NCAA Basketball Recruiting Updates

Recruiting Update: February 6, 2009

DeMarcus Cousins (LeFlore, AL) Class of 2009

DeMarcus Cousins has narrowed his list down to a final five which include Memphis, Rice, Washington, N.C. State, and Kansas State. He also said that if Coach Mike Davis of UAB was to be hired at another school, that university would be added to his list of schools.

Lance Stephenson (Lincoln, NY) Class of 2009

Lance Stephenson has updated his list of schools that now includes Maryland, USC, St. John’s, and Kansas. That means that Memphis has been eliminated from his schools of interest. He also said he plans on making his announcement in next month, hopefully after the PSAL AA championship at Madison Square Garden on the Mar 21.

Kyle Irving (St. Patrick, NJ) Class of 2010

Kyle Irving holds scholarship offers from Villanova, Duke, Memphis, St. John’s, Rutgers, Seton Hall, West Virginia, Virginia, Virginia Tech, UConn, Florida, Providence, and many others. He said after the season he is going to narrow it down to 10 and then down to 5 sometime before next season.

Terrell Vinson (St. Frances Academy, MD) Class of 2009

Terrell Vinson has been released from his letter of intent he signed with Loyola Marymount University. He has already received offers from Notre Dame, Louisville, Providence, and many others will soon join the pursuit now that he is officially on the board again.

Trevor Cooney (Sanford, DE) Class of 2011

Trevor Cooney, who is considered one of the top shooters in the class of 2011, has already gained a lot of interest from college programs. He currently holds offers from Wake Forest, Virginia, Delaware, Syracuse, Georgia, St. Joseph, Rutgers, and West Virginia. Others showing interest include Notre Dame and Georgia Tech, amongst others.

Malcolm Gilbert (Academy of the New Church, PA) Class of 2011

Malcolm Gilbert has started to see his recruitment take off since transferring from St. Elizabeth (DE), where he played last season. Since arriving at his new school, he has had interest from many top-tier college programs. The schools include Notre Dame, West Virginia, Virginia, Villanova, Syracuse, Stanford, Maryland, and many others. He recently named a top three of Villanova, Georgia Tech, and Drexel. He is still very raw on the offensive end, but at 6’11" he has a big impact on the defensive end of the floor.