Saturday, March 24, 2012

A few WAC recruiting notes

Patrick Kelly/The Bleacher Report has a post up on the national junior college basketball championship tournament taking place this week in Topeka, Kansas and which players are receiving recruiting attention from what colleges.

Here are the players with a WAC affiliation (but do keep in mind that interest is not an offer and such may also be from some time ago and therefore no longer valid, or not).

* Patrick Swilling Jr. (6'2", soph., G, New Orleans, La.): Swilling, the son of the former NFL star, is a transfer from St. Joseph's where he played a limited role as a freshman. Mid-to-high majors have been showing interest including Hawaii, UNC-Wilmington and Appalachian State, with bigger schools rumored to have interest as well.

* Demetrius Moore (6'8", F, soph., Paxton, Fla.): Moore is an athletic post with a lot of upside who committed to Louisiana Tech over Nebraska, Oklahoma State and Troy in September. (PTW: he signed in November to the best of our knowledge)

* Colin Borchert (6'8", F, soph., Phoenix, Ariz.): Borchert was a high-level recruit in 2009, with offers from schools such as Kentucky, USC, Nebraska, UNLV and Cal. Instead, he opted for the JUCO route, and now, three years later, is in a position to sign another scholarship with a big-level school. Borchert will look to improve his stock after already receiving interest from Baylor, Cincinnati, Fresno State, UAB, Memphis and Gonzaga, among others.

* Monty Wilson (6'4", G, soph., Decatur, Ill.): Wilson, despite only playing the second half of the season, has emerged as a legitimate mid-major recruit at the guard position. Central Michigan, Eastern Illinois, Georgia State, Louisiana Tech and Utah State are among the teams that are interested.

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