s right fit.”
Quentin’s father also commented on his sons de-commitment saying “He’s been kind of going back and forth this past month,” “There’s just a lot of guards. Everybody still wants him to go to Louisville. The family does, and we hope Louisville still recruits him. I don’t know if they will or not, but he just wants to make sure it’s the best fit for him basically.”

Speculation was running wild after the news broke on Wednesday and most think that playing time was a concern for Snider and his father. Louisville will be very guard heavy for the next few years and Quentin would have likely been sitting behind a senior like Peyton Siva did during his first year. Louisville’s backcourt this season will be elite with Russ Smith, Terry Rozier, and Chris Jones. Smith will graduate, but enter JaQuan Lyle. A lot of players nowadays are hungry for the ball as soon as they come out of high school and most expect major minutes right away. Can’t really blame them and each kid has to go with what feels right for them and their family. It is a very big decision and I hope Snider finds what is right for him. I really hope he ends up at Louisville but in situations like this its highly unlikely it works out that way.

Here’s how some of the hoops folks on twitter reacted to the Snider news:

There will be a lot of speculation as to where Louisville will go next in their recruitment process. They have been actively recruiting several big guys to fill out the 2014 class and now they may just go big to finish out. If they do look at other guards to recruit you may see Kelly Oubre, Dante Exum, or Ahmed Hill come into play. Exum back in April told several folks at the Nike Hoop Summit that Louisville was one of the leaders for his services in 2014. Also said that Louisville was coming on very strong. You can keep up to date with all the news on Louisville’s targets on my recruiting page.