GEORGETOWN RECRUITING UPDATE

VERBAL COMMITMENT ALERT: Vernon Macklin, PF (hargrave Military Academy)

Projected 2006-2007 Roster:

Seniors: Sead Dizdarevic
Juniors: Jeff Green (F), Roy Hibbert (C), Jon Wallace (PG), Tyler Crawford (G), Pat Ewing Jr (F)
Sophomores: Jesse Sapp (G), Josh Thornton (G), Marc Edgerson (SF), Octavious Spann (SF)
Freshmen: Jeremiah Rivers (PG), Dajuan Summers (F), Vernon Macklin (PF)


Previous recruiting reports:July 23 Round-Up and July 1 Report.

John Thompson III has definitely breathed new life into a program that became very stagnant under Craig Esherick and yesterday he got confirmation that the Georgetown program is definitely one to reckon with again in the Big East. The big news is the commitment of highly recruited Vernon Macklin. Macklin is a 6'9 210 lb PF from Virginia that chose the Hoyas over Wake Forest and North Carolina. Widely regarded among the top 20 players in the country, Macklin is a difference maker for the new staff. He was also a member of the powerful Boo Williams AAU program that dominated play this past summer. We will see if this connection continues to stock the Hoyas in the future.

You can read more about the Macklin commitment at these links: Wash Times on Macklin, Wash Post on Macklin Commitment and Hamptonroads.com on Macklin.

After guiding the Hoyas to an 8-8 BE regular season and NIT appearance, JT III got off to a quick start in recruiting nabbing early commitments from Jeremiah Rivers (son of Doc Rivers) and Dajuan Summers. Both players are definitely top 100-calibre. Rivers is a solid floor general with a great basketball IQ and will be a very good player in the JT III system. Summers is a bouncy athlete that can play either forward slot, but will probably man the athletic 4 for Georgetown and looks to be a nice compliment to Jeff Green. Macklin puts a bold exclamation point on the class.

At this point, I have the Hoyas down for all 13 scholarships accounted for, hopefully a Hoya fan can double check my projected roster. I am not 100% sure if Jon Wallace is on an athletic scholarship or not. One interesting player is Macklin's AAU teammate, Duke Crews, who has seen a lot of interest from Georgetown in the recruiting process, if a scholarship is available, this would be another trememndous target for the Hoyas. With just one senior on the projected roster for 2006-2007 (Dizdarevic), they also could hold out and wait again to see what will materialize from the always well stocked recruiting area that Georgetown finds itself in.

In any event, Georgetown fans can celebrate, Vernon Macklin is a Hoya!!