by Alex Schwartz

The Miami Hurricanes went West, all the way West, for the third member of their 2010 hoops recruiting class. Erik Swoope (pronounced Swope), a 6-5, 220-pound power forward from Harvard-Westlake (Calif.) committed to Miami Sunday after the team’s 86-63 victory at Pepperdine.

“The coaching staff came to our practice Saturday and they were extremely impressed and they invited him to the game on Saturday and they offered after the game and he accepted on the spot,” said Harvard-Westlake Head Coach Greg Hilliard.

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In addition, I recently did a Podcast with Mike Couzens of Orange Fizz, one of the top websites on Syracuse athletics. In the 20-minute "FizzCast" we touched on a number of topics and players. These included Brandon Knight, Josh Selby, Fab Melo, Dion Waiters, Tobias Harris, Tony Wroten, Michael Gilchrist, Tyrone Johnson, Quinn Cook, and where the Syracuse class of 2010 ranks nationally. The interview can be viewed either Here or on the home page of the site!