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The 2012 basketball recruiting class has a new #1 ranked player. Nerlens Noel recently made his intention of graduating in 2012 public, which means he will be on a college campus next season. WVU fans hope to see him in the gold and blue next year, but face stiff recruiting battles against the top programs in the country such as Kentucky, Syracuse and UCONN. Noel said he enjoyed his visit for the Mountaineer Showcase high school tournament a few short weeks ago, and hopefully...
Nerlens Noel (6’10″, 210) is the top rated center in the class of 2013. Both Rivals.com and Scout.com rate him as a 5-star and one of the top five overall players in the country. In a recent interview with wvillustrated.com, Noel made it clear that he was definitely interested in West Virginia. The Massachusetts native was in Morgantown last weekend for the Prime Time Shootout at University High School. While in town, he was able to meet with the coaches, watch a practice, and take a tour of the...
Bob Huggins added the third member of his 2012 recruiting class when 3-star shooting guard Terry Henderson announced his decision to play basketball at WVU. Henderson is a 6′,5, 180 pound 2-guard from Neuse Baptist Christian School in Raleigh, NC. He chose West Virginia over offers from Maryland, Boston College, Miami, Virginia Tech, Georgia, Richmond, George Mason, and several others. Henderson is considered one of the best pure scorers in the 2012 class. He has a sweet stroke and seemingly unlimited range on his jumper. He’s more...
As usual, Bob Huggins and crew have been putting in work on the recruiting trail. On Sunday, it was announced that West Virginia picked up a commitment from 3-star shooting guard Eron Harris. Harris is a 6’3, 170 pound two-guard from Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. Lawrence North is famous for producing current NBA playrs Mike Conley Jr. and Greg Oden. Harris’ decision to come to West Virginia was a quick and easy one. He had his first real conversation with Bob...
With all the talk about college football and conference realignment, many West Virginia fans might have missed out on what has been going on around the basketball program. The season is getting closer, the practice facility is ahead of schedule, and Bob Huggins and crew are working on putting together one heck of a recruiting class. They already picked up a commitment from 4-star Elijah Macon last weekend, and now they are looking for more. Highly recruited shooting guard/small forward Andrew White will take a visit...
Elijah Macon (6’9, 230) committed to play basketball at West VirginiaUniversity back in June of 2009. He was only a sophomore at the time and later decided to decommit and explore other options. Today, more than two years later, he decided to stick to his original commitment… he wants to be a Mountaineer. Macon is one of the top players in the 2012 recruiting class. Rivals.com ranks the 4-star prospect as the #18 power forward in the country and the #57 player overall. He...
