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High school center Ryan Van Pelt, 6'10" 210 pound forward/center from Orem, Utah, will join the WSU men's basketball team this Fall. Van Pelt played his senior season last year at Timpanogos High School. Van Pelt was a First Team All-Conference player as a senior and was also a First Team All-Valley selection. He was an All-State player as well named to the Deseret News Honorable Mention 4A All-State Team. He averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game and led his team to the Utah State 4A playoffs. AAU: Utah Pump N'Run. Schools of Interest: Weber State. 11/8/10 High school guard Gelaun Wheelwright, 6'1" 175 pound guard from Corona, CA, will play his senior year at Centennial High. Wheelwright committed to USC in July of 2009 and then decommitted from USC in August of 2010. ESPN Recruiting rates Wheelwright as an 86. ESPN Player Evaluation Strengths: Wheelwright has a great frame with excellent length and his athleticism is quite explosive. He pushes the ball well in transition and he can either finish at the rim or pull-up and hit the jump shot (streaky). He has a scorer's mentality and he can put up a ton of points in a hurry. In addition, his handle is quite good when going right and he has a nifty crossover. Weaknesses: His decision-making needs an overhaul. It doesn't help that his high school team plays at a reckless pace so forcing the issue comes very easy to him. Although he is tough to stop off the dribble while going to his strong hand (right), his left hand needs to get better. For every nailed jump shot and acrobatic pass there comes a fair amount of turnovers and bad shots. Bottom Line: Wheelwright has been one of the bigger enigmas on the west coast. He is blessed with a terrific frame and very good athleticism, but the rest of his game has not come together. Overall, he doesn't have the savvy (yet) to be a D-I point guard. As he comes into his senior campaign it would be nice to see him tighten up his game at both ends and become a more efficient player. Schools of Interest: Colorado, Long Beach State, Pepperdine, San Diego State, UNLV, USC and Weber State. Update: Nov 11, signed national letter of intent with Weber State University
8/13/10 High school shooting guard Lydell Cardwell, 6'2" shooting guard from Menlo Park, CA, will play at Mid Peninsula his senior season in in high school during the 2010-11 season. MecuryNews.com reports that Weber State is interested. Schools of Interest: Fresno State, Idaho State, Pacific, UC-Riverside and Weber State. 8/13/10 High school shooting guard Davante Adams, 6'3" shooting guard from Palo Alto, CA, will play his senior season in 2010-11 at Palo Alto High. Rivals.com reports that he has received an offer from San Diego State so far. MecuryNews.com shows that Adams is receiving serious interest from Loyola Marymout, Portland State, Santa Clara and Weber State. Schools of Interest: UC-Riverside, Eastern Washington, Fresno State, Loyola Marymount, Montana State, Nevada, Northern Colorado, Portland, Portland State, San Diego State, Santa Clara and Weber State. 8/8/10 High school guard Michael Brown, 6'3" guard from Wasatch High in Heber, Utah, has verbally committed to Weber State reports the Standard-Examiner. Brown's Wasatch High team won the 3-A state title last year, his junior year. Brown plays for the Utah Pump N Run AAU team. Current WSU player Darin Mahoney and former player Josh Cottle both played for the Pump N Run as well both graduated from Wasatch. Other former WSU players to play for the Pump N Run include Steve Panos, Jake Orchard and Pablo Coro. Brown said he will sign his national letter of intent with WSU in November. Schools of Interest: LA-Lafayette, Utah State, Westminster and Weber State. Update: Nov 11, signed national letter of intent with Weber State University 8/8/10 High school forward/center David Collette, 6'8" big will play his senior year at Murray High School in Murray, Utah, as well he plays for the Salt Lake Rebels AAU team. Last year as a junior he averaged 15 and 7 and was an all-region 1st team player and all-state honorable mention. Collette is receiving interest from the in-state schools. Schools of Interest: BYU, Utah State and Weber State.
8/8/10 High school center Alan Williams, 6'7", 260 lb center will play his senior year at North High School in Phoenix, Arizona. This Summer, Williams played for the Arizona Stars AAU team. Scouthoops.com reports that Williams has received offers from Boise State, Portland and Weber State. Schools of Interest: Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, Portland and Weber State. | |||||||||||||||
