Funk commits, Hamilton's next
The first of what could be one of Lone Peak High's five Division I recruits over the next two years pledged to Fresno State last week as 6-8 forward Bracken Funk gave an oral commitment to former BYU coach Steve Cleveland.
Up next: center Justin Hamilton.
The 6-foot-11 senior returned Sunday from an official visit to Iowa State and it is just a matter of time -- perhaps Tuesday or Wednesday -- before he decides, Lone Peak coach Quincy Lewis acknowledged.
Hamilton received an offer from the Cyclones while he was in Ames and has narrowed his choices to three: Iowa State, Weber State and Pepperdine.
He called off a previously scheduled visit to UC Davis that was to take place this coming weekend.
Iowa State coaches visited Alpine last week and watched Hamilton play in some pickup games on Thursday. Hamilton went to Ames on Friday and played in a pickup game there on Saturday before the Iowa-Iowa State football game, but Cyclone coaches could not watch that game, per NCAA rules.
Hamilton told cyclonereport.com that he did not play well, partly because he was still tired after catching a flight at 4:30 a.m. the day before and partly because he went up against freshman Craig Brackins, a five-start recruit from the year before.
Hamilton is considered a late-bloomer because he played only for Lone Peak's junior varsity last year. He had a phenomenal summer playing on the club and AAU circuit and is now considered a three-star recruit (out of five) by several services.
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CYPHERS IMPRESSED
My colleague Michael C. Lewis, our University of Utah basketball beat writer, wrote about Sunday's commitment of Kansas shooting guard Jordan Cyphers to the Utes' coaching staff in an article in today's printed version of The Salt Lake Tribune.
But because Cyphers returned a phone call I had left earlier in the day, I thought I would throw in some tidbits here.
Cyphers said the trip solidified in his mind that Utah and Salt Lake City wasn't some backwater development without caring people and things to do, even for a teenager from Wichita, Kan.
"I just loved everything about it," he said. "It's a big sports town. I really didn't know that. That was impressive."
Cyphers watched Utah whip UCLA in football, but he said prior to that he talked to former Ute Keith Van Horn for an extended period of time. Van Horn recruited Cyphers "pretty hard," the three-star recruit (rivals.com) said.
The prospect said he also got to meet fellow midwestern Jerry Sloan, the Utah Jazz coach.
Asked why he chose Utah after getting scholarship offers from Illinois and Michigan of the Big Ten, Cyphers said it came down to feeling comfortable and fitting in.
"Usually, those big schools, they bring in great players every year," he said. "I might not play at Michigan or Illinois until I am a junior or so. I want to go somewhere where I can play right away."
Up next: center Justin Hamilton.
The 6-foot-11 senior returned Sunday from an official visit to Iowa State and it is just a matter of time -- perhaps Tuesday or Wednesday -- before he decides, Lone Peak coach Quincy Lewis acknowledged.
Hamilton received an offer from the Cyclones while he was in Ames and has narrowed his choices to three: Iowa State, Weber State and Pepperdine.
He called off a previously scheduled visit to UC Davis that was to take place this coming weekend.
Iowa State coaches visited Alpine last week and watched Hamilton play in some pickup games on Thursday. Hamilton went to Ames on Friday and played in a pickup game there on Saturday before the Iowa-Iowa State football game, but Cyclone coaches could not watch that game, per NCAA rules.
Hamilton told cyclonereport.com that he did not play well, partly because he was still tired after catching a flight at 4:30 a.m. the day before and partly because he went up against freshman Craig Brackins, a five-start recruit from the year before.
Hamilton is considered a late-bloomer because he played only for Lone Peak's junior varsity last year. He had a phenomenal summer playing on the club and AAU circuit and is now considered a three-star recruit (out of five) by several services.
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CYPHERS IMPRESSED
My colleague Michael C. Lewis, our University of Utah basketball beat writer, wrote about Sunday's commitment of Kansas shooting guard Jordan Cyphers to the Utes' coaching staff in an article in today's printed version of The Salt Lake Tribune.
But because Cyphers returned a phone call I had left earlier in the day, I thought I would throw in some tidbits here.
Cyphers said the trip solidified in his mind that Utah and Salt Lake City wasn't some backwater development without caring people and things to do, even for a teenager from Wichita, Kan.
"I just loved everything about it," he said. "It's a big sports town. I really didn't know that. That was impressive."
Cyphers watched Utah whip UCLA in football, but he said prior to that he talked to former Ute Keith Van Horn for an extended period of time. Van Horn recruited Cyphers "pretty hard," the three-star recruit (rivals.com) said.
The prospect said he also got to meet fellow midwestern Jerry Sloan, the Utah Jazz coach.
Asked why he chose Utah after getting scholarship offers from Illinois and Michigan of the Big Ten, Cyphers said it came down to feeling comfortable and fitting in.
"Usually, those big schools, they bring in great players every year," he said. "I might not play at Michigan or Illinois until I am a junior or so. I want to go somewhere where I can play right away."
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