Recruiting News

Below, some Ivy League recruiting news...

Kaleb Cyburn, a 5'9" point guard from Monteverde Academy in Florida committed to Central Connecticut over offers from Columbia, Colgate, Stetson and interest from Boston U, Davidson and Lehigh according to RecruitRecon.

NJHoops.com reports that 7'1" Matt Piotrowski of the Lawrenceville School visited Stanford and is also hearing from Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Pepperdine, Princeton and Harvard. Indiana had made contact and said they would be in to see him play soon. Coaches from Princeton and Harvard were on hand when we saw Piotrowski play Friday in the Peddie School Invitational Tournament. He does not have any timetable for a decision. "I'll make a commitment whenever it feels right. Maybe February, but I'm not sure." He said.

Scout.com reports that Pennington School's (NJ) Harold Spears, a 6'5" wing Spears has an offer from Lafayette and has expressed interest in La Salle Rider, Bucknell, Princeton, Cornell, and Yale.

TheWolverine.com reports on Patrick Lucas Perry, a 5'10" point guard from Flint (MI) Powers High School. "Harvard came to the Carman game, Coach [Kenney] Blakeney," said Lucas-Perry. "I've gotten to know him, and I really like where they're going." Lucas-Perry's current focus is on his junior season, but does plan to visit Harvard at some point, however, he hopes a big season will open more doors in recruiting. Rivals.com reports that Perry has offers on the table from Michigan and South Florida, but other reports indicate that Michigan does not have a scholarship yet to offer Perry.

NJHoops.com reports that Hakeem Harris, a 6'1" point guard at Blair Academy in New Jersey is being recruited by Northwestern, Rice, Columbia and Brown. He carries a 4.0 GPA. He originally committed to Columbia before reopening his recruitment.

Jamal Lewis, a point guard from D.C.'s Sidwell Friends School is gaining interest from Penn, Virginia, Georgetown, Xavier and George Washington according to Scout.com

A coach from Columbia was spotted scouting in Kansas City yesterday at the HyVee Shootout. Meanwhile, coaches from Brown and Yale were at the Gonzaga, D.C. Classic.

Ivy League Roster Sizes for 2010-2011

• Penn-21 total play ers, including, 7 seniors and 5 freshmen
• Columbia-18 players, including 4 seniors and 2 freshmen
• Princeton-17 total players, including, 3 seniors and 5 freshmen
• Harvard-15 total players, including 0 seniors and 3 freshman
• Yale-15 total players, including 3 seniors and 5 freshmen
• Cornell-14 players, including 3 seniors, 3 freshmen and 1 transfer
• Brown-12 players, including 5 seniors and 2 freshmen
• Dartmouth-12 total players including 2 seniors and 0 freshmen
  

IVY LEAGUE 2010-2011 RECRUITING VERBAL COMMITMENTS

CORNELL

• Dominic Scelfo G 6-1 180 New Orleans LA Jesuit HS
  
• Jake Matthews G 6-2 Greensburg PA Greensburg Salem HS
  
• Manny Sahota F 6-6 Bramton ONT Canada St. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary
• Anthony Gatlin F 6-8 190 Pearland HS TX/Centenary College (Junior)

Brown

• Joe Sharkey G 6-2 Northfield MA Northfield Mt Hermon School (class of 2011)
  
• Sean McGonagil G 6-1 Riverside-Brookfield IL HS
  
• Dockery Walker F 6-7 Westtown PA HS
  

Columbia

• Dyami Starks G 6-2 Duluth East HS MN
  
• Steve Frankoski G 6-2 Hanover NJ St. Benedict's Prep School of Newark
  

Dartmouth

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Harvard

• James Moore F 6-8 Carmichael CA Jesuit HS
• Laurent Rivard G 6-5 Northfield MA Northfield Mount Hermon School
  
• Ugo Okam C 7-0 Monteverde FL Monteverde Academy
  
• Matt Brown G 6-2 Northfield MA Northfield Mount Hermon School
  

Penn

• Miles Cartwright G 6-3 Los Angeles Loyola HS
  
• Dau Jok G 6-2 Des Moines IA Roosevelt HS
  
• Cameron Gunter F 6-8 Ridley PA HS
  
• Casey James G 6-3 Mission Viejo CA Capistrano Valley HS
• Steve Rennard G 6-0 Metuchen NJ St. Joseph's

Princeton

• Tom Noonan F 6-7 Philadelphia PA Penn Charter HS
  
• Ben Hazel G 6-4 Wheaton MD Good Counsel HS
  
• Chris Clement G 6-1 Round Rock TX Stony Point HS
  
• Daniel Edwards C 6-9 Highland Park TX HS
  
• T.J. Bray G 6-3 Waukesha WI Catholic Memorial HS
  

Yale

• Will Bartlett G 6-6 New York NY Collegiate School
  
• Jesse Pritchard G 6-4 180 Ames IA Blair Academy NJ
• Jeremiah Kreisberg F 6-8 Oakland CA Head Royce HS
  
• Greg Kelley F 6-8 Newton MA New North HS
• Isaiah Salafia G 6-3 Crowell CT HS

Below are some related recruiting links:

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's list of Ivy League Commitments and Cornell Recruiting Targets (including recruit bios), click here.

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's list of Ivy League Recruiting Targets, click here.

• For The Cornell Basketball Blog's archived stories on Cornell and Ivy League Recruiting News, click here.

• For posts with the label, "The Case for Cornell Basketball" (click here).
  

• For the Cornell Basketball's Official 2008-2009 Ivy League Championship Season Highlights and Recruiting Video Clip, click here.

• For the Cornell Basketball's Unofficial 2007-2008 Ivy League Championship Season Highlights, click here.