BigBlue75
06-30-2008, 08:57 PM
This is an interesting read. Take note of the schools who have "expressed interest" in players not yet in high school. (especially after all the grief Coach G took...)
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/06/30/notebook.0630/index.html
ORLANDO, Fla. -- When Dwayne Polee Jr. smiled Friday, he revealed a mouthful of braces, each adorned with a USC-gold rubber band. Two years ago, when the now 6-foot-6 wing forward from Los Angeles committed to the Trojans before he started ninth grade, plenty of people told him he'd be sporting another school's colors by now. But with a little more than 16 months to go before he can officially sign with USC, Polee doesn't expect a change of heart.
"A lot of people were saying I'd change my mind, but I don't think I will," said Polee, a rising junior at Westchester High in Los Angeles, said last Friday at the conclusion of the Vince Carter Nike Skills Academy. "I like the school. Tim Floyd is a real good guy. And it's right by home."
...That doesn't mean coaches have stopped recruiting the youngsters. Also at the Vince Carter camp -- a fundamentals-heavy clinic for shooting guards/small forwards -- was Michael Gilchrist, a 6-5, rising 10th-grader from St. Patrick's (Elizabeth, N.J.). Gilchrist, who turns 15 in late September, said he already has received interest from Memphis, Louisville and Rutgers, among others. Still, don't expect a commitment from Gilchrist anytime soon. "I'd say it's way off," Gilchrist said. "Because I want to keep my head in the books."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/06/30/notebook.0630/index.html
ORLANDO, Fla. -- When Dwayne Polee Jr. smiled Friday, he revealed a mouthful of braces, each adorned with a USC-gold rubber band. Two years ago, when the now 6-foot-6 wing forward from Los Angeles committed to the Trojans before he started ninth grade, plenty of people told him he'd be sporting another school's colors by now. But with a little more than 16 months to go before he can officially sign with USC, Polee doesn't expect a change of heart.
"A lot of people were saying I'd change my mind, but I don't think I will," said Polee, a rising junior at Westchester High in Los Angeles, said last Friday at the conclusion of the Vince Carter Nike Skills Academy. "I like the school. Tim Floyd is a real good guy. And it's right by home."
...That doesn't mean coaches have stopped recruiting the youngsters. Also at the Vince Carter camp -- a fundamentals-heavy clinic for shooting guards/small forwards -- was Michael Gilchrist, a 6-5, rising 10th-grader from St. Patrick's (Elizabeth, N.J.). Gilchrist, who turns 15 in late September, said he already has received interest from Memphis, Louisville and Rutgers, among others. Still, don't expect a commitment from Gilchrist anytime soon. "I'd say it's way off," Gilchrist said. "Because I want to keep my head in the books."
