by Alex Schwartz

I collected a number of school lists from many talented players during the three days that I was at the Summer Shootout at Allentown HS (NJ). I'll be putting the lists into two articles, one for the class of 2010 (this one) and another for the classes of 2011 and 2012. Check out the recruitment statuses of some quality rising seniors:

Matt Lopez ’10, Washington Township (NJ): UNC-Greensboro, La Salle, West Virginia, Penn State, Buffalo, Cornell, Holy Cross, and Delaware

                                Offers: UNC-Greensboro, La Salle, Buffalo, Holy Cross, and Delaware
                                Favorites: UNC-Greensboro and La Salle are his top two, while West Virginia, Penn State, and Buffalo—not in order—round out his top five
                                Notes- Lopez stated that his decision is “probably going be between” UNC-Greensboro and La Salle, which are the two schools recruiting him the hardest and that he talks to the most. Asked if location would be a factor, Matt commented, “No, not at all. It’s basically which one’s a better fit.”

Ishaq Pitt ’10, Ridge (NJ): America East, Atlantic-10, and Big East schools mostly (only school he specifically mentioned was New Hampshire)
                           Offers: None
                           Favorites: “It’s wide open. I’m not really thinking about it yet.”
                           Note- Pitt, who is originally from Canada and moved to Brooklyn, New York when he was about three, was at Our Savior New American (NY) before coming to Ridge this past year.

Montel Walcott ’10, Hyde School (CT): Canisius, Army, and Drexel
                                        Offers: Canisius
                                        Favorite: Canisius

Wayne Newsom ’10, Piscataway (NJ): Iona, La Salle, Canisius, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Bryant, Rider, Niagara, St. Francis (PA), Colgate, Lafayette, Lehigh, American, Fairfield, Army, Delaware, Mount St. Mary’s, LIU, Boston University, Hofstra, Marist, St. Peter’s, and St. Bonaventure
                                         Offers: Iona, Robert Morris, St. Francis (PA), Fairfield, Mount St. Mary’s, Marist, and St. Peter’s
                                         Favorites: None

Ty Weaver ’10, Windsor (CT): St. John’s, Marquette, Temple, UMBC, Rider, Seton Hall, Hartford, and Memphis
                              Offers: None
                              Favorite: St. John’s
                              Notes- Weaver is still just 16 years old—“My birthday is in October, so I’m a grade up.”—and is therefore “looking to do a post-grad year, going to do a post-grad year.” The other options would be for him to leave Windsor now and repeat his junior year, which is what he prefers right now. “I don’t know yet. I’ll know by the end of the summer. It’s like 50/50, but I think leaving early and reclassifying would be better for me [than doing a PG year].” Ty is not sure what prep school he would attend.

Willis Nicholson ’10, Cherokee (NJ): Binghamton, Temple, North Carolina State, Niagara, Rider, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Western Kentucky, George Washington, Xavier, Clemson, and St. Bonaventure
                                      Offers: Binghamton and St. Bonaventure
                                      Favorites: None
                                      Note- Nicholson, who transferred to Cherokee from Prep Charter (PA) for his junior year, could not think of some other schools on his list.

Whis Grant ’10, Plymouth-Whitemarsh (PA): East Strousburg (DII), Widener (DII), and Hood (DII)
                                Offers: None
                                Favorite: “I checked out Widener and I liked it and I got to talk to the coach. [That is my favorite] . . . for right now.”
                                Note- Asked if he would be content going DII and not DI, Grant remarked, “I would like to go DI, but I’m happy with whatever comes. DI is my goal, but if I can’t make that, I’ll take whatever comes.”

Daveon Boardingham ’10, Shabazz (NJ): Iona, St. Bonaventure, and Niagara
                                                    Offers: Iona and St. Bonaventure
                                                    Favorite: “St. Bonaventure as of right now.”
                                                    Note- There are other schools recruiting Boardingham that he could not remember.

Ishmael Kalilou ’10, Windsor (CT): Sacred Heart, Lafayette, Marist, Army, and Robert Morris
                                       Offers: Sacred Heart
                                       Favorites: “Right now, if I had to pick one, I’d say Sacred Heart.”
                                       Notes- Kalilou, who has a 3.2 GPA scored a 1470/2400 on his SAT and has other schools on his list that he could not remember as well as DII and DIII schools that he is not considering, will be staying at Windsor for his senior year, but then may do a post-grad year, and is considering Tilton School (NH) and Choate (CT). “I’m just trying to wait and see what happens when I get all my options at the end of the year.”

Phil Henry ’10, Cherokee (NJ): Kean (DIII), Rutgers-Newark (DIII), Central Connecticut State, Brandeis (DIII), York (DIII), Wilkes (DIII), and St. Lawrence (DIII)
                             Offers: None
                             Favorite: Central Connecticut State
                             Notes- When I inquired if he would really consider going the DIII route, Henry responded, “I could consider DIII, but that’s like a last resort. What I’m mostly looking for is a DI or a decent DII [school].” If he does not get an offer that fits the bill after this year, would he possibly go to prep school or JuCo? “I’m not sure, but possibly a prep school.”

Deshawn Murphy ’10, Hyde School (CT): Sacramento State, Towson, and New Hampshire
                                            Offers: None
                                            Favorites: Sacramento State and Towson
                                            Note- Murphy has other schools on his list that he could not think of.

Ryan Adams ’10, Hun School (NJ): Stonehill (DII), Bentley (DII), Monmouth, Sacred Heart, Army, Navy, St. Rose (DII), and Bryant
                                 Offers: None
                                 Favorites: “I like Bryant a lot, and Sacred Heart too.”
                                 Note- Adams, who maintains a GPA of about a 3.1 or 3.2 and has yet to take the SAT or ACT, has already visited Stonehill, Bentley, Monmouth, Sacred Heart, and Bryant. I inquired if he would seriously consider going DII and he replied, “Yes, I would if it fits my style of play and it’s a good program [with] . . . good academics. . . . If it fits the right needs, I would.”