Recruiting Update

Hoops
A review from John Hollis. Also, here is a re-cap of the best classes, with some commentary on the risks of losing some of these top players to the NBA. Here is a story about how the ACC stacks up against the new "Big East" in top 100 recruits. Here is another review of ACC recruiting. This story mentions Frederick and Dickey in the top 5 pre-season SC players. This is an even better profile of Zam Frederick. Here is an excerpt:

With Fredrick's commitment, Georgia Tech Coach Paul Hewitt hit the "mother lode" by also landing another top Palmetto State prospect in six-foot-nine Marlboro County forward RaSean Dickey. Dickey and Fredrick have been friends for years after meeting on the competitive AAU hoops circuit.

"Ever since we started playing AAU ball when we were 15 we just developed a good chemistry together and as we got older we figured that we wanted to play somewhere together," Fredrick said. "We weighed the odds-and-ends and came up with Georgia Tech. It's in the (Atlantic Coast Conference) where we'll be seen and we'll try to take it to the next level."

Dickey joked with his friend by saying that playing with "Buck" is just fine, that is until he gets hot.

"I'm fine with how he's been getting (the ball) to me," Dickey said. "It's great playing with him until he gets in that hot streak and then he doesn't want top pass the ball. Then I have to do what I have to do."

The Yellow Jacket program has become known for producing notable NBA stars at the point guard position with Mark Price, Kenny Anderson, Travis Best and Stephon Marbury having called the Atlanta campus home, which made an impact in Fredrick's eventual decision.

"They've had a lot of good point guards so they definitely have a tradition and that factored into the decision," Fredrick said. "I just wanted to go somewhere where I can help the team win."


Baseball Recruiting
Brad Rulon will be joining the Jackets next year. Here is a short story mentioning him.