SUPER BOWL 2012

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Class of 2012 Recruiting News

There have been several recent commitments in the Ivy League for the class of 2012. For a complete list of committed Ivy League recruits, click here.

We hear from several sources that Princeton and Yale remain in a somewhat tight recruiting war for a pair of New Jersey prospects, Justin Sears (Plainfield HS) Plainfield, NJ, 6-7, F and Carson Puriefoy (Bishop Eustace HS) Pennsauken, NJ, 6-0, G. Sears just finished campus visits to both Princeton and Yale as well as Boston University. He is expected to visit Stanford this weekend. He is reportedly the highest priority prospect remaining right now for Yale and possibly Princeton. Apparently sensing that Yale led for Sears, Princeton took a commitment last week from Hans Brase (Hill School) Pottstown, PA, 6-8, F. Our sources tell us that while Yale leads for his services (and wants him badly), Stanford (which has not yet offered), may offer him a spot in the class of 2013 after a postgrad season. Sears is projected as an undersized center in the Ivy League or potentially a power forward.

Puriefoy visits Stony Brook this weekend, followed by a visit to Princeton the following weekend. Others which have been in the mix at various points include Dartmouth, Bucknell, Davidson, and Vermont. While Carson is a terrific student, admissions might be a hurdle in his way of playing in the Ivy League, a very common issue for many Ivy prospects who still happen to be very good students.

Both Yale and Princeton are expected to close their 2012 classes if they land one or more of Sears and Puriefoy. We also hear that Harvard and Penn are effectively closed recruiting for their 2012 classes. Both are in somewhat "opportunistic mode," only taking a player if he is an extraordinary talent. In the case of Harvard, this would mean taking Zena Edosomwan (Harvard Westlake HS) 6-8, F, who may also may face significant admissions hurdles despite being a solid student from an elite academic high school. Aside from Edosmwan, Harvard could also feasibly add its annual "academic booster player" to help raise the academic profile (SAT/GPA average) of its incoming class. This future player, however, would be a long shot to earn playing time or to even remain in the program beyond a season.

Brown continues involvement with Brian Pegg (Oldsmar Christian) Oldsmar, FL, 6-5, G, Texas native, Nick Victor (Winchendon School) Wichendon, MA, 6-5, F, as well as Spike Albrecht (Northfield Mt. Hermon School) Northfield, MA, 5-11, G (younger brother of Brown guard, Stephen Albrecht). We hear that Victor remains wide open in his recruitment, even after visiting Brown previously. He was previously recruited by Penn, but the Quakers have taken themselves out of the picture.

For a listing of Ivy League roster sizes and losses of player personnel in recent years, visit our updated Roster Report page.

Also in class of 2012 news, TexasHoops.com reports that aspiring computer science major, Jeff Raines (Coppell HS) Coppell, TX, 6-8, F, has interest from Yale, SMU, and Air Force among others.

The Fresno Bee notes that Cornell and Harvard were hoping to land the services of Grant Verhoeven (Central Valley HS) Visalia, CA, 6-10, F, but he has narrowed his choices to Stanford, Cal and Saint Mary's.

Class of 2013 Recruiting News

GOAzCats.com reports that Tyler Ennis (St. Benedict's HS) Newark, NJ, 6-3, has interest from Princeton, but already boasts offers from Kansas, Louisville, Georgetown, Villanova, Arizona, Seton Hall, and West Virginia.