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One big-man who has GT on his short list is Eric Boateng. Here's an article on him from the Fayetville Online. It sure looks like Duke is a leader for the young man, and with Coach K officially "back", I'm sure he'll wrap him up.
Another kid that Duke probably has first dibs on is Jamal Boykin. He looks like the type player and person that Coach Hewitt would love to have - hustles, plays hard, defends, rebounds, and is developing offensively. He will visit GT and has an offer, but it sure looks like if Duke wants him they will get him. They have not offered, but he will visit them in the fall and probably offer him then.
Bottom line is that for kids considering GT AND Duke, we're not in that league yet. What it will take is consistent winning year-in and year-out. We cannot finish in the middle of the ACC pack every year, and of course we need to compete for national titles, much like we did last season. And for all the kudos from last season, we have to remember we only tied for 3rd place in the ACC - so there is HUGE room for improvement.
I love where the program is going, but Duke still gets their pick, and probably will even more so now that Coach K has decided to stay.
In other recruiting news, here are some mention of recruits that we are in competition with Kansas over, including CJ Miles, Kevin Rogers and Austin Jackson:
Kevin Rogers, 6-8, 220, South Oak Cliff High, Dallas: Rivals' No. 36-rated player wants to attend the same college as 6-6 C.J. Miles of Skyline High in Dallas. Rogers, who plans to visit KU with Miles this fall, lists KU, Texas, Arizona, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma, Baylor, UConn and North Carolina.
C.J. Miles: Rivals' No. 30-rated player, who will attend this week's Nike camp with Rogers, lists KU, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Texas and Arizona.
Austin Jackson, 6-1, Denton, Texas: Rivals.com's No. 41-ranked player, who like Henry is a standout baseball player, lists Oklahoma, Illinois, UConn, Georgia Tech and KU.
A CAUTIONARY TALE
Here is the story of Josh Powell, the talented NC ST star who left college for the draft, but went undrafted. He is now trying to catch on with the Heat 2 years later, having not played in the NBA yet. However, did you know that in his heart he wanted to go to Georgia Tech? Check it out:
Powell, from Riverdale, Ga., went to N.C. State only because his mother and stepfather preferred the school. If he had followed his heart, Powell would have attended Georgia Tech, where then-coach Bobby Cremins was churning out NBA players almost every year.
Powell says he entered N.C. State with an open mind, but he never felt like the program had its priorities in order. Though Powell never mentioned the player by name, it seemed to him that the team was catering to blue-chipper Julius Hodge, and Powell was taking the lumps that came with it.