49ers men's basketball coach Alan Major has wrapped up his third recruiting class, signing guard Shawn Lester and forward Willie Clayton last week and getting a verbal commitment from forward Darion Clark over the weekend.
If this season's freshman class is dominated by guards and/or wings -- Pierria Henry, Terrence Williams and E. Victor Nickerson -- designed to make the 49ers bigger on the perimeter, next year's new guys will be there to toughen up the interior.
It will be the final year for Chris Braswell and K.J. Sherrill and current freshman Mike Thorne will presumably be a year closer to contributing, so Clayton and Clark won't need to immediately be counted on.
But the 6-7 Clayton and 6-6 Clark are both known to be bruising inside forces -- at the high school level, yes -- but that's something that Braswell and Sherrill aren't known for. According to ESPN recruiting analyst Dave Telep, Clark had 20 rebounds in 28 minutes in a recent game.
Henry, a 6-3 point guard, already showed signs of toughness and a nose for the ball in the 49ers' season opener last week against N.C. Central. Transfer DeMario Mayfield also played with tremendous intensity.
You can never tell about recruiting until the players get to college, but it appears Major has established an early trend in what he wants.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Wrapping up 49ers recruiting
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It sure appears that Major has the Niners headed in the right direction. I like that the guys coming here are concerned with becoming better men as well as better players. Good things are ahead.
Uhh...really? 2-2 with a -17 scoring margin against CMU, Lamar, and ETSU? If that's the right direction, I'll head the other way.
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