Friday, September 19, 2008

Nevada, Utah State battling over a big?

Always keep in mind that college sports recruiting is as fluid as a politician's public pronouncements. That is, it's change du jour. Here's a kid being eyed by Nevada and Utah State as well as others.

From The Kennel Report, a site with excellent information and analysis on all things Gonzaga:

August 28, 2008
Interview with 2009 Recruit Devonte Elliott and Coach Mark McGarry


The 2009 recruiting season has been very past faced with a number of twists and turns. A player who has appeared on the Gonzaga radar relatively recently is Devonte Elliott. The athletic forward from California had a very impressive summer of AAU basketball and has elevated himself to a high-major prospect.

Our correspondent was able to catch up with Devonte and his coach Mark McGarry earlier today. Hope you enjoy.

The Kennel Report:
Devonte, what schools have offered you thus far and how much interest have you been getting?

Devonte Elliott
: Nevada, George Washington, Gonzaga, UTEP, and Utah State Lots of interest from a lot of schools...

Go here for the complete interview.

The Nevada interest may fade since the recent Steven Bjornstad commitment but possibly not. That may be dependent on how oft-injured Richie Phillips holds up this coming season and also how freshman Ahyaro Phillips develops.

Utah State could certainly use Elliott but we sense there's not a solid connection there. In another post, Elliott offers that Gonzaga, Nevada, George Washington and Alabama will be on his visit list with Utah State in the unsure category.

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