Recruiting: April 2008 Archives

Neuqua Valley senior Dan Pawelski will play his college basketball at Loras College, Chicagohoops.com reported on Tuesday.

Head coach Greg Gorton and Loras College have scored a major recruiting coup, and have landed 6-8 Neuqua Valley star Dan Pawelski. Pawelski is coming off of a huge senior season which saw him tabbed as a 4th team All-State selection.

Loras College is a Catholic liberal arts school in Dubuque, Iowa. As a NCAA Division III program, it does not provide athletic scholarships.

The Chicago Tribune cited on Friday an April 18 report on Chicagohoops.com that said Neuqua Valley forward Dwayne Evans now has a scholarship offer from Northern Illinois.

Evans, a 6-5 forward, is a long, athletic and highly mobile player on the basketball court. He is an outstanding rebounder and defender who is equally comfortable offensively both inside, and on the perimeter.

Evans is a prospect who is poised to see his recruiting stock soar this spring and summer on the heels of a strong sophomore season at Neuqua Valley High School.

Naperville North all-state swimmer Jackson Hill told The Sun on Saturday that he signed a national letter of intent to swim at Boston University.

As The Heat Index reported in March, Hill also made visits to Purdue and Michigan State.

Hill said he signed the letter of intent on Wednesday, which was the start of the regular signing period for swimming and diving. Since he put the letter in the mail, BU coach Bill Smyth has not yet received it and could not comment per NCAA rules when reached by email on Saturday.

Naperville Central star Drew Crawford and Waubonsie Valley forward Jelani Johnson were named to the City/Suburban Hoops Report's Top 50 College Prospects list going into the summer.

Crawford, who was The Sun's player of the year as a junior, was ranked No. 20 on the list.

As versatile as they get; makes those around him better.

Johnson was All-City as a junior, and is one of the players The Heat Index thought might next year make the same leap Crawford made from standout to superstar.

The 6-foot-4 forward is No. 38 on the list. The City/Suburban Hoops Report seems to share our opinion of Johnson.

under-the-radar talent just scratching the surface.

So you know, Gurnee Warren guard Brandon Paul is No. 1 on the list. Also, City/Suburban Hoops Report called Downers South guard Malcolm Herron (No. 16), "the most overlooked player right now in Illinois."

Naperville North senior Jon Bunge told The Heat Index on Tuesday night that he visited Orange Coast College last week and that the two-year school in Costa Mesa, Calif, could be where he plays his college volleyball.

Bunge said he hasn't made up his mind where he will go, but a deicsion will be made soon.

"It's getting to that time," Bunge said.

The All-City outside hitter may not know exactly where he wants to play, but he's got a pretty good idea where in general he wants to spend his college years.

"Hopefully I go West Coast," he said.