Archive for May, 2008

Check out First Year Lessons Serve Stokes Well for an interesting read.
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The Des Moines Register is reporting that Iowa State has granted sophmore Wesley Johnson a release to talk with 8 schools- Arkansas, UConn, Marquette, Ohio State, Pitt, Syracuse, Villanova and West Virginia. The 6’7″ forward from Corsicana, TX was on the Big 12 All-Rookie team in 2007. As a sophmore, he faced an injury...
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Isaiah Armwood from Montrose Christian will be making an unofficial visit with Jay Wright on the Villanova campus in June. The 5-Star, 6’7″ Power Forward from Rockville, MD is the #6 Forward according to Scout.com and #7 by Rivals.com. He is ranked #23 in the Class of 2009. Armwood will also be visiting Texas...
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For a lot of Villanova Basketball fans, here is a first glance at seeing Maurice Sutton’s game.
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James Bell a 6’4″, 210 Shooting Guard from Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville, FL is close to committing to Jay Wright and Villanova. Scout rates him as 4* and is ranked #40 by one service. “I love Coach Wright,” said Bell. “He’s a down to earth guy and is a players’ coach. The...
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Want to know who Jay Wright and the Coaching Staff are recruiting? VUhoops.com has spent some time and done some research to compile a list of some of the top Prep Stars in the country who have been noted as being recruited by Villanova. The list is available on the VUhoops Google Group as...
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Has anyone ever seen a team’s beat writer be so against the team he’s covering? Well, the Philadelphia Daily News’ Mike Kern is pretty good at it. Check out his article about Sutton’s decision to attend ‘Nova, Maryland prep star chooses Villanova. It starts with the “great” lead-in: Maurice Sutton could have gone to...
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It’s official, Maurice Sutton, the 6’11″ center from Largo HS in Maryland will be playing for Villanova next year. He averaged 18pts, 12rebs, and 9blks as a senior. The style of play and his ability to contribute with the current guards and forwards attracted him to the Main Line.
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Mouphtaou Yarou 6’10″ Massanutten Military Academy (VA) 4* #43 Class of 2009 #13 Power Forward AAU- DC Blue Devils Also being recruited by DePaul, Georgia, Kansas St., New Mexico State From CAAinsider.com Mouphtaou is a very talented big man. He’s strong and athletic and a tough match up. He really works a ton on...
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JayVaughn PinkstonClass of 20106’6″ 220Power ForwardBishop Loughlin (Brooklyn)AAU- New Heights Pinkston is #14 for the Class of 2010 by Rise Magazine Adam Zagoria is reporting that the explosive rebounder, but undersized, power player is also being courted by Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John’s, UConn and Florida along w/ Villanova (who has offered a scholarship).
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