One of the best shooting guards in the country ended his decision-making process Wednesday by choosing none other than, you guessed it, the University of Miami.
"I made my decision because of comfortability, just the type of person I am and where I believe i best fit, " Scott said in his press conference in a television studio Wednesday. "When I took my visit to Miami, I knew it was the place I wanted to be."
Scott was deciding between Miami, UConn and Pittsburgh and ended up choosing that little private institution in Coral Gables with an ever fading reputation as a football school.
"Playing for Miami, that will be a great experience and I believe I can do special things there," said Scott.
Many who were dreading the day when McClinton graduated can sleep easier tonight: the talents of Durand Scott earned him the #9 shooting guard ranking in the Class of 2009 (along with the #41 overall ranking).
The 6-4, 180 pound guard is expected to be the final addition to another impressive haul by Coach Haith. Scott joins fellow Rivals Top-150 recruits Donnavan Kirk and Garrius Adams (as well as three-star Connecticut PG Lisandro Ruiz-Moreno) as the four new additions to the Miami basketball roster for 2009-2010.
The four newcomers will presumably replace the scholarships belonging to seniors McClinton, Jimmy Graham, Lance Hurdle and Brian Asbury.
"For the next four years of my life, I will be attending the University of Miami," Scott said in a tear-jerking line for any Canes hoops fan.
Congratulations to Scott and to Coach Haith for further improving his reputation as one of the best recruiters in college basketball. This incredible roller-coaster ride just got a lot longer. It is indeed another glorious day in Coral Gables.
Watch the video of Scott's announcement here:
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On a separate note, I wanted to mention the blog received a little notoriety in the past week when Deadspin (pretty famous blog, I think?) used the Hurricane Season Preview from THTJB in a user participation/college preview event:
3 comments:
The addition of Durand is going to do a lot for the program. This shows that Haith is not a coach that will just bring in the occasional good player, but as a coach who is going to restock and retool every year to allow our team to be able to compete year in year out. Congrats Coach Haith keep up the good work
Nintendo DS (Durand Scott) and his fellow recruits are going to pick up right where Mcclinton and the boys leave off...climbing to the top of NCAA basketball. What a renaissance for Miami fans, the turnaround of the football team, the hopeful rise to ACC prominence by the Cane Basketball Team, and a baseball team that will hopefully again compete for a national title. Its better than great to be a miami hurricane right now.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/classrankings?classyear=2009&classmonth=11&rank=20&viewmore=yes
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