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Brandon Austin commits to Penn State

Published by Source on February 10th, 2012

Pat Chambers and Penn State basketball got some good news Thursday night when Brandon Austin, a junior wing at Imhotep Charter School in Philadelphia, committed to the Nittany Lions. Austin is the second commit in the 2013 class for PSU, who also landed a verbal from Pittsburgh (Shaler Area) point guard Geno Thorpe back in November.

Austin’s choice to stay in-state is huge for Penn State, as the junior held offers Rutgers, Syracuse, Tennessee, and Miami. It is crucial to Penn State’s turnaround that they bring in big players that can contribute right away. It is also important for Chambers to keep Penn State in the mind of the top Pennsylvania recruits. Landing Austin and Geno Thorpe, who chose State over the likes of Kansas State, Seton Hall, Wisconsin and in-state rival Pittsburgh, is a great start to locking down the borders a bit and rebuilding Penn State basketball. Rivals currently ranks Thorpe as the #135 prospect in the 2013 class.

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Updated 2012 ESPNU 100 Rankings

Published by Source on January 26th, 2012

ESPN has updated their ESPNU100 list for the class of 2012. Below is the breakdown of B1G and local Big East schools. ESPN assigns each player with a overall score and a star level. Those can be found at the end of each line. Bolded players have made the Top 100 list and their overall rank is listed.

DePaul:

* DeJuan Marrero 6’6″ 195 (Gary, IN – Bowman Academy)        || #50 SF | 89 | 3 stars

* Jodan Price 6’7″ 170 (Southfield, MI – Detroit Country Day)   || #61 SF | 88 | 2 stars

Illinois:

* Michael Orris 6’3″ 180 (Crete, IL – Crete-Monee)   || #22 PG | 89 | 3 stars

 

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New Penn State commitment Brandon Taylor (2012)

Published by Source on September 8th, 2011

This past Monday, new Penn State coach Pat Chambers got a Labor Day gift in the form of a commitment from New Jersey big man Brandon Taylor. The 6-7 PF from Trenton Catholic Academy became the second member of the Nittany Lion class of 2012, joining guard Akosa Maduegbunam. Taylor is the second verbal commitment for Chambers, who was hired back in June after 2 solid seasons at Boston University.

The decision ultimately came down to Penn State, Miami, USF, Richmond, Temple and Drexel, though Rivals.com lists offers from DePaul and Minnesota, as well.

Taylor spent this past summer running AAU with Team Philly, so the Penn State staff was able to keep close tabs on him and his teammates. According to these NJ high school stats, Taylor averaged 11.7 PPG and 2.3 RPG as a junior last season. TCA also won a New Jersey state championship back in 2010 when Taylor was a sophomore.

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