2009 Providence Jam Fest Coverage: Class of 2009 and 2010 School Lists
Last weekend I went out to Rhode Island for the 2009 Providence Hoop Group Jam Fest. The event featured some of the top AAU programs in the Northeast, and some from other parts of the East Coast as well. There were dozens of high-major DI players in attendance, including some of the top players in America. I got a chance to catch up with many of these kids, so I'm splitting my school lists/interviews into three separate articles. This first one will be the school lists of the 09 and 010 uncommitted players that I spoke with. Have a look:
Dadrian Collins ’09,
Montrose Christian (MD), Boo Williams: Tulsa, East Carolina, and VMI
Offers:
None
Favorites: None
Note- Collins’ dream school is “probably
Virginia Tech.”
Javae
King-Gilchrist ’09, Teaneck (NJ), New Heights White: Central
Connecticut State, Central Florida, Farleigh Dickinson, and UAB
Offers: None
Favorites: None
Note- King-Gilchrist said, “I think I’m going
[to] prep [school].” He specifically mentioned Winchendon School (MA), Lawrence
Academy (MA), St. Thomas More (CT), and NIA Prep (NJ)
Kyrie Irving ’10,
St. Patrick’s (NJ), NJ Celtics: Kentucky, Notre Dame, Indiana, Duke,
Seton Hall, Texas A&M, Florida, Marquette, Maryland, Georgia Tech, and Pitt
Offers: All; Kentucky, Notre Dame, Indiana,
Duke, Seton Hall, Texas A&M, Florida, Marquette, Maryland, Georgia Tech,
and Pitt
Favorites: None
Luke Cothron ’10,
Flora MacDonald Academy (NC), Boo Williams: North Carolina, North
Carolina State, Duke, Memphis, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma,
Oklahoma State, Kansas, Alabama, Texas A&M, Texas, South Carolina, and
Florida State
Offers: North Carolina, North Carolina
State, Memphis, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State,
Kansas, Alabama, Texas A&M, Texas, South Carolina, and Florida State
Favorites: “No, no favorites.”
Note- “It’s alright, it’s good. [There are]
good players [and we have a] good team. . . . Boo Williams is the man,” said
Cothron on how he likes playing for the top-notch AAU program.
Tobias Harris ’10,
Half Hollows Hills West (NY), Unique All-Stars: Syracuse, Rutgers,
Maryland, Virginia Tech, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Georgia Tech, West Virginia,
Notre Dame, Louisville, and UConn
Offers: All; Syracuse, Rutgers, Maryland,
Virginia Tech, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Notre Dame,
Louisville, and UConn
Favorites: “No, not right now.”
Note- Harris said he is planning to commit
“probably after the summer, [around] September.”
Carson Desrosiers ’10,
Central Catholic (MA), Mass Rivals: UNLV, Arizona State, Stanford,
Providence, Syracuse, Purdue, Marquette, and Georgia Tech
Offers: All; UNLV, Arizona State,
Stanford, Providence, Syracuse, Purdue, Marquette, and Georgia Tech
Favorites: “There’s a couple, I’m
just not going to say anything. . . . I like all those schools right now, but
there are a few above the rest.”
Note- Although Desrosiers said
that this is “pretty much” his final eight schools, he added, “A couple schools
[are] coming in like Florida, so I don’t know what’s going to happen.”
Matt Brown ’10,
Northfield Mt. Hermon School (MA), Mass Rivals: Stanford, Notre Dame,
Providence, South Carolina, Miami, Harvard, and Fordham for basketball; Notre
Dame, Stanford, Boston College, Maryland, and Harvard for football
Offers: Fordham and the equivalent of offers
from Ivy League schools for basketball; none for football
Favorites: “No, I’m still open to everybody.”
Notes- Brown, who said he does “not really”
have a dream school, is being actively recruited in both basketball and
football. “Right now I want to play basketball, [but] . . . I still don’t know
yet. Hopefully this summer I’ll make a decision,” said Brown, who said he has a
3.3 GPA at NMH, one of the best prep schools in the country. “I’ve talked to
some coaches about playing both [sports],” added Matt. Regarding what type of school he wants to go
to, Brown informed me, “I’d like to go someplace where it’s warm, but I’m not
really going to base my decision off that.”
Denzel Brito ’10,
Lawrence Academy (MA), NE Playaz: Stanford, Fordham, Delaware,
Northeastern, Davidson, Oregon State, Kentucky, Harvard, and Virginia
Commonwealth
Offers: Fordham, Delaware, Northeastern,
Virginia Commonwealth, and the equivalent of an offer from Harvard
Favorites: None
Note- “I took visits to Stanford [and] I
loved it, I took a visit to Harvard, and I took a visit to Providence,” said
Brito.
Winston Graham ’10,
Lee Academy (ME), NY Panthers: St. John’s, George Mason, Drexel, La
Salle, Central Florida, and Cincinnati
Offers: St. John’s, George Mason,
Drexel, La Salle, and Central Florida
Favorites: St. John’s and George
Mason
Malik Thomas ’10,
Wadleigh (NY), New Heights White: Hofstra and George Mason
Offers: None
Favorites: None
Note- I asked Thomas if he had a dream
school, and he replied, “Syracuse, but I really want to go at least Big East.”
Ryan Canty ’10,
St. John’s (DC), Mass Rivals: Yale, The Citadel, and UC-Riverside
Offers: None
Favorites: “I don’t really have one yet, not
really.”
Note- Canty, who said he had a GPA of about
3.4, responded by saying, “I’d like to go to Providence maybe,” when I asked
him if he had a dream school.
Billy Baron ’10,
Worcester Academy (MA), Expressions: Davidson, Rhode Island, and Notre
Dame
Offers:
None
Favorites: Rhode Island and Notre Dame
Note- Baron, whose father Jim Baron is the
head coach at URI and who brother Jimmy Baron, a senior, played at URI, said
the following when I asked him what his thoughts would be about playing for his
father: “It would be tough, [but Jimmy] did it. I’d love to do it. . . . No one
in the world wants to see me succeed more [than he does].” Billy did say that
Notre Dame was his dream school, though.
Jordan LaGuerre’10,
Trinity (NH), Mass Rivals: New Hampshire and UMass-Lowell (DII)
Offers: Both; New Hampshire and
UMass-Lowell
Favorite: New Hampshire; “If I had to
choose [between those two], I would choose New Hampshire.”
Note- “My dream school is North
Carolina,” said LaGuerre.
Scott Arias ’10,
Rice (NY), New Heights White: LIU and Hofstra
Offers: LIU
Favorites: None; “[I am] still looking
at [my] options.”
Note- When I asked Arias if he had
a dream school, he said, “I want to play in the Big East.”


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