By JAMES MADDEN Four-star forward Joe Philon announced his top five schools on Friday, Joe Tipton first reported. The 6-foot-9 senior from Montverde Academy (FL) is down to UCLA, Xavier, UNLV, Ohio State and South Florida. Philon recently played in the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, where he broke down two of the schools most heavily involved in his recruitment … [Read more...] about Four-star forward Joe Philon announces top five schools
Colleges
Holston to USF; Taylor to UCF
By JACK LeGWIN Special to ZAGSBLOG On Wednesday morning, Troy Holston verbally committed to the University of South Florida. “I am proud to announce that I am officially committed to University of South Florida !!! #USF #GoBulls,” Holston tweeted on Wednesday morning. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard out of Oldsmar Christian (Fla.) made the commitment coming off of his visit on … [Read more...] about Holston to USF; Taylor to UCF
Hawkins to South Florida; Henderson to West Virginia
Javontae Hawkins, the Rivals No. 23 shooting guard in the Class of 2012, has verbally pledged to South Florida. “USF is getting an extremely high level athlete and scorer,” Huntington (West Va.) Prep coach Rob Fulford told SNY.tv. “Javontae will be an immediate impact player for [head coach] Stan [Heath]. “He is a gym rat who is a potential all-Big East player. I anticipate … [Read more...] about Hawkins to South Florida; Henderson to West Virginia
Kareem Canty to USF
One day after returning from a visit to Penn State, Marshall transfer Kareem Canty committed to South Florida and new head coach Orlando Antigua. Evan Daniels of Scout.com first reported the news. “It was love,” the 6-foot-1 Canty told SNY.tv of his recent visit to USF. “I enjoyed it. The coaching staff made me feel like I was home and the weather was beautiful. I felt real … [Read more...] about Kareem Canty to USF
Recruiting Roundup: Doughty to St. John’s, Montero to USF, Pritchard to Oklahoma
By ADAM ZAGORIA & ZACH SMART Less than a week after losing out on Roselle (N.J.) Catholic guard Isaiah Briscoe, St. John’s landed its first commitment in the Class of 2015 when Philadelphia Math, Civics, & Sciences combo guard Samir Doughty committed to the Johnnies. St. John’s coach Steve Lavin had hoped Briscoe would be the building block to a huge class for 2015 that … [Read more...] about Recruiting Roundup: Doughty to St. John’s, Montero to USF, Pritchard to Oklahoma