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| Friday, November 2 Foye picks Villanova over Seton Hall By Bill Hodge FANSonly.com |
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Top 100 guard Randy Foye of Newark-East Side, N.J., is headed to Villanova over Seton Hall. The Wildcats earlier gained Top 100 verbals from guard Allan Ray of Bronx-St. Raymond's, N.Y., and forward Curtis Sumpter of Brooklyn-Bishop Loughlin, N.Y. Top 100 forward Jason Fraser of Amityville, N.Y., is considering Villanova, North Carolina, St. John's and Louisville. Top 100 forward Julian Terrell of Antioch/Ezell-Harding, Tenn., has chosen Vanderbilt over Alabama. Terrell averaged 17 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks as a junior. Matt Trannon, a Top 100 forward from Flint-Northern, Mich., is near a decision between expected Michigan State and Michigan. Trannon, who also considered Missouri, Florida and Tennessee, among many others, is expected to sign a football scholarship as a receiver and play both sports. Top 100 forward/center Ike Diogu of Garland, Texas, who averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds as a junior, is near a decision between UConn, Illinois and Arizona State. Early Class 2002 Top 100: Eighty-three prospects have already verballed from the Top 100 List. The early signing period is Nov. 14-21. Early Class 2002 Rankings: Duke leads the Top 25 Classes. More Basketball News
The Wisconsin Badgers have a commitment from forward Jason Chappell of New Berlin, Wis./Worcester Academy, Mass., over Rhode Island and South Carolina. Cal State-Sacramento has a commitment from guard DeShawn Freeman of Berkeley-St. Mary's, Calif. Missouri-Kansas City has a commitment from guard Charlie McDonald of St. Joseph's-Lafayette, Mo. Albany verballed forward Levi Levine of Cheshire Academy, Conn. Louisiana Tech verballed forward Jeremy Johnston of Bossier City-Airline, La. New Orleans has a commitment from forward Maurice Jackson of Vincennes CC, Ind./Odessa JC, Texas. Wagner pledged forward Matt Vitale of Brooklyn-St. Edmond's, N.Y. Santa Clara pledged guard Brandon Rohe of Rancho Santa Margarita-Santa Margarita, Calif. Cornell has a verbal from guard Lenny Collins of Rancho Santa Margarita-Santa Margarita, Calif. LaSalle pledged forward Hilton Armstrong of Peekskill, N.Y. Basketball Commitments/Signings
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Receiver/tight end Matt Trannon of Flint-Northern, Mich., is near a decision between expected Michigan State and Michigan. Trannon, who also considered Missouri, Florida and Tennessee, among many others, is also considered a Top 100 basketball prospect. The Florida Gators have two fewer commitments: receivers Brandon Wright of Memphis-East, Tenn.; and Robert Timmons of Flower Mound-Marcus, Texas. Although both players have publicly verballed, apparently neither had been offered by the Gators. Florida is unable to officially comment on recruits until signing day. The UCLA Bruins have a pledge from defensive back Jebias Brown of Milipitas, Calif., over interest from Illinois, Arizona, USC, Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State and Wisconsin. Arizona State has a verbal from defensive lineman Nick Johnson of Chandler, Ariz. The Purdue Boilermakers have a pledge from receiver/defensive back Drew Rucks of Hightstown-The Peddie School, N.J. Tulane has a verbal from offensive lineman William Blaylock of Tyler-John Tyler, Texas. Early Class 2002 Top 150: Forty-seven prospects have already verballed from the Top 150 List. Early Class 2002 Rankings: Ohio State, Notre Dame and Texas lead the Top 25 Classes. Over 515 Class 2002 football players have already made commitments. The Big Ten, SEC and Big 12 lead commitments by conference. Programs with four or more known verbals include:
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Bill Hodge is the executive editor and director of recruiting coverage at FANSonly.com. For daily columns on prospects, commitments and signings, plus databases, go to FANSonly.com's Recruiting Page. |
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