Baylor coach Scott Drew already has big man Isaiah Austin locked up for 2012.
Now he has a point guard to go with him.
L.J. Rose of Houston Westbury Christian, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound floor general, announced Saturday on his Facebook page that he had chosen Baylor over Texas, Arizona, Memphis, Virginia and Houston.
“We decided after long deliberation that Baylor is the best fit for L.J. right now,” his father, Lynden Rose, told KRIV-TV. “I’ve know Scott Drew for 10 years. We’re comfortable (with Baylor) based on the Christian education and values.
“We’re not leery about what Baylor University has to offer. If L.J. doesn’t have basketball, Baylor offers more than enough for his spiritual growth as person.”
The Rivals No. 20 point guard in the Class of 2012, Rose is the third guard from the Houston Hoops program to commit, following Rasheed Sulaimon (Duke) and J-Mychal Reese (Texas A&M).
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Quincy Miller’s career at Westchester Country Day in High Point, N.C. lasted all of 10 games.
The 6-foot-9, 210-pound Baylor signee tore his ACL in a Dec. 10 victory over High Point Christian and will undergo surgery Tuesday morning, according to a source with knowledge.
The ACL tear was first reported by the Greensboro News & Record.
ACL recovery typically takes between 6-8 months. To read more of this story, click here
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Despite a report earlier this week that Baylor had offered a scholarship to an 11-year old 8th-grader, don’t believe the hype.
Adrian Moore, a 6-foot-3 8th-grader from Arkansas, received a letter from the Baylor staff last week that he and his family believed was a scholarship offer.
But as you can see from the picture here, it was just a questionnaire. (Does a site called TheHoopDoctors.com really not know what an NLI looks like?) To read more of this story, click here
Quincy Miller and Deuce Bello are teammates at Westchester (N.C.) Country Day school, and beginning next year they will be teammates at Baylor University.
Both players announced Thursday on ESPNU.
“I will be taking my services to Baylor University,” said Bello, who also considered Louisville.
“And I’ll be taking my services to Baylor also,” added Miller, who said he also considered Louisville, Duke and Oklahoma. To read more of this story, click here
Quincy Miller, Deuce Bello and LeBryan Nash are all slated to announce their colleges choices at 5 o’clock EST on ESPNU.
As reported here earlier this week, the 6-foot-9 Miller (pictured) is expected to pick Baylor after Louisville dropped out of his recruitment and he didn’t take his visit to Duke last weekend.
Bello could join Miller at Baylor since the two are teammates at Westchester (N.C.) Country Day and have often spoken of playing together.
The 6-7 Nash is down to Kansas, Baylor and Oklahoma State and recently said Oklahoma State was his leader. To read more of this story, click here
Quincy Miller will announce for Baylor, according to a source with direct knowledge. The source said Miller was down to Baylor and Louisville and that Louisville “ain’t getting him.”
Whether Miller’s Westchester (N.C.) Country Day teammate Deuce Bello joins him at Baylor remains unclear. Bello visited Florida State this past weekend.
“Deuce and Quincy said they will have something to say this Thursday,” Westchester athletic director Pat Kahny said via email.
The 6-foot-9 1/2 Miller, the No. 1 power forward in the Class of 2011, originally had Duke and Oklahoma on his list, but did not take a scheduled visit to Duke last weekend and sources said the two sides had parted ways.
Quincy Miller and Deuce Bello are back from their weekend trip to Baylor and have more visits planned.
The 6-foot-9 1/2, 190-pound Miller, the No. 1 power forward in the Class of 2011, now has a top four schools.
“I narrowed it down to four — Baylor, Duke, Louisville and Oklahoma,” Miller said Wednesday by phone.
Asked if he had any favorites, Miller replied: “Baylor and Louisville are slightly in the lead and Duke is right behind and then Oklahoma.” To read more of this story, click here
Ky Madden is down to three schools and will announce at 10:30 Wednesday morning.
The 6-foot-5, 175-pound Madden out of Arkansas East Poinsett County is considering Baylor, Ole Miss and Arkansas, he said by text.
He cancelled planned visits to Oklahoma State and UConn.
“Really right now I’m liking Arkansas, Ole Miss and Baylor,” he said last week. “Those are the only schools I’ve been able to look at. I like Oklahoma State and UConn but I really haven’t seen them for myself.”
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Having alreday taken officials to Baylor and Arkansas, Ky Madden has plans to hit Ole Miss (Sept. 24), Oklahoma State (Sept. 30) and UConn (Oct. 8 ) before making a decision.
He has already visited Ole Miss unofficially.
“Really right now I’m liking Arkansas, Ole Miss and Baylor,” the 6-foot-5, 175-pound Madden out of Arkansas East Poinsett County said by phone. “Those are the only schools I’ve been able to look at. I like Oklahoma State and UConn but I really haven’t seen them for myself.”
This past weekend, the No. 6 point guard in the Class of 2011 tripped to Arkansas. To read more of this story, click here
LeBryan Nash is considering four schools but says one is the team to beat.
“Oklahoma State might have a slight lead over everybody and they might be the school to beat,” the 6-foot-7, 227-pound small forward from Dallas Lincoln said Saturday night by phone.
Nash is also mulling Baylor, Kansas and Arizona and has officials set to Arizona Sept. 24 and Kansas Oct. 15.
He recently tripped to Baylor and said he’s been to Oklahoma State — about three hours from his home — approximately half a dozen times.
“Arizona might be matched up with Oklahoma State,” he said. “They might be if everything goes well on the visit.” To read more of this story, click here
Baylor coach Scott Drew already has big man Isaiah Austin locked up for 2012.
