Thursday, June 23
Barnes snags prized recruit
Basketball updates abound… Rick Barnes has scored his biggest recruiting coup to date, getting a verbal commitment from Oak Hill Academy swingman Kevin Durant for 2006. Durant, who would likely be a lottery pick in the NBA draft next year (but may not be eligible following the NBA’s new age limit rules), has chosen Texas over—get this—North Carolina and Connecticut, the last two NCAA champions.
Now that’s impressive. As Dave Telep of Scout.com said, “This is clearly (Texas’) most significant national recruit that I can remember. And I’m talking about the history of their program. Kevin Durant gives Texas street cred all over the country.”
I, whiter than Cal Ripken, am probably the last person to comment on street cred, but it sounds like a good thing to me. Regardless, Durant, who stands at 6’9” tall and has NBA level skills, is a huge recruit for the program and, following last year’s lukewarm recruiting job by Mr. Mack, may make Rick Barnes the new Texas Recruiting King.
It’s a very, very good time to be a Longhorn fan indeed.
--PB--
Now that’s impressive. As Dave Telep of Scout.com said, “This is clearly (Texas’) most significant national recruit that I can remember. And I’m talking about the history of their program. Kevin Durant gives Texas street cred all over the country.”
I, whiter than Cal Ripken, am probably the last person to comment on street cred, but it sounds like a good thing to me. Regardless, Durant, who stands at 6’9” tall and has NBA level skills, is a huge recruit for the program and, following last year’s lukewarm recruiting job by Mr. Mack, may make Rick Barnes the new Texas Recruiting King.
It’s a very, very good time to be a Longhorn fan indeed.
--PB--
