“Yeah, I did,” Filer, the Rivals No. 24 point guard in the Class of 2012, told SNY.tv by phone. “That seemed like the right school for me. My family talked about it and it seemed it was the right fit.”

Filer, who becomes the fifth 2012 commit for coach Brad Brownell’s club, also considered Utah, Purdue and Tennessee and said he expects to help Clemson right away.

“I’m more of a push-it type of point guard, I push it all the time,” he said. “I get it out, get my team involved.”

Said Notre Dame Prep coach Ryan Hurd: “He’s an athletic point guard. runs up and down the floor, loves to defend and he can jump through the roof.”

Filer said he may have a chance to play big minutes next year with the graduation of senior Andre Young.

“I have a good chance to start freshman year because their point guard is leaving,” he said.

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For months, Devin Coleman has been trying to find the right school for himself.

As his senior season and career at Friends Central outside Philadelphia ended last week with a third consecutive Pennsylvania Independent Schools State championship,, the 6-foot-3 shooting guard decided it was time to focus on his recruitment.

Before his season wrapped up, first-year Clemson head coach Brad Brownell decided to offer Coleman a scholarship. This weekend, Coleman made the trip down to South Carolina for an official visit and came out a Tiger.

“Yessir,” Coleman said by text.

Coleman also had interest from St. Joe’s, Siena, Penn State, La Salle and Rhode Island. He dropped 30 points and 12 rebounds on Quality Education (N.C). in the Big Apple Invitational at Baruch College in January.

“I am pleased to announce that Devin Coleman has committed to Clemson University,” added Coleman’s AAU coach, Paul Gripper. “He is extremely loyal and has been my favorite player to coach over the years.

“He liked Clemson from the time he learned of their interest. When they offered he was ready but wanted to visit and do it right. It felt right for him, his mom and dad and uncle.”

Gripper, who also sent Jabril Trawick to Georgetown this year, had a good hunch that Clemson would land the guard this weekend. On Friday morning he stated, “Devin just arrived to South Carolina for his visit to Clemson… he should be coming back a Tiger.”

RECRUITING RUNDOWN

**North Carolina recently offered arguably the best player in the class of 2013. Julius Randle, a 6-8 forward from Prestonwood Academy in Texas, received an offer this week from Roy Williams and company. To top that, Ohio State assistant Jeff Boals came to watch him play two days later.

**Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard & assistant Dan McHale recently watched 2012 forward Junior Fortunat of Roman Catholic in Philadelphia Fortunat is close to picking up an offer from the Pirates.

**Perry Ellis is having another week full of recruitment. This week, coaches from Oklahoma, Kansas and Kansas State came to watch him play. The 2012 forward for Wichita Heights in Kansas took an unofficial visit to Oklahoma this weekend for their game against Kansas on Saturday. On Sunday, he is taking a trip to Memphis to watch his sister, a member of the women’s basketball team, play on senior day.

**Speaking of recruiting frenzies, former Western Kentucky commit Cezar Guerrero of St. John Bosco in California is on an official visit this weekend. The talented guard is at Oklahoma State for his second official visit. Recently, he visited Oklahoma and also dropped 34 in front of coaches from Iowa, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.

**Maryland picked up a verbal commitment from Martin Breunig, a 6-9 German from St. John’s Northwest Military Academy in Wisconsin.

**Xavier assistants Rasheen Davis and Travis Steele made a trip to the Bronx to check out Daniel Dingle. Dingle, a 6-7 wing from St. Raymond’s in New York, was recently named CHSAA Player of the Year in New York.

**2013 forward Chris Davenport & 2013 guard Kasey Hill of Montverde Academy in Florida took an unofficial visit to Florida State on Saturday.

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The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Carter, a former St. Bonaventure commit, says his top five consists of Seton Hall, Cincinnati, Oregon State, Charlotte and Clemson.

Carter had an in-home visit with Oregon State assistant Nate Pomeday on Tuesday night. He also recently had an in-home with Cincinnati head coach Mike Cronin and assistant Darren Savino and also took an unofficial to Seton Hall.

Carter said no official visits are set although Oregon State would like him to visit in late October.

Carter lives in Willingboro, N.J., so Seton Hall would be close to home.

As for the Seton Hall unofficial, he enjoyed it.

“They say my first year I would play right alongside Jordan Theodore and contribute as a freshman,” Carter said. “My sophomore year they would give me the ball and I would run the team and lead.”

Cincinnati is also high on Carter, who opted to prep at Brewster after finishing up at St. Anthony instead of going directly to college.

“I’m building a good relationship wiht Coach Cronin and Coach Savino,” he said. “They came in and let me know how everything was.”

The Bearcats recently got another Jersey player when Shaquille Thomas committed on SNY.tv, and Carter and Thomas have a connection through Paterson. Carter grew up there and Thomas attended Paterson Catholic.

In March, after Thomas was already long gone from Paterson Catholic, Carter put up 28 points and 14 rebounds when St. Anthony beat the Cougars, 63-49, in the North Non-Public B title game at Rutgers. PC was ranked No. 3 in the nation at the time.

“That’s my boy right there,” Carter said of Thomas. “I knew him from AAU and stuff like that.”

As for Oregon State, head coach Craig Robinson came into St. Anthony last year and plucked away forward Devon Collier, Carter’s former teammate.

Before making any decisions, Carter is adjusting to life at Brewster, where he plays on a loaded team that features JaKarr Sampson, Naadir Tharpe and Markus Kennedy.

“We’re all playing together so we’re looking real good,” he said.

“It’s a good experience because in college everybody’s gonna be good. This is just a starting point.”

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The 6-foot-11 rising senior center out of Academy of the New Church now lists Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Wake Forest, Virginia and Clemson.

Gilbert has already taken unofficials to Virginia, Ohio State, Pitt and Duke and plans to visit Virginia Tech next, possibly next weekend.

“I don’t have the exact date,” he said.

Asked if he had a favorite, Gilbert said, “Pitt.”

“He’s intriguing because of his upside,” East Coach Elite coach Terrell Myers said in June. “What people don’t understand is, they see 6-11, they look at him as an offensive player. He’s not an offensive player, he’s a defensive player.

“He can score the ball but I don’t think you’re going to throw it in and get Dwight Howard or Hakeem Olajuwon. That’s not who he is. Maybe you’re looking at more of a Greg Oden-type once he bulks up. He’s definitely similar to him.”

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He saw Seton Hall last Saturday and Boston College last Sunday and Monday. The 6-foot-7 Taylor is scheduled to visit Temple on Sunday and Monday.

“Right now that’s all the visits the Taylors have set up,” said Bill Diamond, Taylor’s mentor.

“I will sit down with Travis and his parents next week after the Temple visit and get a feel if they would like to utilize the remaining three visits (Seton Hall was an unofficial). Tennesse, Clemson and Fordham have expressed an interest to me and are under consideration. We wanted to wait until the Temple visit before we sat down and met again, so we can compare the three visits he’s taken. This is an extremely important decision for Travis and he and his parents want to explore all of their options and do their homework and research before making a well thought out and informed decision.”

Monmouth has given Taylor a conditional release, limiting him to the teams not on Monmouth’s schedule for next season.

**In other Monmouth news, the school’s Board of Trustees will meet at 1:30 Thursday and could discuss the struggling basketball program, the Asbury Park Press reported.

“It’s got to come up,” Board member H. William Mullaney told the paper. “It’s a topic of conversation.”

After Taylor announced his transfer, former Rutgers guard Justin Sofman said he was leaving the team and would transfer to Division 3 Ramapo College.

“I expect when the athletic director [Marilyn McNeil] makes her report that [subject of men’s basketball] will be raised at that time,” Mullaney told the paper . “Obviously what’s going on is unacceptable.”

The newspaper reports that Monmouth has gone 39-84 since 2006-7 and 10 players have left the program for various reasons.

FDU LANDS DUO

Fairleigh Dickinson landed a pair of verbal commitments Thursday from A.J. Matthews and Ryan Davis of Broward (Fla.) Community College.

Matthews is a 6-11, 206-pound center and Davis is a 5-10, 170-pound point guard.

Both will spend one more year at Broward before joining FDU in 2011, when they will have two years of eligibility remaining.

“I like the school,” said Matthews, a Brooklyn native. “It’s a good environment. The coach [Greg Vetrone] was really good.”

Matthews said he also had interest from Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Fordham, Iona and St. John’s. Broward coach Bob Starkman said Kansas, Cincinnati and Washington State “are calling me already on him” even though Matthews hasn’t stepped foot yet on campus.

“A 7-footer that can really play is unheard of these days,” Starkman said.

“He runs the floor, he’s 6-11, he’s athletic, he’s got Big East potential,” added one Big East assistant coach said of Matthews. “In the NEC, if his head’s on straight, he’s the best player in the league. Not many 6-11 guys can run and jump and catch and have skills.”

Davis, a Queens native, sat out this past season to improve his grades but played the 2008-9 and was named second-team all-conference.

“He’s really quick and he’s a good 3-point shooter,” Starkman said.

Davis said he wants to help FDU make the Big Dance.

“Definitely win the NEC and hopefully take the team to the tournament,” he said of his goals.

RUTGERS TO HIRE MURDOCK

New Jersey native and former NBA player Eric Murdock will be named Director of Player Development at Rutgers next week, sources said.

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**Former Clemson coach Oliver Purnell (pictured) has agreed to a seven-year deal to take over DePaul. The Blue Demons have gone 1-35 in Big East play over the last two years.

**Steve Donahue is moving to Boston College from Cornell. Donahue, who did not immediately answer a text message, will be introduced at a Wednesday news conference.

**Tony Chiles will join Steve Lavin’s staff at St. John’s, a Drexel official confirmed to me.

**Manhattan coach Barry “Slice” Rohrssen told Lavin he would not join the staff, a source said.

**Dan Hurley will be introduced as the new Wagner coach at a Wednesday presser. St. Benedict’s Prep now begins a search to replace him. That is a highly coveted job and headmaster Father Edwin Leahy is already being overwhelmed by college assistants and high school coaches looking to succeed Hurley.

**Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim was named the Naismith Coach of the Year by the Atlanta Tip-Off Club.

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Johnson, out of Fayetteville (GA) Fayette County, chose Clemson over LSU, UNLV and Florida International.

“When they sat me down on my visit, they showed me how much I can do for them,” Johnson told ESPN.com. “I know I can help them at the two, three and even the one.”

Clemson lost senior guard K.C. Rivers and sophomore guard Terrence Oglesby, who left to play in Europe.

Johnson left Southern Cal after the program came under scrutiny from the NCAA because of the O.J. Mayo scandal. Head coach Tim Floyd later stepped down.

“After that happened, I wanted to get out,” Johnson told ESPN.com.

TOP TWEETS & BLOGS FROM NBA CAMP

Here is a selection of Top Tweets from the game’s top reporters at the NBA Top 100 Camp in Charlottesville, Va.

**Barnes denies “the” comment was meant to be a knock on KY & that any “leaders” would b premature cuz he hasn’t seen other schools, like UK

–Dustin Rumbaugh

The background here is that Harrison Barnes, the top prospect in the Class of 2010, made the following comment to BoxofMess.com about John Calipari.

How has the departure of John Calipari from Memphis to Kentucky impacted you?

It hasn’t really. He’s a good coach. I don’t know if I like the way they’re doing things right there now though. Seems like he left Memphis kind of in a bad situation and then guys at Kentucky are getting their scholarships taken back. I don’t know yet. It’s a competitive place though, you know college basketball, and it’s only getting more and more competitive.

**Jody Demling reports the following gems on his blog:

–In a star-studded affair, Michael Gilchrist of Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick (pictured courtesy Courier-Journal) battled Barnes in the first game. Barnes outscored Gilchrist 16-14, but many reporters felt Gilchrist out played Barnes. Gilchrist suffered a slight sprained ankle and missed the All-Star game.

–Justin Coleman of Richmond (Va.) Henrico County won the dunk contest and says Indiana is recruiting him heavily.

–The All-Star game consisted of the following players: Blue - Josh Selby, Jelan Kendrick, Harrison Barnes, Rakeem Christmas, Joe Jackson, Tyler Lamb, Andre Dawkins, Nate Lubick, Jared Sullinger, Perry Jones, CJ Leslie (DNP). White – Brandon Knight, Will Barton, Jereme Richmond, Patric Young, Tristan Thompson, Dion Waiters, Stacey Poole, Justin Coleman, Evan Smotrycz, Fab Melo, Michael Gilchrist (DNP).

–Joe Jackson scored 14 points in the All-Star game, Justin Coleman scored 11 and Memphis commit Will Barton 10.