Basketball: Utes have four firm commitments, but still on the lookout
Our Utah basketball beat writer, Michael C. Lewis, is still in China wrapping up a little relaxation time after covering the 2008 Summer Olympics every day for almost a month.
In the expert's absence, I am going to give a little Utes basketball recruiting update.
A source close to the team confirmed this afternoon that Utah has four solid commitments -- three from high school players and a fourth from a juco star -- and expects to sign all four in November.
The Utes have four scholarships to dole out, but coaches have still been out recruiting just in case of an academic casualty, or if another scholarship becomes available. Not saying one will, but you never know.
A lot of programs have been known to "over-sign" with that in mind.
So, Utah's four commitments are from: Shawn Glover, a 6-6 power forward from Cedar Hill, Texas; Marshall Henderson, a 6-1 shooting guard from Hurst, Texas; Jeremy Olsen,a 6-10 power forward from Lawrenceville, Ga., and Jay Watkins, a 6-7 small forward from Memphis who will play for the College of Southern Idaho this winter.
My source acknowledged that Utah has pretty much stopped recruiting Brandon Davies, the 6-8 big man from Provo High, especially after it got a commitment from Olsen, who is likely to go on an LDS Church mission after a year with the Utes.
I am assuming, then, that Utah also backed off months ago the recruitment of J.J. Richardson, a 6-7 combo forward from Hightower High, outside the Houston area. Richardson committed to Pittsburgh a few days ago, after receiving offers (he said) from Oklahoma State, Minnesota, Penn State and Utah.
Supposedly, the Utes are also in the running for Matt Read, another 6-9, 225-pound Texan who played last year for Collin County Community College in Plano. Several reports said the Utes were battling former Utah coach Rick Majerus and the St. Louis Billikens for Read.
Read told one recruiting Web site that he was planning to visit Utah the last weekend of September, but my source didn't mention that.
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The Utah women's basketball program already has a couple of strong commitments from players in the state of Colorado. But it apparently missed on Carly Noyes, a two-time Washington Player of the Year from Moses Lake High. Noyes, a towering 6-foot-5 senior, recently committed to Washington State and canceled a planned visit to Salt Lake City.
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BYU football fans who like to follow the exploits of the recruits who have committed to the Cougars are wondering why they've seen little about Mitch Matthews, the 6-foot-5 wide receiver from Southridge, Ore.
Here's why: Matthews suffered a broken leg in a 41-21 victory over West Linn a few weeks ago and will be sidelined for eight weeks.
-- Jay Drew
In the expert's absence, I am going to give a little Utes basketball recruiting update.
A source close to the team confirmed this afternoon that Utah has four solid commitments -- three from high school players and a fourth from a juco star -- and expects to sign all four in November.
The Utes have four scholarships to dole out, but coaches have still been out recruiting just in case of an academic casualty, or if another scholarship becomes available. Not saying one will, but you never know.
A lot of programs have been known to "over-sign" with that in mind.
So, Utah's four commitments are from: Shawn Glover, a 6-6 power forward from Cedar Hill, Texas; Marshall Henderson, a 6-1 shooting guard from Hurst, Texas; Jeremy Olsen,a 6-10 power forward from Lawrenceville, Ga., and Jay Watkins, a 6-7 small forward from Memphis who will play for the College of Southern Idaho this winter.
My source acknowledged that Utah has pretty much stopped recruiting Brandon Davies, the 6-8 big man from Provo High, especially after it got a commitment from Olsen, who is likely to go on an LDS Church mission after a year with the Utes.
I am assuming, then, that Utah also backed off months ago the recruitment of J.J. Richardson, a 6-7 combo forward from Hightower High, outside the Houston area. Richardson committed to Pittsburgh a few days ago, after receiving offers (he said) from Oklahoma State, Minnesota, Penn State and Utah.
Supposedly, the Utes are also in the running for Matt Read, another 6-9, 225-pound Texan who played last year for Collin County Community College in Plano. Several reports said the Utes were battling former Utah coach Rick Majerus and the St. Louis Billikens for Read.
Read told one recruiting Web site that he was planning to visit Utah the last weekend of September, but my source didn't mention that.
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The Utah women's basketball program already has a couple of strong commitments from players in the state of Colorado. But it apparently missed on Carly Noyes, a two-time Washington Player of the Year from Moses Lake High. Noyes, a towering 6-foot-5 senior, recently committed to Washington State and canceled a planned visit to Salt Lake City.
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BYU football fans who like to follow the exploits of the recruits who have committed to the Cougars are wondering why they've seen little about Mitch Matthews, the 6-foot-5 wide receiver from Southridge, Ore.
Here's why: Matthews suffered a broken leg in a 41-21 victory over West Linn a few weeks ago and will be sidelined for eight weeks.
-- Jay Drew
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