Amile Jefferson has been busy recently, visiting Kentucky, NC State, Ohio State and on Thursday night, Temple. When asked what schools he is considering, he lists all of those schools, plus Villanova, Stanford and UConn. According to Zagsblog.com, next weekend’s official visit to Stanford will be Jefferson’s last. Afterward, the 6-foot-7 forward is expected...
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According to Adam Zagoria, Amile Jefferson will visit Kentucky next weekend, meaning that he will likely miss Villanova’s “Hoops Mania” spectacle that has become one of the major recruiting events for Jay Wright and his staff. Jefferson hopes to make his college decision before basketball season starts on November 13th, but his coach told...
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According to Dave Krupinski, the Digital Media Director at the Hoop Group (a company that has it’s finger on the pulse of AAU basketball and recruiting) and operator of JohnnyJungle.com, the culprit behind the de-commitment of Savon Goodman may have been a late push by UCLA to reel him in as a package with...
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Savon Goodman, who had previously given his verbal commitment to play for Villanova, has recently re-opened his recruitment and will listen to offers from other schools. The talented 2012 Small Forward has not ruled out playing at Villanova, but his success and work on this summer’s circuit has brought him a lot more attention...
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Allerik Freeman is a top-10 player in the class of 2013 and the number-2 shooting guard nationally in that class. Villanova offered him earlier in the live recruiting period, and it appears that the staff made an impression. According to Dave Telep, Freeman’s list of schools, has been cut down to just: Florida, Villanova,...
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One of the top Philadelphia-area basketball prospects in the 2012 class, Amile Jefferson, is fast approaching the beginning of his final year of high school. While many members of his class have already made their college decisions and are awaiting the early signing period to make them official, Jefferson’s list of schools continues to expand....
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In the following clip, Villanova commit Savon Goodman celebrates the heritage of the Netherlands with a thundering windmill dunk. He follows it up with an alley-oop as well. The video was originally posted by Ballislife.com, who were at the Las Vegas Fab 48 tournament. Goodman was playing there with the NJ Playaz AAU team.
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Ryan Arcidiacono, Savon Goodman and Daniel Ochefu are among the top Philadelphia-area high school basketball players in the 2012 class. All three have committed to play together at Villanova and all three have very publicly stated that they are hoping to bring blue-chipper Amile Jefferson along with them to the Main Line. The Villanova...
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I realize we are about two months late with this video. Our friends at the Hoop Group never tipped us off about the interview and we had to find it through that other Villanova blog. We can’t be the first one on the scene of every Villanova happening, of course, but that doesn’t stop...
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In order to save our reader, Barney, a little bit of time today, we decided to compile some snippets of news from the now-wide-open July “live” period. During July, coaches can travel to tournaments and camps around the country to see prospects in action and speak to them in person about their programs. Jay...
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