Ricardo Gathers (6’7, 240 lb. forward out of Riverside Academy by way of Laplace, LA.) is a member of the 2012 basketball recruiting class and he has committed to the Baylor Bears for the 2012-13 basketball season.
Gathers previously committed to St. John’s but re-opened his recruitment and took looks at Florida, UNLV, LSU and Baylor before making a final commitment to Baylor.
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DePaul Inherits a Nugget
Durrell McDonald (6’2, 165 lb. combo guard out of Green Valley High School in Henderson, NV.) has committed to DePaul for the 2012-13 basketball season.
McDonald has a solid handle on the pill. He makes jumpers consistently, and he is very explosive in the open floor. With DePaul’s style of play McDonald should fit in nicely.
McDonald was given his nickname “Nugget” when his father said his head looked like a McDonald’s chicken McNugget when he was a child. McDonald’s father, Darryl, played at Texas A&M and was a long-time professional in Australia.
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Recruiting Calendar
For those of you that didn’t know, the recruiting calendar allows high school basketball players to sign National Letters of Intent twice during the year. Here are some other dates that you should pay close attention to:
April 1-5: Dead period
April 5-8: Recruiting period
April 11-May 16: Regular signing period
April 13-18: Recruiting period
April 20-22: Evaluation period
April 27-29: Evaluation period
July 6-15: Evaluation period
July 22-31: Evaluation period
Sept. 9-Oct. 5: Contact period
Oct. 6-March 31: Evaluation period
Nov. 9-16: Early signing period
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Player Spotlight: PF: Derek Willis
Derek Willis (6’9, 210 lb. power forward out of Bullitt East High School in Mount Washington, KY.) was once committed to Purdue in the Spring of last year but de-committed and re-opened his recruitment process in August.
Willis is a highly skilled power forward that can play the small forward position when needed. He rebounds the ball very well and he is capable of making a good outlet pass to jump start the fast break. Willis handles the ball and has good range on his jump shots from up to about 22 feet.
He is a Junior this Season and a member of the 2013-14 recruiting class, but he will make his announcement this Friday, January 20, 2012 on his school of choice. Willis is expected to decide among Kentucky, Louisville, Purdue and Indiana.
www.5in60preps.com will keep you posted on Willis’ decision as news comes.
