2009 Providence Jam Fest Coverage: Class of 2009 and 2010 School Lists

by Alex Schwartz

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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