BIG EAST RECRUITING UPDATE: GEORGETOWN

October 8, 2008


Verbal Commitment ALERT: Nate Lubick, 6'8 (PF) of St. Mark's (MA) School

Projected 2009-2010 Roster:


Seniors: Dajuan Summers (F)
Juniors: Austin Freeman (SG), Chris Wright (PG), Omar Wattad (F), Nikita Mescheriakov (F), Julian Vaughn (PF)
Sophomores: Jason Clark (G), Henry Sims (BF/C), Greg Monroe (BF)
Freshman: Hollis Thompson (SF), DaShonte Riley (C)
Early 2010 Commitments: Markel Starks (PG), Nate Lubick

For the second time in about two weeks the Georgetown Hoyas and coach John Thompson III have landed a highly touted commitment from the class of 2010. Following the lead of Georgetown Prep point guard Markel Starks, G'Town Lands Junior Forward (FoxSports.com) Nate Lubick out of St. Mark's School in Southboro (MA).


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Skilled power forward Nate Lubick becomes the latest Georgetown commitment from the class of 2010 as the 6-foot-8 forward from the St. Mark's (MA) School made a verbal pledge to the Hoyas last night. Playing for his father at St. Mark's and former NBA coach John Carroll with the NE Playaz on the AAU circuit, Lubick has improved rapidly and turned himself into one of the most coveted players in the class fo 2010. This past summer he showed the NBE Basketball Report his effecient and versatile offensive game with a strong showing at the Adidas Super 64 in Vegas.

Lubick had made a couple trips to Georgetown already and chose the Hoyas after strongly considering Michigan as well. Virginia and Stanford had also been involved in his recruitment as strong academics played a role in his decision.

Lubick is an athletic player at 6-foot-8 with a quick and accurate shot from the perimeter. His versatility and high basketball IQ will fit in very well with the intricate Georgetown system utilized by John Thompson III.


DC-area guards are flying off the shelves in the class of 2010 as Kendall Marshall has previously committed to North Carolina, Tyler Thornton chose Duke recently and Josh Selby has picked Tennessee. Now, Georgetown Prep point guard Markel Starks becomes the latest as the 6'1 guard chooses the Georgetown Hoyas on a campus visit.

It was evident very early last spring in the Boo Williams Review that Starks was headed toward high major status with his tremendous handle and ability to score and distribute from the point guard position for the DC Blue Devils. Playing his high school ball for former Georgetown Hoya guard Dwayne Bryant also made sure he had year-round tutoring of the finer points of the game. As a sophomore, Starks averaged 18 points a game playing for coach Bryant.

Even though the Hoyas have brought Starks into the fold for 20101, work is left on the trail for the class of 2009. Last spring, long, lean and athletic, 6'11 Dashonte Riley, out of Detroit Country Day, choose Georgetown over Michigan State and Ohio State. Riley had long been considered a heavy Georgetown lean and he pulled the trigger and committed to the Hoyas.

Like most big men, Riley's defense has always been regarded as his strength and greatly ahead of his offense. Playing with a loaded Family AAU program, he still is not called up to score a lot. He averaged less than 10 points this past season and still needs to improve his offensive skill level, but the natural talent is definitely there to develop quickly with the Hoyas.

Riley visited Georgetown back in October for Midnight Madness and again in the spring. It was the later visit that sealed the deal with Riley and his family and they decided to end the process.

Riley joins Hollis Thompson as commitments in the class of 2009. Thompson will come across country from De La Salle High School in the Bay Area of California to join the Hoya program. Thompson recently transferred from Loyola High school in Los Angeles to De La Salle. Like Riley, the 6'6 wing is long and lean at his position and is a player with tremendous upside to grow as he works to put all his natural tools together with a developing skill set.

With the commitments of Thompson and Riley, we currently show the Hoyas having two scholarships available and the player on the minds of most fans is forward Ryan Kelly out of the Raleigh (NC) area. The 6'9 forward recently visited Georgetown and is also heavily pursued by Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Venderbilt and others.

One thing is for certain, John Thompson III definitely turned Georgetown back into a national power, not only on the court, but on the recruiting trail very quickly, increasing their College Basketball Odds of seeing the Hoyas competing for titles year in and year out once again.