Lots of recruiting stuff out of the Garden State.
The NBA Top 100 camp starts tomorrow on the campus of UVa. Several players who Pitt is pursuing and one who has already committed are going to be attending. Lamar Patterson, Durand Scott and Dominic Cheek are all invites.
Dan Jennings, someone Pitt has been interested in a while, feels like he is being ignored since Orlando Antigua was his primary recruiter.
At one point Pittsburgh was one of his favorites, but when assistant coach Orlando Antigua left for Memphis, “I haven’t got a real big call yet (from Pitt).â€
“Louisville has been calling often,†he added. “St. John’s been calling me. Minnesota been calling me.â€
Jennings said he wants to “take my time during the process.â€
“I’m not going to rush it. Iâ€m just going to take my time.â€
Jennings spent last season at national prep powerhouse Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., but will prep a fifth year next season.
“I’m thinking about Brewster (N.H.) Academy or South Kent (Conn.),†he said. “I’m not sure yet. I’m going to look at the schools and see.â€
South Kent will also likely add 6′6 former St. Raymond’s of the Bronx standout Kevin Parrom, who is considering Marquette, St. John’s, Rutgers, South Carolina, Pittsburgh, Providence, Clemson and Rhode Island. He has been to Rutgers and St. John’s unofficially.
As for Dominic Cheek. Now that Orlando Antigua is in Memphis, guess which school has now gotten involved in pursuing him?
Cheek, a highly athletic and skilled 6-foot-5 wing from St. Anthony of Jersey City, recently picked up offers from Louisville and Memphis.
“I talked to Rick Pitino and everything,†Cheek said at the Rumble in the Bronx at Fordham University. “It was exciting.â€
He added that former Pitt and current Memphis assistant Orlando Antigua is recruiting him for John Calipari’s team.
Cheek, ranked No. 4 among shooting guards in the Class of 2009, also listed Tennessee, Villanova, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, Florida, Connecticut, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Texas and Maryland.
“I’m still wide open right now,†said Cheek, who hit a bunch of 3-pointers while also making athletic forays to the hoop in leading the Playaz to several victories. “I don’t have a favorite right now.â€
Cheek said he plans to “start cutting the list down soon.â€
Meanwhile, one other swingman from New Jersey — though he goes to Oak Hill (VA) — Brian Oliver is also on Pitt’s list.
Oak Hill swingman Brian Oliver has a top five of Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Miami, West Virginia and Pitt, according to his father, Robert, but even he said the list could change.
“He said he wasn’t going to decide until September,” Robert said. “He said he was going to take his visits.”
Oliver is a 3-star or 4-star recruit and a top-100 player (Insider subs) who has now verballed at one point to Georgia Tech before backing away.
At the very least, Brandin Knight will need to make some phone calls.
Is it August yet?
all of our future pitt guys looked GREAT at the big 33 game last night, especially sunseri and baldwin