Tony Parker Signing Late

Tony Parker will not sign in the early signing period, as first reported by Evan Daniels of Scout.com.

The 6-foot-9, 280-pound Georgia big man is “waiting until December” to decide, his AAU coach, Norm Parker of the Georgia Stars, confirmed to SNY.tv.

The Rivals No. 5 center in the Class of 2012, Parker is considering Duke, Ohio State, UCLA and Memphis and has taken officials to all four schools.

“I’m looking forward to getting it over with,” Tony told SNY.tv recently in New York. “Really focusing in on my season. We got a big year this year.

“This is my last season so I want to focus in and have fun.”

Parker joins Shabazz Muhammad and Anthony Bennett among elite players in the Class of 2012 who will sign in April.

Written by Adam Zagoria

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