Family stuff precluded me from getting to the computer all weekend. I’ll try to get to Pitt football media day and plenty of football stuff after lunch (and the kids’ morning activities).
In the meantime, Pitt added a new member to the small and exclusive 2010 basketball recruiting class.
Former Buckeye commit Cameron Wright visited Pittsburgh’s campus on Saturday with his family and high school coach, and after a day of contemplation, Wright has committed to the Panthers.
“I Just talked to Cam and he talked to coach [Jamie] Dixon and he did commit, about 8 p.m.,” said Ron Stircula, Wright’s high school coach at Cleveland Benedictine, in a text message Sunday night.
“It was a good visit,” coach Stircula said Saturday night. “We met with Coach Dixon, Coach Herrion and most of the coaching staff. We took a campus tour, met with an academic advisor and also met with the athletic director.”
Wright is a 3-star shooting guard according to both Rivals.com and Scout.com. That may be upgraded following a very good performance in the summer camps and tournaments. His offers included Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan State.
The ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. review (Insider subs) recently raised his grade to 88 on their scale (which classifies him as a “high-major prospect”).
Wright is a high energy, hard playing wing that excels in the open court. Offensively he is a going to slash to the basket for lay-ups with north/south drives. He was able to push the ball after gathering the defensive rebound and make the right pass with the right touch at full speed to his teammate. Defensively, he will shoot the gaps for steals or get deflections for his team, but only when he is one pass away.
He still needs to work a bit on his defense and is prone to being streaky with his shot due to his form according to the review. Still, he’s a 6-4 to 6-5 guard that can defend bigger guards on the wing. Something that Pitt can definitely use.
He had been committed to OSU since November 2007, but his recruiter there, Jim Groce, left to become the head coach at Ohio U and Thad Motta showed little interest in staying in contact.
Technically, Pitt’s recruiting class for 2010 is now filled but things can change. Most likely if Pitt brings in any other player it will be a center. Hopefully it won’t be too much of a reach, though, it almost certainly will be a project or a JUCO.
