Basketball: Orem's Harward could decide this week
Orem High's 6-foot-10 Ian Harward says he could pull the trigger this week, make a decision and commit to a college basketball program.
Since the Utah State Aggies are the only Division I school that has offered the late-bloomer a scholarship, that's probably good news to the Aggies.
It also might be a subtle warning to the BYU Cougars: If you want me, you've got four or five days to let me know.
"I'm hoping to make a decision by the end of this week," Harward said Monday morning. "Some people told me that I might get a few more offers after July, but from whom, I really don't know."
Sources have said that Harward really, really wants to go to BYU, but the rising senior kind of downplayed that by telephone Monday, saying "it's a little bit true, but Utah State is still a great option for me."
Sounds to me like the ball is in BYU's court.
The more I hear from people, the more I think it has less to do with Provo's 6-9 Brandon Davies than I stated before. It's no secret that BYU has two scholarships to give, and it is focused on getting Tyler Haws and Davies.
Why is the recruitment of Davies and Harward unrelated?
Because Harward will turn 19 in September of 2009 and will go on an LDS Church mission before he enrolls at a school. He wants to leave a bit early, if they will let him, so he can be back in time for the 2011-12 season.
Like Lone Peak's Nate Austin, who has committed to BYU and plans on a mission before his freshman year, Harward won't "count" as a scholarship athlete until 2011. Davies, meanwhile, most likely will not go on a mission, sources have said.
Harward was asked by BYU coaches (and other coaches, too) to participate in a couple of summer all-star tournaments last month with Utah Pump-N-Run Red so they could evaluate him against top-notch competition. Harward was injured (back problems) the second half of his junior season at Orem, so he hasn't been seen by a lot of scouts.
Sure enough, a BYU coach was at every P&RR game in Las Vegas and Southern California to watch not only Harward but teammates such as Davies and Provo's Kyle Collinsworth, who will be a junior.
But the evaluation period is now over, and Harward is waiting -- at least for a few more days.
-- Jay Drew
Since the Utah State Aggies are the only Division I school that has offered the late-bloomer a scholarship, that's probably good news to the Aggies.
It also might be a subtle warning to the BYU Cougars: If you want me, you've got four or five days to let me know.
"I'm hoping to make a decision by the end of this week," Harward said Monday morning. "Some people told me that I might get a few more offers after July, but from whom, I really don't know."
Sources have said that Harward really, really wants to go to BYU, but the rising senior kind of downplayed that by telephone Monday, saying "it's a little bit true, but Utah State is still a great option for me."
Sounds to me like the ball is in BYU's court.
The more I hear from people, the more I think it has less to do with Provo's 6-9 Brandon Davies than I stated before. It's no secret that BYU has two scholarships to give, and it is focused on getting Tyler Haws and Davies.
Why is the recruitment of Davies and Harward unrelated?
Because Harward will turn 19 in September of 2009 and will go on an LDS Church mission before he enrolls at a school. He wants to leave a bit early, if they will let him, so he can be back in time for the 2011-12 season.
Like Lone Peak's Nate Austin, who has committed to BYU and plans on a mission before his freshman year, Harward won't "count" as a scholarship athlete until 2011. Davies, meanwhile, most likely will not go on a mission, sources have said.
Harward was asked by BYU coaches (and other coaches, too) to participate in a couple of summer all-star tournaments last month with Utah Pump-N-Run Red so they could evaluate him against top-notch competition. Harward was injured (back problems) the second half of his junior season at Orem, so he hasn't been seen by a lot of scouts.
Sure enough, a BYU coach was at every P&RR game in Las Vegas and Southern California to watch not only Harward but teammates such as Davies and Provo's Kyle Collinsworth, who will be a junior.
But the evaluation period is now over, and Harward is waiting -- at least for a few more days.
-- Jay Drew
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