by Alex Schwartz

On February 25th, Northstar Basketball's New Jersey Class of 2010 Fab 50 was released, featuring the top seniors in the Garden State. At that point, three of the top 15 players were uncommitted. Now there is just one and the top 13 players are all of the board. In the past few days, #9 Joel Wright  and #13 Jamir Hanner both took their names off the board.

According to reports on Wednesday—I first saw it from Ray Anczelowicz of Gotham Hoops Scouting—Joel Wright, a 6'6 combo forward from CJEOTO Academy (NJ) selected Manhattan. Wright had previously been committed to Fordham, but re-opened his recruitment after Dereck Whittenburg was fired earlier in the season. Wright was previously at Thomas Jefferson (NY), but was too old to continue playing in the PSAL this year so he transferred to Central Carolina Sports Academy (NC) for his senior year. About a month ago, Wright left for CJEOTO, a first year prep school in New Jersey. Wright is a terrific athlete, who is great on the glass and puts the ball in the hoop. Nicknamed "Air Jamaica" for his hops/athleticism and his nationality, Wright is a great pickup for the Jaspers.

Jamir Hanner is another player who came to New Jersey during his senior year. The 6'8 power forward was at South Philly (PA), but a few months ago made the move to NIA Prep (NJ). Now, he will be staying in the Garden State for his college career as the big man has committed to Seton Hall, in news first reported by Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog. Hanner has a nice all-around game, but is most comfortable in the post, though he can put the ball on the floor if need be. He is the second player from the state to commit to Seton Hall in the class of 2010, joining 6'5 combo forward Fuquan Edwin of Paterson Catholic (NJ), ranked #4 in the Fab 50.

Note- photo of left is of Jamir Hanner and is from http://www.phillyhoops.net/; photo on right is of Joel Wright and is from http://www.nydailynews.com/