BIG EAST RECRUITING UPDATE: GEORGETOWN

October 11, 2006

VERBAL COMMITMENT ALERT: Chris Wright, (PG) St. John's College Prep

Projected 2007-2008 Roster:


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


With Pittsburgh, North Carolina St and Georgetown awaiting anxiously the last few days to hear of Chris Wright's decision, it was John Thompson III getting the good news yesterday as Wright Commits to Hoyas (Washington Times).


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With the possibility of either Jeff Green and/or Roy Hibbert turning pro after this coming season, the Hoya staff has continued to recruit the class of 2007 despite not having a scholarship readily available. Elite prospects like Chris Wright (PG), JJ Hickson (PF), Anthony Randolph (PF) and Anthony McClain (C) have been high on the Hoya radar this summer. Yesterday, that work paid off with the commitment of Chris Wright to the Hoya program. Wright is a point guard who can also score in bunches. However, he is an extremely intelligent player on and off the court and has a very good understanding of the game, key trait for a point guard. Playing in the structured Boo Williams AAU program should help him adapt to the structured Georgetown system very well. Wright is an excellent shooter and passer that never seems to be forcing his action. With Austin Freeman already committed, the Georgetown backcourt looks to be loaded in the future.

Legendary DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, MD has not been very kind to the Gerogetown Hoyas over the years, but that changed in a big way last November when Austin Freeman pledged for the Hoyas. Freeman is an electrric scoring wing guard who also runs with the DC Assault and made the rest of the schools that recruit the DC-area take notice that John Thompson has the Hoyas back in action and with Kevin Broadus recruiting the local area, Georgetown is going to be a force. Freeman continued his assault on the class of 2007 rankings and follows up the class of Vernon Macklin and Dajuan Summers with another elite prospect coming to the Hoyas. The program is once again a force on the court and in the recruiting battles. For 2008, they hope to land an early commitment from another top DeMatha prospect, PF Chris Braswell. Another prospect who has the Hoyas very high on his list is Bishop O'Connell shooting guard Jason Clark.


Right now, the Hoyas are the program that the players in the talent rich DC/NoVa area want to play for. They have set their sights very high in the recruiting game and have plenty of interest back from some of the big time talent in 2007 and 2008. It definitely looks like a great time to be around the Hoya program in the Big East!