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NJHoops.com reports guard Porter Braswell has announced his intention to attend Yale next season. The 6-0 point guard was named Third Team All-Prep by the Newark Star-Ledger this past spring after averaging 17.5 points per game as a junior at Lawrenceville Prep. Last week Braswell had announced a short list consisting of Yale and Penn.
Dave Telep of Scout.com reports that Glen Miller picked up his first commitment at Penn this week when Harrison Gaines of Serrano High School in Phelan, CA, committed to the Quakers. After garnering scouting interest from Pac-10 schools Stanford, Washington, and USC back in the winter and spring, the senior point guard decided on Penn over interest from Mountain West, WAC and Big West programs.
Penn guard Mike Kach will be sidelined for most or all of preseason practice with a stress fracture, according to a source close to the situation. The junior is scheduled to undergo surgery on Friday, October 6, with the average recovery from the injury ranging from four to six weeks. Kach had rejoined the basketball program this fall after leaving the team in December 2004, just six games into his collegiate career. The Carmel, NY, native is expected to play major minutes this season — possibly as a starter in the Quaker backcourt.
The college basketball offseason is always rife with change, but this summer felt like a particularly tumultuous one in the Ivy League. The exit of the dean of Ivy coaches back in April was a sign of things to come, as coaching staff and roster changes were widespread. In the first installment of a four-part series recapping this summer’s developments, we’ll begin by taking a look at the top news stories of the summer.
The recruits:
F Colin Aldridge – 6-6, 220 lbs – The Peddie School (Colts Neck, NJ)
SF J.J. Anderson – 6-5, 210 lbs – Torrey Pines HS (Del Mar, CA)
PG Steve Gruber – 5-11, 180 lbs – Whitefish Bay HS (Whitefish Bay, WI)
SF Matt Jones – 6-5, 205 lbs – St. Ignatius Prep (San Raphael, CA)
PF Matt Mullery – 6-8, 230 lbs – St. John Vianney HS (Englishtown, NJ)