Deontae Hawkins - PF 2012

[Wufan]

Not a surprise at all. What is surprising is that there is no word on his plans at all.

[DoubleJayAlum]

Iowa Western Community College, get Associates Degree and then enroll at Creighton with his best friend, Andre Yates.

[ihsi]

Too bad for the young man. It will be interesting to see where he ends up in a couple of years.

[MVCfans]

Hawkins will attend prep school to raise his GPA and plans to enroll at Wichita State next year according to Paul Suellentrop:

Wichita State men’s basketball recruit Teddy Hawkins is headed to a prep school. He says it is only delaying his arrival at WSU.

Hawkins, a 6-foot-8 forward from Dayton (Ohio) Dunbar, said he will take the next year to increase his core grade-point average and his standardized test score so that he can become eligible. The NCAA uses a sliding scale to determine eligibility, allowing an athlete to compensate for a low grade-point average by raising the score on a standardized test, or vice versa. At a prep school, Hawkins can retake core courses and the standardized test, without losing a season of eligibility.

He said he intends to sign with the Shockers again during his year at the prep school. While Hawkins said the departure of Dana Ford, who recruited him to WSU, disappointed him, it did not cause him to look elsewhere. Ford went to Missouri Valley Conference rival Illinois State as an assistant coach in May.

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2012/08/17/245380 ... rylink=cpy

[LJay]

Wow, two kids don't make grades and you're still at 13 rides. M'thinks the coaches were never much expecting these kids to make it.

[Wufan]

http://blogs.kansas.com/shockwaves/2012 ... s-in-iowa/

Hawkins still committed to WSU.

[Jays26]

Take from a reliable source over on BlueJay Underground....Have no idea where he found it.

"Hawkins to visit Ohio State".

[Wufan]

It's pretty well confirmed that Hawkins is at a minimum exploring other options. It is unknown if he is still considering WSU.

[DoubleJayAlum]

Once decided to go to prep school, I had a feeling WSU would lose him. Let's just say that prep schools are pretty shady and leave it at that.

A large part of why WSU could get a commitment was that most of the other schools recruiting him and pulled back because they were almost certain he would not qualify. He didn't. More troubling is that rather than go the JUCO route he decided to try to get the ole "quick fix" at prep school.

[Wufan]

Once decided to go to prep school, I had a feeling WSU would lose him. Let's just say that prep schools are pretty shady and leave it at that.

A large part of why WSU could get a commitment was that most of the other schools recruiting him and pulled back because they were almost certain he would not qualify. He didn't. More troubling is that rather than go the JUCO route he decided to try to get the ole "quick fix" at prep school.

We will see where this ends up, and while I think WSU still has a reasonable shot, I always bet on the field.