Sunday, May 24, 2009

Is Fresno State going to field a team of wings?

It's true that soph-to-be Paul George may have a pay-for-play option prior to his senior season but that's a ways off. Another wing-type, soph-to-be Mychal Ladd, also enjoyed a solid initial season. Plus, Steve Cleveland signed high schoolers Jerry Brown and Garrett Johnson, both of whom seem to slot into the wing spot.

So why have the Bulldogs offered another wing player out of Arizona for the 2009-2010 signing period? This per Anthony Ray at ArizonaPreps.com

...After another strong season of play where George Matthews helped lead his St. Mary's program to a 5A Division-I State Championship, he is now beginning to come into his own as a college prospect...

...This spring, as he prepares to enter his senior season next fall, Matthews has began to come into his own as a player and as a college prospect, now showing the signs as a player that had many believing in him as a top-rated prospect in the 2010 class at an early age...
A number of school are now tracking the youngster, with Drake, St. Mary's, San Diego and Fresno State already having offered.

Go to the Rivals Arizona Preps site for the full article and a subscription is required. There is now also a second article on Matthews there.

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