GU picked up a verbal commit from Jeremiah Rivers -- a top recruit in the class of 2006 and the son of Celtics coach Doc Rivers (what is it with Celtics Coaches and GU -- this is the third in a row to send his son to GU).
Here are some links with photos:
http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/
http://georgetown.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=28849
This is definitely the biggest recruit of the JTIII era in terms of how highly regarded he is. He is ranked #25 nationally by Hoopscoop, #44 by Bob Gibbons, #32 by Rivals and #46 by Scouthoops in the '06 class. Rivals ranks his #5 among point guards nationally. He is a 6'4 170. Here is what Bob Gibbons said: "This smart combo guard knows when to score or hit open teammates with rock. He has range to arc and knack to create intermediate game off the dribble. Doc Rivers's son has all the tools to help early at the high major level." Supposedly, he is also an excellent student. (Word is that he also had offers from Kansas, GaTech, and Notre Dame. It came down to GU and Notre Dame so academics were clearly a priority.) GO JTIII!!!!
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Here are some of Rivers's comments:
"I did make a commitment to Georgetown," said Rivers. "Ever since I was a child and was around Patrick Ewing and my father and around the NBA and all the players from Georgetown in the league, Georgetown has always been a school I've wanted to go to."
"It was really between Georgetown and Notre Dame," said Rivers. "Notre Dame came in and really blew me away. Kansas also got in there for a little while, but I didn't really know much about them. But Notre Dame was very impressive."
"I really liked the coaches at Notre Dame and Georgetown. It was the toughest decision I have ever had to make. Actually, I was a little closer to the Notre Dame staff because I had visited there twice and they had been down here a lot. But I just love the Georgetown area and have just always been thinking about Georgetown."
- In spite of his comments about always wanting to go to GU, I can assure you that with Clipboard Craig at the helm there is no way he would have even visited the Hilltop. Like Pat Ewing, Jr., he would have been playing ball in Indiana. Anyone with high basketball IQ, like Pat Ewing or Doc Rivers, doesn't let his son play for someone not fit to coach girls JV (to paraphrase the IPB).
gotta love the current link between the Knicks & GU
Here's the WashPost story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/10/AR2005051001203.html
If Doc's son is one-tenth as fiesty and as scrappy a player as Doc was, Georgetown will be very happy with this pick-up. Hats off to the program for securing this commitment.
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