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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

BIG EAST RECRUITING UPDATE: GEORGETOWN

April 17, 2007



COMMITMENT ALERT: Nikita Mescheriakov, (F) St. John's (MD) from Belarus

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), Octavious Spann (SF)
Sophomores: Jeremiah Rivers (PG), Dajuan Summers (F), Vernon Macklin (PF)
Freshmen: Austin Freeman (SG), Chris Wright (PG), Omar Wattad (F), Nikita Mescheriakov (F)
2008 Verbal Commitments: Chris Braswell (PF), Jason Clark (G)

John Barr in his Recruiting Insider for the Washington Post reports that Georgetown Adds a Good One with the commitment of Nikita Mescheriakov.


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Mescheriakov, a 6-7 Belarus native who has been in the U.S. for one year played for St. John's Catholic Prep. Mescheriakov was born and raised in Belarus, an Eastern European country bordered by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia and is the younger brother of Yegor Mescheriakov who starred at George Washington University from 1995-99, earning a spot on the Colonials All-Century Team. To learn more on Mescheriakov and his journey to the United States and how he has adapted to his new home, see the article Shooting Czar from the Frederick News Post Published last February.

Georgetown may still be active in the 2007 recruiting as Roy Hibbert and Jeff Green explore their NBA draft status. Both have declared for the draft but have yet to retain the services of an agent, leaving them the opportunity to return to school if they choose. As of now, both are projected lottery picks.

We will continue to follw the Hoyas on the recruiting trail.


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