Guard/Forward Freds Pauls Bagatskis Commits to Georgia Tech

Josh Pastner and the Yellow Jackets got their first incoming freshman commit for 2022 when Latvian international Freds Pauls Bagatskis announced his commitment to the Yellow Jackets. Bagatskis has spent the last four years playing in Spain. He started with Valencia’s U18 team before moving to their 2nd team when he aged out of the U18 league.

As far as I can tell, not a whole lot is known about his game. International prospects generally aren’t scouted by the popular services as much. He is listed anywhere between 6’7 and 6’9 and is very lanky. He could probably play small forward or power forward, or maybe even shooting guard if he’s athletic. It’s tough to tell on the tape. He may need to…