Recruiting Insider: March 16, 2008 - March 22, 2008

Gwynn Park Guard to Quinnipiac

From Josh Barr: Gwynn Park guard Harold Washington took an unofficial visit and committed this morning to play for Quinnipiac, Gwynn Park Coach Mike Glick reports. Quinnipiac is coached by Tom Moore, who recruited Rudy Gay to Connecticut. Gay played for Glick at Spalding....

By washingtonpost.com Sports Editor  | March 21, 2008; 2:15 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Greene Felt "Disrepected" By Maryland

If you don't read anything else today, take a look at this story about last night's Syracuse victory over Maryland in the NIT, where Donte Greene talks about feeling "disrespected" by Gary Williams. Talk about bad timing/planning. Maryland assistant Keith Booth brought Greene in for an unofficial visit at the...

By Josh Barr  | March 21, 2008; 12:06 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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More On Pryor; Plans to Be Like Tebow

Goodness, gracious. I didn't watch Terrelle Pryor's news conference yesterday. But, yep, he said it, "University of Ohio State." Why is it so hard to get those few words right? UOS? Anyone ever heard that? However, I'm glad he didn't play the hat game. Here's more confirmation that Pryor was...

By Josh Barr  | March 20, 2008; 11:36 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Undersized Corner Hopes to Get Looks

St. John's cornerback Ed Thomas might be undersized but as B.J. Koubaroulis found out, he's one of the strongest players on the St. John's team. Thomas hopes that will translate into a scholarship offer....

By Josh Barr  | March 20, 2008; 5:29 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Locals In the Big Dance

Colleague Preston Williams, doing research for this week's Varsity Letter, has a pretty cool chart in today's paper, listing all of the local players participating in this week's NCAA Division I basketball tournaments. The list only mentions local alumni, which means that K-State's Mike Beasley, Duke's Nolan Smith and others...

By Josh Barr  | March 19, 2008; 2:37 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Pryor Says He's a Buckeye

Wow, shocking news here. Terrelle Pryor says he will grace Ohio State with his presence. I can't remember which paper had it this morning, but someone noted that after delaying his decision because his father wanted him to consider Penn State, Pryor never took an official visit to State College,...

By Josh Barr  | March 19, 2008; 12:16 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Big Day Has Arrived; Pryor Decision At Noon

The big day finally has arrived. Yep, Terrelle Pryor will bestow upon us his college choice. No doubt the nation's top recruit has everyone tuned in from Columbus to Ann Arbor awaiting his decision. I wonder if a series this week about Michigan's alleged easy road for athletes will sway...

By Josh Barr  | March 19, 2008; 9:26 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Maryland Recruit Named JuCo Player of the Year

Nope, not Bobby Maze or Ken Bowman. Women's basketball recruit Dee Liles, a former All-Met at Riverdale Baptist, was named the junior college player of the year by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Liles averaged 11.1 points and 7.8 rebounds for Gulf Coast Community College, helping the Commodores reach this...

By Josh Barr  | March 18, 2008; 2:28 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Big Doings at QO; Gators Join the Fray

Quince Orchard football coach Dave Mencarini reports "we got fireworks at QO," and he's not exaggerating too much. (Though, as anyone who has been around knows, the only fireworks in Montgomery County are at Damascus, where some kids occasionally go in the woods to set off a small display at...

By Josh Barr  | March 18, 2008; 9:48 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Cap Classic Changes

George Mason recruit Andre Cornelius, a guard from Charlotte, has been added to the U.S. All-Star roster. In the preliminary game, Progressive Christian guard Jasper Williams replaces DeMatha forward Kenny Tate on the District All-Stars. O'Connell center Frank Ben-Eze (torn ACL) will not play and Episcopal's Peter Diffley joins the...

By Josh Barr  | March 17, 2008; 4:10 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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Good Workout for Uncommitted Players

Once again, there will be a workout for unsigned high school seniors and junior college players, Thursday night at Wise High at 6 p.m. There will be drills and scrimmages. It is closed to the public, but open to college coaches. For more information, call Wise assistant coach Steve Gerald...

By Josh Barr  | March 17, 2008; 1:44 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
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Two Top Backs on One Team

Just got off the phone with Good Counsel football coach Bob Milloy, who, naturally, called me wondering how he could buy NCAA tournament tickets for this weekend at Verizon Center, since his wife and daughter are Purdue alums. (Best answer: Call the Purdue ticket office and hope it has some...

By Josh Barr  | March 17, 2008; 10:26 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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Plenty of Coaches Turn Out at Comcast

For the Maryland high school basketball championships. Less than 24 hours after guiding American U. to its first NCAA tournament berth, Coach Jeff Jones was in attendance to watch Snow Hill guard Trevon Johnson in the 1A title game. Next up was the 3A game, with Seton Hall Coach Bobby...

By Josh Barr  | March 17, 2008; 9:04 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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