Below, some recruiting news from around the Ivy League.The Cornell coaching staff has to feel pretty good so far with its incoming recruiting class. The Big Red already have commitments from four key pieces.
- In the point guard (combo guard) role, Cornell has a commitment from Dominic Scelfo, a crafty 6'1" prospect who has a reputation as Louisiana's top outside shooter. He is also a crafty penetrator off the dribble and turned down offers from much bigger conferences such as Conference USA to play in the Ivy League.
- At the second guard slot, Cornell secured the services of 6'2" Jake Matthews from Pittsburgh, Pa. Like Scelfo, Matthews can flat out shoot the ball, but also brings great bounce and athleticism to the program and reminds us of a shorter version of Geoff Reeves.
- Cornell also adds a prototype small forward in 6'6" Manny Sahota from Brampton, Ontario. For a forward, Sahota is skilled handling the basketball and can finish above the rim in transition. He also brings an excellent mid range game off the dribble. Sahota is off to a solid start for his senior season at Brampton, Ontario's D'Youville School. In the season opener, he pumped in 29 points as D'Youville topped Fletchers Meadow 69-36.
- Finally, Cornell adds its transfer from Centenary College, 6'8" Anthony Gatlin, who can play either forward position or in the backcourt. Gatlin can score in a variety of ways and will help Cornell immediately.
With respect to prospects, a pair of Cornell's top frontcourt targets from the class of 2010 are holding scholarship offers to BCS conference programs. At least one of these highly recruited post players has indicated a planned visit to Cornell. Both players appear to be way off the radar screens of major recruiting websites.
James Siakam, a class of 2011 6'7" forward from Carbondale, Illinois and Brehm Prep has a top three list of Illinois, Vanderbilt and Harvard according to InsideIllini.com.
Mike Turner, a 6'7" forward from Chicago University High School has an offer from Southern Illinois, and is also being recruited by Princeton, Indiana State, Loyola, Western Illinois, Nevada, Toledo, and St. Francis according ChicagoHoops.com. He is a member of the class of 2011.
Johnny O'Bryant of Cleveland High School in Mississippi, a 6'9" 235 lb, forward claims offers from Harvard as well as from Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Baylor, Arkansas, and Alabama. He is a member of the class of 2011.
Keaton Miles, a 2011 product from Dallas Lincoln High School, already has offers from Baylor, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, SMU and Texas A&M. He is also drawing interest from Wake Forest, Stanford, Washington and Harvard according to RivalsHoops.com.
James Siakam, a class of 2011 6'7" forward from Carbondale, Illinois and Brehm Prep has a top three list of Illinois, Vanderbilt and Harvard according to InsideIllini.com.
Mike Turner, a 6'7" forward from Chicago University High School has an offer from Southern Illinois, and is also being recruited by Princeton, Indiana State, Loyola, Western Illinois, Nevada, Toledo, and St. Francis according ChicagoHoops.com. He is a member of the class of 2011.
Johnny O'Bryant of Cleveland High School in Mississippi, a 6'9" 235 lb, forward claims offers from Harvard as well as from Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Baylor, Arkansas, and Alabama. He is a member of the class of 2011.
Keaton Miles, a 2011 product from Dallas Lincoln High School, already has offers from Baylor, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, SMU and Texas A&M. He is also drawing interest from Wake Forest, Stanford, Washington and Harvard according to RivalsHoops.com.
- 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
Harvard
- 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
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