Quick Recruiting Hits for the Weekend

It's certainly been an eventful week here with the Ro Russell, Charles Okwandu and other developments, to say nothing of the race to the finish line for Mookie & Kevin Jones, Tyreke Evans and Sylven Landesberg....but here are a few quick hitters.

*Kevin Boyle told me St. Anthony beat St. Patrick by double-digits today...in football. It was the first meeting between the two schools on the gridiron. We'll have to wait for next year for the hoops encounter.

*6-2 Canadian shooting guard Devoe Joseph (above) had what was called a "good visit" by Russell when St. John's coaches Norm Roberts and Freddie Quartlebaum came up to see him Thursday. Joseph is the No. 1 player in Canada.

"His family was impressed," Russell said.

Minnesota, Illinois and Virginia Tech are also involved and Joseph plans to make some visits over the next two months before deciding by November.

*The Seton Hall board (always a strong source of info) reports that Chris Smith's paperwork did not meet with the approval of the Clearinghouse and that he, his family and St. Benedict's coach Danny Hurley are working with the proper people to get him eligible for the second semester. Smith, younger brother of Denver Nuggets guard JR Smith, is not currently in school. If Smith doesn't enter school for the second semester, the Pirates will have another ship to play with.

*Our man Ed Pinckney has left Villanova to take an assistant's job with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Ed has been a great source of information and a real stand-up guy and we wish him the best.

*Speaking of Villanova, Jay Wright is raving about former St. Patrick guard Corey Fisher and St. Ben's product Corey Stokes.

"(Fisher) is everything I expected," Wright told Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com. "He played like he was a junior. He's so composed and picked up everything we do. ... He's special."

*St. John's has an in-home visit Monday with Mookie Jones, the same day Tyreke Evans will host Bobby Gonzalez.

*Tyshawn Taylor of St. Anthony had a very positive in-home visit from Kansas coach Bill Self, according to Rivals. He was also supposed to visit Virginia Tech this weekend and Georgia Tech and Virginia later on.

*Memphis coach John Calipari had "several hundred" fans at his house recently for a BBQ. Maybe Freddie Hill or Gonzo should consider this move?

*Jeff Goodman, one of the hardest working guys in the business, has the in-home schedule for Greg Monroe, the 6-10 forward from Harvey, La., who is the No. 1 player in the Class of 2008.

Duke – Sept. 9
Georgetown – Sept. 9
LSU – Sept. 11
USC – Sept. 16
Baylor – Sept. 18
UConn – Sept. 22
Kansas – Sept. 22
Texas – Sept. 25

Florida, Louisville and Kentucky all didn't make the list.

Comments

[RU05]

Seems The Trove hides info on players and allows misinformation to be posted on reg board about recruits by Trove members - anything to sell a subscription. Shameful.