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A hot underclassmen name on the recruiting trail in April, 6′-2″ sophomore Nick Noskowiak of Sun Prairie (WI) made a very early verbal commitment to the Marquette Golden Eagles on Monday, following a visit at the school. Noskowiak will be ranked in our top-100 for the 2015 class, when our rankings are updated later this month. [...]
Author: Kellon Hassenstab
Posted: May 1, 2013, 3:34 am
The 2013 Hoop Group Pitt Jam Fest was resulted in another championship win for the consistently strong 17U Sports U/Team Izod team out of Northern Jersey. While on their championship run, a college coach noted that playing the Sports U squad is similar to going 15 rounds in a boxing match. Unfortunately for DC Assault, [...]
Author: Sean Moran
Posted: April 23, 2013, 11:56 pm
With two wings and two big men already in the fray in their 2013 recruiting class, it made sense that the Virginia Tech Hokies targeted a point guard as the fifth member of the group. On Monday, Virginia Tech accomplished the goal of adding a lead guard as they landed 6′-3″ Devin Wilson of Montour (PA), according [...]
Author: Kellon Hassenstab
Posted: April 16, 2013, 3:44 am
Triangle schools lead ACC pack The tradition-rich ACC has ensured a continuing talent base through a strong recruiting effort in the 2013 early signing period. It gets even better from there, though, as a smattering of strong programs are set to join the league in the near future (include a top-25 recruiting class from the [...]
Author: Kellon Hassenstab
Posted: December 1, 2012, 4:37 am
The Pittsburgh Panthers got some great news on Saturday afternoon, as top-100 power forward Mike Young, a strong 6-9, 230 pound physical presence, reportedly picked his hometown school over the Florida Gators. Young, who is planning on finishing out high school at St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ) after being at Hudson Catholic (NJ), is the first recruit [...]
Author: Kellon Hassenstab
Posted: August 5, 2012, 2:27 am
It’s very safe to say that the announcement on July 30 by the IMG Academy (FL) twitter account that 6-10 center Mangok Mathiang was signing with the Louisville Cardinals as a member of the 2012 class was a surprise. The Twitter account followed with a picture with Mathiang signing paperwork while overlooked by a coach, and [...]
Author: Kellon Hassenstab
Posted: August 1, 2012, 6:10 pm

Incoming Verbal Commitments and Signings

Class of 2013

NameHeightPositionSchool (State)TypeStatus
Trevor Thompson6'-10"CSt. John's NW Military (WI)PrepSigned
Maurice Kirby6'-9"PFBasha (AZ)HSSigned
Donte Clark6'-4"SGHargrave Military (VA)HSSigned
Ben Emelogu6'-5"SGSouth Grand Prairie (TX)HSSigned
Devin Wilson6'-3"PGMontour (PA)HSVerbal

Class of 2015

NameHeightPositionSchool (State)TypeStatus
Warren Craft6'-3"SGWilliam Fleming (VA)HSVerbal


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Past Recruiting Classes

Class of 2012

Name Height Position School (State) Type Status
Marshall Wood 6′-8″ PF Rustburg (VA) HS Signed

Class of 2011

Name Height Position School (State) Type Status
Dorian Finney-Smith 6′-7″ SF IC Norcom (VA) HS Signed
CJ Barksdale 6′-8″ PF Hargrave Military Academy (VA) HS Signed
Marquis Rankin 6′-1″ PG Hargrave Military Academy (VA) HS Signed
Robert Brown 6′-5″ SG East Ridge (FL) HS Signed
Johan Van Zegeren 6′-10″ C Canarias Basketball Academy (Canary Islands) HS Signed


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