Dajuan Coleman’s decision will come far¬†quicker than most of us had anticipated. The CNY stud¬†big man had told The¬†Fizz¬†he would make a decision by early November, but a late change in plans seems to have accelerated the process. Reports suggested DC 2.0 would visit Ohio State this past weekend, but Coleman switched to stopping by Syracuse for his official instead. Sources tell The Fizz Dajuan was present at practice on Saturday and hung with the team as they took in the team meal.
“Dajuan Coleman, one of the nation’s top high school basketball players, will announce his college decision at a press conference on Tuesday at 2:30p at Jamesville-DeWitt High School.”
The situation seems to set up well for Syracuse to land its prized homegrown recruit. Coleman has made it clear this was a three-team race. He took his trip to Lexington for Midnight Madness, then seemed to have his visit to Columbus set up. At the last minute he decided to stay in Syracuse and will hold his decision just two days later. At the very least it’s down to SU and Kentucky. But given the long-term relationships with the SU coaches dating back to 7th grade and an immediate announcement after spending time¬†on the Hill¬†seems to point in SU’s direction.
All along, Coleman and his coaches have played it close to the vest. Give credit to Team DC. They have not played the recruiting shell game that some high-profile stars often do. He’s stuck to¬†his timeframe, identified the finalists early in the¬†process and¬†took his official visits to the two¬†schools we assume¬†the decision will come down to.
The Fizz’s guess?¬†DC 2.0¬†chooses Orange tomorrow.
Posted: D.A.
8 responses to “Recruit Dajuan Coleman to Decide Tomorrow, Syracuse The Favorite?”
bah humbug…here we go again with the dc2.0 crap…if he doesnt go to su im blaming you guys
Ohio State is crossed off D.C.’s list – which means Dajuan Coleman will be headed for Kentucky. Sorry to be a wet blanket, but this is much like Syracuse’s recruitment of Liverpool High Schools linebacker / runningback J.J. Grant back in 1985. For months it was down to two schools ‚Äì Michigan and Syracuse. Word was that J.J. really liked Michigan, but LOVED Coach Mac and the Orangemen. In the end, he chose Michigan. Orange fans everywhere, myself included, were heartbroken. Dajuan, much like Mr. Grant, showed respect to Syracuse University and the fans by not ruling them out early on in the recruiting process. So, brace yourselves, Orange fans ‚Äì Dajuan Coleman will not be wearing orange come Autumn 2012. But cheer up ‚Äì we still have Fab Melo!
Huge loss if we dont get him, this kid is different from anyone else in the frontcourt we have. If you read this, please come to Cuse Dajuan!
Is this going to be televised? What channel?
Andy- It’s not a huge loss if we don’t get him. He will probably be an excellent college player, and I think he really WANTS to come to SU. What has probably delayed his decision is the depth in our frontcourt next year. Very rarely do one-and-done type guys want to come in and wait their turn for starters minutes (Tobias Harris anyone?). I think that him announcing his decision on the heels of his visit is a good thing for us, but the turnover that Kentucky is likely to have has to be appealing for him. As far as it being a huge loss? No way. Our current big guys, Christmas included, will only continue to get better. I bet that Fab challenges for Most Improved Player in the conference this year. A healthy Keita will be a huge boost to our frontcourt depth for the next 3 years. Do we want Dajuan? Absolutely. Do we need him? My opinion is that we don’t.
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