MARQUETTE RECRUITING NOTES

September 24, 2008


Recapping some recruiting notes linked at the NBE Basketball Report in recent days on the Golden Eagles so Wisconsin residents can take a break from checking the NFL Odds of their beloved Packers reaching the Super Bowl in '09.

Sean Kilpatrick had a big senior year at White Plains (NY) High School, averaging over 25 points per game and was a hit spring target for many programs, even giving a brief verbal commitment to St. John’s last spring as he hoped to be part of the 2008 incoming class. Now that he is at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg (MA) and a member of the class of 2009, Kilpatrick Has Named Providence as his Leader, according to ZagsBlog.net as new Providence coach Keno Davis continues to hit the recruiting trail hard in New England and the surrounding area. Cincinnati, who also made a run at him last spring, is involved still with a scholarship offer and Marquette is also showing strong interest (no offer yet) in the 6-foot-5 wing guard.

Some recruiting lists from players at the recent Hoop Group Fall Jam Fest:

John Johnson ’11, Girard College HS (PA), Hunting Park Warriors (PA): LSU, Marquette, La Salle, Virginia Tech, St. Joseph’s, Villanova and Notre Dame.

Jean Paul Kambola ’10, St. Benedict’s (NJ), Grassroots Canada: Kansas, Arizona, Syracuse, Michigan, Louisville, Miami, Marquette, Minnesota, Virginia, and Louisiana Tech

Kyrie Irving ’10, St. Patrick’s (NJ), New Jersey Roadrunners: Kansas, Kansas State, Indiana, Villanova, Syracuse, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Rutgers, Providence, Pitt, Notre Dame, Marquette, Georgetown, UConn, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Memphis, Duke, USC, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Maryland, Wake Forest, Ohio State, Texas A&M, St. Joseph’s, Arizona, and George Washington

Fuquan Edwin ‘10, Paterson Catholic (NJ), Playaz Red (NJ): Providence, UMass, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Marquette, Texas, and La Salle
Favorites: Providence, UMass, and Marquette are his top three, but Edwin said, “I like all of them.”
Dream School: UMass

Carson Desrosiers ’10, Central Catholic (MA), Expressions Elite (MA): Syracuse, Rutgers, Providence, Pitt, Richmond, Fordham, Oregon State, Arizona State, Purdue, New Hampshire, Marquette, Virginia, UMass, Notre Dame, and UNLV
Favorites: None; “I still have another year to go, so I’m just going to take it easy.”
Note- Desrosiers, who said he “took a visit to Syracuse and Providence . . . [and] liked them both,” mentioned that New Hampshire “was [the] first school over the summer” to extend a scholarship offer.

Nadir Tharpe ’11, Brewster Academy (NH), New England Playaz: Xavier, Georgetown, Providence, Marquette, Boston College, and UMass
Favorites: Xavier, Georgetown, and Providence.