Basketball: South Carolina junior talks about BYU interest
When DeMarcus Harrison tells his friends and basketball teammates at Greenwood High in Greenwood, South Carolina, about the colleges that are recruiting him, the conversation always changes when he gets to one particular school way, way out West.
"I say BYU, and people stop me and say, ‘BYU?' Harrison said.
It is true, the 6-foot-5, 180-pound junior said Thursday night.
One of the best juniors in the Palmetto state and a prospect that rates three stars from Scout.com has BYU among the schools at the top of his list.
Why?
"I'm a Mormon," Harrison said. "BYU is a Mormon school. They found out about me a while ago and they've been talking to me ever since. I like their style and the way they play. I watch them on TV whenever I can."
You mean The Mtn. can be seen in South Carolina?
"Yes sir," Harrison said, a term he used, oh, about 20 times in a 10-minute phone conversation.
DeMarcus said that along with BYU, Virginia Tech, Florida State, South Carolina, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Marshall have made contact with him. He said BYU and Virginia Tech have shown the most interest so far.
"But I am still waiting for my first offer," he said.
Harrison said the BYU coach he has had the most contact with is assistant Terry Nashif.
The prospect said that his parents, Derek and Wanda, joined the LDS Church about 15 years ago and he has been raised in that faith, along with his brother DJ, which is short for Derek Jr.
He has never been to Utah, he said.
But while DeMarcus is 6-5 and a junior, DJ is 6-0 and a senior.
DJ is still waiting for his first D-I offer as well. He dislocated his knee in a game over the Christmas break, however, and hasn't played since then. He is hoping his first action since the injury comes Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, DeMarcus is averaging nearly 25 points per game
He said BYU also has its eye on DJ, but doesn't have a scholarship available right now for a high school senior.
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Tough to tell whether the Cougars can make a scholarship available for DJ Harrison. Seniors Lee Cummard and Archie Rose will graduate, but those two schollies will go to Provo's Brandon Davies and Lone Peak's Tyler Haws.
The two other high school seniors the Cougars signed in November, Orem's Ian Harward and Lone Peak's Nate Austin, will go on church missions first.
Another scholarship could open up if the NCAA does not grant another year to center Gavin MacGregor. There's also the possibility that MacGregor might not even apply for one, given the fact that he's injured again (stress reaction in right foot) and might decide to call it a career.
-- Jay Drew
"I say BYU, and people stop me and say, ‘BYU?' Harrison said.
It is true, the 6-foot-5, 180-pound junior said Thursday night.
One of the best juniors in the Palmetto state and a prospect that rates three stars from Scout.com has BYU among the schools at the top of his list.
Why?
"I'm a Mormon," Harrison said. "BYU is a Mormon school. They found out about me a while ago and they've been talking to me ever since. I like their style and the way they play. I watch them on TV whenever I can."
You mean The Mtn. can be seen in South Carolina?
"Yes sir," Harrison said, a term he used, oh, about 20 times in a 10-minute phone conversation.
DeMarcus said that along with BYU, Virginia Tech, Florida State, South Carolina, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Marshall have made contact with him. He said BYU and Virginia Tech have shown the most interest so far.
"But I am still waiting for my first offer," he said.
Harrison said the BYU coach he has had the most contact with is assistant Terry Nashif.
The prospect said that his parents, Derek and Wanda, joined the LDS Church about 15 years ago and he has been raised in that faith, along with his brother DJ, which is short for Derek Jr.
He has never been to Utah, he said.
But while DeMarcus is 6-5 and a junior, DJ is 6-0 and a senior.
DJ is still waiting for his first D-I offer as well. He dislocated his knee in a game over the Christmas break, however, and hasn't played since then. He is hoping his first action since the injury comes Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, DeMarcus is averaging nearly 25 points per game
He said BYU also has its eye on DJ, but doesn't have a scholarship available right now for a high school senior.
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Tough to tell whether the Cougars can make a scholarship available for DJ Harrison. Seniors Lee Cummard and Archie Rose will graduate, but those two schollies will go to Provo's Brandon Davies and Lone Peak's Tyler Haws.
The two other high school seniors the Cougars signed in November, Orem's Ian Harward and Lone Peak's Nate Austin, will go on church missions first.
Another scholarship could open up if the NCAA does not grant another year to center Gavin MacGregor. There's also the possibility that MacGregor might not even apply for one, given the fact that he's injured again (stress reaction in right foot) and might decide to call it a career.
-- Jay Drew
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