Courtesy of Sean Donovan

…and to play a little bit of SeanDon Highlight Reel catch-up:

Kyle Lowry:

Isaiah Armwood:

We posted a feature on Isaiah on June 30.

Jay Wright: “We’ve brought in two big men who could have an impact immediately, including 6-foot-7 forward Isaiah Armwood. “Those guys have the chance to really help us. Isaiah has great length and athleticism.”

ESPN.com: Ranked #41 Overall; #13 PF “Armwood is physically thin (old schoolers should think of Stacey Augman), but very active around the basket and in transition. He has great length along with quick hops that make him an effective finisher on the break and a good shot blocker on the defensive end. He is an athlete with good lateral speed that can defend multiple positions. He gets after on the offensive glass and had a couple of spectacular plays at the rim on put backs. In both the half court and in transition he can put the ball on the floor and get it to the basket or dish it to a teammate. He is a difficult match-up for the slower less athletic power forwards when they play him at that spot as he can use his dribble and make a 15 foot jumper. He is improving from behind the arc, but is not enough of a threat to keep teams from backing off of him when he catches it and squares up. Strength training will be a big component of his success in his time at Villanova.”

Final Poll Results

The 6’8″ forward from Maryland came on to the scene during his sophomore year at Montrose Christian in Rockville, MD. In the summer of 2007 he became a known quantity in the recruiting world due to an immense upside based on his athletic ability.

During his junior season at Montrose, he battled a knee injury that has since corrected and healed itself.

At Villanova, Armwood will need to bulk up and focus on some academic issues, but in time will play the 4 in Jay Wright’s brand of basketball. His athleticism is quick to see watching the agile player on the floor. Through the High School tournament circuit, Armwood was always able to provide showtime and entertainment with his high-flying dunks- one of which was ESPN’s Play of the Day back in April.

Finishing up his high school career, Armwood was selected to participate in the Senior Showcase in Orlando and the Reebok All-America Game. He was rated $61 by Rivals and #81 by Scout in their final rankings for the Class of 2009

Isaiah selected Villanova over Georgetown, Syracuse, Ohio State, and Texas. He gave his verbal to become a Wildcat on July 1, 2008 and signed his National Letter of Intent in the November signing period.

• #9 Mouphtaou Yarou
• #22 Dominic Cheek
• #26 Maalik Wayns
• #81 Isaiah Armwood

That’s two 5-Stars, and two 4-Stars (and Maalik is one spot away from being a 5-Star).

Thanks to Spain Fan for the tip!

• #10 Mouphtaou Yarou
• #26 Maalik Wayns
• #30 Dominic Cheek
• #61 Isaiah Armwood

That’s three 4-Star guys and 1 Top 10 5-Star.

Looking at other schools North Carolina has one 5* and four 4*. Georgia Tech has one 5*, three 4*, and one 3*. Right now, Kentucky has two 5*, one 4* and is making a play for some other Top 10 guys.

Villanova’s Recruiting Class comes in at #2 behind … North Carolina. Here are the players’ final rankings.

• Mouphtaou Yarou #19
• Dominic Cheek #20
• Maalik Wayns #23
• Isaiah Armwood #41

• Last week Dominic Cheek and Maalik Wayns participated in the McDonald’s All American game. Cheek ended up with 15 points. Maalik had 5 points and 7 assists.
• Mouphtaou Yarou, Wayns, and Cheek were selected as Parade Magazine All-Americans.
• Yarou and Cheek were selected to the Jordan Brand All-American Game. That game will be held at Madison Square Garden on April 18. It will be aired on ESPN2. Tipoff is at 8p ET. If you want to go to the game, tickets start at $10.
• Isaiah Armwood and Mouph participated in the Capital Classic yesterday. Armwood has 11 points in 16 minutes, Mouph had 20 points (on 9-9 FG, 2-2 FT) in 16 minutes en route to claiming the MVP award.
• Armwood‘s dunk in the Capital Classic Dunk Contest was the #1 play on ESPN’s SportsCenter.
• Armwood will be playing in the Reebok All American Game on April 18th.

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The game will be April 18th at Bender Arena on the campus of American University. Tip off is slated for 7p ET.