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DJ Irving to BU
Rider lost out on one of its top recruiting targets when Archbishop Carroll High School point guard DJ Irving committed to Boston University last night.
Landing Irving would have brought an early, happy ending to the Broncs' recruiting process. The Broncs have two scholarships to give, and one is already taken by Danny Stewart, Irving's AAU teammate.
Rider has developed a strong recruiting presence in Philadelphia, the home city of Mike Ringgold, Novar Gadson, Brandon Penn and Stewart. Rider's hope was that the Philly-dominated roster -- coupled with the addition of Stewart -- would be enough to land Irving.
Instead Irving will head to Boston, where he'll platy alongside Rider transfer Matt Griffin -- another Philadelphian -- in the Terriers' backcourt.
Here's a link to the story in today's Delaware County Times (The Trentonian's sister paper), by Chris Vito.
posted by Kyle Franko at
5:23 PM
4 Comments:
Hi, this is Desmond's uncle. He enjoyed his recruiting experience. Boston University is the best fit for Desmond. Rider's facilities are lagging (the photos of the practice facility posted on some MAAC forum was something we didn't see on the visit) and Rider was never a serious threat to Boston.
who the hell is Gibson???
Beagle, good question. Meant to type "Stewart" (the kid's actual name), ending up typing "Gibson," who IS a basketball player but is NOT a Rider recruit. Thanks for the correction.
He'll get more PT at Boston U than Rider. BU plays in a lower rated conference and Rider is loaded. Dempsey did a great job landing Stewart who is higher rated and he can always find another PG in the late signing period, someone holding out for a better offer might fall into his lap.
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