Former Hofstra player Halil Kanacevic, a 6-8 forward, has verbally committed to St. Joe’s. He must sit out a year and will be eligible in 2011. The commitment doesn’t impact the recruitment of former St. John’s signee Ronald Roberts, who is mulling St. Joe’s, Virginia and Georgia Tech. On Monday former coach Tim Welsh resigned in the wake of a DWI. COTHRON TO AUBURN Luke Cothron, a 6-8, 210-pound forward from Flora Macdonald Academy in North Carolina, chose Auburn over UConn and Tennessee, according to the Birmingham News. “Because of Tony Barbee. He can help get me to the next level,” Cothron told the newspaper, referring to Auburn’s new coach. `”It’s close to home. They have that nice arena. And I like the up-tempo style Coach Barbee plays.” Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter.
Former Hofstra player Halil Kanacevic, a 6-8 forward, has verbally committed to St. Joe’s. He must sit out a year and will be eligible in 2011. The commitment doesn’t impact the recruitment of former St. John’s signee Ronald Roberts, who is mulling St. Joe’s, Virginia and Georgia Tech. On Monday former coach Tim Welsh resigned in the wake of a DWI. COTHRON TO AUBURN Luke Cothron, a 6-8, 210-pound forward from Flora Macdonald Academy in North Carolina, chose Auburn over UConn and Tennessee, according to the Birmingham News. “Because of Tony Barbee. He can help get me to the next level,” Cothron told the newspaper, referring to Auburn’s new coach. `”It’s close to home. They have that nice arena. And I like the up-tempo style Coach Barbee plays.” Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter.