Roscoe Smith Expands His List to Seven Schools

by Hire Esherick on Jan 5, 2010 8:34 PM EST in Recruiting

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After reportedly cutting his list to three schools (Georgetown, Duke and UConn) over two months ago, a new interview with four-star recruit Roscoe Smith has surfaced where he states that more schools are in the running for his services next season. The interview is from the Les Schwab Invitational, a basketball tournament that took place between December 26-30 in the farmlands of Oregon.

Roscoe Smith at the Les Schwab Invitational

As reported by Adam Zagoria, the first to break the news:

The 6-foot-8 Smith previously said he is considering Duke, Georgetown and UConn but in this interview he mentions seven schools.
"I still have a solid top seven schools. UCLA, UConn, Georgetown, Duke, Florida, Kansas and Texas," he said. "Right now I'm still waiting."

Bad news for the Hoyas, who could certainly use Roscoe Smith next season, one of the top SF in the Class of 2010. With Monroe almost certainly going pro, the Hoyas need another scorer on the team to complement Wright and Freeman; not sure Henry Sims is quite ready to pickup the slack. While Nate Lubick and Markel Starks will certainly help, it never hurts to have more scoring options, especially since another scholarship has opened up with the departure of The Nikita Mescheriakov.

Here's hoping that the interview is old or that Roscoe was just joshin' around.

Good talk.

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hook 'em

If this kid wanted to be a Hoya he would have committed by now.

He’ll look good in burnt orange.

Casually.

by CasualHoya on Jan 5, 2010 9:42 PM EST reply actions

i think he wears blue and gray next year

Good talk.

by Hire Esherick on Jan 5, 2010 9:48 PM EST reply actions

that is because you are naive

Casually.

by CasualHoya on Jan 5, 2010 11:19 PM EST up reply actions

saw Roscoe in the first game of this tourney

He playing my high school alma mater. He looked ok, but was probably the third or fourth best player on his team. Granted Oak Hill is stacked but this situation has Latvious written all over it.

by bunk moreland on Jan 6, 2010 8:22 AM EST reply actions

If this guy wanted to be a Longhorn

He would’ve announced already as wel….I mean really.

The fact is, he’s probably waiting to see who might go pro or what his potential playing time will be next year. He might also be looking at who will be on the teams next year. He clearly JUST put Kansas and Texas on the list for GP. That’s all. He no doubt wants a big time league. That would bode well for the Big East as it’s by far and away, and consistently the best and most competitive conference in all of NCAA.

However, it’s all speculation at this point.

by gr8bigguy on Jan 6, 2010 9:16 AM EST reply actions