by Alex Schwartz

- According to a source close to the situation, 6'7 power forward Mike McFadden '09 of Technology (NJ) has finally made his college choice. McFadden, who played his AAU ball with Team NJABC, has selected Iona. "My family thought it was the best pick," said Mike via text message. Before picking the MAAC school, McFadden stated that his other finalists were Cleveland State, Robert Morris, Quinnipiac, Albany, Rice, and New Orleans. The tough big man told me that he expects to play "around 20-28 minutes" again his freshman season, according to what the coaches have told him.

- Fuquan Edwin '10 of Paterson Catholic (NJ), one of the top players in the Garden State, took his name off the board in the past several days. The 6'5 wing, who runs with the Playaz for AAU ball, committed to Bobby Gonzalez and Seton Hall. Edwin's runner-up was Providence, as he had told me at the Rumble in the Bronx that he was down to SHU and PC.

- Will Regan '10 of Nichols School (NY) was at Virginia for the NBAPA Top 100 Camp, and he must have liked it there, as the 6'8 power forward pledged to the Cavaliers in the past few days. He stated that he "was [also] there in September, 2007 on an unofficial visit under the old staff," but this was his first time there during the new regime. "I decided [on Virginia] because everything was right, starting with academics to the style of play, and also how I liked the coaches and what was possible with the program," wrote Regan in a text. When I spoke to Regan at the Rumble in the Bronx, he informed me that his top five was Providence, Virginia, Arizona State, Stanford, and Maryland. Although at that point he stated that UVA was the only one not to offer, that clearly changed, as Regan, who is part of the City Rocks AAU program, is now bound for Tony Bennett and Co. "I didn't have a second choice. It was down to [UVA and] the four others, . . . all of which had their perks, but UVA stood out."  Was location a factor for the high-energy big man? "A slight factor. If two schools were dead even and one was on the East Coast and the other on the West, I probably would go East, but [it was] not a huge factor." I inquired of Regan whether he would recruit others to join him in Charlottesville, and he answered, "I won't turn people away, so I guess you can say I will because I'm clearly going to try and sell all the things UVA has to offer."

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