Recruiting News: NBA Champion Visits Cornell

Below, some recruiting news from around the Ivy League.

CapitolHoops.com reports that Princeton received a verbal commitment from Ben Hazel, a 6'4" guard from Good Counsel High School in Wheaton, Maryland.

Scout.com reports that Chase Plummer, a 6'5" forward from St. Patrick's HS in Elizabeth committed to UMBC after gaining some Ivy interest.

With respect to Cornell, sources confirmed for The Cornell Basketball Blog that the Big Red had a visit this weekend from a former NBA Champion. Toni Kukoc and his son, Marin Kukoc, a 6'6" forward and former teammate of current Cornell player, Chris Wroblewski at Highland Park HS in Illinois is on the Cornell campus for an official visit.

Scout.com reports that Stanford is hosting Will Sheehey, a 6'6" forward from Sagemont School in Florida. He is a Penn and Princeton target.

Scout also reports that Dartmouth is hosting 7'0" 230 lb. David Wishon from First Assembly Christian School in Charlotte.

Scout also notes that Navy is hosting Brennan Wyatt, a 5'10" guard from Dudley HS in Greensboro, North Carolina. He also has an offer from Columbia and received some interest from Cornell.

IVY LEAGUE 2010-2011 RECRUITING VERBAL COMMITMENTS

CORNELL

• 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

• 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

• Matt Brown G 6-2 Northfield MA Northfield Mount Hermon School
  

Penn

• 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
• Kevin Panzer F 6-8 Mission Viejo CA Capistrano Valley HS
  
• Austin Kelly G 6-2 Hollywood CA Harvard-Westlake HS
  
• Steve Rennard G 6-0 Metuchen NJ St. Joseph's

Princeton

• 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

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

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

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

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