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Horns Ink Six in Early Signing Period
Six high school standouts signed National Letters of Intent during the early signing period to play basketball next season at Texas. D.J. Augustin (Houston, Texas), Kevin Durant (Suitland, Va.), Matt Hill (Lincoln, Neb.), Justin Mason (Amarillo, Texas), Dexter Pittman (Rosenberg, Texas) and Harrison Smith (Houston) will join the Horns for the 2006-07 season.
· Augustin (5-11, 180), a point guard at Fort Bend Hightower HS who plays for coach David Peavy, is ranked as the No. 26 prospect nationally by HoopScoop. Augustin played at Brother Martin (New Orleans, La.) during his junior season and averaged 21.2 ppg and 5.3 apg. He led Brother Martin to back-to-back state les as a sop re and junior.
· Durant (6-9, 205), a swingman at Montrose Christian School who plays for coach Stu Vetter, is ranked as the No. 2 prospect nationally by most recruiting services. Durant played at Oak Hill Academy during his junior year and averaged 19.6 ppg, 8.8 rpg and over three blocks per game while leading Oak Hill to a 35-2 mark.
· Hill (6-10, 230), a forward at Lincoln Southeast HS who plays for coach Jeff Smith, is ranked as the No. 74 prospect nationally by Scout.com. Hill averaged 19 ppg, 10.5 rpg and 3.7 bpg as a junior.
· Mason (6-3, 185), a combo guard at Amarillo Palo Duro HS who plays for coach Jeff Evans, is ranked as the No. 79 prospect nationally by Rivals.com. Mason averaged 19 ppg while leading Palo Duro to the Class 4A state semifinals as a junior.
· Pittman (6-10, 320), a center from Rosenberg Terry HS who plays for coach Bennett Hatten, is ranked as the No. 51 prospect nationally by Scout.com. Pittman averaged 15 ppg, 8.5 rpg and three blocks per game as a junior.
· Smith (6-3, 185), a shooting guard at Jones HS who plays for coach Barrie Jones, is ranked as the No. 82 prospect nationally by Rivals.com. Smith averaged 23 ppg and 7.0 rpg during his junior season.
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^Durant........................................... .......Hill
Augustin
Mason
probably not THE Harrison Smith
hard man to find
Pittman
Kevin Durant is bad ass. I wanted to draft him in the D-League for the Dynasty League #1 but some person took him before I could.
Harrison Smith wasn't hard to find
probably not THE Harrison Smith
hard man to findI found him within 3 secs.
http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewpr...=30755&Sport=2
I'll trade you Durant.
jk
http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewpr...=25381&Sport=2
D.J. Augustin
http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewpr...=25491&Sport=2
Kevin Durant
http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewpr...2&pr_key=32724
Matt Hill
http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewpr...=26847&Sport=2
Justin Mason
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=378&p=8&c=1&nid=1977373
Dexter Pittman
http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/viewpr...=30755&Sport=2
Harrison Smith
bump the commits
number 2 pick???
thats pretty good....him and lamarcus should reap the santa klaus and tinsley
Well, we're going to need all of those guys, especially since Aldridge and Gibson are most likely gone after this season, maybe PJ as well-but I have a feeling he stays through his senior season. I can't wait to see Durant play at Texas, I really don't think we've ever had a kid with his size and athleticsm on the perimeter, although he does need to bulk up a little. The main thing is Texas basketball will continue to have an outstanding team, and hopefully make more runs to the Final Four. Hook'em!
I think gibson will stay, which might be bad if he spends next offseason doing what he did last offseason
tucker too, although he might as well go if he can if texas makes the final 4, because he's not gonna grow 4 inches his sr year
Last edited by mookie2001; 01-25-2006 at 02:19 PM. Reason: Stoooooopes
Kevin Durant is bad ass
Aldridge and Gibson gone after this season? If we make it far into the tournament, aldridge definitely...but if we dont?
I don't see Gibson going anywhere unless he shoots 90% 3's for the entire tournament and leads us to a championship. He's not ready for the nba in any way shape or form, and scouts will let him know that.
Aldridge can make it in the nba now....but he's still so ing RAW....I don't see him getting legit playing time any time soon, and if he stayed in texas his draft status will skyrocket after he polishes his game
rofl
future fan favorite
^ Evidently with Gibson, his dad's in his ear a bunch about going to the NBA. I agree, I don't think he's ready for NBA level play right now, probably after a solid Junior season, I could see that. But, from information I read over last summer, he was really close to declaring for the draft. I think he's got either friends/family members that are maybe urging him to make the decision to turn pro. As for Aldridge, he was a guy that could have come straight out of HS, glad he didn't for obvious reasons. But, from info I've read about him lately, he really enjoys the college atmosphere and playing at Texas, hopefully this means we can keep him for at least one more season.
Aldridge's stock will only skyrocket if he stays...if he has a sensible member of his family he'd know that
Gibson will be less productive than Royal Ivey if he declared.
BTW did anyone know that Ivey is starting pg for ATL? he's only averaging like 4 points a game though.
^ Yeah, saw he hooked up with them after being an invite to their camp. Evidently he's made his living with perimeter defense, kind of in the Bruce Bowen mold. As Bruce has shown, you can make an NBA career out of playing great defense. If you remember from his time at UT, Ivey was a lockdown guy on the perimeter.
yeah...I figured that was why he's still being played and kept in atl
dexter pittman looks like he can regulate on some conservative white 15 year olds with pink shirts very easily
he's like Soffalof Snoffalo us, but bigger
plus rosenberg is only about an hour away from Inez!
Sadly, he's losing, and has already lost some of that weight. I think it would be nice to have a beast to throw in the post for 15 or so minutes a game.
I think this class will only matter if Gibson or Aldridge stay another year.
Great class, but after Augustin and Durant, the others are projects. Maybe some solid minutes from Hill, but that's about it.
North Carolina, then Ohio State are 1/2 in the class. Texas is top 10, maybe bordering on top-5.
I don't know what it is but I heard Durant is having a sick sr year
I don't know what it is but you can catch Durant and Augustine on ESPN tonight
what time
which espn
why
I don't know what it is but the McDonald's AllAmerican game dummy
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