Recruiting - Hoops

A story on Jessie Sapp, a hoops recruit, who has GT in probably his top 10. Link here........... Here is a nice review of the NIKE hoops camp from a Duke site. Here is a re-cap of some recruits GT is interested in:

Jamal Boykin (6'6, 226, 2005)
The one thing that really stood out about Boykin was his attitude. He was very vocal and intense. Several times he came down court trying to pump up his teammates, yelling "D-up." On the court he was very active on both sides of the ball. Boykin seems to be an extremely competitive person. He has a strong upper body and likes to play near the basket on offense, often trying to post up his defender. In the first half, he missed a couple of layups and had a jump shot blocked. He did put back an offensive rebound for two points under the basket. In the second half, Boykin hit a runner across the lane; he was also fouled on a putback off the offensive glass. He had one nice no look interior pass for an assist to a teammate cutting across the lane baseline. He also pulled down an offensive rebound. In terms of body, intensity, and attitude Boykin reminds me of Nate James�and, to me, that's saying a hell of a lot.

At this point, Boykin likes Boston College, GT, Illinois, Pitt and Duke, with Duke being the only school not to offer. It is widely believed that if and when Coach K puts the offer on the table, Boykin will jump. It's too bad for GT fans if he choses Duke, because he seems like a quality kid who works hard and epitomizes what Coach Hewitt is trying to find. He does plan on taking an official visit to GT prior to his scheduled visit to Duke in September.

On another note, RamblinRed over at the Hive reported that Alade Aminu had a good first day at NIKE Camp.