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Jul. 3 Mount Juliet, TN LaVergne H.S. Scouts Grade: 78 Position Rank: 39 | MTSU nabs LaVergne's Stephanie Myers LaVergne High's Stephanie Myers verbally committted to play basketball at MTSU for the 2010-2011 season, according to the Tennesseean.com. The 6-foot-5 post chose MTSU last weekend. "The reason I committed was the fact my mom, my dad, my brother and all the people who have been in my life will be able to see me play. I love the coaches, I love the school and the campus." Myers averaged 10 points a game last season and will join Lawrence County guard Jordyn Luffman as MTSU's early commitments for the 2009 recruiting class. |  |
Jul. 2 Warrenton, GA Warren County H.S. Scouts Grade: 40 | Candice Warthen picks Arizona Warrenton, Ga., native Candice Warthen has given a verbal commitment to the University of Arizona and head coach Niya Butts. In her junior season at Warren County High School, the 5-foot-5 point guard averaged 25.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 5.6 steals, 4 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. |  |
Jul. 2 Guelph, Ont., CAN National Elite Development Academy | Elite Canadian Natalie Achonwa picks Notre Dame Natalie Achonwa, a 6-foot-3 wing from Guelph, Ont., Can., has decided between her final two schools and has verbally committed to Notre Dame. She made the verbal on Wednesday on her unofficial visit. "I had discussed it with my family and made the choice before I went up," Achonwa told ESPN HoopGurlz Thursday via email. "I thought it would be more personal and exciting if I announced it to the coaches in person. I feel comfortable and relieved that I have made my decision and I am looking forward to being the first International player to ever play on Notre Dame Women's Basketball team." ESPN HoopGurlz does not currently rank international players but has evaluated Achonwa against U.S. competition. She compares with the likes of Americans in the top 25 from the last few signing classes. |  |
Jul. 1 Irvington, NJ Bloomfield Tech Scouts Grade: 94 ESPN100 Rank: 32 Position Rank: 12 | Cardinals get No. 32 Charmaine Tay Charmaine Tay has given a verbal commitment to Louisville, according to her NYC Gauchos club coach Earl Elliotte. Tay, the No. 32 player in the 2010 class, chose Lousiville over Florida State, Boston College and Georgia Tech, among others. A 5-10 point guard from Irvington, N.J., Tay attends Bloomfield Tech High School. |  |
Jul. 1 Fountain Valley, CA Mater Dei H.S. Scouts Grade: 95 ESPN100 Rank: 18 Position Rank: 5 | No. 19 Alexyz Vaioletama has an early list Alexyz Vaioletama, the No. 19 player in the class of 2011, told ESPN HoopGurlz she is interested in North Carolina and Stanford early in her recruiting process, but she remains open to adding schools to her recruitment. The 6-1 forward from Fountain Valley, Calif., plays for Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) and the Irvine Sol club team. She was recently selected to the USA Basketball U16 team that will compete in Mexico in August. |   |
Jun. 29 Gastonia, NC Forestview H.S. Scouts Grade: 90 ESPN100 Rank: 100 Position Rank: 24 | UNC lands top 100 point guard Shannon Smith Shannon Smith, a 5-foot-7 point guard from Gastonia, N.C., gave her verbal commitment to North Carolina head coach Sylvia Hatchell today on an unofficial visit. The verbal occurred during an unofficial campus visit with her family. "I love their campus and, of course, their coaching staff and players," Smith told ESPN HoopGurlz. "We had chemistry from the beginning." Recruitment really picked up with North Carolina earlier this month when Smith played in the program's elite camp. The Heels have always been her favorite school so when the offer came, with the support of her family, she made the commitment the same day. "It's one of the top programs in the country," Smith said. "And it's a perfect fit with their uptempo style." | |
Jun. 29 Frisco, TX Frisco H.S. Scouts Grade: 96 ESPN100 Rank: 12 Position Rank: 2 | No. 12 Tiffany Moore has her top three Tiffany Moore, the 5-foot-10 guard from Frisco, Texas, has narrowed her college choices to three schools -- Maryland, Texas, and Texas A&M. The list was confirmed via email and she said at this point she has no leaders in the group. Moore is headed for Beaverton, Ore., today to compete in the Nike Skills Academy at the Nike World Headquarters. She plays her club ball with DFW T-Jack Elite. | |
Jun. 29 Seabrook, NH Winnacunnet H.S. Scouts Grade: 86 Position Rank: 49 | Tiffany Ruffin is poised for the ACC Tiffany Ruffin, a 5-foot-8 guard from Seabrook, N.H., has given a verbal commitment to Boston College, according to her New England Crusaders club team coach Kara Leary. The Winnacunnet High School star will join Ayla Brown and Stefanie Murphy from the Crusaders club program. Leary stated location as a major reason she chose B.C., as well as playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. |  |
Jun. 29 El Dorado, CA Oak Ridge H.S. Scouts Grade: 40 | Sara James commits to Stanford Sara James, a 5-foot-10 guard from El Dorado, Calif., gave her verbal commitment to Stanford University on Friday, according to her JBS club team coach Sean Chambers. He also confirmed that James had been admitted to the school as well. Her finalists included Arizona State and California. | |