Romeo Weems to DePaul

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Romeo Weems, the 6-foot-7 power forward from New Haven (MI), committed to DePaul on Tuesday, giving a big boost to coach Dave Leitao.

Ranked the No. 7 power forward in the Class of 2019 per 247Sports.com, Weems also considered Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Oregon.

Weems is the first 2019 pledge for DePaul.

Romeo Weems @romeo_weems_0 will make his college decision today at 4:00pm in the gymnasium at New Haven High School. Who will it be? ??‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/f1zaMPHS2Z
— NEW HAVEN BASKETBALL (@RocketCountry) May 22, 2018

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.