D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera Set to Announce on Saturday; Georgetown, Louisville, Memphis and NC State the Finalists

by CasualHoya on Oct 13, 2011 12:32 PM EDT in Recruiting

D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, a 6'3 combo guard originally from Indianapolis, IN will announce his college decision at 5pm on Saturday. The consensus top 50 guard is completing his high school ball at Oak Hill Academy in VA and has been John Thompson III's top target in the Class of 2012 since it became increasingly clear Kyle Anderson would look elsewhere.

From Coast to Coast Recruiting:

According to Brian Snow of Scout.com, D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera will make his college decision this Saturday at 5:00 pm est. The Oak Hill Academy (VA) guard who was once a Xavier commit is down to Georgetown, Louisville, Memphis, or NC State.

Smith-Rivera has taken official visits to Georgetown and NC State. He was accompanied by Oak Hill teammate and NC State commit Tyler Lewis for his official visit to NC State.

Smith-Rivera recently canceled his visit to Memphis and was scheduled to attend Louisville's March Madness but canceled that visit as well. Based on that it would appear that he's down to Georgetown and NC State, but in this wacky world in which hipsters march on Wall Street thinking they are making a difference, there's just no telling what may happen. Stay tuned.

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If he's not a Hoya

I’ll be shocked. don’t think there is any way he goes to play behind Purvis and Lo Brown.

by alleninxis on Oct 13, 2011 12:34 PM EDT reply actions

i agree

would be shocked if he doesn’t pick us.

by hoyasincebirth on Oct 13, 2011 12:46 PM EDT reply actions

I will gladly welcome any recruit who thinks we'll still have a successfully basketball program in 2016

Now, if we could only teach them to be cynical.

by HoyaSmacksYa on Oct 13, 2011 12:49 PM EDT reply actions

NC State fan here...

I think he’ll choose you guys. I’d be shocked if he picked us since we just picked up Purvis. Definitely wouldn’t mind having him on board, though.

by stripwhite on Oct 13, 2011 1:03 PM EDT reply actions

I am on

record for saying he is not a program changer. But he does fill a lot of needs – gives recruiting momentum, actually getting an oak hill guy is nice, gives us at least a theoretical back-up for starks in 2012, strong and physical – benches 300 lbs (probably could play linebacker on the football team). So I welcome as a hoya once he signs on.

Sometimes its pay to be the last team left holding a schollie.

Now watch him annouce for xavier

by bunk moreland on Oct 13, 2011 1:56 PM EDT reply actions