Dawgfish
10-24-2006, 01:03 AM
Looks like Coach Stansbury has landed another top recruit and this time has done it in Kentucky of all places. That man can go get some top notch recruits with the best of 'em!!! Looks to me as if CS could be assembling a pretty good looking squad if he can find a way to keep tem in Starkville for at least 3 years or so. I just hope we don't become a place for players to stay just 2 years and make the jump to the pros.
STARKVILLE — One of the nation’s top-ranked high school juniors has made a verbal commitment to sign scholarship papers with the Mississippi State men’s basketball team.
Scotty Hopson of University Heights Academy in Hopkinsville, Ky., said tonight he plans to sign with MSU coach Rick Stansbury in November of 2007.
Rivals.com, a nationally recognized recruiting service, rates Hopson as the No. 10 high school basketball prospect for the class of 2008.
Hopson said he chose MSU over Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Minnesota, Ohio State and Tennessee.
“They recruited me harder and it seems they wanted me more,” Hopson said. “They really showed their commitment to me.”
Hopson, a 6-foot-6 forward, averaged 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists as a sophomore at University Heights. He said he’ll play shooting guard when he gets to college.
Commitments are non-binding but Hopson says his commitment is firm.
“It’s a lot of pressure off of me, man, for real,” Hopson said. “I feel like a heavy burden’s off my back.”
STARKVILLE — One of the nation’s top-ranked high school juniors has made a verbal commitment to sign scholarship papers with the Mississippi State men’s basketball team.
Scotty Hopson of University Heights Academy in Hopkinsville, Ky., said tonight he plans to sign with MSU coach Rick Stansbury in November of 2007.
Rivals.com, a nationally recognized recruiting service, rates Hopson as the No. 10 high school basketball prospect for the class of 2008.
Hopson said he chose MSU over Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Minnesota, Ohio State and Tennessee.
“They recruited me harder and it seems they wanted me more,” Hopson said. “They really showed their commitment to me.”
Hopson, a 6-foot-6 forward, averaged 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists as a sophomore at University Heights. He said he’ll play shooting guard when he gets to college.
Commitments are non-binding but Hopson says his commitment is firm.
“It’s a lot of pressure off of me, man, for real,” Hopson said. “I feel like a heavy burden’s off my back.”