http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/ en-us Copyright 2008 Wed, 14 May 2008 23:19:12 -0400 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.36 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Post reporter B.J. Koubaroulis sits down with Gaithersburg All-Met defensive lineman Sean Stanley, a 6-foot-2, 245-pound junior who has been offered scholarships by many top programs, including Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and West Virginia. 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The 6-10, 200-pound Brown was drawing considerable interest from teams looking to add a big man late in the recruiting period. "He has a lot of potential," Ranson said. "His upside is great. He has some skill. He can run the floor. And he can finish around the basket. The only thing we think he needs to add right now is strength and he needs to continue to get better." JMU's new coach is Matt Brady, who comes from Marist, where he recruited MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year Jay Gavin from Bishop McNamara. Gavin is now transferring to Virginia Commonwealth. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/jmu_nets_local_pivot.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/jmu_nets_local_pivot.html Basketball Wed, 14 May 2008 14:22:22 -0400 All-Met Insider Correspondent B.J. Koubaroulis found this interesting story, with soon-to-be-Hoya Julian Vaughn running pickup with his new teammates. Will things pan out for Vaughn at Georgetown? Tough to say. He's obviously talented. And obviously well-traveled. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/vaughn_running_pickup_at_gtown.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/vaughn_running_pickup_at_gtown.html Basketball Wed, 14 May 2008 12:12:46 -0400 Quince Orchard All-Met lineman Terrence Stephens has committed to play for Stanford, Cougars Coach Dave Mencarini said. Stephens, who had plenty of other scholarship offers, visited the West Coast school last month and decided it was the place for him. While unusual, it's not unheard of for the Cardinal to get a Washington-area player. Former Georgetown Prep All-Met lineman Andrew Phillips is a rising redshirt sophomore at Stanford. "Ultimately he picked them because how can you argue about the opportunity to get a degree from Stanford?" Mencarini said. "The kid values his education. He's put himself in a position to earn a degree from one of the best institutions in the country and can make a contribution to the [football] program. He fell in love with the palce. It takes a special kid to handle the pressure of the academics there. I think it's a great fit for him." Stephens http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/allmet_lineman_packing_his_bag.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/allmet_lineman_packing_his_bag.html Football Tue, 13 May 2008 10:37:23 -0400 Busy weekend for the local juniors attending the Nike Combine up in State College. First, Lackey defensive back Darrell Givens decommitted from Ohio State in order to commit to Penn State. Then Eleanor Roosevelt wide receiver-cornerback Derrick Thomas committed to play for the Nittany Lions. First, a look at Thomas, who is 6-1 and 180 pounds. He also had scholarship offers from Maryland, Illinois and Pittsburgh. "He went up there and he liked it," Roosevelt first-year coach Tom Green said. "I don't like kids playing the recruiting game. If you've been on campus everywhere [you are considering] and you know where you want to go, tell them, don't string them along. I know [Maryland offensive coordinator James] Franklin thought he had a good shot at him. I did too." As for Givens, it was only three weeks ago that he decided to accept a scholarship offer from Ohio State. However, http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/big_weekend_penn_state_2_ohio.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/big_weekend_penn_state_2_ohio.html Football Mon, 12 May 2008 18:03:17 -0400 Colleague B.J. Koubaroulis passes along this tidbit: Syracuse offered Whitman junior Anthony Young-Wiseman on Friday. Young-Wiseman, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound defensive back and wide receiver, is a versatile do-it-all athlete who shined as a dual-threat quarterback for the Vikings (6-5) this past fall. However, Young-Wiseman most likely will be a wide receiver in college and Whitman Coach Jim Kuhn recently pledged to get the rising senior "the ball as many ways as you can." http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/syracuse_offers_whitman_stando.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/syracuse_offers_whitman_stando.html Football Mon, 12 May 2008 08:59:40 -0400 Meet 14-year-old Justin Anderson. The Spotsylvania resident might attend Courtland High as a freshman this fall. Or he could wind up at a private school in either Washington or Richmond - perhaps O'Connell or Montrose Christian -- drawn by their powerful basketball program. Whatever the case, the 6-foot-5 Anderson is being hailed as one of the nation's top players in his class. Having seen him this past winter, he's still raw but has terrific size (surely to only get bigger) and is quite athletic. Anderson's father says that an important factor in choosing a high school is finding a place where his son can play point guard. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/rising_hs_freshman_is_highly_t.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/rising_hs_freshman_is_highly_t.html Basketball Fri, 09 May 2008 09:38:01 -0400 It didn't take long for Bobby Maze to find a new home. The one-time Suitland High standout and recent Maryland recruit is bound for Tennessee. "Stevie Wonder could see this is where I needed to be," Maze told the Knoxville News-Sentinel. "They've called me 'The Solution' here [at Hutchinson, Kan., Community College], so you do the equation: What better place could I be? "The plane landed and I breathed in that Knoxville air. You see those seats in the arena and how high they go up, and all the sellout crowds, the Jumbotron screens everywhere, the practice facility. You have every tool here to be successful." Interestingly, this story makes no mention of Maze's commitment to Maryland. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/maze_says_go_big_orange_doesnt.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/maze_says_go_big_orange_doesnt.html Basketball Thu, 08 May 2008 16:27:13 -0400 Maybe I'm reading too much into things. But reading between the lines of this story about Tyree Evans and Maryland and there are some pretty heady implications. With Evans still awaiting admission to the university, Maryland AD Debbie Yow tells The Sun she was unaware that Maryland was recruiting Evans until after he had been offered a scholarship and accepted. Then she says that it is Coach Gary Williams strong desire to bring Evans to Maryland and his desire to mentor Evans is "critically important" in this situation. You have to think that Williams know a) what is he getting into, b) that Evans will get into school, otherwise why go down this path and c) that things with Evans cannot take a turn for the worst for a program that has missed the NCAA tournament in three of the past four years. "I've gotten to know Tyree very well http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/evans_not_a_terp_yet.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/evans_not_a_terp_yet.html Basketball Thu, 08 May 2008 12:01:34 -0400 Post reporter B.J. Koubaroulis sits down with Dunbar's Tyree White -- a 6-foot-2, 170-pound junior quarterback. White, an honorable mention All-Met selection, received his first scholarship official offer Monday, from Howard. 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Niagara assistant Akbar Waheed was at the Maryland semifinals, ostensibly to check out Springbrook guard C.J. Garner. However, a scholarship offer apparently never materialized for Garner, but things started picking up for Cooley. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/cooley_signs_with_niagara.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/cooley_signs_with_niagara.html Basketball Wed, 07 May 2008 11:27:17 -0400 Is Julian Vaughn bound for Georgetown? That's what the rumor mill has going around. If so, it would be pretty unique to see an ACC-to-Big East transfer take place, and a serious upgrade in programs. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/gtown_picking_up_big_transfer.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/gtown_picking_up_big_transfer.html Basketball Tue, 06 May 2008 15:10:31 -0400 Paul VI Catholic Coach Glenn Farello reports that guard Ronald Burks has signed to play for VMI. Surprisingly, the Keydets' roster does not include any other Washington-area players. Burks averaged 6.8 points last season. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/vmi_gets_guard_from_wcac.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/vmi_gets_guard_from_wcac.html Basketball Tue, 06 May 2008 14:09:30 -0400 Colleague B.J. Koubaroulis passes along that Eleanor Roosevelt rising senior Isaiah Ross reports that he's received a full scholarship offer from Maryland. Ross, a 6-foot-2, 230-pound versatile threat, recorded 111 tackles, 13 sacks, eight forced fumbles and four fumble returns and was named the Raiders' most valuable player in 2007. He played defensive tackle last year but projects as a linebacker. It is Ross's first official offer. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/terps_offer_eleanor_roosevelt.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/terps_offer_eleanor_roosevelt.html Football Tue, 06 May 2008 13:37:30 -0400 I think so. I empathize with Frank Ben-Eze. He was bound for Harvard, which would have been a good fit. Then he couldn't qualify academically for admission. So he picked Davidson, possibly another good fit for a player whom I think everyone would agree is still quite raw. Then comes along this story on Davidson, touting its recruitment of Ben-Eze as the product of its terrific NCAA tournament run. And while that most certainly is true, it sure seems that there is a rush to make Ben-Eze into a better prospect than he is - much the same way that interest sparked in him after the 6-foot-10 Nigerian arrived in the United States two years ago. There is still a memory of Gary Williams making the trip to see Ben-Eze only to see the player go scoreless in scant foul-plagued playing time. Then this year, in the WCAC championship game, http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/expectations_too_high_for_big.html?nav=rss_blog http://blog.washingtonpost.com/recruitinginsider/2008/05/expectations_too_high_for_big.html Basketball Tue, 06 May 2008 08:59:12 -0400