by Alex Schwartz

Here is part two of my Summer in the City school lists:

Branden Frazier ’10, Bishop Loughlin (NY), New Heights: George Mason, Rutgers, St. John’s, South Carolina, Quinnipiac, Fordham, Manhattan, and St. Peter’s
                                        Offers: None (Frazier said that St. Peter’s and Manahattan are “about to offer.”)
                                        Favorites: None
                                        Note- As far as visits are concerned, Frazier is not sure what he will be doing, saying, “I’m not even sure. I’m considering taking visits next month, but off the top of my head, I’m not sure where.”

Antoine Mason ’10, New Rochelle (NY), Metro Hawks: St. John’s, Seton Hall, Providence, Davidson, Texas Tech, Columbia, Yale, College of Charleston, and Farleigh Dickinson
                                    Offers: None
                                    Favorites: None
                                    Notes- Mason, who has an average in school of around a 92% and has scored a 1410/2400 on the SAT—he will be taking it again—has some other schools on his list that he could not think of. Antoine’s father is former NBA player Anthony Mason, but despite that, he said he does not feel any added pressure when he walks on the court, though he does get advice. “Yeah, he gives me tips whenever I come to him. He’ll give me tips during games.”

Will Bartlett ’10, Collegiate School (NY), New Heights: Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia, Brown, and Iona
                                  Offers: Columbia
                                  Favorites: “Yeah, I do have a couple favorites. I’d rather not say [who they are] at this point .”
                                  Notes- Bartlett, who has been at Collegiate since kindergarten and has about a 3.5 GPA to go along with an outstanding 2210 on his SAT, told me, “I’m hoping some of those Ivy [League schools on the list] are about [to offer].”

Harold Spears ’10, The Pennington School (NJ), Team NJABC: Cornell, Columbia, American, Catholic (DIII), and Navy
                                 Offers: None
                                 Favorites: “No, not as of right now. I’m just trying to look at all my options.”
                                 Note- Spears is being recruited for football by Akron (offer), UConn, Michigan State, Purdue, Maryland, Syracuse, Delaware, Villanova, Harvard, and Lafayette, and is undecided on which sport he will pursue. “I’m like 50/50 right now. When it comes to making a decision, my parents [and I] are going to look at every option [for] football and basketball and choose the best option.” Harold, who has a 3.7 GPA and would seriously consider DIII Catholic for basketball “if my parents and I felt it was the best place for me academically and athletically,” knows why he does not have more football. “I was told that a lot of schools want to see me play some games my senior year because I’m new to the game.”

Malik Thomas ’10, Wadleigh (NY), New Heights: Eastern Kentucky, Seton Hall, Siena, Farleigh Dickinson, Hofstra, LIU, Fordham, Binghamton, George Mason, Quinnipiac, and Drexel
                                     Offers: Hofstra and LIU
                                     Favorites: “I would say Seton Hall because that’s the first school I visited, and Farleigh Dickinson [too].”
                                     Notes- Since Thomas listed two NJ schools as his favorites, I asked if he wants to go to school in the Garden State, or if that’s merely a coincidence, and he replied, “It’s kind of a coincidence, but FDU’s really after me, and I visited Seton Hall.” As for other visits, Malik stated, “I’m planning to go to Drexel probably in August. They want me to come down.” I asked what other schools the wing plans to visit, and he told me, “I don’t know yet. I’ll just have to wait to see during August.

James Herring ’10, Philips Exeter (NH), Team Lucky NYC: Dartmouth, Bucknell, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, UPenn, and NJIT
                                     Offers: Dartmouth (Herring also said, “I wouldn’t be surprised if Bucknell offered after this summer.”)
                                     Favorite: Dartmouth
                                     Note- Herring is doing a post-grad year at Exeter after graduating from Riverdale Country School (NY).

Frank Mitchell ’10, Hillsborough (NJ), Team NJABC: Colgate, NJIT, Dartmouth, St. Francis (PA), Holy Cross, Columbia, Caldwell (DII), U of Sciences in Philly (DII), and Stonehill (DII)
                                      Offers: None
                                      Favorites: “Not really. They’re all even right now.”
                                      Note- Mitchell who informed me that he is indeed considering the DII schools on his list, carries an 89% average in school and scored an 1850 on the SAT.

Kareem Thomas ’10, Christ the King (NY), Metro Hawks: Iona, Navy, Syracuse, Northeastern, College of Charleston, Lehigh, and Cornell
                                         Offers: None
                                         Favorites: “I like Syracuse. That’s my favorite right there. Cornell is my second favorite.”