Boatwright Decommits from West Va.

[willie warrior]

Bullseye reported that this guy has decommitted from WVU, and speculates that somebody got to him. Boatwright must be a piece of work. Several years ago when in 8th grade he committed to USC.

They also say this again opens it up for Shaw.

Uh Oh

[noblewarrior]

This is likely due to WVU getting a verbal from another point the day after Boatwright verbaled... this was alluded to in a rivals 'mail bag' a few days after the commits... don't have link sorry... on cell.

[tower912]

Not only does it open up for Shaw, I believe it precludes Boatwright from going to another BEast school.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Not only does it open up for Shaw, I believe it precludes Boatwright from going to another BEast school.

He only verballed so he can go to another BE school...see Aaron Bowen...seems like a UCONN lean now.  Bet this is an "interesting story".

[GGGG]

I don't think it precludes him from going BE because he hasn't signed his LOI.  Shaw is taking the ACT today and going to Illinois tonight. I doubt he would have verballed to WVU, but yeah it does open a spot.

[tower912]

I didn't realize he was only a verbal commit.   Mea Culpa. 

[GGGG]

No problem.  LOIs cant be signed until November.

[Dr. Blackheart]

From the Sun Times...ugly...so much for the Huggy vs. Thuggy reputation.

Ryan Boatright has de-committed twice and is now back on the open market a few weeks before the signing period. What's up with "Boat"?
Hoops Report: Say what you want about the East Aurora standout, but the fact is Boatright de-committed the first time due to the head coach he committed to (Tim Floyd at USC) being fired. That's normal and acceptable. He de-committed from West Virginia this past week after coach Bob Huggins took another point guard the day after Boatright committed, which would give the Mountaineers a sophomore point guard and two freshmen point guards next season. It's not as if Boatright is just de-committing on a whim; the circumstances have changed pretty significantly at both schools he committed to.

"According to Boatright's father, Mike McCallister, West Virginia told his son matter-of-factly that "Ryan was their first choice and the only point guard they would take." But on Tuesday West Virginia took a commitment from Jabarie Hinds, a 6-foot point guard out of New York. Boatright and his family were kept in the dark about the recruitment of Hinds and didn't hear about the Hinds commitment from West Virginia, rather hearing through other sources, before Hinds went public with it. The process left Boatright and his family with a sour taste in their mouth.

Boatright plans on taking more visits and still signing in November, with Connecticut, Oklahoma and UNLV all potential landing spots for the dynamic scoring point guard. Another school Boatright will also look at more closely now is DePaul, according to Boatright's father."


http://blogs.suntimes.com/hoopsreport/2010/10/recruiting_q_a.html

[MarkCharles]

From the Sun Times...ugly...so much for the Huggy vs. Thuggy reputation.

Ryan Boatright has de-committed twice and is now back on the open market a few weeks before the signing period. What's up with "Boat"?
Hoops Report: Say what you want about the East Aurora standout, but the fact is Boatright de-committed the first time due to the head coach he committed to (Tim Floyd at USC) being fired. That's normal and acceptable. He de-committed from West Virginia this past week after coach Bob Huggins took another point guard the day after Boatright committed, which would give the Mountaineers a sophomore point guard and two freshmen point guards next season. It's not as if Boatright is just de-committing on a whim; the circumstances have changed pretty significantly at both schools he committed to.

"According to Boatright's father, Mike McCallister, West Virginia told his son matter-of-factly that "Ryan was their first choice and the only point guard they would take." But on Tuesday West Virginia took a commitment from Jabarie Hinds, a 6-foot point guard out of New York. Boatright and his family were kept in the dark about the recruitment of Hinds and didn't hear about the Hinds commitment from West Virginia, rather hearing through other sources, before Hinds went public with it. The process left Boatright and his family with a sour taste in their mouth.

Boatright plans on taking more visits and still signing in November, with Connecticut, Oklahoma and UNLV all potential landing spots for the dynamic scoring point guard. Another school Boatright will also look at more closely now is DePaul, according to Boatright's father."


http://blogs.suntimes.com/hoopsreport/2010/10/recruiting_q_a.html

That doesn't sound great for Huggins, and I'm certainly not one to give him the benefit of the doubt.....but recruiting is a complex game, and I bet stuff like this happens all over the place. Can't say I blame Boatright for either de-commit, if this is how it went down.